I often see the question if it is better to use ARM Templates, or if people should have a look into things like Terraform, Pulumi or something else. Today I will try to answer this, with a solid: IT DEPENDS! Well, I know you don’t like this answer, but it’s actually the most accurate recommendation,…
Read moreSo as we know the Azure Networking Basics now, we can focus on the base element in Networking in Azure: Azure VNets Azure Virtual Networks a.k.a. VNets An Azure Virtual Network is the fundamental building block in an Azure environment. It is your private network portion of the azure network. Each VNet is a separated…
Read moreIf you are an Azure Veteran … what was the first thing you have created in Azure? If you are new to Azure, what are you looking for to create? In many cases the answer is: Virtual Machines An even if you are one of the fancy-new-world-everything-paas-and-serverless gurus … we must be honest and say:…
Read moreI want to share with you my current accepted speaking engagements for the first half of 2020. There are also the first approved things in place for the second half … but let’s discuss this later. Right now I cannot share all the events I will speak on, as not every organizer has published the…
Read moreIf you have never heard about Microsoft OpenHack … you should keep on reading. Because this is a unique opportunity for raising the bar of your own skill. So let’s have a closer look on OpenHack What is OpenHack? To say it without my own words: Microsoft OpenHack is a developer focused event where a…
Read moreAlso this week there were many news around Microsoft Azure! Here as always the overview for you: Drill into the costs for your resources Azure Sphere update 20.01 is now available Azure Security Center for IoT RSA 2020 announcements Azure Bastion is now available in 20 new regions Unified network monitoring with connection monitor now…
Read moreLet’s have a quick look at the Migration of Linux based systems to Microsoft Azure. For sure, as we know there are a lot of supported Linux Operating Systems in Microsoft Azure. But if you are running something on-premises, how could a Linux Migration look like. I do not want to cover any third party…
Read moreAfter we had a look into ARM Templates overall, I wanted to help you to get your hands on those Templates. For this you can use any editor, even things like notepad. As it is just a declarative form of notation. But to make things easier, I would recommend to use Visual Studio Code, with…
Read moreBefore we can five deeper into Azure Networking it is important to understand how the overall Azure Network is set-up and working. As already discussed in the [BASIC] Azure Regions article there is a difference between Production Sites and Edge Sites. So have a look into this one to understand the differences. Today we want…
Read moreEveryone who starts working with Microsoft Azure will use the Azure Portal more or less. There are some nice things you really should know about the Azure Portal. This will make you life easier. Navigate Azure Portal with Keyboard Did you know that you can navigate the Portal with your Keyboard. Microsoft has created some…
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