Quickstart If you want to skip the details and deploy this solution in Azure, here is a link to my GitHub repo with everything used in this post: https://github.com/covid19folding/AzureSpotVMWorker Overview Azure Spot VMs are a special offering in Azure that offer major savings over traditional VMs (up to 90% sometimes!), but do not come with …
How To Run Folding@home on Azure Spot VMs to Help Fight COVID-19 Read More »
With today’s hybrid and cloud-only infrastructure, it’s common to be running SQL Server in the cloud to support System Center and other applications. Of course, every database should be backed up. In this post, I will cover how to do this quickly and painlessly using Azure Backup without any additional infrastructure. In recent months, Microsoft …
Running IaaS SQL Server in Azure? Back It Up with Azure Backup for SQL Server Read More »
This is a new series that I’m putting together to help cover some of the best practices used through years of consulting in the Azure IaaS space, from other professionals in the community, and from relationships at Microsoft and events like Ignite. Of course, your mileage may vary, and one solution may not necessarily be …
The cryptocurrency craze is real, with BitCoin and other currencies surging in recent months. While the long-term viability of these are questioned by some, cryptocurrency mining has been going on for years and is the catalyst for how coins are distributed. Personally, I’ve mined cryptocurrency at home with my own ASIC and GPU equipment, but …
Is Cryptocurrency Mining on Azure N-Series Profitable? And How To Do It Anyway Read More »
****02-21-2018 Update – Microsoft updated the ASR Configuration Server deployment process in February 2018. Instead of deploying a server and running the Configuration Server unified setup, you now download a OVF template from the recovery vault in Azure and import it directly into vCenter. This actually deploys a new Configuration Server and takes care of …
