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Design considerations for hybrid applications - Manageability

This article was authored by AzureCAT Marc van Eijk. It was edited by Bruce Hamilton and reviewed by...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/23/2018

Design considerations for hybrid applications - Resiliency

This article was authored by AzureCAT Marc van Eijk. It was edited by Bruce Hamilton and reviewed by...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/22/2018

Design considerations for hybrid applications - Availability

This article was authored by AzureCAT Marc van Eijk. It was edited by Bruce Hamilton and reviewed by...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/22/2018

Design considerations for hybrid applications - Scalability

This article was authored by AzureCAT Marc van Eijk. It was edited by Bruce Hamilton and reviewed by...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/22/2018

Design considerations for hybrid applications - Placement

This article was authored by AzureCAT Marc van Eijk. It was edited by Bruce Hamilton and reviewed by...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/22/2018

Design considerations for hybrid applications - Overview

This article was authored by AzureCAT Marc van Eijk. It was edited by Bruce Hamilton and reviewed by...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/22/2018

AzureCAT Guidance: Develop Azure Resource Manager templates for cloud consistency

This topic of ARM template best practices (and getting started instructions) has a regular and...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/19/2018

Parallel Virtual File Systems on Microsoft Azure – Part 2: Lustre on Azure

Written by Kanchan Mehrotra, Tony Wu, and Rakesh Patil from AzureCAT. Reviewed by Solliance. Edited...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/17/2018

AzureCAT Whitepaper: SQL Server database files and backups on Azure Storage for SAP workloads

As more users migrate their SAP workloads to Azure, they will discover the benefits of migrating the...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/11/2018

Set up IBM Z Development and Test Environment 12.0 in Azure

Authored by Steve Read from AzureCAT One of the biggest cost benefits of the Azure platform is...

Author: swread Date: 09/07/2018

Azure Data Architecture Guide - Blog #2: On-demand big data analytics

In our second blog in this series, we'll continue to explore the Azure Data Architecture Guide! Find...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/30/2018

Set up Micro Focus Enterprise Server 4.0 and Enterprise Developer 4.0 in Azure

Authored by Steve Read from AzureCAT A common workload on Azure is a development and test...

Author: swread Date: 08/30/2018

NEW Whitepaper: Deploy IBM Db2 pureScale on Azure

The AzureCAT and DMJ teams recently worked with an enterprise that rehosted their IBM Db2...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/27/2018

Autoscale Azure Batch pools when running MPI applications

By Paul Edwards, Senior Program Manager, AzureCAT Our team works with a growing number of industry...

Author: PaulMEdwards Date: 08/24/2018

NEW AzureCAT GUIDANCE: High performance computing on Azure: Migration guide for A8 to A11 virtual machines

Check out our new Whitepaper! This guide provides recommendations and tools for migrating virtual...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/17/2018

Parallel Virtual File Systems on Microsoft Azure - Part 1: Overview

Written by Kanchan Mehrotra, Tony Wu, and Rakesh Patil from AzureCAT. Reviewed by Solliance. Edited...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/14/2018

NEW WHITEPAPER: Example Azure Implementation for Government Agencies

Download the Whitepaper: Example Azure Implementation for Government Agencies Governments worldwide...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/22/2018

Azure Data Architecture Guide - Blog #1: Introduction

I’m proud to introduce you to the recent Azure Data Architecture Guide! This guide acts as a menu or...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/21/2018

AzureCAT Whitepaper: High-performance computing on Microsoft Azure: GlusterFS

Download the whitepaper: High-performance computing on Microsoft Azure: GlusterFS This guide is an...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/12/2018

AzureCAT eBook: Parallel Virtual File Systems on Microsoft Azure

Download the Parallel Virtual File Systems eBook. This guide documents the results of a series of...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/11/2018

Azure Cosmos DB customer profile: Jet.com

Jet.com powers an innovative e-commerce engine on Azure in less than 12 months! Authored by Anna...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/17/2018

Azure Virtual Datacenter: New Portal and Presentation Deck

Previously, we published the Azure Virtual Datacenter: Concepts eBook and the Azure Virtual...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/03/2018

NEW WHITEPAPER: Azure Virtual Datacenter: Lift and Shift Guide

Azure CAT recently published the... Azure Virtual Datacenter: Lift and Shift Guide In this...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/12/2018

Microsoft IT Part 1 - Hybrid Cloud Strategy

This is Part 1 of Microsoft IT’s journey to the cloud: Expedition Cloud Microsoft is on a complex,...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/29/2018

New eBook: Kubernetes objects on Microsoft Azure

We consolidated various materials and built out a 44-page eBook from AzureCAT's Mahesh Kshirsagar:...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/22/2018

Microsoft Azure Service Fabric - Citrix's single sign-on solution

Special thanks to Microsoft Azure CSA (Cloud Solution Architect) Mauricio Caro, we released a new...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/18/2017

Scalable LOB Networking Architecture in Azure

Mesh and Hub-and-Spoke Architectural Considerations using Virtual Network Peering in Azure Most...

Author: Lamia Youseff Date: 12/15/2017

Designing Scalable Blockchain Networking Topology in Azure

Considerations for Designing Scalable Blockchain Networks using Virtual Network Peering in Azure One...

Author: Lamia Youseff Date: 12/15/2017

Mesh and Hub-and-Spoke Networks on Azure: Architectural Considerations for Virtual Network Peering

We are excited to announce the availability of a new whitepaper (https://aka.ms/HubAndSpoke) that...

Author: Lamia Youseff Date: 12/14/2017

Azure Stack Validation Environment – Part 5: Putting it all together

Azure Stack Building an end-to-end validation environment Part 5: Putting it all together By Paul...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/22/2017

Azure Stack Validation Environment – Part 4: Services and Resource Manager

Azure Stack Building an end-to-end validation environment Part 4: Services and Resource Manager By...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/21/2017

New Service Fabric Technical Customer Profile from AzureCAT and CSA - Societe Generale (SocGen) + Qarnot Computing

Special thanks to Microsoft Azure CSA (Cloud Solution Architect) Eric Grenon, we released a new...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/20/2017

Azure Stack Validation Environment – Part 3: Subscriptions

Azure Stack Building an end-to-end validation environment Part 3: Subscriptions By Paul Appleby,...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/18/2017

Azure Virtual Datacenter - New E-Book from AzureCAT

Azure Virtual Datacenter is an approach to making the most of the Azure cloud platform's...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/17/2017

Azure Stack Validation Environment – Part 2: Quotas, Plans, and Offers

Azure Stack Building an end-to-end validation environment Part 2: Quotas, Plans, and Offers By Paul...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/16/2017

Azure Stack Validation Environment - Part 1: Overview

Azure Stack Building an end-to-end validation environment Part 1: Overview By Paul Appleby, Kath...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/14/2017