Scott learns how to secure Azure SQL Database with Jack Richins. We cover getting started and best practices for a more secure database. Areas covered in this video: Azure security and compliance Understanding Azure role (hardware, network, OS, and SQL Server) Understanding Network SSL/TLS, IP Restrictions, and Least Privilege Useful topics and links: Microsoft Azure Trust Center - Compliance

Scott talks with Saurabh Pant about the new Azure Managed Redis Cache. In this more advanced session we learn about failover and monitoring. How to Use Azure Redis Cache Azure Redis Cache

All this talk about REST and RESTful Web Services can be overwhelming. There's also terms like "HATEOAS," which sounds scary but actually means "Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State." Scott talks to Mat Velloso about all these topics and get s a nice primer on REST as it relates to hosting Web Services in the Azure Cloud.

Scott talks with Saurabh Pant about the new Azure Managed Redis Cache. In this episode Scott learns about generalized application patterns for Redis. What kinds of problems does Redis solve well? How should queries and caches be structured? How to Use Azure Redis Cache Azure Redis Cache

Scott talks with Saurabh Pant about the new Azure Managed Redis Cache. We'll cover a basic introduction to Redis and Redis on Windows. What kinds of things is Redis good for? How do you talk to Redis from the command line, and what does Azure's hosting of Redis bring to the table? How to Use Azure Redis Cache Azure Redis Cache

Scott talks to Ryan CrawCour about the new managed Azure Document Database called "Azure DocumentDB." What problem does it solve? How does it scale? What sizes are available? Azure DocumentDB DocumentDB Documentation, Tutorials, and Guides An Introduction to Azure DocumentDB

Scott talks to Ryan CrawCour about the new managed Azure Document Database called "Azure DocumentDB." We've made our database, but now let's query it from C# code! We'll explore the client SDK, how indexing work, and what workloads Azure DocumentDB excels at. Azure DocumentDB DocumentDB Documentation, Tutorials, and Guides An Introduction to Azure DocumentDB

Scott digs into the advanced details of Azure API Management with Josh Twist. What kinds of transformations can be applied to your public-facing API? What policies can be set? When establishing billing for your API, what kinds of granular statistics and charts can be created? When you're creating a Developer Portal specific to your API, how custom can it be? Azure API Management API Management Pricing Details Getting Started, Tutorials, and Guides

In API Management 101, Scott got an overview from Josh Twist of the new Azure API Management Service. Now, Josh explains how to customize the public facing APIs. He also presents the types of control you have over the API. Azure API Management API Management Pricing Details Getting Started, Tutorials, and Guides

Scott talks to Josh Twist and gets an overview of the new Azure API Management Service. If you've got a Web Service, why would you want API Management? What does it add to public facing web services? Areas covered in this video: Understanding a few reasons to create and distribute an API Learning about how to discover, use, and manage an API Understanding the API proxy is used to help collect useful data. Viewing the publisher portal. Adding and configuring an API in Azure. Trying out the API. Useful topics and links: Azure API Management API Management Pricing Details Getting Started, Tutorials, and Guides