Jurgen on Azure

By -JurgenOnAzure

Start with Pluralsight for free

Posted on January 31, 2021
Posted in Architecture, Azure, Course, Pluralsight, Uncategorized
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Pluralsight is one of the biggest technology course providers. I’m an author and have published several Azure courses with them. I’m a big believer of try-before-you-by, so if you don’t have a Pluralsight account yet, you try it for free here. No strings attached!

By -JurgenOnAzure

2020 in review

Posted on January 2, 2021
Posted in Azure, Certification, Cloud, Course, Pluralsight

Obligatory list of my ups and downs in 2020: Lost my father, indirectly due to COVID. Created 7 Pluralsight courses in my first year as an author. I’ve been freelancing in the Netherlands since 2007, but this year I did my first consulting work for clients in the US and UK. Started getting into the

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AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer exam: Pluralsight study guide

Posted on December 28, 2020
Posted in Azure, Certification, Cloud, Course, IoT, Pluralsight

Update: the AZ-220 Pluralsight path is live! Check it out here. Below you can find the skills measured for the AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer exam. We will have a Pluralsight course for each one, so check back here regularly. In the list below, skills that have a course available at this time have a

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Hiding Azure information while recording demos

Posted on December 21, 2020
Posted in Azure, Cloud, Course, CSS, Pluralsight, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized

The problem When recording demos for my Azure courses, I don’t like to expose details like the Azure subscription ID. How I used to solve this, is by first recording the demo, and then editing out (blurring) any text that I don’t want the learner to see: Blurring the subscription ID in an Azure portal

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New course alert! Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Implement a NoSQL Databases Strategy

Posted on November 11, 2020
Posted in Architecture, Azure, Certification, Cloud, Cosmos DB, Course, Pluralsight

I’m happy to announce my new Pluralsight course: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect: Implement a NoSQL Databases Strategy. It as part of a path that will help you become a certified Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect and covers these topics for the AZ-303 exam: Configuring storage account tables Selecting appropriate Cosmos DB APIs Setting up replicas in

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CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002) courses

Posted on October 17, 2020
Posted in Certification, Cloud, CompTIA, Course

We’ve created some great courses at Pluralsight to help you study for the CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ CLO-002 exam. They cover all exam objectives, so check them out! Don’t worry if you don’t have a Pluralsight account yet; you can start a free trial. Exam domain: Cloud Concepts See this course by Eduardo Freitas. Topics covered:

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AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer exam tips

Posted on October 16, 2020
Posted in Architecture, Azure, Certification, IoT, Tips and Tricks

Update: the AZ-220 Pluralsight path is live! Check it out here. I took and passed the AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer exam yesterday, and want to share some helpful pointers for anyone planning to do the same. Where to start Mind you that this is not a study guide. There are already good ones available,

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My new Pluralsight course: Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Management and Technical Operations

Posted on October 7, 2020
Posted in Architecture, Azure, Certification, IoT, Monitor, Pluralsight, Uncategorized

I’m very excited to have another course published at Pluralsight! It is called Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Management and Technical Operations. Cloud computing is a hot topic; you hear about it everywhere. But it is such an extensive concept that it can be hard to comprehend what it can do for you. This course will teach

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Azure Back to School 2020: Beginning with Azure Functions in Visual Studio

Posted on August 24, 2020
Posted in Azure, Azure Functions, IoT

Azure Back to School Hi there! This article is my contribution to Azure Back to School 2020, a cool initiative by Dwayne Natwick. There’s different content for every day of September, so make sure to check out the other articles! Tip: learn everything you need to know about Azure Functions with these courses. A few

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Quick tip: using ExecutionContext in Azure Functions

Posted on June 24, 2020
Posted in Azure, Azure Functions, Tips and Tricks

You might have a function in and Azure Functions App, where you need to know the local path for the function, for example to compose a path to a local file that resides there. There’s a way to get the path, by adding a parameter of type Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.ExecutionContext to your function. The Functions runtime will