Azure identity services overview Azure identity services are part of the broader concepts of IAM (Identity and Access Management). Also given the zero trust nature of the cloud, the new SCI (Security, Compliance and Identity) concept has risen, since identity is now the new security boundary of hybrid cloud systems. The current post presents an … Read more
Introducing Azure Virtual Network Manager Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) is now generally available. AVNM is a highly scalable and available network management solution that allows you to simplify network management across subscriptions globally. Using its centralized network management capabilities, you can manage your network resources at scale from a single plane of glass. *The … Read more
Introduction This article provides a list of discontinued services in Microsoft Azure, as per the Azure service lifecycle. This includes services and features which have been discontinued, retired or deprecated. The below list shall be continuously be updated with latest updates from the Azure side. Many of these services involve migration of Azure ASM-type (Azure … Read more
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
Introduction to quality assurance Quality assurance (QA) is an umbrella term which encompasses all software and infrastructure quality tests that are performed to verify software application and infrastructure functional and non-functional attributes, including performance, scalability, availability and security. Azure cloud infrastructure and application testing is a major part of quality assurance. There are QA frameworks … Read more
Azure hybrid and multicloudservices overview The current post presents an Azure hybrid and multicloud services overview, as of mid February 2023. Given the dynamic nature of public clouds, this list will most likely change soon in the near future but nevertheless acts as a general point of reference when discussing Azure hybrid and multicloud services. … Read more
Mark Russinovich Azure Datacenter presentation To offer a Microsoft Azure technical overview from the subject matter expert and CTO, Mark Russinovich, I am re-publishing in this post a highly educational and informative session of Mark during Microsoft Ignite 2021 event. Many things may have changed since then but this video definitely is a very concise … Read more
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.
Introduction to the Microsoft DP-900 certification exam The Microsoft DP-900 measures the following skills: The passing score for the DP-900 exam is 700. As of this writing (December 2022) the English version of the DP-900 exam was last updated on August 4, 2022. Study curriculum The MS DP-900 certification exam has the following study areas. … Read more
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
