Category: Azure Fridays
Dive in every Friday for an in-depth exploration of Microsoft Azure’s intricate world. Here, we share personal challenges, insights from top engineers, and real-world Azure scenarios. Whether you’re an Azure expert or beginner, join our community for robust discussions, interviews, and walkthroughs. Together, we learn, share, and thrive.
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Azure Front Door with Application Gateway: More Than Just a Load Balancer
Introduction: In the landscape of cloud services, Azure Application Gateway has consistently piqued my interest. This blog is a testament to my admiration for this service, which, in my experience, surpasses the traditional role of a load balancer. Its capabilities are often comparable to those of an F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF), which is…
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Azure Chaos Studio
In today’s digital landscape, ensuring system reliability and resilience is important. Chaos Engineering, a practice that involves deliberately injecting failures into a system to test its robustness and identify weaknesses before they cause real issues. Azure Chaos Studio from Microsoft is a tool designed to facilitate Chaos Engineering within Azure environments, allowing engineers to simulate…
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Transition: TLS 1.3 and Microsoft Server Updates
Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying updated with the latest protocols and server configurations is paramount. As TLS 1.3 takes center stage in security, recent updates from Microsoft bring both opportunities and challenges for ensuring connectivity. This blog delves into the significance of TLS 1.3 alongside Microsoft’s server update, shedding light on their…
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Azure Monitor Agent Integration with Connection Monitor
As Azure Architect, our ongoing commitment to optimizing network monitoring and improving performance efficiency has reached a significant milestone. Today, we’re excited to announce the integration of Azure Monitor Agent with Connection Monitor, available globally from November 16, 2023. This integration represents a crucial step forward in network monitoring within Azure environments. Empowering Network Visibility…
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Azure’s New Private Subnet
Introduction Microsoft Azure continues to evolve its cloud services, prioritizing security and flexibility for its users. The latest addition is the ability to create private subnets, an important feature for any organization concerned with network security and efficient management. In this blog post, we will explore this new feature, its benefits, and how to implement…
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Connectivity with Azure Application Gateway v2’s IPv6 Support
Introduction In the dynamic landscape of digital infrastructure, maintaining robust and versatile web applications is crucial for any organization’s success. Azure Application Gateway stands as a pivotal component in achieving this goal, offering advanced web traffic load balancing, enhanced security features, and seamless site scaling capabilities. Its latest update to include IPv6 support in Application…
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Integrating gRPC with Azure Services
In the landscape of microservices and distributed systems, efficient and reliable communication between services is a foundational requirement. Enter gRPC, a high-performance, open-source universal RPC (Remote Procedure Call) framework developed by Google, which has emerged as a favored tool for developers looking to enable seamless service-to-service interaction. This blog post delves into the world of…
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Understanding Cold Starts in Azure Functions and Recent Optimizations
Azure Functions, Microsoft’s serverless compute service, lets you run event-driven code without having to manage the infrastructure. While serverless offers multiple benefits in terms of scalability and reduced operational overhead, one of the challenges developers often face is the “cold start.” What is a Cold Start? A cold start occurs when the Azure Functions runtime…
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Disaster Recovery Best Practices: Lessons from Techorama 2023
Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) Now Available on Azure Premium and Standard SSDs Azure recently announced the general availability of Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disk Storage on their Premium SSDs and Standard SSDs in regions Norway East and UAE North. What does this mean for businesses looking to bolster their disaster recovery strategy? ZRS-enabled…
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Azure API Management NEW Pricing Tiers: Basic v2 and Standard v2
Introduction In the ever-evolving world of API Management, ensuring a seamless, scalable, and secure API ecosystem is paramount. We’re thrilled to introduce Azure API Management’s new pricing tiers – Basic v2 and Standard v2, now available in public preview, offering organizations a robust and flexible platform to manage their APIs effectively. Let’s explore the myriad…