Azure integration services overview Azure integration services provide integration capabilities for on-premise, cloud and hybrid applications and APIs. Azure integration services allow administrators and developers to seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications, data, and processes across enterprises. Examples of integration services include Service Bus, Event Grid, API management, Logic Apps, Azure Healthcare APIs and Azure … Read more
Introduction to Datacenter Technology This article provides a technical overview of datacenter technologies and systems. Datacenters form the backbone of the digital world, acting as the central hubs where computing resources are concentrated for remote access. These sprawling complexes of servers, networking equipment, and other hardware allow for the seamless delivery and storage of data, … Read more
Introduction This post is part of a series of Cloud Computing Help blog posts covering Azure App Service design considerations. Part 1: In this first part of Azure App Service design considerations (https://stefanos.cloud/azure-app-service-design-considerations-part-1/) we covered initial design considerations for Azure App Service PaaS. Part 2: Check the second blog post (Azure App Service Design Considerations … Read more
Introduction Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD, formerly known as Windows Virtual Desktop or WVD) is Microsoft’s offering to enable virtualization of desktops and applications in the cloud. As more organizations migrate their resources and services to the cloud, the concept of a cloud-hosted desktop environment has become increasingly popular. AVD comes as a natural evolution step … Read more
Setting the ground for Microsoft 365 configuration best practices It is very common for Microsoft 365 customers to request external consultation on how to properly setup a new Microsoft 365 tenant and subscriptions or re-configure their existing subscription(s) according to Microsoft best practices. This article attempts to put together a Microsoft 365 configuration best practices … Read more
Introduction The purpose of this article is to present Microsoft 365 external sharing design considerations. When designing your Microsoft 365 tenant, you need to consider a number of factors for allowing or prohibiting access to your Microsoft 365 applications and data to a number of internal and external users. This article discusses the following design … Read more
The Global Azure Athens 2023 event is coming May 13th in Athens, Greece. This is part of the Microsoft Azure global event taking place in numerous locations around the globe. Tickets to the Athens event can be found at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-azure-athens-2023-tickets-588291143647. This year’s clear focus is on Azure’s artificial intelligence, devops, automation, infrastructure as code, analytics … Read more
Microsoft Build is one of the most prominent and promising Microsoft events, with numerous technical and business sessions revolving primarily around cloud computing, artificial intelligence and new trends in software development and devops. The Microsoft Build 2023 event is being held in Seattle, Washington, USA. This article presents an overview of the Microsoft Build event … Read more
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
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
