In the introduction to this series, we acknowledged that it can be difficult at times to understand which tool to use when trying to work with metrics, especially when there is some overlap. In this first part, we will start…
Measuring Metrics: Log Analytics vs Azure Metrics – Part 1 Introduction
In the world of monitoring, there are many choices. It gets harder to make a choice when there are multiple tools that perform the same or overlapping functionality. I know, I gave a presentation on Azure Monitoring: What are the…
Azure Exams and Performance-Based Testing – How to create a VM without knowing PowerShell or CLI
Overview Recently, there’s been a lot of focus on the new Azure exams (with good reason, since all of the “current” exams/certifications expiring due to this, causing everyone to re-certify just to maintain their certifications and/or organization’s partner competency status).…
Terraforming Azure Policy
Recently I’ve been working with Azure Policy and deploying said policies via Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) through Terraform. While working through this, I’ve come across a few gotchas that I’d like to share. Note: I’ll share a larger code-based mini-series in the…
How to use the Azure Portal SVG Fixer to get the icons/logos you need
While preparing for my Global Azure Bootcamp presentation (I’m presenting on the topic: Azure Monitoring – What are the options and how do I use them?), I was in need of some of the latest icons and logos for various…