Category: General
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Using the latest API version in your Azure Resource Manager templates
I got a bit tired of checking which API version is the latest one and modifying my API variables in my ARM templates. So I investigated and tested a little bit and found a solution on how to get the latest API version every time. You can do this via the provider resource function in…
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Review Cloud and Datacenter Conference Germany
On May 12th I had the honor to speak at the first Cloud and Datacenter Conference Germany about one of my favorite topics Azure IaaS especially the security part. The one day conference was an awesome event with a set of top international speakers from Microsoft Corp and the MVP community. Thanks to Kerstin and…
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Azure Disk Encryption is available for Windows VMs
Just in time before the weekend Microsoft announced the general availability of Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs in all Azure regions that are public available. -> https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azuresecurity/2016/05/20/azure-disk-encryption-for-windows-virtual-machines-reaches-general-availability/ This is a huge milestone for keeping your data secure. All you need is an Azure Key Vault in each region your running Azure VMs. To get…
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Review VCNRW sessions 2016
On April 20th I had the honor to speak at the first VCNRW sessions about my favorite topic Azure Stack. The one day conference was an awesome event with a set of top international speakers. Thanks to Helge Klein and Timm Brochhaus for such a great event. If you have missed to be on-site at…
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Microsoft Azure Stack Technical Preview – incremental release published
One of the pain points with the first Microsoft Azure Stack TP were the long running operations for IaaS regarding VM deployment, deletion, start and stop. Microsoft has released an incremental update yesterday to fix these issues and some more. Faster VM deployment times Better performance in VM-related actions such as stop, start, delete Incremental…
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Speaking at VCNRW 2016 and CDC Germany
I wanted to highlight two events driven by the community I will be speaking at. The first stop is at the VCNRW 2016 on 20th April in Cologne. My session is about “Microsoft Azure Stack – Azure for your datacenter”. Last week there were 10 seats left. Maybe since today the VCNRW 2016 is sold…