Getting Started with Terraform for Azure

What is Terraform? Terraform is a simple and powerful open-source infrastructure management tool developed by Hashicorp which uses a simple language called HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Terraform lets us build, change and organize the infrastructure efficiently. It organizes infrastructure in configuration files that describes the topology of cloud resources such as Virtual machines, storage accounts…

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Microsoft Cloud Updates (week of 16th Feb 2020)

#CloudSecurity Azure Firewall Manager Preview refresh Azure Firewall Manager Preview now supports Azure Firewall deployments in virtual networks (also known as hub virtual networks) in addition to its support for Azure Firewall deployments in virtual WAN hubs (also known as secured virtual hubs). Azure Firewall Spring 2020 updates Azure Firewall is a cloud native firewall-as-a-service…

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Microsoft Cloud Updates (week of 10th Feb 2020)

#CloudSecurity Native Azure Active Directory authentication support and Azure VPN Client now available. Native Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication support for OpenVPN protocol and Azure VPN Client for Windows are now generally available for Azure point-to-site (P2S) VPN. Azure Resource Manager template support for NSG flow logs. Azure Resource Manager is a native and powerful way to manage…

Data Migration Assistant

Have you ever been in a situation where migration became an issue for you? I was in a fix whether how one should migrate only the schema part, In such cases one can use the tool known as Data Migration Assistant. The Data Migration Assistant (DMA) helps you upgrade to a modern data platform by…

Data Migration Service – Part 2

Offline Migration Migration Steps (SQL Server to Azure SQL Database) Prerequisites: Create a Vnet for DMS Vnet’s nsg should not block communication ports 443, 53, 9354, 445, 12000 Configure your windows firewall open port 1433 If you’re running multiple named SQL Server instances using dynamic ports, you may wish to enable the SQL Browser Service…

Data Migration Service – Part 1

Online migration Migration Steps (SQL Server to Azure SQL Database) Prerequisites: Create a Vnet for DMS Vnet’s nsg should not block communication ports 443, 53, 9354, 445, 12000 Configure your windows firewall open port 1433 If you’re running multiple named SQL Server instances using dynamic ports, you may wish to enable the SQL Browser Service…