Building something

Building a monitoring solution for Power Platform events using PowerShell, C#, Azure Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel

December 9, 2019February 1, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I’m writing this from the beautiful and sunny city of Prague, where I’m attending the European SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure Conference. It’s a 4-day event, with hundreds of sessions, and some very insightful keynotes also. I’m delivering two sessions… Read More »Building a monitoring solution for Power Platform events using PowerShell, C#, Azure Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel

Generating random numbers from a lava lamp using .NET Core

November 19, 2019February 1, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I used to have a lava lamp when I was young. I mean, I’m still relatively young, but I haven’t had a lava lamp in decades anymore. I think it was a fad of the 1990s, and when everyone realized… Read More »Generating random numbers from a lava lamp using .NET Core

Building a simple backup solution for Hyper-V-based virtual machines using OneDrive for Business and PowerShell

October 14, 2019February 1, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

At home, I run several PCs – a few laptops, and one workstation which is a bit more performant, so that I can run Hyper-V and virtual machines on it. It’s also my server for Plex, the amazing multimedia system… Read More »Building a simple backup solution for Hyper-V-based virtual machines using OneDrive for Business and PowerShell

Building a secure remote access solution using Azure Bastion Host

September 26, 2019May 21, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I wrote about my experiences and challenges when building a secure remote access solution for Azure-based virtual machines back in February 2019. It’s one of my more popular posts in this blog, and I guess it’s helpful for many because… Read More »Building a secure remote access solution using Azure Bastion Host

Understanding and getting started with Azure Sentinel

September 24, 2019February 1, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something, How to

Today, Microsoft announced that Azure Sentinel is now Generally Available (GA). What this means, is that Azure Sentinel can be used in production, the pricing has been revealed and it’s stable for enterprise-grade usage. In this post, I’ll have a… Read More »Understanding and getting started with Azure Sentinel

Building an automated pipeline to keep my Amazon Kindle full of interesting content

September 9, 2019May 21, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I have several Amazon Kindle reading devices. The one that I use – almost daily – is the Kindle Oasis, from last year. Battery life is insane, as in “it’s never empty”, and rarely needs a recharge. Perhaps I’m not… Read More »Building an automated pipeline to keep my Amazon Kindle full of interesting content

Challenging myself with Microsoft’s Quantum Computing development tools and Q#

August 26, 2019May 26, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

Every evening I read a book to my youngest son. He’s turning 2 later this year and loves books. Or perhaps it’s just his way of buying more time before going to sleep. We started with Astrophysics for Babies, back… Read More »Challenging myself with Microsoft’s Quantum Computing development tools and Q#

Building a custom Twitter Analytics tool using .NET Core, Azure Storage, and Power BI

August 23, 2019May 27, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

This week has been very productive for me. I’ve been running and thinking, and in the mornings I’ve written about my thoughts. Today is no different! I’ve been a Twitter user for 10 years now – I joined in May… Read More »Building a custom Twitter Analytics tool using .NET Core, Azure Storage, and Power BI

Building my own RSS feed generator using .NET Core and the new System.Text.Json assembly

August 21, 2019May 26, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

It’s that time again! And by this I mean I was thinking of grabbing a cup of coffee, splashing out a few lines of code and have something useful come out. The way I seem to make learning easier for… Read More »Building my own RSS feed generator using .NET Core and the new System.Text.Json assembly

Building a command-line utility using .NET Core and C# to track my car

August 9, 2019May 22, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I’m still partially on vacation mode, as school and other obligations won’t resume until next week. The fun part about the Finnish summer holidays is that the whole country essentially shuts down and hibernates for 6 weeks. This provides a… Read More »Building a command-line utility using .NET Core and C# to track my car

Azure Lighthouse – managing customer Azure tenants as a Service Provider

July 12, 2019May 22, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something, How to

Yesterday, Microsoft announced Azure Lighthouse. This post will walk you through what the service is, what benefits it brings, and why you should start using it. What is Azure Lighthouse? Azure Lighthouse is a new service from Microsoft, released on… Read More »Azure Lighthouse – managing customer Azure tenants as a Service Provider

Building a Raspberry Pi 4-based weather monitoring solution using Ruuvitag sensors, Azure IoT Hub and Azure Functions

July 9, 2019May 22, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

The Raspberry Pi organization announced Raspberry Pi 4 just a few weeks ago. I had to get one, and after placing an order, I received my RPi4 in only a few days. It’s a powerful little computer, with 4 GB… Read More »Building a Raspberry Pi 4-based weather monitoring solution using Ruuvitag sensors, Azure IoT Hub and Azure Functions

Running a static site in Microsoft Azure using WordPress for content management

July 3, 2019May 27, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something, How to

I’m currently running my blog (the one you’re reading, thanks!) in Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform. For the longest of times — which is maybe five years — I ran multiple WordPress sites in Azure using the PaaS offering. This includes… Read More »Running a static site in Microsoft Azure using WordPress for content management

Building a simple and secure DNS updater for Azure DNS using Raspberry Pi and Azure Functions

June 17, 2019May 27, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

Almost exactly a year ago I blogged about building a simple and secure DNS updater for Azure DNS using PowerShell. If you didn’t read that post, it’s a solution for keeping my dynamic IP updated with a static DNS name… Read More »Building a simple and secure DNS updater for Azure DNS using Raspberry Pi and Azure Functions

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Tracking, resolving, storing and presenting AKA.MS short links from social media using Serverless capabilities in Azure

March 2, 2019May 21, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I think I’ve written once or twice I’m a great fan of building Proof of Concepts and prototypes. This allows me to rapidly learn without fear or risk of failing in front of an important customer. And all customers who… Read More »Tracking, resolving, storing and presenting AKA.MS short links from social media using Serverless capabilities in Azure

Building a custom connector for Power BI that supports OAuth2 to visualize my wellness data

February 27, 2019May 21, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

In my previous blog post, I wrote about the Oura Ring and how it tracks my wellness and activities. As part of the service Oura provides there’s also a comprehensive API that can be leveraged for your own purposes. As… Read More »Building a custom connector for Power BI that supports OAuth2 to visualize my wellness data

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Fun with Azure Functions: Building a lookup tool for Azure AD tenant IDs

February 20, 2019May 27, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

I sometimes find myself struggling with a technical issue that I just can’t seem to resolve in a timely manner. Over the years I’ve learned that once you’ve spent maybe 15 to 30 minutes troubleshooting without any noticeable progress, there’s… Read More »Fun with Azure Functions: Building a lookup tool for Azure AD tenant IDs

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Migrating SQL Server 2008 databases to Azure SQL

February 15, 2019May 21, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something, How to

“This is a quick one”, I thought. A customer asked me to have a look at their old CRM environment, that was running in a local physical server in their datacenter. The plan was to decommission the server, but rescue… Read More »Migrating SQL Server 2008 databases to Azure SQL

Building a secure remote access solution for Azure-based virtual machines using Azure AD and Windows Admin Center

February 5, 2019February 5, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something

[Update October 1, 2019: I’ve published another blog post on Azure Bastion Host, which complements the findings and services I go through in this post. Perhaps have a look at it here!] I’ve had some fun times lately with Azure.… Read More »Building a secure remote access solution for Azure-based virtual machines using Azure AD and Windows Admin Center

Building a simple and secure DNS updater for Azure DNS with PowerShell

June 15, 2018October 15, 2020
Jussi Roine
Building something, How to

(or: making life better by fixing one small issue at a time) I love designing and building solutions for my customers. Lately they’ve been more on the Microsoft Azure side, especially with serverless and security. The problems I encounter are… Read More »Building a simple and secure DNS updater for Azure DNS with PowerShell

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