How do I implement Azure Search Service in Sitefinity? - azure

Does any know of any examples out there that show how to implement ISearchService using Azure search service in Sitefinity?

Sitefinity supports Azure search out of the box. And you don't need to implement your own ISearchService.
This is official documentation how to connect your Sitefintiy to Azure search service: https://www.progress.com/documentation/sitefinity-cms/generate-and-store-search-indexes-in-the-cloud

The closest one I found is from their official forum:
https://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/search-mark-a-field-in-azure-search-as-facetable

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How to integrate Whatsapp with Power virtual agent without using Azure service?

When I tried creating a WhatsApp channel through Microsoft power virtual agent,
they have provided BotID and Tenant ID and a documentation
which is redirecting to the azure bot service.
Is there any way to use Power Virtual Agent or Power Automate w/o using Azure bot service?
If we have to use a bot service is the only way to use NodeJS as in the Doc and Github code in C#.
Thanks.
Unfortunately, Power virtual agents don't provide a way to natively integrate with WhatsApp and you need to follow the steps mentioned in the documentation.
You should be able to use the language of your choice for which BotFramework has an SDK: https://github.com/microsoft/botframework-sdk

Using which Azure API my software can identify if it's running on Azure infrastructure and not elswhere

We are going to create Virtual Machine Image on Azure Marketplace. This VM Image will have our software, which has default feature and advanced feature. We don't want to ship/install software with advanced feature.
We want to write a service using Azure API, which will first check VM created using this Machine Image or software is running on Azure only and not else where before enabling the advanced feature.
I've found answers to similar questions but all were for WebService. I've also gone through API references provided on Docs section but there too I couldn't find any api solving my purpose so raising this question.
Please suggest.
Probably the easiest way would be to attempt the instance metadata service query. You can find more information here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/instance-metadata-service

Redis Cloud doesn't exist in Azure Marketplace

I wanted to create a "Redis Cloud" via the Azure marketplace but I didn't found this service in the marketplace list.
Doesn't it exist anymore? Why?
Or is there some kind of limitation, e.g. it's only available for certain types of Azure subscriptions?
I'm wondering because via redislabs.com I can still choose "Azure" for creating a Redis Cloud - but not via Azure marketplace.
Sadly, you are right Munchkin.
I've looked into the matter and it appears that our Redis Cloud plugin is stuck in limbo between the old and new portals. This is an Azure team issue and we're waiting for a resolution from them.
Until this is rectified, note that you can always create a direct subscription via our website however and do feel free to contact our support team with any questions.
You can find it in the "New Portal" Azure Marketplace, http://portal.azure.com. There you should be able to find it listed as "Redis Cache" or Redis Cloud, first one is Managed by Microsoft, the second one is IaaS on a VM.

Azure DNS: Where is it?

Is there a way on the management GUI to setup Azure DNS like you would setup all their other services?
The only instructions I can seem to find are for doing it on powershell or creating a DNS server
Currently the only way to set up Azure DNS is via Powershell or REST API! There is no GUI frontend. (I imagine it is on the Azure Team's todo list somewhere!
If using a 3rd party tool is an option, may I suggest you take a look at Cloud Portam. In short, it is a browser-based application for managing your Azure resources.
Recently we released Azure DNS management functionality in there. You can learn more about Azure DNS functionality in Cloud Portam here: http://www.cloudportam.com/features/azure-subscription/dns.
Full Disclosure: I am builder behind this tool.

How do you create an Azure deployable WebRole that use LiveId and Access Control Service

I need some help with creating a simple WebRole that uses federated authorzation/authentication with LiveId and the Access Control Service. I'm able to get it working with a local test ASP.NET application, but can't seem to find any information on the steps necessary to do this with a Web Role that can be deployed to Azure. The only information that I've found is to handle this scenario using a custom STS and the ACS or just LiveID, but nothing that demonstrates using both together.
Is there currently a limitation with Azure that prevents this? I've read some articles that seem to indicate it isn't currently possible due to the Geneva Framework not being fully implemented on Azure - can anyone confirm?
Thank you very much for any help!
You may find this resource useful - http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wifwazpassive. It shows how to use ACS in an Azure Webrole. It does use a custom STS, not LiveID, but given that it's using Geneva framework components it should be possible to make it work with LiveID.

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