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Creating Your First Azure PowerShell Function App

Learn how to take your PowerShell scripts from on-prem to the Azure cloud by building an Azure Functions app.

Azure Service Principals: How to Create (and Understand) Them

Learn how to work with Azure service principals and app registrations to set up unattended access for your services in this example walkthrough!

Microsoft Azure for Free?

Don't pay for Microsoft Azure. Get it for free! Learn all the ways in this in-depth guide!

How to Set Up a WordPress Blog in Microsoft Azure

Learn how to set up a Wordpress blog from scratch in Microsoft Azure in this step-by-step guide.

How to Apply DSC Configurations to VMs in Azure ARM Templates

Setting Up Hybrid Azure AD-Join: The Best of Both Worlds

If you use on-prem Active Directory (AD) features and would also like to use Azure AD features like  conditional access, single sign-on (SSO) and more, this article is for you. In this article, you're going to learn how to set up a mode Microsoft calls Hybrid Azure AD Join.

How to Generate an Azure SAS Token to Access Storage Accounts

Learn how to create an Azure SAS token both via the Azure portal and via PowerShell to authenticate and authorize Azure storage management.

How to Deploy and Update Azure VM Scale Sets with PowerShell

Deploying Your First Application in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS Cluster)

Learn how to successfully deploy an AKS cluster and run an application on top of that cluster.

How to Connect to an Azure SQL Database

Learn to connect to Azure SQL Database and be comfortable using it either with or instead of a traditional SQL Server installation.

Using the Microsoft Graph API with PowerShell

Azure Policy: How to Create and Remediate Compliance

A common theme in cloud environments today is the ability to define templates, policies, and procedures. These templates then dictate what can be done and verify that what does exist is correct. A service from Microsoft called Azure Policy is a great way to make that happen.