According to Microsoft, Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud services to help your organisation meet business challenges. It’s the freedom to build, manage, and deploy applications on a massive, global network using various tools and frameworks.
From DevOps to business analytics to the Internet of Things, Azure is designed to have users up and running quickly with a scalable, cost-effective solution that works with your existing investments.
This cloud computing service is a big part of Microsoft’s business, and it competes with similar services from Amazon and Google.
Therefore, our Azure Category is full of handy tips, tricks and advise. Check out some of the Step by Step blogs or learn with our eBooks, How To videos and Webinars.
In my blog post contribution for this year’s Festive Tech Calendar, I’ll show you how to reduce Azure costs by automating the runtime of your Azure Bastion host(s) with Azure Automation. The Festive Tech Calendar is a collaborative community initiative founded by Gregor Suttie (Azure Greg), Richard Hooper (Pixel Robots), Keith Atherton, Simon Lee, Lisa Hoving, and Matt Boyd. Running throughout… READ MORE
Shifting FinOps left Not too long ago, I discovered an open source project on GitHub called InfraCost. It aims to help cloud teams shift left FinOps by helping provide Terraform Azure cost estimations, into Pull Request comments within GitHub/Azure DevOps, including a fancy VS Code extension. And whilst I was excited to try it out, it… READ MORE
With the NIS2 Directive deadline approaching, businesses face heightened scrutiny over their cybersecurity measures and data protection practices. Central to NIS2 compliance is the assurance of uninterrupted business operations and the safeguarding of critical data through backup management and disaster recovery strategies. As organizations prepare to meet the stringent requirements outlined in NIS2, selecting a… READ MORE
Imagine creating charts in Business Central simply by describing your requirements. Perhaps not everyone is familiar with the standard BusinessChart tool, a Control Add-In that allows for the creation of custom charts directly in AL. Using this tool, I set out to develop a Copilot that enables users to request charts in natural language—whether it’s… READ MORE
About this chapter: Synapse SQL Synapse SQL is an important architectural component of Azure Synapse Analytics. This chapter will cover a lot of ground about Synapse SQL and many important topics about it. It will share start with an overview of Synapse SQL architecture components and then discuss Dedicated Synapse SQL Pool as well as… READ MORE
In my previous article I showcased how you can use Environment Variables to dynamically retrieve secrets straight from Azure Key Vault, and pass it to HTTP action in a secure way. After you successfully did the implementation, you might have started to wonder how do you then introduce this type of Environment Variable into your Azure DevOps… READ MORE
Azure Networking: An Essential Skill for Cloud Architects and IT Professionals Webinar Description: Whether you’re a cloud architect, engineer, or developer, gaining a thorough understanding of Azure Networking is a pivotal element of your IT toolkit. This session is designed to deepen your comprehension of the networking fundamentals that are critical in today’s cloud-centric job… READ MORE
In today’s Post, We will learn how to create a service connection to release your application on Azure resources. First, you must obtain an Azure credential from the Azure portal. Exploring Azure App Registration Azure app registration is the process that provides the necessary credentials for Azure Pipelines to deploy applications to Azure resources. Follow… READ MORE
There could be many instances where we want to observe the cost of your Azure resources and analyze the expenses. We can definitely achieve this from Azure Portal itself from the Cost Analysis under Cost Management in our subscription. Though in an enterprise it could be really frustrating to navigate multiple dashboards for performing our… READ MORE
In recent updates from Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service, there’s been a significant emphasis on enhancing the safety, security, and responsibility in AI development and deployment. I truly think this topic will get hotter and hotter alongside generative AI adoption. Here’s a detailed exploration of the latest offerings and how they aim to bolster AI’s safe… READ MORE
