Running an Azure migration can entail many services and parameters which should taken into account. In the case of an Azure migration Proof of Concept (PoC), the Azure PoC subscription is used as an intermediary platform on which to perform an initial migration, test the proof of concept and validate functionality and then switch-over to ... Read more
Azure service directory overview All Microsoft Azure service categories are browsable from the following URL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/. You can also explore all features and technical details of all available Azure services at: https://portal.azure.com/#allservices. Microsoft Azure organizes available services under the following general categories: All Azure service documentation is available at Microsoft Docs at: Outside of the ... Read more
Introduction This post is part of a series of Stefanos Cloud 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 cover all the initial design considerations for Azure App Service PaaS. Also refer to the following freely downloadable .pdf document which includes ... Read more
Introduction As discussed in a previous blog post regarding Azure load balancing service options, Azure Front Door (AFD) is one of the many available load balancing options in Azure, the alternative options being the following: Azure Front Door allows for a truly global service which includes Web Application Firewall (WAF), Content Delivery Network (CDN) and ... Read more
Introduction This article provides a high-level description of Azure App Service zone and region disaster recovery options. When running a single instance of an Azure App Service, you are at risk of downtime if your service goes down for any reason. You need at least two instances of the Azure App service to be covered ... Read more
Microsoft Azure free training resources This article provides a compilation of Microsoft Azure free training resources: A few more important notes to keep in mind around free Azure training and resources:
Every Azure service has a set of physical limitations by design. When planning and designing Microsoft Azure-based solutions, these Azure service physical limits should always be taken into account. This article items to consider around Azure service limits and known issues. More specifically, Azure has a number of subscription and service limits as well as ... Read more
Azure provides a suite of fully managed load-balancing solutions for your scenarios. Combine this article with my separate articles on Azure migration and Azure App Service design considerations. Azure Front Door Azure Front Door (AFD) works at Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS layer) using anycast protocol with split TCP and Microsoft's global network to improve global connectivity. ... Read more
This post discusses Cloud migration options for software applications. The post is also available in my podcast. You should combine the review of this article with the following related articles: Introduction It is a common theme in various Cloud migration projects to migrate a number of on-premise apps to a public or hybrid cloud infrastructure. ... Read more
Cloud infrastructure architecture and application/software architecture diagram software is very important when designing and communicating the architecture of a new or existing infrastructure, whether that be cloud, on-prem or hybrid. Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visio is one of the leading software packages for data center diagram design. A Visio stencil is a collection of masters associated ... Read more
