Posts Tagged ‘Azure’

Use Case I want all requests to my Azure PaaS Sitecore 10.3 + Identity 7.x site to use Azure Front Door. I do not want to configuring custom domains on my web apps and the web apps should be secured with private endpoints. Problem By default, Sitecore Identity uses the host, protocol, and port from […]

Azure Active Directory Business-to-Consumer (commonly called Azure B2C) is an important business solution for systems that need to authenticate end users to a web/mobile application using a white-labeled experience. Azure AD B2C provides an easy identity system as a service with pay-as-you-go pricing options. Who uses Azure AD B2C? If you have a solution where […]

In this blog series, we’re exploring the four pillars of a successful Cloud Transformation: Program Model, Cloud Foundations, Portfolio Transformation, and Enterprise App Migration.  The first in the series focused on designing a successful cloud Program Model, and our second blog provided an overview of Cloud Foundations to start your cloud transformation journey on the […]

Recently, I attended the 2023 Bank Automation Summit, where one of the significant topics of discussion was how banks navigate their transition to the cloud. The “cloud” refers to a global network of servers, each with a unique function, that works in tandem to enable users to access files stored within from any approved device. […]

Fundamental Microsoft Cloud Certification for Professionals working with Azure; M365; Power Platform; or Security, Compliance, and Identity are available and recommended for anyone selling, designing, implementing, delivering, or supporting Microsoft services in the M365, Azure, or Power Platform (I will call this Microsoft Cloud below) should consider studying for and obtaining the four ‘Fundamentals’ certifications […]

In this blog series, we’re exploring the four pillars of a successful Cloud Transformation: Program Model, Cloud Foundations, Portfolio Transformation, and Enterprise App Migration. In our first blog, we discussed the importance of a Program Model and the key elements that should be considered for successful implementation. If you haven’t already, I highly encourage you […]

As IT leaders and VPs of IT, navigating the challenges of digital transformation can be a daunting task. Balancing the need for innovation and growth with the need for stability and cost-effectiveness is a constant struggle. However, cloud technology offers a way to achieve both goals through the implementation of a comprehensive Cloud Transformation strategy. […]

Azure Load Testing Performance and Load testing are an integral part of the Software Development Life Cycle. These tests can be used to find performance bottlenecks, help right-size infrastructure, find the correct thresholds when setting up scaling mechanisms, and see how your application will react under an excessive load. Consider a retail eCommerce application gearing […]

Red Hat AnsibleFest 2022 took place October 18-19 showcasing new updates to Red Hat’s automation software. The Ansible Automation Platform is an open-source IT automation tool that automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and many other manual IT processes. These capabilities, paired with current updates, improve Ansible’s offerings and give customers with what they […]

Welcome back for the final post in my series on DevOps Best Practices related to Sitecore Headless implementations. In Part 3 we are going to look at the continuous deployment of our Sitecore and Next.js applications following a zero downtime model. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 and/or Part 2, I would recommend pausing […]

Let’s discuss Azure Application Insights and the simple optimization we can do to avoid surprise bills. Azure Application Insights can be used to monitor and check our applications’ health, analyze logs and other metrics related to our application, and view other resources which are included in our Azure subscription. Many teams may have different objectives […]

Azure Data Factory is a strong ETL tool, with the capacity of creating ETL pipelines using low code/no code approach. This can be achieved with using “Activities”. Activities are the tasks that are conducted on data within a pipeline. In this post I demonstrate an ETL process which copies data from one source to another, […]