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What is Microsoft Azure?

In this introductory article, Aidan Finn explains what Microsoft Azure is and isn't, along with key features of the service.

Last Update: Sep 09, 2022

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – December 2019 Edition

Last Update: Jul 06, 2022

By the time you read this, it will be 2020. I hope you have had a great holiday season and are feeling all relaxed and ready for a new semester of Azure action.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – March 2021 Edition

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…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – February 2021 Edition

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…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure – February 2020 Edition

I did think about calling this the typo edition – I just bought a Microsoft Sculpt ergonomic keyboard and it might be preventing physical strain but my mental state as a result of the change is a whole other matter.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – February 2019

Even though February was a shorter month, there were still a number of significant Azure announcements that you should know about.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – January 2019

It was another busy month for Azure, here’s a wrap-up of what you need to know for January.

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Windows Server 2019 GA Arrives on Azure

Microsoft has finally made Windows Server 2019 (WS2019) generally available for IaaS virtual machines on their public cloud, Microsoft Azure.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – August 2018

Aidan summarizes what’s been going on in Azure IaaS in August, and I’ll also discuss a few features and services that you might have missed or forgotten about.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure — June 2018

We’re entering the laid-back days of Summer. There isn’t much Azure IaaS news, but we’re after quality, not quantity.  June was a good news month for those of us using Microsoft Azure.

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