Month: July 2020

Last time, we looked at how task cancellation is projected in C++/CX with PPL and co_await with tasks. But PPL also supports awaiting directly on IAsyncAction^ and IAsyncOperation^ objects. Let’s try it.

Observe that awaiting directly on an IAsyncAction^ and IAsyncOperation^ object throws a different exception from awaiting on a task.
You Continue reading Cancelling a Windows Runtime asynchronous operation, part 4: C++/CX with PPL, coroutine style with raw IAsyncAction and IAsyncOperation→

Social Sessions with Mike Gannotti  During last weeks session with Alfred Ojukwu we discussed how Microsoft Surface devices uniquely light up the remote work from home scenarios encountered by employees these days. This week we switched gears in t… Continue reading Social Sessions with Mike Gannotti – Alfred Ojukwu 2 of 2→

Penetration tools may alert if IIS server is accepting requests with HTTP OPTIONS method. This is because the response to these requests may reveal what other methods are supported by the web server.
 
Follow the steps below to disable O… Continue reading HTTP OPTIONS and Default page vulnerabilities→

In one case, I have noticed that SignalR components and pricing model might be confusing for Azure users who are discovering this service.
 
A SignalR instance is what you need to create first to use SignalR.
 
After searching for S… Continue reading Difference between SignalR unit and instance and SignalR pricing→

If you add a certificate to Server Certificates in IIS but you don’t see it in the binding window, there are two things to check first:

Make sure the certificate you added to “Server Certificates” is the one you created a “Certificate Reques… Continue reading Certificate is missing in IIS binding window→

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It’s long enough… Continue reading Learn everything you need to know about Azure Data Explorer→

A new Azure Sentinel notebook experience will soon be released which provides several management, security, customization, and productivity benefits.  Examples of these benefits includes, but is not limited to, a new intuitive UI with Intellisense… Continue reading New Azure Sentinel notebook experience and the retirement of the Azure Notebooks service preview→

What is Azure Sentinel Livestream? 
 
Livestream lets you run queries that refresh every 30 seconds and notifies you of any new results.  Creating a livestream enables you to (1) test newly created queries as events occur, (2) receive no… Continue reading What’s New: Livestream for Azure Sentinel is now released for General Availability→