Category: Azure

  • Creating your first Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template

    In this tutorial, learn how to create your first Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template and deploy Azure resources and infrastructure.

  • Managed identities and Azure App Service staging slots

    If you’re using an Azure App Service on a tier that offers staging slots (standard and above) then you might want to consider what happens when you swap a slot. If you’ve configured a slot then you’ll want to swap deployments at a minimum between a production and pre-production environment. Microsoft cover in depth what…

  • Azure Availability Zones vs Availability Sets

    A common question for newcomers to Microsoft’s Azure platform is what’s the difference between an availability zone and an availability set?

  • Using Cloudflare with Azure Blob Storage

    If you’re storing files in Azure Storage, you’ll likely soon find that the cost of bandwidth will soon become one of the more expensive items in your Azure bill. By using a content delivery network (CDN), you can improve performance for those accessing your files from around the world, while also reducing the bandwidth costs…

  • Using Azure Functions with Rider

    Previously we’ve written about how to get started with Azure Functions using JetBrains Rider – but that’s now an outdated article, as the Azure plugin now offers seamless integration with the Microsoft Functions tooling. Gone are the days of manually updating project configuration files. What you’ll need In order to follow along, you’ll need to…

  • Building Azure Functions in the Rider IDE

    Many people now use Rider as their integrated development environment editor for .NET. However, when it comes to using it for developing Azure Functions, the out-of-the-box experience is (currently) less than ideal. I say currently, because in the next update to the Azure Toolkit plugin for Rider Functions support has been added. This’ll make running…