Azure Search Scenarios and Capabilities
giovedì 28 agosto 2014
To follow up on the announcement of Azure Search last week, I wanted to take a minute to give a bit of framing on why we built Azure Search and how we picked its current capabilities.
Archivi mensili: agosto 2014
Hackathon with Kubernetes on Azure
giovedì 28 agosto 2014
As part of the recent Microsoft-wide employee hackathon event, we created a visualizer for a Kubernetes deployment on Azure.
How to plan your migration to Azure Websites
mercoledì 27 agosto 2014
Are you planning to migrate to Azure Websites? This blog post will give you the guidance to understand the Azure websites platform and guide your through the process of going live.
Azure Automation: Authenticating to Azure using Azure Active Directory
mercoledì 27 agosto 2014
If you’re a user of Azure Automation, you already know how useful it can be for automating manual, long running, frequently repeated, and error prone tasks that keep your cloud services up and running. You may also be well aware that there are a number of steps required to get Azure Automation set up to talk to Azure using certificate-based authentication. Well we on the Azure Automation and Azure PowerShell team are happy to present you with an easier alternative..
New Azure SQL Database service tiers generally available in September with reduced pricing and enhanced SLA
martedì 26 agosto 2014
Following on the heels of last week’s announcement, I am pleased to announce more news about our efforts to deliver a rich, connected set of data services on Azure, as part of our broader data platform.
How to Use Socket.IO with Azure Mobile Service Node Backend
martedì 26 agosto 2014
This article shows you how to use socket.io to do realtime communication with your Azure Mobile Service Node backend.
SQL Server AlwaysOn Template in Microsoft Azure Portal Gallery
lunedì 25 agosto 2014
A new template has been added to the Microsoft Azure Portal Gallery and is currently in preview. The SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn template automates the creation of a SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group, taking care of the setup steps behind the scenes.
A Boost in Security for Azure SQL Database: Auditing
lunedì 25 agosto 2014
Auditing feature is now available for Azure SQL DB, in a preview offering. This is a key security enhancement that removes barriers from businesses wanting to manage their databases in the cloud.
Azure HDInsight makes HBase (NoSQL database) a GA Feature
lunedì 25 agosto 2014
On June 6, Microsoft announced HBase as a preview feature of Azure HDInsight. On August 21, we announced the general availability of HBase (along with the preview of Azure DocumentDB and Search). Apache HBase is a columnar NoSQL (“not only Structured Query Language”) distributed database project of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem.
Using VMAccess Extension to Reset Login Credentials, Add New User and Add SSH Key for Linux VM
lunedì 25 agosto 2014
VMAccess extension enables you to reset the password, SSH key, or the SSH configurations, so you can regain the access