The location from which a process is invoked is important. A process, I.e. an executable (.exe) is the program which contains the entry point to the code which needs to run. If the location is in a relative position related to the assemblies it requires, then the .exe can use relative paths to access an […]
Read More →NOTE: This is suggested when you are using ASP.NET, the not Core version. If you are using ASP.NET Core then see the bottom of this article for the recommended approach. I mounted my own storage to an Azure App Service Web App and I wanted to then have my website direct traffic to that content […]
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Having worked on Azure for many years now, I have provisioned, deleted, switch, modified so much I sometimes get a bit lost. I was configuring CI/CD for a project and selected Azure Repos, but when I opened the Organization drop-down I did not see the Azure DevOps organization. Figure 1, why is my Azure DevOps […]
Read More →I wrote this article some time ago, Machine Keys on an Azure App Service, machineKey multiple instances Azure, which describes how and why there are no problems running on multiple instances of your App Service Plan, so long as they are in the same region or datacenter. This is because, as part of the App […]
Read More →I remember the first time I converted the text in a Word document to Wingdings / dingbat font. I thought I had come up with a secret code that I could share with my made Zork co-adventurers which described avoidance techniques of evil elvish wizard masters. No one can forget about the hidden cave in […]
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If you want to get a free copy of the Index, Table of Contents and of Chapter 1, have a look here. Click on the READ AN EXCERPT dropdown and then select the one you would like to review. Figure 1 illustrates how that looks like. Figure 1, how to get a free PDF copy […]
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I would like to proudly announce the release and availability of my new Azure Solution Architect Complete Study Guide. The book contains over 700 pages of material relating to the skills and knowledge required to become a great Azure Solution Architect. The book is designed around the requirements for passing both the AZ-303 and AZ-304 […]
Read More →There is perhaps another way to do this, but I wasn’t able to find any documentation about configuring an Azure App Service or Azure Function here. After I created the APIM and API hosted on App Service I received a HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found when I tried testing it from the APIM portal. Figure 1, […]
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The expected latency when downloading anything from a server to a client should increase as the size of the file increases. Simply, the bigger the file the longer it takes to download. There is a common step when writing an API that returns a JSON formatted file, which is the deserialization of the data content […]
Read More →A common topic I would like to call out which I see in regards to security has to do with endpoints. I kind of want to call those endpoints “potentially vulnerable attack vectors”. I am a bit nervous writing “vulnerable” because the endpoints I mention here are secure, which is why I also called out […]
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