Links

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Accounts

DevOps:

• Add Alias für DevOps here: https://my.visualstudio.com/Subscriptions
• Demos/Solutions: https://cdx.transform.microsoft.com/
• Your Test-Tenant: https://cdx.transform.microsoft.com/my-tenants
• MPN: TODO

• MSDN: https://my.visualstudio.com

• Microsoft Azure Portal https://portal.azure.com

• Exchange Online https://outlook.office.com or https://outlook.office365.com

• M365 Online https://portal.office.com

• M365 Device Management Portal https://devicemanagement.microsoft.com

• Preview Azure Portal https://preview.portal.azure.com
• Security Only Azure Portal https://security.microsoft.com
• Compliance Only Azure Portal https://compliance.microsoft.com
• Microsoft Teams Portal https://teams.microsoft.com
• Azure Actice Directory: https://aad.portal.azure.com

Tools

The best websites I know for Azure providing overviews, helpers and tools.

Overviews

• VM Chooser: https://www.vmchooser.com/
• Infrastructure: https://infrastructuremap.microsoft.com/
• DC Map: https://build5nines.com/map-azure-regions/
• Speed: https://www.azurespeed.com
• ARM Visualizer: http://armviz.io/
• Charts: https://azurecharts.com/
• Services: https://azureservices.io/
• Portals: https://msportals.io/
• Release and change tracking on Azure Governance capabilities: https://www.azadvertizer.net/
• Features by region: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/services/
• Get Tenant ID: https://www.whatismytenantid.com/
• MSDN License Goodies: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/de/vs/benefits/#software-und-downloads
• List of security mistakes by cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, and Azure)

Comparing Cloud Solutions

• Comparing Azure and WS Services: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/services#
• VM Comparer (platform/region): https://cloudoptimizer.io/
• AWS vs Azure: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/index
• Cloud Comparison: https://www.rightscale.com/cloud-comparison-tool/
• Google comparing AWS/Azure: https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/aws-azure-gcp-service-comparison
• Azure Network Latency: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/networking/azure-network-latency
• Google Network Latency: https://datastudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/fc733b10-9744-4a72-a502-92290f608571/page/70YCB
• AWS Network Latency: https://www.cloudping.co/grid

Dev Tools

• Scrum poker: https://planningpokeronline.com/
• DevOps: https://app.vssps.visualstudio.com
• Azure CLI (online) https://shell.azure.com/powershell
• Azure DevOps Demo Generator: https://azuredevopsdemogenerator.azurewebsites.net/
• Package search for .NET Core packages: http://packagesearch.azurewebsites.net/
• Resource Explorer Online: https://resources.azure.com/
• Azure Building Blocks: Simplifying Resource Deployment: https://github.com/mspnp/template-building-blocks
• Microsoft 365 DSC: https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft365DSC
• Azure Bicep: https://github.com/Azure/bicep/releases

Database Helper

• Azure Cosmos DB Account Settings: https://cosmos.azure.com/capacitycalculator/
• Documentdb Capacity Planner: https://www.documentdb.com/capacityplanner
• DB Migration: https://datamigration.microsoft.com/

Pricing

• Azure Price :https://azureprice.net/
• Pricing Calculator: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/
• Total Cost of Ownership: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/tco/calculator/

IP ranges

• Search IPs online: https://azureipranges.azurewebsites.net/
• Public: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=56519
• AzureGovernment: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=57063
• China: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=57062
• AzureGermany: https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=57064

Service Status

• M365 Status: https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/servicehealth
• Office Status: https://portal.office.com/servicestatus
• Azure Status: https://status.azure.com/de-de/status
• Azure Status History: https://status.azure.com/de-de/status/history/
• DevOps Status: https://status.dev.azure.com/
• DevOps Status History: https://status.dev.azure.com/_history
• Azure Service Deprecation Github: https://github.com/azure-deprecation/dashboard/projects/2
• Azure Service Deprecation Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/azureendoflife

Architecture

• Getting started overview: https://github.com/ricmmartins/AzureGovernance
• Azure governance docs: https://github.com/microsoft/azuredevopsgenerator/tree/master/azuregovernance/docs
• curated guidance from Microsoft Assessments: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/assessments/?mode=pre-assessment
• Azure Migration: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/migration/
• Azure security best practices and patterns: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/best-practices-and-patterns
• Azure Architecture templates: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/browse/
• Templates and scripts for deploying Azure Reference Architectures: https://github.com/mspnp/reference-architectures
• Cloud Design Patterns: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/
• Azure Architecture Center: https://github.com/mspnp/architecture-center
• Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/
• Cloud Adoption Framework Tools and Templates: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/reference/tools-templates
• Enterprise-Scale Reference Implementation: https://github.com/Azure/Enterprise-Scale
• Policy Templates: https://github.com/Azure/Community-Policy
• Migration Assistant: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/migration-assistant/

Implement these tools within Azure

• Host own ARM Visualizer: https://github.com/shenglol/arm-visualizer

Optimization Tools:

• Continuous Cloud Optimization Power BI Dashboards Project: https://github.com/Azure/ccodashboard
• Azure Optimization Engine: https://github.com/helderpinto/AzureOptimizationEngine

Policy Management:

• Policy Overview: https://github.com/JulianHayward/Azure-MG-Sub-Governance-Reporting
• Scripts for Policies Management https://github.com/marketplace/actions/manage-azure-policy
• Management of Azure Diagnostic Policies: https://github.com/JimGBritt/AzurePolicy/tree/master/AzureMonitor/Scripts

Augmenting Azure Advisor Cost Recommendations for Automated Continuous Optimization:

• Part 1: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/augmenting-azure-advisor-cost-recommendations-for-automated/ba-p/1339298
• Part 2: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/augmenting-azure-advisor-cost-recommendations-for-automated/ba-p/1457687
• Part 3: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/augmenting-azure-advisor-cost-recommendations-for-automated/ba-p/1544796
• Part 4: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/automating-continuous-optimization-with-the-azure-optimization/ba-p/1851317

Azure Code Templates

• Azure PowerShell cmdlets: https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/tree/master
• Powershell scripts https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell
• ARM-Template Resources (1): https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates
• ARM-Template Resources (2): https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/templates/
• Runbooks: https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/azure/automation/manage-runbooks

Learning Azure

Microsoft Learning Material

• Microsoft Learning: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/azure/
• Azure Online-Training https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/learning/azure-skills-training.aspx
• Certification Overview: https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/learn/certifications/browse/
• Azure Online Events: https://events.microsoft.com/?timeperiod=all&isSharedInLocalViewMode=false&category=Online&product=Cloud%20Platform&product=Developer%20Tools&product=Microsoft%20Azure&language=English
• Microsoft OpenHack: https://openhack.microsoft.com
• Getting started with Azure DevOps: https://azuredevopslabs.com/
• DevOps Training Days: https://azuredevcollege.com/trainingdays/
• Azure CSAs in Microsoft OCP team in Germany: https://github.com/CSA-OCP-GER

Other Learning Material

• AzureAcadamy: https://www.youtube.com/c/AzureAcademy/videos
• Pluralsight: https://app.pluralsight.com
• Certbase https://www.certbase.de/
• Fastlane: https://www.fastlane.live/de_en
• Skillpipe: https://www.Skillpipe.com
• Whizlabs: https://www.whizlabs.com/
• Midhub: https://www.mindhub.com/
• Udemy Azure Courses: https://www.udemy.com/topic/microsoft-azure/
• Cloud Security based training: http://flaws.cloud/ and http://flaws2.cloud/
• CS349D: Cloud Computing Technology: https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs349d/

Azure Forums

• Azure Knowledge Center: https://azure.microsoft.com/de-de/resources/knowledge-center/
• MSDN Forum: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home
• Server Fault: https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/azure
• Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure

Azure News

Overview of links to regularly check to stay up-to-date on Azure.

• Azure Tips And Tricks: https://microsoft.github.io/AzureTipsAndTricks
• Azure Case Studies: https://azure.microsoft.com/de-de/case-studies/
• Heise Azure News: https://www.heise.de/suche/?q=azure&search_submit.x=0&search_submit.y=0&rm=search
• Hacker News Azure: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=azure&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=pastYear&type=all
• Azure Update heat map: https://azurecharts.com/
• Cloud News: https://www.cloudnews.dev/
• Azure AppService Blog: https://azure.github.io/AppService/
• Sapico Cloudnews: http://cloudnews.sapico.me/

Blogs and Feeds

• Azure Updates News: Link + Feed
• Azure Blog by James Randall: Link + Feed
• Azure Official Blog: Link + Feed
• Azure Blog Michael Collier: Link + Feed
• Azure Blog Brent Stineman: Link + Feed
• Azure Blog "we do azure": Link + Feed
• Last week in Azure: Link + Feed
• Azure Friday: Link + Feed
• Cloud Expert: Link + Feed
• Microsoft Open Source: Link + Feed
• Microsoft .NET Blog: Link + Feed
• Heise on Azure: Link + Feed
• Azure Weekly: Link + Feed

YouTube Channels and Lists

• Microsoft Ignite: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhJmfAGQ5K81XQ8_od1iTg
• Microsoft Mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ9905MRHxwLZ2jeNQGIWxA
• Microsoft Azure: https://www.youtube.com/user/windowsazure
• Microsoft Cloud: https://www.youtube.com/user/MSCloudOS
• Microsoft Developer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsMica-v34Irf9KVTh6xx-g
• Azure Academy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-MXgaFhsYU8PkqgKBdnusQ
• John Savill: https://www.youtube.com/user/NTFAQGuy
• DEV205: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6bUAm2vnOslaepTJBtSHg
• Cloud Academy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeRY0LppLWdxWAymRANTb0g
• Tim Warner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCim7PFtynyPuzMHtbNyYOXA
• Azure 4 Everyone: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmEIMC3LBil4o0tjaTbj0w
• Tips and Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLasX02E8BPCNCK8Thcxu-Y-XcBUbhFWC

Other Lists

• Awesome Azure: https://github.com/kristofferandreasen/awesome-azure