A developer discusses balancing project deadlines with the long-term benefits of improving processes and automating tasks, using examples like PowerShell scripts and cloud services.
A Microsoft engineer reviews their 2021 professional year, highlighting blogging and presentations on Azure SQL Managed Instance and tech conferences.
A personal recap of the 2021 UK VMware User Group (VMUG) in-person event, covering keynotes, sessions, and the return to live tech conferences.
Overview of the 2021 Festive Tech Calendar, a month-long event featuring daily tech content on Azure, DevOps, AI, and more.
A developer's hands-on experience building a web app with Serverless Cloud during its public preview, covering setup, features, and workflow.
A presentation recap on operating Azure SQL Managed Instance on-premises using Azure Arc-enabled Data Services, from the Cloud Summit 2021.
Explains Azure's new on-demand capacity reservations for VMs, detailing how they guarantee compute resource availability and differ from reserved instances.
A speaker's experience and session details from presenting on Azure Arc Data Services at Data Saturday #14 in Oslo.
A personal review of Oracle Cloud's Always Free Tier, detailing the signup process and initial VM deployment experience.
Exploring Scaleway's Kosmos, a managed multi-cloud Kubernetes service that allows attaching nodes from any cloud provider to a single control plane.
A guide to building a free URL shortener/tracker using Java, Spring Boot, MongoDB, and Azure, focusing on cost control and free-tier services.
VMworld 2021, VMware's major tech conference, is online and free to attend, with a paid Tech+ Pass offering advanced sessions.
A developer shares his journey from Microsoft critic and MVP to joining the Azure SQL Product Team as a Senior Program Manager.
A call to join a month-long AI and cloud learning challenge focused on responsible AI for mental health awareness, using Microsoft Azure.
Azure Cosmos DB's new Continuous Backup with Point-in-Time Restore feature is now in public preview, offering improved data recovery.
Explains how to differentiate between normal provisioning delays and actual scheduling failures for Pending pods in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot.
Announcing the launch of 'Labs', a collection of free IT tools and utilities for Azure cost analysis and WordPress version checking.
Explains unexpected 'shakes' or health events in Azure VM Availability Groups, covering CPU, host, and IO contention issues.
Final part of a series comparing Azure shared storage options, summarizing pros, cons, and workload patterns.
A study guide for the Microsoft AZ-140 Windows Virtual Desktop Specialty exam, covering exam structure, topics, and learning resources.
