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Initialize VMs in a vSphere private Cloud using Cloud-Init Cloud-Init Datasource for VMware GuestInfo is deprecated The Web is full of explanations, how to use „Cloud-Init Datasource for VMware GuestInfo“ but https://github.com/vmware-archive/cloud-init-vmware-guestinfo it is deprecated. It is now integrated natively into Cloud-Init Cloud-Init 21.3 has been released https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/release-of-cloud-init-21-3/23857 which integrates this software. New name: „DatasourceVMware“ https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/953, readthedocs https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/datasources/vmware.html, I’d expect it to be in the current Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri) https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/impish/current/ – the release notes for 21.10 don’t specify the exact version. Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) is still at cloud-init 20.1-10 according to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes which is too old. Prepare a VM-Template Unfortunately Ubuntu provides theRead More →

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Certification Path According to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/azure-solutions-architect/ two exams AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design are required. Online Training Online Training, free of charge – sponsored by Microsoft – is available: Surprisingly the same 9 modules for both exams, i’ve been putting them in a slightly different order: Infrastructure 4 Modules Operations Applications 3 Modules Migration sharing a common module with Business Continuity / Recovery AZ303 Instructor-Led Training The official Microsoft Instructor-Led Training for AZ303 is made up of 15 Modules: Azure Active Directory Hybrid Identities Networking VMs Load Balancing and Network Security Storage Accounts NoSQL Databases Azure SQL Databases Automate Deployment andRead More →

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According to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/best-practices-availability-paired-regions there is a Regional-Pair to „Germany West Central“ called „Germany North“ which is missing at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/geographies since access is restricted to support specific customer scenarios, for example in-country disaster recovery. These regions are available only upon request by creating a new support request in the Azure portal Germany North could be found in the list (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/geographies/#new-regions) so it might be coming soon for general availability. List available Azure-LocationsRead More →

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The Azure Cosmos DB integration with Storage Explorer has been deprecated.  You should use the Azure Portal, Azure Portal desktop app or the standalone Azure Cosmos explorer instead.Read More →

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This is a really nice feature – the Azure Pricing REST-API: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/retail-prices/azure-retail-prices It pulls a structured JSON-Dataset for (not only) Virtual Machines out of the Azure-Webshop. For example – the following filter: https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=serviceName eq ‚Virtual Machines‘ and priceType eq ‚Consumption‘ and endswith(armRegionName, ‚europe‘) and (startswith(skuName, ‚D‘) or startswith(skuName, ‚E‘) or startswith(skuName, ‚F‘) or startswith(skuName, ‚M‘)) and endswith(skuName,‘ Spot‘) displays the price for only „VMs“ with specific properties: no Reservation in „.*europe“-Locations with Types „D.*“ or „E.*“ or „F.*“ or „M.*“ Spot-Intances but – if you don’t want „Spot“ Instances, you’d guess this filter-Statement: https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=serviceName eq ‚Virtual Machines‘ and priceType eq ‚Consumption‘ and endswith(armRegionName, ‚europe‘) andRead More →