Since October 2014 it has been possible to add a public IP address to a virtual machine in Azure so that it can be directly connected to by clients on the internet. This bypasses the load balancing in Azure and is primarily designed for those scenarios where you need to test a host without the … Continue reading Setting Instance Level Public IPs on Azure VMs
Month: June 2015
Azure Internal Load Balancing – Setting Distribution Mode
I’m going to start by saying that I totally missed that the setting of distribution mode on Azure’s Internal Load Balancer (ILB) service is possible. This is mostly because you don’t set the distribution mode at the ILB level – you set it at the Endpoint level (which in hindsight makes sense because that’s how you do it for the public load balancing too).
There is an excellent blog on the Azure site that covers distribution modes for public load balancing and the good news is that they also apply to internal load balancing as well. Let’s take a look.
In the example below we’ll use the following parameters:
- Cloud Service: apptier
containing - Two VMS: apptier01, apptier02
on - VNet subnet with name of ‘appsubnet’
adding a - load balancer with static IP address of 192.168.1.25
which - balances HTTP traffic based on Source and Destination IP.
Here’s the PowerShell to achieve this…
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Tips on moving your Visual Studio Online from Microsoft to Organisational Accounts
If like me you’ve been a keen user of Visual Studio Online since it first came into existence way back in 2012 you’ve probably gotten used to using it with Microsoft Accounts (you know, the ones everyone writes “formerly Live ID” after), and when, in 2014, Microsoft enabled the use of Work (or Organisational) Accounts you either thought “that’s nice” and immediately got back to writing code, or went ahead and migrated to Work Accounts.
If you are yet to cutover your Visual Studio Online (VSO) tenant to use Work Accounts, here are a few tips and gotchas to be aware of as part of your switch.
The VSO owner Microsoft Account must be in Azure AD
Yes, you read that correctly.
Azure Active Directory supports the invitation of users from other Azure AD instances as well as users with Microsoft Accounts (MSAs).
If you haven’t added the MSA that…
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Kloud recognised as winner for 2015 Microsoft Cloud Productivity Partner of the Year and Finalist for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Partner of the Year!
Great to be a part of this team, and what a great recognition for everyone’s efforts!
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia — 03 June, 2015 — Kloud Solutions today announced it has won the 2015 Microsoft Cloud Productivity Partner Award. The company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.
“We are thrilled to be recognised at a global level for our ongoing work with Office 365! This award is testament to our hard working team and all of our customers who entrust us with ensuring a safe and prosperous journey to the cloud,” said Nicki Bowers, managing director, Kloud Solutions.
Awards were presented in several categories, with winners chosen from a set of more than 2,300 entrants from 108 different countries worldwide.
The Cloud Productivity Partner of the Year Award honours a partner that has seen substantial and sustainable growth in deploying Office 365 cloud and hybrid solutions as well…
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