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How to upload files to Azure Cloud Shell

As the name says, Azure Cloud Shell is a browser-accessible shell, which is used for managing Azure resources. It comes with two types of command shells Bash and PowerShell. It also g...

In Azure, Nov 27, 2019

How to easily Start, Stop, Restart or Delete Azure VMs

Managing Azure Virtual Machines through the Portal could be pretty straightforward. But, it requires multiple steps using the GUI. For example, you’ll have to login to the Portal firs...

In Azure, Oct 28, 2019

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