Links
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: 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