by George Chrysovaladis Grammatikos | Sep 3, 2018 | Azure, Storage
In this post, I will show you how to scale down a managed data disk for an Azure VM. For the time being, the Azure portal only supports increasing the size of the disks. First, create a new Data disk from the Azure portal. Select ‘Create disk’ and follow...
by George Chrysovaladis Grammatikos | Aug 13, 2018 | Azure, Storage
In this post, we will see how anyone can connect to an Azure storage account, create a container and see how can upload and download files, using C# code. Prerequisites Active Azure Account Subscription Resource Group Storage Account with Container Visual Studio (2013...
by George Chrysovaladis Grammatikos | Jun 14, 2018 | Azure, Security, Storage
Microsoft provides the ability to encrypt VMs VHD files. This can be achieved by the Azure Key Vault service. But, before we start, let’s find an explanation about Azure Key Vault and what it does. Azure Key Vault is a vault that contains keys, secrets and it is...
by George Chrysovaladis Grammatikos | Apr 27, 2018 | Azure, Storage
Azure Files support Server Message Block protocol standard (SMB) and give the capability to create a file share to an on-premises server as a mapped network drive. Create Storage Account Setting Value Name Type the Storage account name, must be unique. Deployment...
by George Chrysovaladis Grammatikos | Apr 27, 2018 | Azure, Storage
Azure File Sync is a new Azure file service for file syncing between On-premises server and Azure Files. With this New feature, Microsoft Azure saves a lot of time from IT staff daily routine. Before you get started must have checked the followings : Create an Azure...