AKS – Adding SSH Keys to VMSS Nodes

You can connect to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) nodes using ssh. It is documented here: Connect with SSH to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster nodes for maintenance or troubleshooting. I needed to access nodes on the System node pool for collecting some logs recently, but the process documented above was not working for me. It … Continue reading AKS – Adding SSH Keys to VMSS Nodes

Blockchains for Enterprise

Permissioned blockchains are being developed and used in Enterprise scenarios in which higher transaction throughput, lower latency, versatile confidentiality and governance models are more important than supporting low trust levels among participants. These Enterprise requirements are not being met adequately by the public and permission-less blockchain ledgers. Enterprise scenarios typically have known actors and the … Continue reading Blockchains for Enterprise

Does Xamarin have a future?

Xamarin‘s cross-platform mobile application framework has Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android at its core. Both Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS are based on Mono. Mono is an open source implementation of .NET (CLI and CLS). Xamarin’s customers are Microsoft (.NET) shops. Microsoft is open sourcing .NET itself. What does all this mean for Xamarin? Is Xamarin’s competitive advantage going to … Continue reading Does Xamarin have a future?

NoSQL in Windows Azure

You may have questions like these – What are my NoSQL options in Windows Azure? Can I run MongoDB on linux on Windows Azure? Why would I want to do that? Which one of the NoSQL options are available as managed services? Are all kinds of NoSQL databases available? Are there any limitations? What are … Continue reading NoSQL in Windows Azure