I just launched a YouTube channel called Azure Rocks! with the goal of publishing a series of short (3-5min) videos focusing on one single task and targeted at Web developers getting started with Azure. There's so much material to cover.  That should keep me busy for a while! 

With so many services now available, finding documentation and guidance about Azure is somewhat of a challenge.  Microsoft has published a Beta Website experimenting with new interactive ways to display and find information.  Give it a try!

Here are a couple of eBooks focusing on architecting .NET Core applications on my reading list.  The first one titled "Architecting Modern Web Applications with ASP.NET Core and Microsoft Azure" is written by Steve Smith and focus on monolithic applications.  The second one is ti

When you create a new Azure account, you get $200 of free credits to try out various services but these must be spent during the first month.  Sometimes, one month is not enough to test things out that's why Azure now offers a bunch of services that will be free for 12 months when you create a

Great news!  Visual Studio Team Services is now available in Canada.  Read the news from Brian Harry's blog.

Microsoft recently announced Azure Event Grid.  IMHO, this is a service that will change how we'll build our apps in Azure. Here's episode 233 of the Azure Cloud Cover Show that introduces Event Grid:

Here's a great video showcasing the new .NET Core 2.0 and Visual Studio 15.3 features and functionalities.  It's 82 minutes long and cover the following: .NET Core 2.0 & .NET Standard 2.0 Performance improvements  Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3 new features Serverless computing with

Nous discutons avec Samir Bellouti du service Application Insights. Un service Azure de télémétrie offert par Microsoft aux développeurs Web qui permet la gestion des performances et l’analyse instantanée. Fasciné par les ordinateurs, Samir Bellouti a

Here's the slide deck for session #3 at the Xamarin DevDays 2017 in Montreal on Saturday, June 17 2017.  I spoke about how to create a backend for mobile apps using Azure Mobile Apps. Xamarin Dev Days 2017 - Connected & disconnected apps with Azure Mobile Apps from Guy Barrette