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Azure Governance Tools Policies, Blueprints, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
In today’s cloud-driven world, organizations shifting workloads to Microsoft Azure need more than just virtual machines and databases—they need governance. Governance provides the framework of rules, standards, and controls that keeps your Azure environment secure, compliant, and cost-efficient. In this post, we’ll explore three essential Azure governance tools—Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)—how they differ, how they work together, and how you can use them to create a well-governed Azure environment. https://dellenny.com/azure-governance-tools-policies-blueprints-and-role-based-access-control-rbac/Azure Pricing Models Explained: Pay-As-You-Go, Reserved, and Spot Instances
When it comes to cloud computing, one of the biggest challenges for businesses is understanding how pricing works. Microsoft Azure, one of the leading cloud platforms, offers several pricing models that let organizations choose how they want to pay for resources. This flexibility helps businesses manage costs more efficiently based on their workload patterns, budgets, and performance needs. In this guide, we’ll break down the three main Azure pricing models — Pay-As-You-Go, Reserved Instances, and Spot Instances — and explain how they work, their advantages, and when to use each. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to make the most of Azure’s cost optimization options. https://dellenny.com/azure-pricing-models-explained-pay-as-you-go-reserved-and-spot-instances/How to Use the Azure Pricing Calculator Effectively – A Step-by‐Step Guide
When you’re planning to move workloads to Microsoft Azure, one of the first questions that comes up is simple but important: How much is this going to cost? Cloud pricing can be tricky. Between different regions, service tiers, storage options, and licensing models, it’s easy to underestimate or overestimate costs. Thankfully, Microsoft provides a free tool called the Azure Pricing Calculator to help you get a clear, customized cost estimate before you deploy anything. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to use the calculator effectively, the best practices for accurate estimates, and a few tips that can help you plan your Azure budget with confidence. https://dellenny.com/how-to-use-the-azure-pricing-calculator-effectively-a-step-by%e2%80%90step-guide/Understanding Azure SLAs: What 99.9% Really Means
When you start using Microsoft Azure, one of the first things you’ll come across is the concept of a Service Level Agreement, or SLA. It sounds straightforward — a promise of reliability from Microsoft — but the details can be confusing. You’ll see numbers like 99.9%, 99.95%, or even 99.99% uptime, and it’s easy to assume they all mean near-perfect reliability. But what does “99.9%” actually mean in real-world terms? How much downtime does it allow? And how should you plan your architecture to meet or even exceed those targets? Let’s break it down in plain English. https://dellenny.com/understanding-azure-slas-what-99-9-really-means/
AVD session host with Hybrid join
We have deployed a single and multi-session host on hybrid join. Single session host: Configured with local disk for user login and working fine for end users in Windows App. Multi-session host: Configured fslogix for multi user profile and Azure file share Configured with ADDS authentication and devices are hybrid joined. All the AVD outbound urls are whitelisted on the firewall . Both avd single and Multi-session using same vet. All the ntfs and share permissions assigned properly for avd users group and the group is in sync with Azure AD. Now when the avd end user trying to connect Multi-session host..the page is loading & connecting status for longer time , then fails to establish a avd connection. I believe all the outbound connections looks good and fslogix side as well.. Is there any other settings we need to look into it..kindly share you opinions..thanks
Can't setup MFA on Azure personal account
I'm unable to use the az cli with a personal account because of MFA requirements. I have a free trial of Azure which I'm using for some basic testing. I'd like to deploy some Bicep from az cli, when I do I get: AADSTS50076: Due to a configuration change made by your administrator, or because you moved to a new location, you must use multi-factor authentication to access 'subscription GUID'. The docs say to go to Per-user multifactor authentication and enable MFA. I did this, but I can't set it up. Trying to login to https://aka.ms/MFASetup gives: You can't sign in here with a personal account. Use your work or school account instead. My personal account is the only user on the tenant. There is no other account I can use and I'm prevented from setting up MFA on it.
Intermittent Access Issue Between Azure Function App and Key Vault (Private Endpoint Enabled)
We have an Azure Function App configured to retrieve secrets from Azure Key Vault using Managed Identity, following the recommended pattern. Key details of our setup: The Function App is running on a Premium Plan and VNet-integrated. The Key Vault has Public Network Access disabled and uses a Private Endpoint. The Function App accesses Key Vault secrets through Key Vault references in application settings. We are intermittently observing issues where the Function App fails to access the Key Vault. Under the “Diagnose and Solve Problems” blade, the following error appears: [ResolveWorkitem] AccessToKeyVaultDenied error while retrieving Key Vault Secret Reference microsoft.KeyVault(SecretUri=*********************). Exception: KeyVaultResolver.Common.ReferenceResolverException: Exception of type 'KeyVaultResolver.Common...' Has anyone encountered this issue or found a reliable way to resolve intermittent connectivity/authentication failures between a Function App and a Key Vault over a private endpoint?Removing Tags
Hi All, I am just wondering whether it is at all possible to entirely remove a work item tag from Azure DevOps so that it doesn't appear within the tag dropdown and cause confusion? No resources online actually touch on this so I thought I'd ask here. The goal essentially being to remove certain work item tags from the project/organization. Thanks
App using node-fetch as agent
A few days ago, I was looking into a user's sign in logs. I noticed an application called Augmentation Loop with the user agent as node-fetch/1.0 (+https://github.com/bitinn/node-fetch). Looking into the Augmentation Loop, it is part of apps included in Conditional Access Office 365 app suite. (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/conditional-access/reference-office-365-application-contents) According to this site (https://petri.com/microsoft-revamps-outlook-one-outlook-vision/), it is a way of coordinating all the various types of data and services consumed by Outlook. From what I can see, Augmentation Loop sign ins are always in between Microsoft Office sign ins: I tried referencing the app ID (4354e225-50c9-4423-9ece-2d5afd904870) to the Azure app ID list (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-app-certification/azure/azure-apps), however, it is not there. I also tried searching through Azure admin all applications and it is also not there. Google search doesn't also return anything. May someone please explain what application or service is using the node-fetch agent?
ADF Copy activity runs for too long
My ADF copy activity takes 4 hours to run and ultimately times out after 2 hours of write time from interim tables. Source=Mariadb On-prem, Destination=AZURE SQL. I am running it on Self-Hosted IR on a VM with max disk size. What can be the possible reasons? How to increase write time on ADF?Azure Pipeline Template times out when trying to create a table that already exists.
Hi All, I have set up an Azure Pipeline using the template 'Copy Dataverse data into Azure SQL using Synapse Link'. I have set this up successfully on another database / environment. This time, the pipeline fails on the script 'Create table'. It is trying to create a table that already exists. Any ideas?F&O Dataverse Limitation?
Hello Azure Community, Quick question: If a customer has significant data volumes and feel that they may consume large amounts of data with F&O Dataverse, will they need to purchase additional Dataverse database to use Synapse? I reviewed the following MS Learn Docs and do not find information on limitations: Azure Synapse Link - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn Create an Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse with your Azure Synapse Workspace - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn Frequently asked questions about exporting Microsoft Dataverse table data to Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Lake - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn Thank you in advance for your assistance. LC
Cannot access my account after code from Authenticator App does not work after I change my mobile
Dear all, I have been trying to access Microsoft Support, the problem is I cannot login because of code cannot verified from my Authenticator App after I change my mobile. I am asking if there is a way for me to contact a real huan support in Microsoft because right now, the call, the support chat is all control by AI, and the cannot answer my request to disable my Authenticator App. I have nowhere to turn as I cannot find any answer to this problem in web, and their move to change all support into AI ether from call or chat make it worse
Unable to access Azure Portal with my Microsoft Account
Hello, I would like to request assistance regarding an issue with my Microsoft Account. My Microsoft account email address removed for privacy reasons is currently unable to properly sign into Azure Portal (https://portal.azure.com/). Every time I log in, it keeps showing error messages related to tenant access, and I cannot perform any normal operation inside Azure. It does not allow me to proceed, create resources, or even navigate the portal pages. Since this account is the one I planned to use for my Power Platform / Developer environment setup, this issue is now blocking all further development work. Could you please help me check the tenant status of this account, and fix the access issue so that I can properly use Azure Portal again? Thank you very much for your assistance. Best regardsUnable to access Azure Portal with my Microsoft Account
Hello, I would like to request assistance regarding an issue with my Microsoft Account. My Microsoft account email address removed for privacy reasons is currently unable to properly sign into Azure Portal (https://portal.azure.com/). Every time I log in, it keeps showing error messages related to tenant access, and I cannot perform any normal operation inside Azure. It does not allow me to proceed, create resources, or even navigate the portal pages. Since this account is the one I planned to use for my Power Platform / Developer environment setup, this issue is now blocking all further development work. Could you please help me check the tenant status of this account, and fix the access issue so that I can properly use Azure Portal again? Thank you very much for your assistance. Best regardsMultiple Video/Voice Sessions
Hi Team, I am building a website with React 18 using the sample React projects for the Windows Communication Services components (available on StoryBoard). I would like to have multiple meetings running at the same time, but I don't see how to do that. I would have expected to pass a meetingID or something similar. I am using the useAzureCommunicationCallAdapter hook. Is there an example I can see to create a CallComposite that can "be bound" to a specific meeting URL? Thanks, GrahemAmazing opportunity provided by MICROSOFT
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I am trying to fix an IP address for Azure Iothub via Load Balencer and HAproxy as suggested in this https://medium.com/cloudzone/azure-iot-hub-how-to-expose-it-using-fixed-ip-and-create-a-more-secure-environment-along-the-way-988661a8f67a: https://i.stack.imgur.com/gyQ9j.png I have configured the HAproxy as suggested to pass the SSL handshake to the server: global log /dev/log local0 log /dev/log local1 notice chroot /var/lib/haproxy stats socket /run/haproxy/admin.sock mode 660 level admin expose-fd listeners stats timeout 30s user haproxy group haproxy daemon # Default SSL material locations ca-base /etc/ssl/certs crt-base /etc/ssl/private # Default ciphers to use on SSL-enabled listening sockets. # For more information, see ciphers(1SSL). This list is from: # https://hynek.me/articles/hardening-your-web-servers-ssl-ciphers/ # An alternative list with additional directives can be obtained from # https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/?server=haproxy ssl-default-bind-ciphers ECDH+AESGCM:DH+AESGCM:ECDH+AES256:DH+AES256:ECDH+AES128:DH+AES:RSA+AESGCM:RSA+AES:!aNULL:!MD5:!DSS ssl-default-bind-options no-sslv3 defaults log global mode http option httplog option dontlognull timeout connect 5000 timeout client 50000 timeout server 50000 errorfile 400 /etc/haproxy/errors/400.http errorfile 403 /etc/haproxy/errors/403.http errorfile 408 /etc/haproxy/errors/408.http errorfile 500 /etc/haproxy/errors/500.http errorfile 502 /etc/haproxy/errors/502.http errorfile 503 /etc/haproxy/errors/503.http errorfile 504 /etc/haproxy/errors/504.http frontend haproxy_iothub bind *:8883 bind *:443 bind *:5671 mode tcp default_backend iothub backend iothub mode tcp server iothub [Server URL]:8883 check server iothub [Server URL]:443 check server iothub [Server URL]:5671 check To simulate the device, I used Azure V2 SDK (azure-iot-device) and defined a proxy option and created a client from a connection string. proxy_opts = ProxyOptions(proxy_type=socks.HTTP, proxy_addr="Proxy_ IP", proxy_port=8883) device_client = IoTHubDeviceClient.create_from_connection_string("IOTHUB_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STRING", websockets=True, proxy_options=proxy_opts ) I was not able to reach the iothub, I tried debugging the library to get more information and it turned out that the blocking occurs due to a general proxy error ("connection closed unexpectedly") in _negotiate_HTTP. socks.HTTPError :504 : Gateway Time-out (in socks.py) HAproxy logging showes : Oct 18 08:48:37 vmss2xigg000000 haproxy[27470]: *..:59000 [18/Oct/2021:08:48:37.451] haproxy_iothub iothub/iothub1 1/1/38 0 -- 1/1/0/0/0 0/0 Any help much appreciated HA-Proxy version 1.8.8-1ubuntu0.11 Azure-iot-device Version 2.8.0
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