Integrating your Apps with Azure
In the latest episode of the Azure Essentials training series you`ll learn how you can use Azure as an integration platform, leveraging core services like Service Bus, Event Grid and Logic Apps as well as API Management. In this video Matt McSpirit will also show you how Azure can be used be to connect back to your local business apps in your datacenter using virtual networks or the On-premises Data Gateway. Let us know how you`re integrating your Apps with Azure in the comments bellow
How to Learn Microsoft Azure in 2020
How to Learn Microsoft Azure in 2020 :party_popper:☁🎓 The year 2019 is almost over, and usually, we take the time to look back at the year and also to find some New Year’s resolutions for the new year. Why not take all that energy and prepare for the cloud computing era and advance your career by learning Microsoft Azure. In this post, I try to give you a quick look at how you can get started to learn Microsoft Azure in 2020. You can read more here: https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/12/how-to-learn-microsoft-azure-in-2020/Tips how to Prepare and Pass a Microsoft Azure Exam
There are many good reasons to become Microsoft Azure Certified and take the Microsoft Azure exams. If you are reading this blog post, you might already have decided that you want to take a Microsoft Azure exam and get a certification. Since I passed a couple of the Azure exams, I would like to share how I prepared for these exams and passed. Hopefully, this will make it easier for you to pass them as well. Check out my blog here: https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/09/how-to-prepare-and-pass-a-microsoft-azure-exam/Microsoft Azure CloudShell for Management tasks
https://shell.azure.com Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work. Linux users can opt for a Bash experience, while Windows users can opt for PowerShell. In this quick overview you will see the possibilities of Microsoft Azure Cloudshell functionalities and tools. Azure Cloudshell Editor Azure Cloud Shell includes an integrated file editor built from the open-source Monaco Editor. The Cloud Shell editor supports features such as language highlighting, the command palette, and a file explorer. This can be handy with JSON and YAML files. When you have your App YAML file for your Azure Kubernetes Cluster on your Cloud drive, you can edit the file online with your browser and save it in the Azure Cloud. I like this editor in the Cloudshell, especially when you are not behind your own laptop or pc and you have to make a quick change. I have a Kubernetes Cluster installed on Azure and with this editor I can explore my Azure logs, Cache, and config files for the information I need to work with in Bash, Powershell to do my CLI commands for example 😉 For the Powershell Gurus Azure PowerShell provides a set of cmdlets that use the Azure Resource Manager model for managing your Azure resources. Learn here more about Azure Powershell Azure Kubernetes CLI Kubectl Kubectl is a command line interface for running commands against Kubernetes clusters. kubectl looks for a file named config in the $HOME/.kube directory. You can specify other kubeconfig files by setting the KUBECONFIG environment variable or by setting the –kubeconfig flag. Read here more about Kubectl Terraform CLI is Available What is Terraform? Terraform is a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. Terraform can manage existing and popular service providers as well as custom in-house solutions. Configuration files describe to Terraform the components needed to run a single application or your entire datacenter. Terraform generates an execution plan describing what it will do to reach the desired state, and then executes it to build the described infrastructure. As the configuration changes, Terraform is able to determine what changed and create incremental execution plans which can be applied. The infrastructure Terraform can manage includes low-level components such as compute instances, storage, and networking, as well as high-level components such as DNS entries, SaaS features, etc. The key features of Terraform are: Infrastructure as Code Infrastructure is described using a high-level configuration syntax. This allows a blueprint of your datacenter to be versioned and treated as you would any other code. Additionally, infrastructure can be shared and re-used. Execution Plans Terraform has a “planning” step where it generates an execution plan. The execution plan shows what Terraform will do when you call apply. This lets you avoid any surprises when Terraform manipulates infrastructure. Resource Graph Terraform builds a graph of all your resources, and parallelizes the creation and modification of any non-dependent resources. Because of this, Terraform builds infrastructure as efficiently as possible, and operators get insight into dependencies in their infrastructure. Change Automation Complex changesets can be applied to your infrastructure with minimal human interaction. With the previously mentioned execution plan and resource graph, you know exactly what Terraform will change and in what order, avoiding many possible human errors. More information on Terraform It’s really easy to Upload or Download your Files. AzCopy is a command-line utility designed for copying data to/from Microsoft Azure Blob, File, and Table storage, using simple commands designed for optimal performance. You can copy data between a file system and a storage account, or between storage accounts. More information about Features & tools for Azure Cloud Shell here Conclusion : Microsoft Azure Cloudshell is very powerful to work with, creating your infrastructure from the Command Line Interface (CLI) or with JSON / YAML scripts. Some features or commands are not available in the Azure portal and that’s where Azure Cloudshell can help you out. Try the different Azure Cloudshell Tools and look what you like most to use for your work. From here you can work on any device with a browser and do your work. #MVPBuzz @JamesvandenbergMicrosoft Azure and Vmworld 2018
Yes! You read that correctly. Microsoft will have a booth at VMworld this year. ( that's a couple of days away). It will be the first time in several years that we will have a booth at the Solutions Expo and both teams are very excited. What can you expect from Microsoft at Vmworld? Besides @exchangegoddess there??? ...Come hear about the cool things and integrations we are doing with VMware such as Horizon Cloud, NSX Cloud, IoT and vRealize Automation. I will be there along with Lior Kamrat (@LiorKamrat), Sr Program Manager and Jeramiah Dooley (@jdooley), Sr Cloud Ops Advocate. You can find us at the booth from from time to time or the vCommunity village. You could even bump into us at one the sessions. The conference is going to be super busy with lots to see and learn. If you want to know about Azure, the stuff we are doing with VMware, want to talk about VCDX or just have a cool conversation, don’t be shy and reach out to say hello. We'd love to talk to you! We may even have some cool stickers too. This year we will have a couple of VMworld sessions with Microsoft employees on stage so If you're building out your schedule check them out: What’s New with Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure [WIN3048BU] Speakers: Shikha Mittal, Director, Product Management, VMware Lior Kamrat, Sr. Program Manager, Microsoft Wednesday, Aug 29, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Deploy, Manage, and Get Value from IOT with Microsoft, Dell and VMware [IOT3680BU] Speakers: Ravishankar Chamarajnagar, Sr. Director, R&D, IoT, VMware Kevin Saye, IoT Architect, Microsoft Wednesday, Aug 29, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. In addition, there are some other Microsoft Azure-related sessions that we highly recommend for learning more about Azure + VMware: VMware NSX Cloud – Getting Started [SPL-1922-01-NET_U] Life in a Multi-Cloud World: Choosing the Right Cloud Desktop Solution [WIN3489BU] Horizon Cloud on Azure: Technical Deep Dive [WIN3483BU] Horizon Cloud on Azure with expert Shikha Mittal [MTE5143U] How to Deploy a Desktop Solution in One Hour with Horizon Cloud on Azure [WIN1824QU] NSX Cloud Native public cloud (AWS and Azure) Networking and Security with Amol Tipnis [MTE5151U] Deploying Windows 10 VDI on Horizon Cloud with Lakshmana Prakash [MTE5147U] Introduction to NSX Cloud [NET1516BU] Automate IT – Hybrid Cloud [SPL-1906-03-CMP_U] VMware NSX Cloud – Getting Started [SPL-1922-01-NET_U] Hope to see you there! @ExchangeGoddessCan’t-miss OMS Operations Management Suite Sessions at Ignite
Discover how Accenture and Time Warner manage hybrid environments today: This 45-minute session will allow you to hear from Accenture and Time Warner in their own words about how they are shifting their management strategies to make the most of cloud resources and security solutions. Learn lessons and notes from the field – Operations Management Suite Site Recovery and Backup: We heard you loud and clear! This session shares lessons learned and the best practices from implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions with real world customers. Manage your Azure Resources at scale with Operations Management Suite: This level-200 session will focus on how you can use OMS to manage your critical workloads, applications and data at scale in Azure. Monitor Linux in any cloud with Operations Management Suite: In this level-200 session, Microsoft experts will show you how Operations Management Suite can integrate with your existing Linux tools and provide an easy way to monitor your Linux applications and infrastructure. Protect every app: transform disaster recovery with Operations Management Suite: Take a deep dive into learning how Microsoft Operations Management Suite and Site Recovery makes disaster recovery accessible to every single enterprise application. To receive an even better understanding of the Operations Management Suite, visit our Experience Center to test our Insight & Analytics, Automation & Control, Security & Compliance and Protection & Recovery solutions.Step-By-Step: Manage file storage growth with Azure File Sync
At this point I’m sure you’re heard about Azure File Sync. If you have not, Azure File Sync (AFS) is a service that centralizes your file shares in Azure Files, while keeping the flexibility, performance, and compatibility of an on-premises file server. In essence, it transforms your File Server into a quick cache of your Azure file share. It’s a great way to deal with shrinking storage space in your environment by using AFS to tier your files to the cloud and ensure you never run out of space locally. the Article walks you through the setup.
