Reading Notes #201

Cloud

• Tracing and logging with Application Insights (Andrei Dzimchuk) - You know the 101 about App Insights and you are looking for something more specific? This post if a must it shows how to transform an ordinary logger in a great source of information.

Programming

• Usage of into and let keyword in Query Expression C# – Humble bits (Ashish Kumar) - This post gives a very clear explanation of the key work let.
  
• Node v4.0.0 - This post explains the major features included in the last release of Node.js.
  
• Elastic database client library now open sourced (Silvia Doomra) - Nice post that explains the reason why a Microsoft library would like to be open source, gives a quick definition of the elastic database, of course. course.

Databases

• Moving Your SQL Databases to Azure – Things to Know - Fantastic post that explains, well, everything we must know to get started with Azure SQL Database.

Miscellaneous

• How to turn one tiny thought into a blog post worth reading - I like this post, it gives a lot of tips on how turn your brain dump (ideas) in something more productive.
  
• A Remote Worker's Guide To Staying Healthy - This is definitely not a technical post. However, since are all working sitting in front of a computer, it's time for a little reminder.
  
• Creating a Portable Windows 10 Environment with Windows To Go - Interesting... I knew this was possible with some Linux distribution, but I didn't know it was possible with Windows.
  
• Not in my job description (Marc) - I just love it. Nice post.

Reading Notes #200

Suggestion of the week

• Débuter avec Azure Resource Manager (Channel 9) (Julien Stroheker) - Really one of the best videos a saw. If you understand French, this is a must.

Cloud

• Using Travis to Deploy Apps to Azure - This post explains how to build a CI for Azure.
  
• New GS-Series VM (Daniel Wu) - Nice post that not only announces the new type of VM, but also how to convert your actual VM to this type.
  
• Using continuous integration with Azure & GitHub - Perfect post to get started with CI and Azure.
  
• Updates in Azure WebJobs SDK (1.1.0-alpha2) (Pranav Rastogi) - Learn more about the new singleton, redis trigger, logging, and all the other new features in this post.
  
• Seamlessly Migrate Your Application from AWS to Azure in Four Simple Steps (Rajesh Goli) - Wow only four steps to convert… nothing else to say.
  
• Introducing Azure Service Bus Premium Messaging (Clemens Vasters) - This post gives a short intro about the services bus.

Databases

• Azure DocumentDB’s LINQ provider just got better (Aravind Ramachandran) - This quick post lists the feature in the SDK.

Books

• Microsoft Azure Essentials_ Fundamentals of Azure (Michael S. Collier & Robin E. Shahan) - This week a felt like returning to the sources, and read the essentials. Difficult to summarize a summary, but all principal family of features are approached and the “must have” tools are over… Even some scenarios. A really good book, evenmore it’s for all.

Reading Notes #199

Suggestion of the week

• First look at Application Insights (Andrei Dzimchuk) - Excellent post. Perfect to make your idea about why and how we should use Application Insights. Nice touch to the config.

Cloud

• Integration with Azure Service Bus (Vincent-Philippe Lauzon) - Great post that summarizes best practices and important tips related to Azure service Bus.
  
• Azure Backup update – New features in IaaS VM backup support (Trinadh Kotturu) - Very amazing backup services.
  
• Deploying Flynn Clusters on Azure - Promising deploying tool. A thing to follow.
  
• Using Azure CLI to Capture and Deploy a CentOS Virtual Machine - Another way to create an image of an Azure VM. Useful script that will work in any environment.
  
• Announcing the Azure SDK 2.7.1 for .NET (Brady Gaster) - This post describes the major new features in this release.
  
• Do-until looping in logic apps - Useful addition to the loops in Logic Apps.
  
• Getting started with Azure Backup (Viswanath Tata) - An essential tool for any production environment, backup is now very easy to setup and secure.

Programming

• On a Cloud: Queues (Jef King) - This post suggests two short videos that talked about queues and how to use them.
  
• Help, my diagram doesn’t fit on one page! - Interesting thoughts about how to “cut” diagrams.
  
• Deploy Jekyll Pages using Git and Travis CI - Interesting deployment setup that looks simple and efficient.

Databases

• Get the DocumentDB SQL query cheat sheet (Aravind Ramachandran) - Confuse sometime with the syntax of noSql, this post shared a cheatsheet that should be saved (or printed).
  
• Announcing Great New SQL Database Capabilities in Azure - Great announcement to the database world with this two new release described in this post.

Miscellaneous

• On Disconnecting - Choose your poison: workaholic, social addict or “paranoia”… Oh! Scott is definitely not alone.
  
• Building Trust with 100% Distributed Team & 100% Flexible Schedules (Brian Whipple) - Very interesting thoughts about trust and the place it should take between employees and companies.
  
• The Role of QA in Cloud DevOps - Interesting thoughts regarding the QA role and how it could change.