Stefanos cloud blog RELOADED

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My technical blog is available at https://stefanos.cloud. This version is the Stefanos cloud blog RELOADED. It introduces a new development phase of this online project and aspires to offer more in-depth and more up-to-date KB articles and design or operations articles about cloud computing and edge computing, fog computing and hybrid cloud technologies. The new ... Read more

Overview of Azure gateway resources

Azure gateways

Introduction A gateway is a networking resource which handles network traffic while traversing different segments of the same ISO OSI network layer, for example a default gateway is a layer 3 domain (broadcast) gateway for routing purposes. The term gateway can also signify an application layer appliance which handles traffic for specialized application traffic scenarios, ... Read more

The international phonetic alphabet

The international phonetic alphabet This is a must for any IT professional, when communicating alphanumerical strings over a voice communication. Details about the phonetic alphabet can be found at https://www.wikiwand.com/en/NATO_phonetic_alphabet. Symbol Code word     IPA respelling A Alfa       B Bravo       C Charlie       D Delta   ... Read more

Azure storage design considerations

Azure storage design considerations

Introduction When planning for the deployment or migration to any Azure storage type, there are a number of design factors to take into account. The current post lists Azure Storage design considerations and can be used as a design guide by Azure architects and pre-sales engineers when designing Azure storage solutions. Azure storage account types ... Read more

Top 10 sites with Azure news and updates

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Top 10 sites with Azure news and updates This article contains a quick compilation of the top 10 sites I have found to be extremely useful and informational about all things Azure. I am using an RSS/Atom feed reader to have a single pane view of the content provided by these sites. In a highly ... Read more

Linux distributions and tools for education

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Introduction Whether you are a total beginner, novice or experienced Linux user or administrator, there is always space for improvement and for learning new things around the Linux operating system. By expanding your Linux knowledge, you invest more broadly in computer operating system technology learning, which can be applied in any other operating system. This ... Read more

Cross training curriculum for developers and systems engineers

Cross training in IT

Introduction In modern IT workplaces, work roles and job descriptions have evolved to include responsibility areas which go beyond what traditional roles would have thought of. Whether you are a traditional software developer or systems engineer, expanding your knowledge sphere to areas of the "other side" is always useful and should be sought after to ... Read more

How IT projects work and how IT people see each other

This post briefly presents a humorous version of how things practically work in IT projects and how relations between IT people are evaluated from each side. The article provides a humorous video and image on how IT projects work and how IT people see each other. How IT projects work From initial concept to final ... Read more

Microsoft Cloud fundamentals certification exams

Microsoft Cloud fundamentals certification exams

This article provides an overview of all Microsoft Cloud fundamentals certification exams. For more detailed information, refer to the Microsoft documentation and Microsoft Learn links provided in this article as well as review the Cloud Computing School Youtube channel free videos. Microsoft provides free guidance on how to prepare for any certification exam, worthwhile reviewing ... Read more