Azure Stack - TP2, Templates, Ideas, Logical diagram, Blog and Ignite sessions

Bring the Power of Micrsoft Cloud in your data center...that's vision of Microsoft Azure Stack!
Waiting anxiously for Azure Stack GA which will be available in mid-2017. Good news here is Microsoft already released TP2 yesterday. Jeffrey Snover and his team working hard for GA.

Some exciting stuff has been stacked In TP2 like Azure Queue storage & Azure Key Vault. Both are really very useful when it comes to application messaging and managing application secrets.

Stay tuned for updates, here are some useful links I want to share about Azure Stack

TP2 Download	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/azure-stack/try/
Quick Start Templates	https://github.com/Azure/AzureStack-QuickStart-Templates
Tools to play	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/azure-stack-tools-paas-services/
Deployment Prerequisites	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/azure-stack-deploy/
Logical Architecture Diagram	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/azure-stack-architecture/
Official Documentation	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/azure-stack/
Blog	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/tag/azure-stack/
Have an idea…Share your Idea	https://feedback.azure.com/forums/344565-azure-stack

Here is the bunch of rocking Azure Stack Microsoft Ignite 2016 sessions here. I will strongly recommend to watch these sessions specially on Azure Stack Infrastructure Services and Deep dive of Azure Stack architecture.

Become a Microsoft Azure Stack infrastructure Rockstar

Dive deep in the Microsoft Azure Stack IaaS

Dive into Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture

Explore Microsoft Azure Stack “State of the Union” – Foundation 1

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Rolls-Royce and Microsoft - Cloud Power

Like other companies Rolls-Royce also taking benefits of Microsoft Cloud.

Great story how they are taking benefit from following

Azure Active Directory

Azure App Service

Azure Data Catalog

Azure DocumentDB

Azure Search

Azure Security Center

Azure Traffic Manager 

Ref: Full Story here..

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Azure Active Directory in new Azure portal ready for public preview

Wait is over finally by Microsoft -> The Azure Active Directory admin experience in new Azure portal ready for public preview!

That will give subscriber simplicity, visibility and alignment.

Ref article 

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Uploading custom VHD in Azure using PowerShell

PowerShell script below will allow you  to upload your custom VHD image to Azure Subscription for example (Win 2008 Server) or other (Windows X version) VHD to upload. In this script just change the variables as per your custom choice (In my case i just mentioned as per my choice for example region is East Australia but you need to choose which suits you). Sequence of script is to ->Create Storage account->Upload custom VHD image in storage account container.

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