Code Comparison Between Azure PowerShell and Azure SDK for Python

I like to share similarities and differences of two scripts - an Azure PowerShell script and a Python script using the Azure SDK. These two scripts achieve the same azure management result. Hope this article sheds some technical insights by comparing these scripts. The scripts connect to an Azure subscription, create a storage account into …

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Azure PowerShell vs Azure SDK for Python

As an Azure engineer, I have used both Azure PowerShell and the Azure SDK for Python to manage and provision Azure resources. I like to share comparisons based on my experience and real work scenarios in the many years engineering and designing for solutions in Azure. Hope this blog post gives some perspective. Azure PowerShell: …

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Comparing Cloud Shell with PowerShell Editors

I love using Azure PowerShell to script creating and managing Azure resources. Yet there are two options I like to compare 1) A script editor such as Windows PowerShell ISE or Visual Studio Code; 2) Azure Portal's Browser-based Cloud Shell This post will be based on Windows environments, as opposed to mac and Linux based …

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Debugging Azure PowerShell with Activity Log

I got the following error message in PowerShell, as I was trying to create an Azure virtual network with multiple subnets by running New-AzureRMVirtualNetwork This error message is too vague and need more information. So where do I look? There are two options. 1) The long and manual option Go to Azure Portal > the …

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