Test SQL Connection in Azure

Azure VMs and connectivity brings some interesting challenges to the fore. I have a scenario where I created 4 new VMs (3 x app and 1 x sql). The App …

Azure Backup

Now in public preview, Long-Term Retention (LTR) allows you to enable your databases to create weekly backups stored in your own Azure Backup vault and extend the retention period built …

Azure: Temporal Tables

Will be adding some Azure content just to try and keep myself sane with all the new features and updates rolled by MS. Temporal Tables: Nice new feature that enables …

Require HTTPS on Azure

To force HTTPS on an Azure site that is configured to run HTTPS and HTTP add the following to your web.config file: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <rewrite> <rules> <rule …

Restore local database to Azure

If you are on the right track and started moving to Azure 🙂 then sooner or later you will need to move some of your databases to Azure. One option …