Category Archives: Microsoft Azure

Serilog – Add thread ID to the log file

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

Serilog is more or less the default file logger when developing .NET Core applications. The simple logger can easily be modified to – for example – add the thread ID. FIRST THINGS FIRST: THE SERILOG NUGET PACKAGES You need these … Continue reading →

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Azure ApplicationInsights track custom metrics using the TelemetryClient

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

The Microsoft.ApplicationInsights nuget package is your code gateway to the Microsoft Application Insights portal, and also to the Azure Monitor universe. You use these tools as a shared place for your log data, telemetry, alerts, diagnostics etc. The Application Insights comes … Continue reading →

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Azure Application Insights – Multiple services from same server

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

This trick enables you to have multiple services from the same server log to the same Application Insights instance, and at the same time distinguish between each service. In the example above, I have 2 services from the same server. … Continue reading →

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Azure Functions – How to retry messages in the poison queue

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

When working with a scenario where your Microsoft Azure Function reads data from a queue, your azure functions is automatically triggered when an entry is added to the queue you wish to read from. The SDK will call your function … Continue reading →

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Azure API Management configure CORS in the policy

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) allows a user agent gain permission to access a web- or REST service from a server on a different domain than the site currently in use. Modern browsers does not allow websites with Javascript that calls … Continue reading →

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Webhook Event Receiver with Azure Functions

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

Microsoft Azure Functions is a solution to run small pieces of code in the cloud. If your code is very small and have only one purpose, an Azure Function could be the cost effective solution. This is an example of … Continue reading →

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