Here at @flexpay_io, we are working to reduce our firefighting ( aka unplanned work ) on a daily basis. We understand that it is hurting us and that it will always be a constant battle no matter how we organize our work load. I wrote a little while ago a post about firefighting ( link here : ) that describe…
Fire fighting
6 things you can do to reduce your amount of unplanned work (aka fire fighting) Like most people, you probably start work every morning with a plan in mind. Instead, you end up dealing with more urgent items that pop up randomly throughout the day. Having to put out these fires makes your day chaotic….
How to determine your SQL Azure database compatibility level?
This morning, one developer of my team asked me what was the SQL version of one of our production databases to see if he could use newer SQL syntax in a query. If you use SQL Management Studio you can get the SQL server version in the object explorer of Management Studio. In this example,…
State of the AI
Yesterday was my first experience as a speaker. The Azure Montréal user group invited me to talk about AI and its stakes. The key takeaways of my conference were : 2018 will definitely show a burst in AI investment and especially for Montréal. The future is promising for developers. Integrating AI in your application today…
Managed Service Identity (MSI) for Azure resources
Just found out about this cool little thing. Managed Service Identity (MSI) for Azure resources. When enabled, it creates an identity for your service instance in your subscription Azure AD tenant. Your code can then make a local request to get access tokens for services that support Azure AD authentication. This removes the need for storing…
Azure Cosmos DB evolution
Few months ago, Microsoft introduced Azure Cosmos DB, the next big leap in the evolution of DocumentDB. As a part of this release of Azure Cosmos DB, DocumentDB customers (with their data) were automatically Azure Cosmos DB customers. The transition was seamless and they now have access to a broader range of new capabilities offered…
Time to learn
Being knowledgeable is a journey that requires time and a lot of effort. Finding the balance between getting things done and take the time to learn what’s next is a constant battle. I felt lately that I always ran out of time and when this happens the first thing that gets cut is my precious…
Make a chatbot using Microsoft Bot Framework – Part Two
Part two in a series of articles about my experience with developing a chatbot using Microsoft Azure Bot Framework
Make a chatbot using Microsoft Bot Framework – Part One
Part one in a series of articles about my experience with developing a chatbot using Microsoft Azure Bot Framework
How to create a self-signed certificate using powershell
Didn’t know, but it seems that you can create a self-signed certificate using Powershell! The commands you need are New-SelfSignedCertificate and Export-PfxCertificate Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned $certificateFriendlyName = “MyCertificate” $certificateDns = “localhost” $certificatePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String “MyPassword” -Force –AsPlainText $exportDirectory = “C:\Certs” $exportFileName = “localhost.pfx” $exportLocation = “$exportDirectory\$exportFileName” New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $exportDirectory $certificate=(dir cert:\localmachine\My -recurse…
What makes them unique?
Azure Web, Mobile and API apps are all under Azure App service umbrella. But when you create an instance of each of them using the portal, they don’t seem to be different. Can you point out what makes them unique beside the visual studio template?
Alain Vézina 