If you are running a web application in Azure then you must have used Storage Account service. This is a commonly used service to store binary files for example - images, files and videos. This is quite common usecase for any web application is to upload files. It is really easy to upload small files,... Continue Reading →
Mapping data flow is an inbuilt data transformation tool in Azure data factory. It provides data transformation and visualization interface where no or very limited coding is needed. There are various transformation categories such as schema modifiers, row modifier, multiple inputs and outputs, formatters, flowlets and destination or sink. These categories are having number of... Continue Reading →
Managed identities, System or User identity, allow access to Azure resources that support AAD Authentication without managing credentials. These identities are managed in Azure Active Directory automatically. It is a great feature from the security perspective because credentials are not maintained anywhere. Managed identities can be used without any additional cost. Managed identies are of... Continue Reading →
What is Autoscale Provides resources to handle the load on your application Saves money by removing resources when not in use. Scales horizontally i.e. increase or decrease number of VM instances and more flexible in cloud environment. Two ways to trigger the autoscale for the supported services and these are Matrix-Based and Time-Based rules. Autoscaling... Continue Reading →
Azure Key Vault allows to store the keys, secrets and certificate which are used by applications to access securely. The automated key rotation feature was one of the most await feature, however it is available in public preview now. The feature allows users or DevOps or scripting tools like PowerShall to configure the auto rotation... Continue Reading →
The Azure Resource Mover is a dedicated service to move resources seemlessly. Currently, the service supports three ways to move resource, though it depends on business requirement which one to choose. The supported options are :- Move resources to another subscription Move resources to another resource group Move resources to another region The post will... Continue Reading →
Azure SQL Server provides multiple ways to connect and fetch the data. The most common authentication is based on username and password, however, in the world of the cloud, the most secure authentication method is based on the Azure Active directory using MFA. Supported features By default, this feature is not enabled, but once enable... Continue Reading →
Azure Key Vault can be accessed using Managed Identities. Here we will talk about Managed Identities and create a User-Managed Identity to access Azure Key Vault from the MVC web application. Managed Identities Overview Managed Identity provides Azure services with an automatically managed identity in AAD (Azure Active Directory). It helps to authenticate to any service that... Continue Reading →
Mapping data flow comes with many transformation options. While working with data flows, you need to incorporate appropriate transformations to get the desired result. The Aggregate transformation helps to perform aggregations of data using Count, Min, Max, and Sum with expression builder in ADF. So let's begin with the implementation:- Implementation We are going to... Continue Reading →
Lifecycle management is a transition and retention activity. This helps to take necessary action based on the aging of blobs within storage account. Azure Storage Lifecycle management comes with set of policies. A policy is collection of rules and each rule definition has a filter set and an action set. Filters are used to mark... Continue Reading →