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VIAcode Webinar: A Holistic Approach to Operating Azure: People, Processes, and Tools
Read more: VIAcode Webinar: A Holistic Approach to Operating Azure: People, Processes, and ToolsMicrosoft and third-party developers offer tools to support users as they manage and optimize Microsoft Azure cloud environments. But your Cloud Center of Excellence needs more than tools and people to build an effective cloud environment; both have to be integrated through collaborative processes that support your business’s cloud objectives. In our latest webinar, Victor…
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VIAcode Webinar: A Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of Excellence
Read more: VIAcode Webinar: A Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of ExcellenceLearn how to overcome cloud challenges to build a Cloud Center of Excellence strategy tailored to your organization’s unique constraints with Victor Mushkatin, VIAcode CEO and former Group Program Manager for the Microsoft Azure Product Team. The webinar, A Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of Excellence, begins at 1:00 pm EST on Wednesday,…
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Azure News Roundup – October 3, 2020
Read more: Azure News Roundup – October 3, 202014 Top Azure Announcements From Microsoft Ignite 2020 Here are the top announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2020: Microsoft Azure expands its cloud computing portfolio with additional multi-cloud and multi-edge hybrid capabilities including Azure Arc and Azure Stack updates. Microsoft Azure is Multiple Clouds – Public, US Gov, China and Germany Did you know that Microsoft…
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8 Ways to Optimize Azure Cloud Infrastructure
Read more: 8 Ways to Optimize Azure Cloud InfrastructureOnce a business has migrated to Azure, its attention often turns to optimization. Are Azure’s services and servers performing as expected, as secure as possible, and as reliable as they could be? There is usually room for improvement, and that is the goal of Azure optimization. In this article, we consider what Azure optimization means…
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Azure News Roundup – September 18, 2020
Read more: Azure News Roundup – September 18, 2020Visual Studio Codespaces is consolidating into GitHub Codespaces If you’re an existing Visual Studio Codespaces user, you can start your transition to GitHub Codespaces now and the current Azure offering will be retired in February 2021. Get Started with Azure Bicep – Alternative to ARM Templates Azure Bicep is the latest tool from Microsoft for…
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Azure Cost Optimization: The Definitive Guide
Read more: Azure Cost Optimization: The Definitive GuideAzure cost optimization is a massive concern for businesses, especially if they have recently migrated to Azure. Managing Azure costs is very different from managing the cost of on-premises infrastructure. Cloud infrastructure can be deployed on-demand, often outside of a traditional IT department’s control, introducing unpredictability into cloud spending. Nevertheless, with the right approach to…
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Azure News Roundup – September 4, 2020
Read more: Azure News Roundup – September 4, 2020Universal Shifting to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Platform for Live-Action, Animation Production The goal is to let creatives collaborate more easily and efficiently across geographic regions and with outside vendors. “It will unlock a new way to make movies in a way we haven’t been able to do before.” Empowering remote learning with Azure Cognitive Services…
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Secure Remote Administration of Azure VMs with Azure Bastion
Read more: Secure Remote Administration of Azure VMs with Azure BastionOver the last few months, IT professionals have more often managed servers from living rooms and bedrooms than offices and data centers. COVID–19 has made remote workers of us all, amplifying a trend also accelerated by the spread of cloud computing. Why go into the office when you manage virtual servers in a remote data…
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Azure News Roundup – August 21, 2020
Read more: Azure News Roundup – August 21, 2020Every two weeks we curate some of the best news and events in the Azure ecosystem into this bi-weekly news roundup. We cover industry trends, new Azure tools and releases, and interesting perspectives from Azure and cloud thought leaders. If you’re looking for specific answers about your own Azure environment, we also recently launched our…
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How To Secure Your Azure VMs With Network Security Groups
Read more: How To Secure Your Azure VMs With Network Security GroupsAzure Network Security Groups (NSGs) are flexible firewall rules users can apply to subnets and resources within an Azure Virtual Network. They allow users to specify which incoming and outgoing connections should be allowed or denied. Microsoft has excellent documentation that describes how to configure and apply a Network Security Group, so we’re going to…