Cloud 101 – Cloud Marathoner's Journey

New session announcement – Are you interested to unlock your AKS skills with Azure bicep language?

Hello Cloud Marathoner friends!

If you are into managed Kubernetes services and Infrastructure as a Code implementation on Microsoft Azure, then keep reading.

Session Announcement

Next week. join our tech-savvy workshop with Kasun Rajapakse, an Azure MVP and Docker Captain. In this festive session for the Festive Tech Calendar event, we will unwrap the wonders of Azure Kubernetes Service (also known as AKS) provisioning using the Bicep language and showcase the latest AKS features.

What will be covered?

In this jolly session, we’ll delve into the secrets of deploying AKS clusters with Bicep, turning your cloud infrastructure into a winter wonderland of efficiency and scalability. Whether you’re an experienced elf or a newbie on Santa’s list, this session is perfect for everyone eager to harness the power of Azure Kubernetes Service.

What you need to do before session?

Get ready to sleigh your cloud game with our festive demonstrations of AKS features. Deck the halls with knowledge and cheer as we bring the magic of AKS and Bicep to life!

Call to Action

Please come prepared to our session with your great questions on gears and skills that elves need to learn about. Your help to get them prepared will be appreciated very deeply.

Join elves for a holly jolly tech adventure session with the details below:

📆 Event Date: Dec 21, 10 am EST
📌 YT Channel 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehkCwVep
🐈‍⬛ GitHub repo 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUUTxBhE

Resolving “git fetch” SSL certificate problem on windows machine

Hi Cloud Marathoner friends,

A few days ago, I got the following error when attempting to run a Git command:

Problem

“fatal: unable to access ‘https://github.com/ElYusubov/Learn-Bicep.git/‘: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate”

This issue originated from the fact that git by default uses the “Linux” crypto backend.

However, there is a simple solution, from the beginning of version Git on Windows 2.14, you can configure Git to use SChannel. This is a built-in Windows networking layer as the crypto backend. In other words, the Windows networking layer will be used with the Windows certificate storage mechanism and you are not required to configure the curl CA storage mechanism.

If you would like to dig into more technical details, then here is the full article on this topic: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa380123(v=vs.85).aspx

Solution

Fortunately, you don’t have to change anything in your Windows environment, just run the following Git command: “git config –global http.sslbackend schannel”.

Let me know if that helped with your problem and keep me in the loop if you had a similar problem.

How could you remotely manage all the Linux and Windows Servers ⁉ 🤔

Hello, my #cloudmarathoner friends!

Let’s focus on answering the main question of this post. And some of you may suspect that we will allude to Azure Arc, right?

Microsoft Azure Arc

Yes, with the Microsoft Azure Arc, you can manage servers running on-premises, at the edge, and in multi-cloud environments. And with the latest updates, now, you also get SSH access to your Linux and Windows Servers running anywhere using Azure Arc-enabled servers.

Direct Network Connectivity

Even though direct network connectivity (like SSH connection into the server) can be a challenge in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Azure Arc-enabled servers enable this unique capability for you.

What are the Helpful References?

Well, let me mention the following important three references that will get you going in your Azure Arc journey, ok?

1️⃣ SSH access to Azure Arc-enabled servers 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMd_yceR

2️⃣ Troubleshoot SSH access to Azure Arc-enabled servers 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePjcGUcv

3️⃣ SSH access to Azure Arc-enabled servers and how to set up one, check out the following blog post from Thomas 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMJy_zRZ #sharingiscaring ❤️

In Summary

I hope this provides you with a good overview and resources of how you can manage and SSH access your Linux and Windows Servers anywhere using Azure Arc. And if you feel like you got a question, please, feel free to leave a comment on my LinkedIn post.

The #CloudMarathoner community is approaching to 1400 members

Hello, Cloud Marathoner friends!

We started the #CloudMarathoner community and cloud learning journey approximately 3.5 years ago with few posts and followers. My main intention in starting this hashtag is to help everyone learn the #cloudcomputing and share training resources that could help you in your awesome #cloud journey.

We continuously GROWING

Thank you for your continued feedback and support!
Our community is almost 1400+ members string and we are able to reach and empower more people now.

Many Thanks to each of you, who has #shared and commented on #CloudMarathoner posts on social media.

summary

Thank you.. Thank you… Thank you..
For being a true #cloudmarathoner in learning the #cloud and sharing it with your community!

Please, check the #CloudMarathoner #tag on LinkedIn or Twitter and share information that you find helpful.

How to fix the GitHub pipeline issues when credentials are expired?

Hello Cloud Marathoners,

In this post, I will be addressing a common an error that could be seen in your GitHub actions, once in a while, called “Error: Az CLI Login failed. Please check the credentials and make sure az is installed on the runner”.

UPDATES coming soon…

The #CloudMarathoner community is 1000+ members strong

Hello, my dear Cloud Marathoners!

We are a vibrant worldwide community with a passion to learn and grow our career with Cloud technologies! We are also a growing community who are dedicated to giving back and sharing with #community as well!

We are more than 1040+ members strong and continue to grow while supporting the community members with online, #free content on a variety of cloud technologies.

***The #CloudMarathoner followers on @LinkedIn***

Thank you

I would like to thank everyone who has followed and #shared the #CloudMarathoner posts and announcements.

As you already know, this is the beginning of something “GREAT” that we need to carry on by spreading the goodness and power of #knowledge that empowers people.

Summary

Thank you for stopping by and checking the announcement and celebrating this “HUGE” milestone with us. Please, check our architecture, cloud infrastructure as code, and overall, Azure videos in the #CloudMarathone YouTube channel.

Cloud Interviewing guidance and tips for military veterans

Hello dear Cloud Marathoners,

This week, I had an opportunity to join a meeting in order to share my experience with military veterans on how to get them ready for the first cloud position interview. We had really awesome participation and a number of questions that benefited all attendees.

Thank you, Douglas for an opportunity to help the transitioning service members and veterans with critical technical and career skills development and tips.

MSSA career development and interview tips

Thank you, Microsoft, for running the very important MSSA (Microsoft Software and Systems Academy) for transitioning service members and veterans!

The MSSA provides technical training that enables the service members to leverage their core skills and interests to chart—and start—their career journey in IT.

Summary

It was truly a unique event to help our transitioning service members and veterans and Thank You to everyone who took some time in providing follow-up feedback on the following LinkedIn post.

Azure Bicep First Look course is released!

Happy Friday friends,

Are you looking for a simpler, more efficient way to author infrastructure resources in Azure?

If so, you’re in luck. Azure Bicep is here to help. Bicep is a new domain-specific language (DSL) for deploying resources in Azure. It’s also a much cleaner, more concise language than ARM JSON—cloud admins and DevOps professionals, rejoice!

Please, let me know if you need any help with my new Azure Bicep First Look course.

I am here to help you in your Cloud journey!
Stay tuned for more Azure content!

Microsoft Ignite 2021 – Cloud Skills Challenge is back

Hello Cloud Marathoners,

As it was the case last year, Microsoft Ignite is back and held digitally free of charge, during Nov 2-4 🎉 🎇

Microsoft Ignite is a signature event and held virtually for a global audience across a variety of industries to experience the latest and greatest technologies. It is an event where you could get a sneak peek at new products and services that will be coming in the future.

Cloud Skills Challenge

This year you could choose from 12 tech challenges and select the one that is right for you. Once you complete that challenge you will earn a free Microsoft Certification exam that can be applied to your choice from a select list of options:

Azure Developer Challenge
Azure Admin Challenge
Identity + Information Protection Challenge
Teams Admin Challenge
Teams Voice Engineer Challenge
Azure Database Admin Challenge
Desktop and Device Management Challenge
Windows Server Hybrid Admin Challenge
Dynamics 365 Sales Consultant Challenge
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Mgmt Challenge
Power Platform Developer Challenge
Security Operations Analyst Challenge

When does the challenge begin?

The listed challenges will begin on November 2, 2021 and end on November 30, 2021. You can start your registration here to join the challenge.

What happens when I complete my Cloud Skills challenge?

According to the guidelines from official Cloud Skills Challenge website:

If you complete your challenge before it ends, one Microsoft Certification exam will be associated with your Learn profile on December 7, 2021. You will be notified via email when it becomes available.

A Microsoft Ignite Cloud Skills Challenge character displays their awarded medals.

What are the Terms and Conditions?

Check out the Official rules; including Terms and Conditions with FAQ in this web page.

Summary

That’s it friends, buckle up to complete your challenge before Nov 30, 2021 to earn new skills and receive a complementary Azure exam award 🏆.

Good Luck 🤞 in your new Cloud Skills Challenge !

How to check and update Azure CLI version on your workstation?

Hello friends,

I was prompted to update my CLI and wanted to share this easy experience with everyone.

There is an easy straightforward process to check & update your favourite Azure CLI in a few minutes without leaving the command line tool of your choice.

There are 2 commands that you would ever need going forward, assuming that your version of CLI is already “2.x”.

Check your az cli version

Just run the az version --help command first.

Running update on AZ CLI

Next, run the az upgrade command and press key Y when prompted to continue.

And finally, check the updated version and its extensions if needed.

In case your AZ CLI is up to date, you could always run az bicep upgrade command and get the job done.

Stay tuned for more Azure automation & Security related posts.

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