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Redesigning Configuration Refresh for Azure App Configuration

Abhilash AroraAugust 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19

Overview Since its inception, the .NET Core configuration provider for Azure App Configuration has provided the capability to monitor changes and sync them to the configuration within a running application. We recently redesigned this functionality to allow for on-demand refresh of the configuration. The new design paves the way for smarter ...

Azure SignalR Service now supports Event Grid!

Ken ChenAugust 8, 2019Aug 8, 201908/8/19

We just released a new feature which enables Azure SignalR Service to publish connection events to Azure Event Grid. Check out this blog post to learn how it works and how to use it.

Configuring a Server-side Blazor app with Azure App Configuration

Brady GasterJuly 1, 2019Jul 1, 201907/1/19

In this post, we'll take a look at how we can extract configuration values out of JSON files and into an Azure App Configuration instance, where they can be used by other teammates or apps.

What’s new in Azure SignalR 1.1.0 Preview 1

Ken ChenJune 3, 2019Jun 3, 201906/3/19

We just shipped 1.1.0 Preview 1 of Azure SignalR Service SDK to support some new features in ASP.NET Core 3.0, including endpoint routing and server-side Blazor. Let's take a look how you can use them in your Azure SignalR application. Here is the list of what's new in this release: Endpoint routing support for ASP.NET Core 3 For ...

Azure SignalR Service now supports ASP.NET!

Zhidi ShangApril 26, 2019Apr 26, 201904/26/19

Azure SignalR Service is a fully managed real-time messaging service, built on ASP.NET Core SignalR. ASP.NET Core SignalR has many features incompatible with ASP.NET SignalR, so existing ASP.NET SignalR Application doesn't work with SignalR Service. We added the ASP.NET support to SignalR Service SDK to enable this scenario. This blog also lists features that are no longer supported and provides references on documents and code samples.

.NET Core Workers in Azure Container Instances

Brady GasterApril 15, 2019Apr 15, 201904/15/19

In .NET Core 3.0 we are introducing a new type of application template called Worker Service. This template is intended to give you a starting point for writing long running services in .NET Core. In this walkthrough you'll learn how to use a Worker with Azure Container Registry anAzure Container Instances to get your Worker running as a microservice in the cloud.

Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server

Angelos PetropoulosFebruary 22, 2019Feb 22, 201902/22/19

In my previous blog post I talked about how to migrate data from existing on-prem SQL Server instances to Azure SQL Database. If you haven’t heard SQL Server 2008 end of support is coming this summer, so it’s a good time to evaluate moving to an Azure SQL Database. If you decide to try Azure, chances are you will not be able to ...

Migrating your existing on-prem SQL Server database to Azure SQL DB

Angelos PetropoulosFebruary 15, 2019Feb 15, 201902/15/19

If you are in the process of moving an existing .NET application to Azure, it’s likely you’ll have to migrate an existing, on-prem SQL database as well. There are a few different ways you can go about this, so let’s go through them. Data Migration Assistant (downtime required) The Data Migration Assistant (download | documentation) ...

Announcing an easier way to use latest certificates from Key Vault

Web Development Tools MicrosoftFebruary 7, 2019Feb 7, 201902/7/19

Posting on behalf of the Key Vault Team. When we launched Azure Key Vault a few years ago, it solved a major problem users had which was that storing sensitive and/or secret information in code or config files in plain text causes multiple problems including security exposure. Users stored their secrets in a safe store like Key Vault and used...

Make the most of your monthly Azure Credits

Angelos PetropoulosFebruary 1, 2019Feb 1, 201902/1/19

If you weren’t aware, Visual Studio subscribers have free monthly Azure credits, that are ideal for experimenting with and learning about Azure services. When you activate this benefit, it creates a separate Azure subscription with a monthly credit balance that renews each month while you remain an active Visual Studio subscriber. If the ...

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