Azure Storage Deployment Models
First, we need to understand what is Azure Storage Service and how we can use it. Azure storage is a cloud storage systems that enables...
Month: February 2017
Convention Names versus Tags in Azure
Sometimes when I am working on an Azure Foundation project, usually they ask me “What is the difference between Convention Names and Tags?” followed by...
When to use Resource Tags in Azure
First, Tags in Azure, and almost in any other platform/application, are used to help you organize in a logical way, all the resources. So, if...
Naming Conventions in Azure
Why having a good name convention in Azure have a huge importance? Because describes type of resource in the subscription. Placing the naming pattern in...
Azure Subscriptions Best Practices – Part 2
On the previous blog post (see here), we saw the characteristics of an Azure subscriptions. Now lets see how we can architect the Azure Subscription...
Azure Subscriptions Best Practices – Part 1
Frequently when I’m working on an Azure Foundation project, one of the topic that I like to explore is the Azure Subscriptions. These series of...
Store, Backup, Recover your data – Part 2
This is a continuation of the previous blog post http://azurecentric.com/2017/02/13/store-backup-recover-your-data-part-1/ Azure Blob supports REST APIs so you can use it directly and build tools to integrate,...
Store, Backup, Recover your data – Part 1
Let’s first understand why Cloud makes for a great storage option? A typical organization increases their data storage by 50-60% every year (source: IDC). But...
Hybrid Cloud storage
Cloud storage is the ideal way to handle the exploding demand for storage across industries. By moving data that is less frequently accessed to the...
Storage, backup, and disaster recovery: a comparison
With terms like cloud storage, backup and disaster recovery floating around, it can help to take a step back and get a better idea of...