Azure

It’s a new year and it’s time for new things. This month I’m starting a monthly series to summarize some notable things that have happened in Azure IaaS.

Aidan Finn shows you how to backup Web apps that are hosted as an Azure App Service in an App Service Plan.

How do I block Internet access for my Azure virtual machines?

Aidan Finn explains how you can use WebJobs to execute tasks on Azure App Service.

Aidan Finn discusses Microsoft’s recent announcement that Accelerated Networking is now generally available for Windows and Linux virtual machines running in Azure.

Aidan Finn discusses App Services on Linux, what this service is, how it differs to the Windows Server offering, and what you can do with the Linux alternative.

Aidan Finn reviews his highlights in the last year of Azure infrastructure improvements. Please share your highlights too.

Aidan Finn explains some of the language that is used to specify and size Azure SQL, the database-as-a-service offering from Microsoft Azure.

In the final part of this series, Russell Smith shows you how to use the code I created in the previous two installments to provision the resources in Azure.

Aidan Finn discuss the recent expansions of Azure, adding support for virtual machines to more regions, and the expansion of the number of regions internationally.