The Incident Recently I received word that one of our Azure Data Factory pipelines was experiencing significant latency. At the heart of this pipeline is an Azure SQL Managed Instance that is used as a staging tier. I wasn't very concerned about it being the problem as it's run pretty much unnoticed for two years.... Continue Reading →
Using Azure Icons in Keynote
Keynote is a fantastic tool for putting together slick presentations easily. Unfortunately, if you're making those slides about Azure then you can hit a bit of a snag. Microsoft distributes their icons as SVG files, which are not supported by Keynote. Fear not! We'll have you equipped with PNG's and off to express your artistic... Continue Reading →
Administering Azure from PowerShell Core
Introduction Not long ago Microsoft proclaimed to us that they love Linux. And while many remain skeptical of that assertion (and not without reason), the tech giant is continually pouring more time and resources into the open source world. One of the really exciting products of this (to me at least) is PowerShell Core. Not... Continue Reading →