Tech Tips, Tricks & Trivia

Azure originally provided only the classic deployment model or the Service Management model in which each resource existed independently; there was no way to group related resources together. To deploy a solution, you had to either create each resource individually through the Classic Portal or create a script that deployed all the resources in the correct order. In 2014, Azure introduced Resource Manager, which added the concept of a resource group. A resource group is a container for resources that share a common lifecycle. For Compute, Storage, and Networking resources, you have the option of using either Resource Manager or Classic deployment in the  Azure Portal  which was initially referred as Preview Portal. In December 2015, portal.azure.com (codename Ibiza), achieved general availability (GA) status and is the default portal for Azure. Microsoft guidance for new deployments is to make use of the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) model The Azure Portal is on...

App Wallet UPI Bank Transfer Send On Mobile # Android App Remarks Airtel Money Yes No Yes Yes Link Built in collaboration with Infosys and SmartTrust, the platform was launched on 5 April 2012 Axis Bank Lime Yes No No No Link BHIM App No Yes Yes Yes Link Transaction Limits: Maximum of Rs. 10,000 per transaction and Rs. 20,000 within 24 hours. Chillr No Yes Yes Yes Link Citi MasterPass Yes Citrus Pay Yes No No Yes Link Freecharge Yes No No No Link Most features on native mobile app are also available through mobile & desktop browser versions. Terms & Conditions of offers often have a catch FTcash No Yes No Yes Link HDFC PayZapp No No No Yes Link Offers ICICI Pockets Yes Yes Yes Yes Link Offers Itzcash Yes No Yes Yes Link Jio Money Yes No No No Link launched in 2016. Offers Mobikwik Yes Yes Yes Yes Link Founded in 2009. Maximum outstanding balance must...

SLA for Service Fabric reads thus : Service Fabric is a free service, therefore, it does not have a financially backed SLA itself. The availability of your Service Fabric cluster is based on the SLA of the underlying virtual machines and storage resources used. Please see the Virtual Machine SLA and Storage SLA for more details. The product documentation for most Azure services is clearly listed but the cost calculation for Service Fabric is not straight-forward. There is no charge for the Service Fabric service itself but the cost of creating the Service Fabric clusters has to be calculated on your own by finding out the resources required which typically include Virtual Machines, Storage, IP Addresses that you're going to use. Questioning the production readiness of Service Fabric, a concerned SF explorer asked on the MSDN forum when SF will be ready for serious deployments . Matt Snider , #AzureServiceFabric  PM's reply in October 2016 - SF is GAd both for our ho...