Serverless functions are a deceptively simple idea that while not especially new, only makes sense in the context of shared cloud services of immense scale. Still, serverless as a reality is both new ...

Microsoft ­­has added an important component to its public cloud, Azure Event Grid. This new service brings a fully-managed intelligent event routing mechanism that allows communication through the ...

A key part of Microsoft’s strategy for serverless computing is ready for prime time. Azure Event Grid, first announced last August, is now generally available, Microsoft is expected to announce ...

Microsoft announced a new product in its Azure line-up in preview today that will make it easier for developers to build event-based applications. The Azure Event Grid makes events (like uploading a ...

With Event Grid, Microsoft introduced a new Azure service last year that it hopes will become the glue that holds together modern event-driven and distributed applications. Starting today, Event Grid ...

The addition of MQTT protocol support paves the way to bringing SCADA control systems and other industrial IoT deployments to Azure. Here’s how to get started. MQTT is an important technology for the ...

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One of the features of Azure Functions is the ability to easily create Webhooks. Webhooks allow integration with other systems, including third-party systems. Essentially, the external system can call ...

After having recently announced the switching on by default of encryption for data at rest in Azure Search, Microsoft has now set its sights on Azure as a whole. Thus, today marks the General ...