Aidan Finn

Microsoft ran another virtual edition of the Ignite conference in March. As usual there were a large number of Azure infrastructure announcements. Availability Zones Expansion Microsoft has committed to introducing availability zones to all Azure regions by the end of 2021. An Azure region (supposedly) is made up of one or more physical data centers…

I am frequently left somewhere between amused and exasperated when reading a statement that Windows Server is “dead” or listen to an industry commentator question the release of Windows Server.

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve spotted lots of tiny little changes in the Azure Portal. And my feeds have lit up over the last few hours. There must be a big Microsoft conference happening right around now? Yup, Microsoft Ignite (March 2021) is here and that means there will be lots of cool…

The first month of the year has come and gone but here is a recap of the Azure announcements for January.

Happy new year! I’m writing this article at the end of my first day back at work since November. I have barely looked at any work-related stuff in the last month. Writing this article will give me a chance to catch up with thing. App Service Anti-Virus Logs in Public Preview Microsoft has announced that…

November has come and gone but for those looking to catch-up on Azure, here’s what you need to know.

October, the first month in Q4 of the calendar year and Q2 of the Microsoft financial year, is also in the middle of planning for the next semester of development of Microsoft Azure (codenamed Cobalt).

September was Ignite month – I will get to that in a moment. That means there should be lots of news. And this should be a post full of Azure announcements. But will it be?

With August now behind us, here’s a look at the major announcements from this month.

In the Microsoft calendar, July marked the end of FY20 and the start of a whole new semester for Azure (and Windows) development.