The only constant in life is change. And I love it! For me, the ability to accept continuous change is one of my internal KPIs,… Read More »An update to Microsoft certifications: MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE retiring end of June 2020
We have a Fitbit Aria Scale at home. It was released in April 2012, and being the gadget lover I am, I think I bought… Read More »Hello, 802.11b – again!
Recent weeks have been busy, and many things have demanded my attention. As a result I haven’t had too much time to build things, and… Read More »Building a command-line utility to search for WordPress content using .NET Core and System.Text.Json
For as long as I can remember, the default datastore I’ve chosen has always been SQL Server, or Azure SQL depending where I need to… Read More »Getting started with Azure Database for PostgreSQL
While I’m being busy building my new home office setup, recording podcasts, working at Microsoft, studying at school and deciding which porridge to cook for… Read More »A few quick updates – and everything is awesome!
We got the first IKEA store in Finland in 1996. Today, we have five. I’m proud to say I’ve only visited three of them. I… Read More »Planning my IKEA desktop project
Many times when I’ve worked with Microsoft partners and customers in projects the need arises when we need a custom API to be implemented. Perhaps… Read More »Building a custom container-based API using Docker Desktop and Azure App Service
Azure turned 10 years just this month, and I’m excited to see so much happening around the platform – both from IT Pros, devs and… Read More »Learn the fundamentals of Azure today, and pass the exam!
I’ve grown to use and love Azure Application Insights quite a bit in recent years. It’s a relatively simple, yet powerful monitoring, debugging, troubleshooting and… Read More »Building a simple yet robust monitoring solution for a website using Azure Application Insights
I wrote last July about how I run my blog as a static site. In essence, I ran a local virtual machine with Windows Server… Read More »Introducing ‘Just Enough Migration’
Microsoft Azure offers multiple ways to run, schedule and trigger business logic code in the background. Business logic is a fancy way to say you… Read More »How to run business logic code as background jobs in Microsoft Azure
As part of my work at Microsoft, I support and help local communities that revolve and evolve around technologies I have a passion for. This… Read More »Interesting events and meetups in Finland for January and February
Azure Heroes is a program for the community from Microsoft, that aims to recognize and empower technical Azure practitioners to achieve more. Recognized community members… Read More »Azure Community: Azure Heroes is now live
Microsoft Edge, the new Edge, is now Generally Available. You can download it here for Windows 7, 8, 10, and macOS. It’s also available for… Read More »Microsoft Edge is now available!
I’ve been reading more lately, and it’s a mixture of articles, books, blogs, and whitepapers. I enjoy them all, but books often give me more… Read More »Quick book review: Smart Marketing for Engineers: An Inbound Marketing Guide to Reaching Technical Audiences