Azure SQL Database: Built-in Backups vs Import/Export
With the release of the Basic, Standard, and Premium Azure SQL Database service tiers, we provide built-in backup and restore capabilities.
Best practices
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Service Healing – Auto-recovery of Virtual Machines
In this blog post we will take a look at the mechanism of service healing/auto-recovery in Azure when a failure does occur. -
Introducing the Application Insights SDK for Java
Application Insights now support an SDK for Java. Read more to learn how Application Insights can be used to get a complete view of your application’s availability, performance and usage. -
Searching for text with DocumentDB
A common ask among DocumentDB customers is, “How do I search for documents containing some string value?” This post will explore two different methods for doing just this! -
Prioritize Your Windows Server 2003 Migration Plans
Although 75% of IT professionals are aware that support for Windows Server 2003 is ending July 14, 2015, there’s still a lot of questions about just how urgent the need to move is. -
Investigating timeout exceptions in StackExchange.Redis for Azure Redis Cache
StackExchange.Redis uses a configuration setting named “synctimeout” for synchronous operations. -
Managing On-Premises Systems with Azure Automation
Thanks to the Windows PowerShell Remoting feature, Azure Automation can not only manage your Azure resources at an infrastructural level, but also reach inside VMs and execute commands. -
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 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. -
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.
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