Reading Time: 3 minutes Microsoft are doing an amazing job updating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with the release on 18/05/2020 Gen 2 VM’s came into public preview. Below I am going to quickly explain what gen 2 VM’s are and the benefits and then walkthrough enabling the new feature and creating a cluster using Read more…
Reading Time: 6 minutes On April 28th, 2020 Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server Container support on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This has gotten me extremely excited. As you may know, if you have been following me, I have been running Windows containers in a production environment for over a year now. They Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently I was approached by Microsoft specialist recruiter, Nigel Frank International, about contributing my insight to their Azure industry whitepaper. The resource contains invaluable Covid-19 related advice for businesses and professionals, provided by myself and a number of my fellow Azure MVP’s. The whitepaper is split into five topics, in Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Where I work we have been on a journey from Monolith to Microservices. I have written a blog post that some of you may like to read. I talk a bit about AKS and windows containers and some issues we came across. If you fancy a read have a look Read more…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Cloud Conference are delighted to introduce to you the Azure Masterclass Series. 4 full day virtual tutorials [Levels 300 – 400] for those already well into their Azure Journey and looking for expert guidance to take them to the next level. And best of all, they are Free of Charge! The Azure Masterclass tutors are Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutes If like me you are using Azure Container Registry (ACR) to store your container images you may want to scan them for vulnerabilities. Now you can thanks to the Azure Security Centre standard tier. In this blog post, I will show you how to go about setting up your Azure Read more…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Taking place in Nice, France from October 27th – 29th, the European Cloud Conference 2020, is Europe’s leading independent event dedicated exclusively to Microsoft Azure. Super Early Bird Tickets are now on sale for the European Cloud Conference, don’t miss this chance to get you and your team’s tickets at the best possible Read more…
Reading Time: 4 minutes So, you want to secure access to the kubernetes API server on your AKS cluster? Lucky for you that’s what this blog post is about. But first, why would you want to? The answer to that has to be security. By default, the Kubernetes API to manage your cluster is Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minute A lot of people have been asking me for a study guide for the new Azure Exams. I started with the AZ-104 (Microsoft Azure Administrator). https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2020/02/study-resources-for-the-az-104-microsoft-certified-azure-administrator/ This one is all about the Az-303. It’s not 100% finished yet, but I thought it best to get it out now. At the Read more…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Many system administrators have been working with on-premises infrastructure for their whole careers so moving to a cloud-based environment can feel like a leap of faith. However, making the leap to Azure doesn’t have to be daunting. With the right preparation it can be a smooth transition, consistent with your Read more…