Private CDN for hosting data on SharePoint for improving performance App Dev Manager Michael Mano shares some tips to improve SharePoint performance using a CDN. When we target performance issues with SharePoint, the focus is generally on database related queries and all the requests that are being made to critical assets for the site like images, The post Private CDN for hosting data on SharePoint for improving performance appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 19 Azure DevOps Hands-On Labs In his latest post, Premier App Dev Manager Larry Duff discusses the new Azure DevOps hands-on labs that you can use as a resource to learn the tool more effectively. I love to learn about new technologies.  The post Azure DevOps Hands-On Labs appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 18 Quantum Computing for Software Developers – Part I App Dev Manager Leonard Woody breaks down the fundamentals of quantum computing from the perspective of a software developer. The underpinnings of quantum computing (QC) is quantum mechanics. Unfortunately, quantum mechanics is very weird and hard to understand. The post Quantum Computing for Software Developers – Part I appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 18 Angular How-to: Hide Logic from Users by Moving it out of the Browser and into Azure Functions Premier Consultant Laurie Atkinson, explorers how to code small, short-lived calculations or other functionality using Microsoft’s serverless compute platform, Azure Functions. Choose the Consumption plan and only pay for compute resources when your functions are running. A common question from developers building Single Page Applications is how to hide proprietary calculations or other logic from end users. The post Angular How-to: Hide Logic from Users by Moving it out of the Browser and into Azure Functions appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 17 Updating Git certificate bundles to use Department of Defense signed certificates App Dev Manager Daniel Setlock and Consultant Joe Morris tackle certificate revocation checking against Team Foundation Server secured with a .mil URL, or any URL secured with a Department of Defense (DoD) signed certificate. Prerequisites: Department of Defense Root Certificates Git CLI Unix2dos tool or similar Introduction Some of the audience of this blog might not realize this, The post Updating Git certificate bundles to use Department of Defense signed certificates appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 16 Cost Saving on Azure DevTest Lab App Dev Manager Billy Sun shares tips on getting started with Azure DevTest Lab. In the past, standing up a fully functional dev/test environment would take weeks if not month, which ultimately delayed team productivity. The whole progress typically would involve, The post Cost Saving on Azure DevTest Lab appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 16 Azure SQL MI Replication – New Possibilities for Hybrid Environments In his latest post, App Dev Manager Wyn Lewis-Bevan discusses the new Azure SQL Database Managed Instance (SQL MI) which is a fully managed relational cloud database service that provides the broad SQL Server engine compatibility. He also shares resources on how you can get started on using Azure SQL Server MI. The post Azure SQL MI Replication – New Possibilities for Hybrid Environments appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 15 Business-Driven Digital Transformation with Azure and Azure DevOps Premier Consultant Sana Noorani share her thoughts on Business-Driven versus IT-Driven Digital Transformation strategies. Business-driven development (BDD) is a methodology in which business decisions and requirements drive an IT solution. Without adequate business needs identified, development cannot begin. The post Business-Driven Digital Transformation with Azure and Azure DevOps appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 13 My Experience Starting a FIRST LEGO League Jr. Team App Dev Manager Ruth Ferland shares her experience inspiring the next generation of developers through First Lego League Jr. Microsoft has a giving culture. Many employees donate their time or money to their preferred charities and Microsoft will match a monetary donation dollar for dollar and/or give the qualified non-profit organization per hour that the employee volunteers. The post My Experience Starting a FIRST LEGO League Jr. Team appeared first on Premier Developer. Apr 10