Adrian Hills is a cloud developer who writes in-depth, practical guides on Azure Functions, serverless scaling, monitoring, and testing, with a strong focus on performance and real-world Azure workloads.
83 articles from this blog
A technical guide on maximizing bulk insert throughput to Azure Table Storage using parallel Azure Functions and a blob-triggered architecture.
How to monitor real-time and historical instance scaling for Azure Functions on the Consumption Plan using Azure Portal and KQL queries.
A guide to setting up automated end-to-end (E2E) tests for Azure Functions locally and in CI/CD pipelines, using xUnit and Azure Functions Core Tools.
Diagnosing and fixing Azure Function Consumption Plan scaling issues where Event Hub triggers stop processing events after going to sleep.
Key technical tips for setting up and using SignalR hubs effectively, including instance lifecycle, callback ordering, and multi-hub connections.
A developer builds a real-time metrics dashboard using SignalR for server-client communication and Angular 2 for the frontend interface.
Explains why SQL Server's dm_exec_query_plan returns NULL for stored procedures with conditional logic and temp tables, and how to diagnose it.
A developer shares their experience and study resources for passing the Microsoft 70-486 ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications certification exam.
Fixing a SQL Server 2008 R2 in-place upgrade error related to service account logon format (UPN vs. Down-Level Name).
A developer introduces a tool to analyze .NET project files, extracting build info and dependencies to automate manual tasks.
Developer fixes coordinate conversion accuracy in a GeoCoordConversion DLL used for Ordnance Survey data import, releasing an updated version.
A bug in SQL Server Management Studio's Table Designer can cause filtered unique indexes to lose their WHERE clause when altering a table, leading to duplicate key errors.
Announces v1.1.0 of a MongoDB session state provider for ASP.NET, updating to the latest C# driver with breaking change fixes.
A developer describes a .NET project to import personal Twitter archive data into ElasticSearch for better search and analysis.
Guide on configuring the Azure Storage Emulator to use a custom SQL Server instance instead of the default local SQL Express.
Explains a common Azure Blob Storage error when creating a container, detailing the specific naming rules that cause the '400 Bad Request'.
A guide to using MiniProfiler for performance profiling and identifying bottlenecks in ASP.NET MVC applications, focusing on database queries and server-side timing.
A developer's instinct and experience are valuable tools for navigating complex coding challenges and unexpected hurdles in software development.
Analyzing a coordinate conversion accuracy issue in an Ordnance Survey data import project using SQL Server and a third-party GeoCoordConversion library.
Explains when to use temporary tables instead of table variables in SQL Server for significant query performance improvements.
