Hey Guys,so seeing as how we are constantly having to search and download tools and utilities to integrate and manage resources with the Azure portal, I thought I’d share a few of those resources with you. Including some Microsoft links to tutorials on how to install and/or configure some resources.
First Up,Web Platform Installer with direct MSI link. Just in case you are being blocked by your company proxy.
WebPlatformInstaller_x86_en-US.msi
WebPlatformInstaller_amd64_en-US.msi
At No.2 on our list is the Azure Storage Explorer.
Azure Storage Explorer for Windows
Azure Storage Explorer for Mac
Azure Storage Explorer for Linux
Next we have the Windows Azure Service Bus Explorer.
This utility allows you to connect to your service bus and manage the messages stored in your Queue. There are a few different releases.Each one adding more features,others addressing bugs. Feel free to browse the source and select one you prefer.
Windows Azure Service Bus Explorer
Common command line utilities.
With the ever changing environments that we deal with there seems to be a constant,being able to remotely automate actions that we would otherwise perform graphically. Lets face it,not everyone has the luxury of waiting for browser windows to load and dialog boxes to appear.As a result the same actions can be taken with less steps to achieve the desired results. I’m talking about command line tools like Azure Cli 2.0 and Power shell to name a few.
Azure CLI 2.0 -Direct Link MSI
Official Microsoft Download page for Azure CLI
Next we have the Docker and container support.
On windows Server 2016 and Windows 10,you can quite easily create self signed certs through Power Shell. However in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8,not so easy. You will have to download and install MakeCert(deprecated). The easiest way is to install the Windows Kit 8.0 .After downloading you can choose to install on current machine or package for another. For all of the latest versions click here.
Azure Batch Explorer
As of late I’ve discovered an Azure Batch Labs Explorer. This tool allows you to monitor and scale the jobs and tasks running within an azure batch account that you connect to.
Here is the link to download it. Azure Batch Explorer
The all new Azure Cosmos Db Data migration Tool.
This great tool allows you to transfer the content of you azure storage tables to the azure cosmos db with very little effort.
Azure Cosmos Db Data Migration Tool
So there,hope this helps.I will keep this list updated with any additional utilities I find. Also feel free to perhaps suggest a few I missed. Anyway,happy clouding 🙂
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