Quickstart: Writing Azure Functions in Python (v2)
Overview In this post, we’re looking at writing Azure Functions in Python and walk through the most common usage patterns. Over the past months, I’ve used Azure Functions in nearly… Read more
Microsoft Bot Framework v4 explained (JavaScript)
Introduction Over the past year at Microsoft, I worked with a lot of partners and customers to build their customer-facing chatbots on Azure using the Bot Framework. The Bot Framework… Read more
Azure Search CORS Configuration
Introduction This post explains how to configure CORS (Cross-origin resource sharing) on Azure Search. Over the past few months, I’ve been using Azure Search in several projects, mostly as an… Read more
The New Azure Machine Learning Services
Introduction Last week at Ignite 2018, Microsoft released a public preview of their new Azure Machine Learning Services. The outcome is a much easier to understand and clearer product portfolio… Read more
Azure Search Quickstart Tutorial
Overview This post is a quickstart tutorial for getting to know what Azure Search is all about. Hence, we’ll walk through the key features of Azure Search and look at… Read more
Deploying Internal Applications with private IPs on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Overview In this post, we’ll look into how we can use Azure’s Kubernetes Service (AKS) to host internal applications without exposing them to the world wide web. Undeniably, Kubernetes gained… Read more
Azure Active Directory Authentication using OAuth 2.0 Device Code
Overview In this post we’ll be covering how we can leverage Azure Active Directory for authenticating users during a conversation with a chatbot. As the most simple use case, we’ll… Read more
Building an IoT setup with NodeMCU and Azure IoT Hub on macOS
Overview In this post we’ll walk through how to get Arduino development with the NodeMCU for a simple IoT (Internet of Things) setup started. As the IoT device, we use… Read more
Building an intelligent Node.js Chatbot with Azure Bot Service
Overview Chatbots are quickly evolving from being little toys to becoming the initial touchpoints for new and existing customer interactions. Due to the significant advances in natural language processing, bots… Read more
Face Recognition with Azure Cognitive Services Face API
Overview In this post we will build a face recognition system for verifying individuals in images. For this, we will be using the Azure Cognitive Services Face API and a… Read more