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Azure Functions – Azure Functions Using Hybrid Connections

I had an idea to access an on-premise source like a database or something else via Azure Functions. There other approaches where you could use Logic Apps and the corresponding gateway to access on-premises system data. But using Logic Apps we relay on connectors and actions and are not as free as using Azure Functions […]

SCOM 2012 – Custom AEM Reports

If you followed the community lately, you see some are writing blog posts about reporting in System Center. It is funny as I also have been playing around with Report Builder 3.0 lately and it seems that I am following this trend. Building custom reports is not that difficult if you have some sort of […]

SCOM – Part 1 Create Excel 2013 PowerView Dashboard

Last week I had to travel to China. So far, I haven’t had any experience with Asian countries nor culture, except of the local Chinese restaurant in Switzerland. What I learned, that there are different ways to visualize common scenarios and how important it is to make the visualization readable and understandable, also for foreigners. […]