One of the challenges to working with Azure is extending on-premise networks to our Azure networks in such a way that access to resources becomes transparent. While this is generally not a problem with corporate networks with established VPNs, it can become more challenging with small businesses or individuals that want to extend their networks [...]
There is a lot of talk about advanced analytics these days. The onslaught of marketing around predictive analytics and machine learning is creating a virtual ‘gold rush’ of IT organizations scrambling to understand how they can get that edge promised by advanced analytics. The problem is that most people don’t really understand what advanced analytics [...]
Everyone is talking about machine learning, but what is it? Why is it needed? And how will it improve your organization? Your organization collects data – sales data, customer data, and competitor data. Machine learning unlocks this goldmine of information, providing you with a way to make informed decisions, faster than ever before. Predictive analytics [...]
In today’s cloud-crazy world we see organizations “moving to the cloud” all the time. What does that really mean? And how can you do it effectively? Most organizations start with a “lift and shift” – taking on-premises VMs and moving them to the cloud. For example, moving an IIS server to a VM in the [...]
Machine learning. Everyone is talking about it, but most have no idea what it is or why it is needed. Machine learning may seem like magic, but if one does not know where to start they can quickly get lost. All organizations have a need for predictive analytics because it allows for quicker and better decision [...]
In today's world we expect everything to “just work;” and so do the people relying on your services. If your services go down then you're not fulfilling your customer's expectations. In this article we will learn a bit more about how to keep your services up when you use Azure Site Recovery (ASR) as part of your comprehensive Business [...]
Resolving 'AuthorizationFailed' - The client does not have authorization to perform action 'Microsoft.Storage/register/action' over scope At the office, we’re in the process of moving resources (storage accounts, VMs, etc.) from one Azure subscription to another brand-new Azure subscription. We created a resource group on the destination Azure subscription and set up granular security permissions with [...]
2016 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is a high-impact annual conference for business and channel leaders across the globe. Steven Borg, Northwest Cadence Strategist and Co-Founder, has been asked to speak at WPC 2016 on an exciting topic – DevOps and the Cloud. If you plan to attend WPC 2016, you won’t want to miss [...]
Northwest Cadence enjoyed partnering with Microsoft to create and deliver virtual training sessions on DevOps. We are so excited to be able to share these sessions with you for your on-demand viewing! Why Dev/Test in the Cloud? Join Rodrigo de Carvalho, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager, and Steven Borg, Northwest Cadence Co-Founder and Strategist, for these [...]
I've always been attracted to the new and shiny. In August of 1995 MICROSOFT introduced Windows 95 to the world. With a radically new UI design, an amazing vision of how 32-bit apps should play together, and an aggressive marketing campaign to increase the consumer awareness of Windows (At the time, only 3-4% of the [...]