Here you’ll find articles I’ve written on various topics, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and related topics for web & cloud developers.
You’ve probably seen how to create Azure resources using the Azure portal. But that’s a manual process and easily screw-up-able when you need to repeat the resource creation for multiple projects, or …
Photo by Jordan Harrison on Unsplash Some organizations deploy a proxy server, also referred to as a corporate web proxy, as part of a gateway server. These proxies separate the corporate network …
It’s been a while since I checked in and shared an update on the latest with my course, Mastering the SharePoint Framework. But there’s no better time than now! Learn what’s new in this …
Microsoft introduced the tenant app catalog many years ago way for users to install, deploy, and acquire apps within their SharePoint Online environment. Unfortunately, it’s become quite dated and not …
Today, March 15, 2022, CJ & I released the last episode of the Microsoft Cloud Show. Tune into episode 450 to hear why we’re hanging it up after 3,065 days!
Photo by Shane Aldendorff on Unsplash On March 8, 2022, Microsoft released the beta of the next version of the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) v1.15. While the official release notes for the beta of …
Microsoft 365 is over 11 years old. In this episode, AC & CJ sit down to look back at the evolution of Microsoft 365, evaluate the current state of it, predictions, & some hopes for the future …
In this SharePoint Framework (SPFx) quick tip, I want to focus on some properties in a web part’s manifest file that many people aren’t familiar with.
Microsoft Azure is over 13 years old. In this episode, AC and CJ sit down to discuss the state of the Azure nation, where it stands in the cloud wars, and where they would like to see it improve.
Photo by The Climate Reality Project on Unsplash It’s been a few months since my last installment of the State of SharePoint Client-Side Development. The last time I did this it was August 2021 and …
In this episode, AC and CJ cover some recent updates and releases in the Microsoft 365 world, get cheeky with Microsoft 365’s offer to customers that will lose their G Suite legacy free edition, more …
In this SharePoint Framework (SPFx) quick tip, I want to focus on a question I commonly see pop up in forums as well as with new and experienced students of my course. This applies to every type of …
On February 17, 2022, Microsoft released v1.14 of the SharePoint Framework (SPFx). In this post, I’ll summarize what you can find, and share some additional details I found after spending some …
Photo by Steve Harvey on Unsplash I’m finally getting around to doing something I’ve wanted to do for quite a while. But… it’s not just one thing I want to share with you in this post. There’s …
Microsoft to avoid the wrath of the FTC, Microsoft Teams tries keep your laptop from exploding, and we discuss some .NET development with Microsoft Graph.
Is 2022 the year of gaming acquisitions after we’ve seen over $80 billion spent in the first 5 weeks? Or will it be the metaverse burn pit after Meta has already blown through $10 billion & …
The last few weeks, I’ve been working on a new module for Microsoft. Last week, they published it to Microsoft Learning. In this module, learn how to create meeting apps for Microsoft Teams! …
This week Microsoft dropped the news of its biggest acquisition to date and AC and CJ dive in to dissect it from their points of view.
After 3,240 days, I figured it was a good time for a good refresh. It was March 19, 2013 when I last did a significant user experience (UX) refresh to my site. Back then, just over 1.5 months shy of 9 …
This is a story about a mea culpa. You should have been installing the gulp-cli package globally (as the docs show), not gulp globally. To better understand why, keep reading.
This week Microsoft dropped the news of its biggest acquisition to date and AC and CJ dive in to dissect it from their points of view.
In the last few weeks, I’ve published my series of definitive guides for developing SharePoint Framework solutions for all SharePoint Server deployments. You can check out the series here: Definitive …
Tune in to episode 442 and hear Andrew Connell & Chris Johnson cover the latest news related to Microsoft Azure products & services, Microsoft Teams, and what’s new from Microsoft 365!
Microsoft’s updates about the SharePoint Framework, as well as articles, blog posts, and videos from the community showing off their projects all have one thing in common: they overwhelmingly focus on …
I co-host a podcast, the Microsoft Cloud Show, with my good friend Chris Johnson. 2022 has to be better than 2021 right? Surely! This week AC and CJ look forward and discuss their hopes, dreams, …