Best practices

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.

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!

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.

StackExchange.Redis uses a configuration setting named “synctimeout” for synchronous operations.

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.

Today, we are excited to announce support for automated backup and automated patching, available directly in the portal for SQL Server Azure Virtual Machines.

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!

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.

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%.

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.

This post shows you how to link an ExpressRoute circuit to an Azure VNET owned by a different subscription.

Azure Websites Authentication/Authorization allows you to quickly and easily restrict access to your websites running on Azure Websites by leveraging Azure Active Directory.