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How to backup and restore an Azure SQL database using Azure CLI

You cannot think of a SQL Server Administration or any kind of relational and non-relational database administration without the two magic words: backup and restore. Backing up a data...

In Azure, Oct 17, 2019

How to upload your local files to your AWS S3 bucket with AWS CLI

There are a lot of reasons for moving your local files into your AWS S3 bucket. Maybe you want to host your static files with S3 or you want to make a backup of your databases, etc. I...

In AWS, Oct 15, 2019

How to rename an Azure SQL database using Azure CLI

As a part of an Azure SQL Database administration series, this post will be a followup from the last one, where I will write about renaming Azure SQL databases, which is kind of a com...

In Azure, Oct 14, 2019

How to recover lost admin password for an Azure SQL database using Azure CLI

A very common task that I’m used to as a DevOps engineer working in the cloud, is resetting forgotten or lost passwords for server or database access. Although one of the best practic...

In Azure, Oct 13, 2019

How to install AWS CLI and setup multiple named profiles on Ubuntu

AWS CLI is an efficient and powerful tool cause it enables developers and DevOps people to have a full control over their AWS cloud services by executing commands on a specified line....

In AWS, Ubuntu, Oct 09, 2019

How to Direct-Upload to Azure Managed Disks

A few days ago, Microsoft announced the preview of direct-upload to Azure Managed Disks. So, there are two ways you could move a VHD to the Azure cloud as a managed disk: Upload the ...

In Azure, Oct 08, 2019

How to restore deleted Azure Storage Blobs

Accidental deletion of files can happen to anyone working either on-premise or in the cloud. As a DevOps engineer who is responsible for managing access permissions to resources, the ...

In Azure, Oct 04, 2019

How to copy from AWS S3 bucket to Azure Blob Storage

When we mention public cloud and DevOps, we often think of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure or Google Cloud Platform. As AWS becomes dominant public cloud leader through the yea...

In Azure, AWS, Oct 03, 2019

Generate SAS token for blobs in Azure storage using Azure CLI

A shared access signature (SAS) provides secure and temporary access to the resources in a storage account. You can configure access to specific objects, as well as permissions and SA...

In Azure, Oct 01, 2019

Use Git LFS with existing Bitbucket repository

Git LFS allows users to save space by storing binary files in a different location, so in this tutorial I’m going to show you how can you operate and manage your repo using Git LFS.

In Git, Sep 28, 2019