Deferring Processing of Azure Service Bus Messages

Sometimes when you’re handling a message from a message queue, you realise that you can’t currently process it, but might be able to at some time in the future. What would be nice is to delay or defer processing of the message for a set amount of time. Unfortunately, with brokered messages in  Azure Service Bus, there is no built-in feature to do this simply, but there are a few workarounds. In this post, we’ll look at four separate techniques: let the lock time out, sleep and abandon, defer the…

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Microsoft offers IT guidance to prepare for Windows as a Service

  When Windows 10 arrives this summer (and Windows Server 2016 next year), Microsoft is going to be making some noticeable changes to how and when it delivers security fixes, hotfixes and rollups. What can IT pros do now to prepare for the new Windows world order? Company officials provided some potentially controversial suggestions and guidance during Microsoft’s Ignite conference in Chicago. In a session entitled “Getting Ready for Windows 10: Servicing Windows Client and Server in a Managed Environment Today” (Video and slides available here; a good summary from…

Multiple output in Azure Functions with C#

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In this post I like to analyse how to return multiple output in Azure Functions with C# and Service Bus. If you want more info, in the last week or so, I published some posts about Azure Function in C# or F# like “Create Azure Function in C# Script and Service Bus” or “Creating Azure Function in F#“. You have a platform on Azure and two different services are triggered by a message from Service Bus. At some point, you have an Azure Function doing a procedure that has to…

From Installation to Advanced Configuration: Setting Up Serilog for C# Success

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In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, effective logging is crucial for maintaining robust and reliable applications. Serilog has emerged as a leading tool for C# developers, offering a flexible and powerful logging solution tailored to modern needs. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the installation and advanced configuration of Serilog in your C# projects, ensuring that you harness its full potential. From setting up various sinks for diverse output channels to integrating custom logging classes that capture detailed runtime data, you’ll discover best practices for enhancing application maintainability…