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How to enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) in IIS7+
I got a report of a strange redirect loop on a website I (inherited, but help) manage. The reports were only from Chrome and Firefox users and just started suddenly last week, but the code on this site...
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SharePoint Server 2013 Dev/Test Environments
Are you in need of a SharePoint Server 2013 dev/test or proof-of-concept environment? Check out these four options:Basic configuration for an Internet-facing farm (3 servers)High-availability...
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WinJS 4.0 Released
This post was written by Josh Rennert, Program Manager, Web Apps & Frameworks teamWe received great feedback and insight from our WinJS 4.0-Preview, released earlier this year. Now, the time has...
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Introducing srcset, our first step towards fully responsive images in...
Windows 10 Insider builds recently introduced support for srcset, our first step on the path to fully supporting the picture element for responsive images. In this post we’d like to share more about...
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Relax, Cortana makes air travel easier
With summer just around the corner, air travel will pick up as holiday travelers crowd the terminals. It can add stress to an activity intended to help you unwind. With your well-being in mind, Cortana...
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Run Azure CLI as a Docker Container: Avoid installation and setup
You now have the ability to consume Azure services through existing Azure SDKs, Azure PowerShell or Azure CLI. Azure CLI – Command Line Interface, is cross platform and is supported on Linux, Mac and...
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Query Store: A flight data recorder for your database
Query Store is a new feature in SQL Server 2016, and now available in preview on the latest version of Azure SQL Database V12. It’s designed to help you with query performance troubleshooting.As your...
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Additional updates to Support Site Extension for Azure App Service Web Apps
Previous updates to Support Site Extension included features like Live HTTP traffic monitoring, Event Viewer, Role Metrics for a Web App per Instance, Notifications, ClearDB health checks etc. We’re...
View ArticleHTTP Strict Transport Security comes to Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1...
In February, we released the first preview of HTTP Strict Transport Security in Internet Explorer 11 in the Windows 10 Insider Preview. The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) policy protects against...
View ArticleWhy this top cloud analyst moved to Microsoft
During the last six years at Forrester Research, I helped enterprise IT and technology leaders understand the cloud movement — what makes it different and how it could change your businesses and...
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Redirect the Package Cache using registry-based policy
Visual Studio can require a lot of space on the system drive, and previous methods of redirecting the Package Cache can be tricky for some people to set up or even maintain as junctions across volumes...
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Azure Linux VM Infrastructure Monitoring and Diagnostics
A significant number of Virtual Machines on Azure today are running Linux workloads. In my post from September, I shared details on how to setup, configure and read metrics to monitor and diagnose...
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Azure Backup is Now Available in Central US, North Central US, South Central...
Azure Backup service has now expanded to all the non-government regions in United States and Brazil to cater to the ongoing demand from customers. With the addition of these 5 new regions highlighted...
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JavaScript Editor Improvements in Visual Studio 2015
JavaScript is an important technology for development on many different platforms, including web, mobile app, and server programming. In Visual Studio 2013 we already support IntelliSense, Go to...
View ArticleAzure Premium Storage Generally Available – Australia East
Offering a service-level agreement (SLA) for 99.9 percent availability, Premium Storage is now available in the Australia East region, as well as other regions previously announced.For more info:...
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Software and Saving Babies
I used to have a saying to put things into perspecive when things were getting really crazy at work and we were freaking out over the Daily Crisis:Breathe. It's just software, we're not saving babies...
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Querying and Editing DocumentDB Data Just Got Better
We’ve released a set of enhancements to improve your experience and efficiency working with DocumentDB queries, documents, and server-side programming in the Azure preview portal, including:Query...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure Adds Global Array of New Certifications, including US DoD...
Earlier this year, we highlighted a number of new compliance milestones for Microsoft Azure, including that Azure was the first cloud computing platform to conform to ISO/IEC 27018, the only...
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Increase ad revenue with ad mediation
Thousands of apps in the Store today are using Windows ad mediation to increase ad revenue in Windows Phone apps. Ad mediation, as described in the launch blog post, allows you to manage multiple ad...
View ArticleStep through creating a Resource Manager-based Azure Virtual Machine with...
With Azure Service Management, many of the functions associated with creating a virtual machine, such a creating a network interface card and specifying the names of disk files stored in Azure, are...
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