Azure Application Gateway WAF Rules Evaluation
In this short article I will give an example of how the evaluation of the "WAF Custom Rules" and "Managed Rules" of the "Azure Application Gateway" works.
Application Gateway WAF v2 Custom Rules
The Application Gateway WAF v2 has brought some new features compared to v1, including the ability to create "WAF Custom Rules". In this short article I would like to discuss these "Custom Rules" and show how you can successfully create them. I have added some hints to the article that are difficult or impossible to find in the Microsoft documentation.
Azure ArcBox in the Cloud Adoption Framework
The developer conference "Microsoft Build 2022" has brought some news, also in the area of the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) in combination with Azure Arc. I would like to discuss some of these innovations, the ArcBox tool and corresponding documentation on Microsoft Docs in this article.
Accelerate Azure VM network performance
You come across them more often than you would hope. Non-redundant infrastructure solutions based on a few virtual machines (VM). In this article, I'll go over some little tricks you can use to speed up network performance for your Azure VM in such a scenario.
One year as a digital nomad
Time for a post of a slightly different kind. Travel, adventure, uncertainty and part-time work... This was my life when I decided to try my luck as a digital nomad and leave my home country Switzerland for a year. In this short article, you'll learn what I consider to be the ten most important points to keep in mind as a digital nomad.
Certificate-based Point to Site Azure VPN through Intune
As the business world becomes increasingly mobile, cloud services are becoming even more attractive. But what if, as is often the case, there are still dependencies on an enterprise network - on Azure, for example? The solution is obvious: a point-to-site VPN ensures communication for mobile workers. In this how-to post, I discuss how a certificate-based point-to-site VPN to an Azure VPN gateway can be automatically rolled out to mobile clients through Intune. I also discuss how certificates can be automatically issued and renewed by a Certificate Authority in combination with Intune.
Azure Reserved Instance size flexibility
With cloud services now widely available on the market, flexibility for customers has multiplied. Quickly start a virtual test environment on Azure at the push of a button and then clean it up again. However, if you want to run several virtual machines on Azure continuously, it is worth planning and save costs by means of a reservation. In order not to have to sacrifice flexibility completely, there is the "Azure Reserved Instance size flexiblity" offer, which is used for VMs and scale sets. In this article, I will go into more detail about how Azure Reserved Instance size flexibility works and how you can use it to your advantage and save money.
Windows 365 - your computer from the Azure Cloud
As many have suspected for years, Microsoft now offers Windows 365, a computer from the Azure Cloud. Microsoft officially announced the product at Inspire 2021 and officially launched it on the second of August 2021. Windows 365 - your computer from the Azure Cloud - has been GA and available to everyone since then. In the following, you will learn more about important aspects of Windows 365.
Free SSL Certificate for your Azure App Service
As is generally known, all services on the Internet must be encrypted. The SSL certificates of your trusted provider serve this purpose. Such certificates are often not inexpensive and / or associated with recurring administrative effort due to their renewal. However, Microsoft offers a free SSL Certificate for your Azure App Service. In this article, I go into more detail about the advantages and disadvantages. In addition, you can find a HowTo video on how to get a free App Service Certificate yourself or read about it directly at Microsoft Docs.
App Service PHP-Version Update
Von Zeit zu Zeit benötigt jede Webseite ein Update. Sei das inhaltlich, oder das System im Hintergrund. Beispielsweise solltest du, wenn immer möglich die aktuelle PHP-Version verwenden. In diesem Blogpost zeige ich auf, wie du ein App Service PHP-Version Update auf Azure ganz einfach und schnell durchführen kannst, per GUI oder CLI.
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