Tech Tips, Tricks & Trivia

This Week I Learned - *  A resource group can contain resources that are located in different regions. *  Microsoft Azure Storage Team has found the need to support direct FTP and SFTP access to Azure Blob storage decrease over time as customers move to REST based tools that provide greater throughput and better security than legacy protocols. There are external solutions that provide direct FTP and SFTP access to Azure Blob storage such as http://ftp2azure.codeplex.com * D15_v2/DS15_v2  isolated Azure VMs will be replaced with Azure Dedicated Host. * Virtual networks are a traffic isolation boundary in Azure. By default, VMs in one virtual network can't communicate directly with VMs in a different virtual network. However, you can explicitly connect virtual networks by using virtual network peering. * The Azure platform uses a virtualized environment. User instances operate as standalone virtual machines that do not have access to a physical host server. * ...

Nice summary slide from a presentation " Applications modernization journey – The four R’s " by Alexandre Menezes - click on image for enlarged view Definitions: Rehost  (lift & shift) - Redeploy as-is to cloud Refactor / Repack - Minimally alter to take better advantage of cloud Rearchitect - Materially alter/decompose application to services Rebuild - New code written with cloud native approach

Key points from the LinkedIn course Creating Great First Impressions by Vanessa Van Edwards : We decide if we like someone, trust someone, or would want to work with someone within the first 20 seconds of meeting them. A strong first impression is like a shortcut to success. What matters: - the way we look - what we wear - how we carry ourselves - our facial expressions - our vocal power - our handshake - our body language When someone meets you, they're trying to decide how confident you are. Based on your body language, handshake, posture, and vocal power, they're trying to decipher if you're confident or anxious. Whether we like it or not, everyone makes a snap judgment when we first see someone. Aim to land in that upper right quadrant - How do you want to come across? When someone meets you for the first time, what word do you want them to think of in their head? Think of your ideal first impression word, words like authentic, charismatic, captivati...