Automated Everything with SQL Server on IaaS VMs
Today, we are excited to announce support for automated backup and automated patching, available directly in the portal for SQL Server Azure Virtual Machines.
IT implementors
Discover how Microsoft Azure empowers IT implementers with the tools and insights to configure, maintain, and enhance system performance, ensuring seamless integration and management of cloud solutions. Â
IT Pros: Trade Your Tech Support Stories for a Surface Pro 3
Do you have a horror story that’s so unbelievable, so terrible, and (in retrospect) so hilarious that they just have to be shared? The Enterprise Mobility Suite team just launched a contest looking for the best tales from tech support!
Setting up Active Directory for a Disaster Recovery Environment
In this post, we will discuss how to setup Active Directory in different scenarios so that the applications continue to function properly following a failover event.
Weekend Forecast: ‘Beast quake’ in Seattle
Odds of a Seattle Seahawks win vs. the GreenBay Packers this Sunday? 20-61. Potential for earthshaking reactions from Seattle fans, aka the 12th man? 110%.
Announcing SQL Parameterization in DocumentDB
We are pleased to announce support for parameterized SQL queries in the Azure DocumentDB REST API and SDKs.
Introducing Docker in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Today marks another exciting milestone of Microsoft Azure integration with the Docker container technology and ecosystem.
Azure is now bigger, faster, more open, and more secure
Today, we’re bringing more value to our customers and delivering on some promises that we made in October.
Largest VM in the Cloud
Today, we’re announcing the release of a new series of VM sizes for Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines called the G-series.
Introducing the Azure DocumentDB Java SDK
We are pleased to announce the release of the Azure DocumentDB Java SDK!
RBAC and Azure Websites Publishing
Managing content publishing contributions is an area where Azure Websites customers can directly benefit from the new Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality available in Azure.
Azure Automation: Run tasks on Azure Virtual Machines – without opening ports
This post explains how to use an Azure Automation runbook to push a script or scriptblock to an Azure VM using the Custom Script extension component of the Azure VM Agent.
Final Root Cause Analysis and Improvement Areas: Nov 18 Azure Storage Service Interruption
On November 18, 2014, many of our Microsoft Azure customers experienced a service interruption that impacted Azure Storage and several other services, including Virtual Machines.