Category Archives: Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Virtual Academy’s new more agile approach to Azure IT Pro training.
Microsoft Virtual Academy is launching a new series for IT Pros that will be delivered in smaller replaceable chunks that will be more consistent with how Azure Features are delivered, rather than long recorded units that are obsolete by the … Continue reading
My Favorite Azure References
In my “day job” as an Azure specialist I am often asked for Azure references on various topics. Here is a list of some of the most important references that I have been sending out recently: Sizes for Windows … Continue reading
Free Azure!!!
Short note: Microsoft just announced Visual Studio Dev Essentials. You get $25/month of Free Azure for a year. Also see Microsoft introduces free resources to help IT pros get started and build their careers in the cloud Bill
Azure at //Build 2016
The dust has barely settled on //Build 2016; one, of the two premier annual Microsoft conferences: //Build and Ignite! For those of you who not aware of it these two conferences morphed from two earlier Microsoft conferences. //Build is the … Continue reading
Disaster Recovery: Asking the wrong question?
In my role as an Azure specialist I get asked a lot of questions about Disaster Recovery. IMHO they almost always ask the wrong question. Usually it goes something like “I need Disaster Recovery protection for my data center. I … Continue reading
Web and Worker Roles: What do I do now? Part 2
In my previous blog post in this series I made some recommendations for migrating Cloud Services (Web and Worker Roles) to alternative architectures now that Cloud Services are considered legacy and Microsoft will not be spending any further effort enhancing … Continue reading
Web and Worker Roles: What do I do now? Part 1
This is Part 1 of a Two-part series. See Web and Worker Roles: What do I do now? Part 2 For those of you who may not have noticed PaaS V2 (Azure Service Fabric) was announced a while back. The … Continue reading
