Global Azure Bootcamp 2016 is scheduled for Saturday April 16, 2016.
I am sure it’s early but a regional office here in the Ohio/Indiana area will be hosting an venue for this event.
Great time to geek out and network with other great IT professionals in the area.
Here is the official website for more information:
http://global.azurebootcamp.net/
Tony Maddin
A.K.A. ~Crouching Tony, Hidden Maddin~
Windows Azure Error, “Windows Azure is currently performing an operation on this deployment that requires exclusive access.”
I got this error when trying to provision multiple virtual servers with PowerShell at the same time. Unfortunately, Azure will not allow you to create/provision Virtual Servers at the same time.
Answer = To create and/or provision your virtual servers in sequence.
~ Tony Maddin ~
I will be in attendance for this Microsoft event.
Here is the website for information for this free event.
http://global.azurebootcamp.net/
Twitter handle: @GlobalAzure
Here is a link from the Microsoft Azure team to monitor Azure and all the IaaS, Paas, and SaaS layers.
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/status/
As an systems administrator; PowerShell is my tool of choice to perform job functions. However, reviewing all the steps necessary to connect to Azure storage and all the steps to remove/delete a single file seemed to take more time than it’s worth.
I wanted to just find a way to explore and zap the file I wanted to save storage space (and cost.)
Here is the answer, Azure Explorer by Cerebrata. http://www.cerebrata.com/products/azure-explorer/introduction
Cerebrata has a great other great Azure tools for purchase.
Image from Cerebrata’s website.
This free, tool set was exactly what I needed. I simply configured Azure explorer with my storage key, and poof! I was connected to my Azure Storage with a view like Windows Explorer.
I was able to right click and remove the file. Bonus: Within my backup folder, I was able to download and archive backups to save storage and $$.
I recommend this tool if you are using Azure and leveraging Azure storage as an efficient way to map and work with blob storage.
Here is the link to Cerebrata’s site for the tool. http://www.cerebrata.com/products/azure-explorer/introduction
~ Tony Maddin ~
Microsoft has put together a free, global Windows Azure boot camp on Saturday, March 29, 2014.
It’s free to register and attend. Space is limited so register fast.
Update: There is also a free, Microsoft Azure event on March 19th, in Columbus, Ohio.
Here is the link to this event. https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032576700&Culture=en-US&community=0
Thanks – Jesse Grigsby!
The main website is:
http://global.windowsazurebootcamp.com/
The Columbus, Ohio website and registration.
https://gwabc2-columbus.eventday.com/
~Tony Maddin~
I am part of a project team that is building a custom Windows 8 application that is leveraging Microsoft Azure.
My project role is multi-tenant infrastructure architect. This role curtails:
One of my task items on the project is to come up with a SMTP solution. My first thought as a system administrator is to leverage a virtual server and enable SMTP as a service.
However, my thinking is changing with the times. J Now there are apps for system administrators.
So I looked in the Azure store and found SendGrid. After doing some internet searches; there have been positive comments about this SMTP application.
I have activated this application in my Azure subscription. Below are my steps.
Open up the Azure Dashboard, click New, select Store and then choose SendGrid from the App Services Add-ons list.
We will not be sending over 25,000 emails a month so the free subscription will fit our current business needs.
The subscription will be tied in with your monthly billing.
I welcome any feedback.
~ Tony Maddin ~
I first read the documentation on Microsoft’s website on how to create a domain controller and Active Directory.
This guide looked intense so I continued my internet searching until I found this blog post.
I am happy to report these steps worked like a champ! I have now built my SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013 training farms.
A special thank you to Keith Mayer at Microsoft for his awesome article.
