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Jiadong Chen
2 min readNov 13, 2023
source: Microsoft

From achieving distributed high availability with AKS Hybrid to unlocking the power of Azure API Management’s OAuth Reverse Proxy, these guides are designed to empower you with practical knowledge. Discover how to enhance cost visibility in Kubernetes clusters, streamline Azure Firewall network rule management with Illumination, and optimize Azure SQL DB migration performance. Plus, explore the unified approach of leveraging OpenAI and Azure Integration Services to overcome challenges in implementing Azure OpenAI across diverse data settings. Don’t miss out on these cutting-edge insights! 🚀

🎯 Hands-on PoC: Achieving Distributed High Availability with AKS Hybrid

Azure Stack HCI integrates on-premises infrastructure with Azure cloud services, while AKS Hybrid and Azure Arc support on-premise implementations of Azure Kubernetes Service (#AKS) orchestrator. The guide details a PoC utilizing these technologies for a call center triage service.

🎯 AKS Cost Analysis: an Azure-native experience built on the OpenCost project

The introduction of the AKS Cost Analysis add-on addresses the challenge of cost optimization in Kubernetes clusters, responding to the ongoing need for organizations to gain visibility into and allocate costs effectively, with the add-on providing granular breakdowns of AKS cluster costs.

🎯 Azure API Management OAuth Reverse Proxy

Azure API Management simplifies API traffic management, and the OAuth Reverse Proxy Policy enables seamless migration of traditional web apps to a cloud-native environment with enhanced security features and flexibility in identity provider choices.

🎯 Managing Azure Firewall Network Rules with Illumination

The tutorial explains how to use Illumination, emphasizing its role in analyzing and visualizing traffic patterns, testing security policies, and simplifying rule management for Azure Firewall.

🎯 Improving SQL DB Migration Performance

This tutorial provides guidance on improving Azure SQL DB migration performance by addressing bottlenecks in source SQL Server, self-hosted integration runtime, and target SQL DB components through strategies like parallelizing tables, optimizing hardware, and upgrading the target SQL DB.

🎯 Leveraging OpenAI and Azure Integration Services: A Unified Approach

Implementing Azure OpenAI in varied data settings faces challenges like data silos and integration issues. The introduction of Azure Integration Services and key architectural principles, such as an API-first approach, scalability, security, and more, is crucial for organizations to effectively utilize AzureOpenAI’s capabilities.

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Jiadong Chen
Jiadong Chen

Written by Jiadong Chen

Microsoft MVP, MCT | Azure Certified Solutions Architect & Cybersecurity Architect Expert | Member of .NET Foundation | Packt Author

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