Securing AI skill repositories with Nvidia SkillSpector and GitHub Actions (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:47:11 UTC

Agent skills, custom instructions, and MCP configuration are becoming part of the engineering trust boundary


Why Passwords Are Not Enough – Protecting Microsoft 365 with Entra ID MFA (Ciraltos)

Published: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:08:20 UTC

Passwords have been the foundation of account security for decades, but the reality is that they are no longer enough to protect your organization


Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:00:00 UTC

Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available, hosted on Azure, and running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra, giving teams a faster path from agent experimentation to production. The post Claude in Microsoft Foundry is now generally available appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


The 2026 Agent Confidence Index: Where 300 builders see real momentum (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:15:00 UTC

At Microsoft, building trustworthy AI agents is as critical as building powerful ones


Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:00 UTC

Azure Files combines familiar file access with built-in performance, data protection, security, and Azure service integration. The post Accelerate modern Linux workloads with Azure Files appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


Copilot Cowork Usage Overview (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:19:48 UTC

Overview of Copilot Cowork usage-based billing


Entra πŸ†” News #155 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:20:01 UTC

Learn about new Entra + Purview features and more!


Optimal routing with ExpressRoute – Revisited (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:46:39 UTC

There are two articles in Microsoft documentation that contain the most important guidelines to configure routing over ExpressRoute: Both are good articles and describe correct design patterns, but they were written a long time ago and most readers struggle to map those concepts to the current technologies available in Azure, most notably in Virtual WAN


From Windows Core to Leading Agent ID: Vince Smith’s Microsoft Story (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:08:37 UTC

Inside Entra: The Real Reason Microsoft Created Agent ID


Azure Update 26th June 2026 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:43:59 UTC

REALLY quick update! πŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


The performance dividend: Optimizing PostgreSQL on Azure directly in Visual Studio Code (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:00:00 UTC

Poor database performance is never just a database problem


EU Azure Regions Capacity – June 2026 (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:54:30 UTC

The purpose of this post is to share what I’ve learned (through prompting through AI) about capacity issues in Azure regions in the EU


How toΒ Configure Retention LabelsΒ inΒ Microsoft 365 (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:29:52 UTC

Retention labels provide a granular way to manage data retention in Microsoft 365 by applying retention settings directly to files, folders, and emails


New Security Adoption Model Resource (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:05:36 UTC

Quick look at a brand-new resource to help with security adoption. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Overview 05:20 - Journey 08:50 - Disciplines 11:50 - Summary β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ K E Y L I N K S πŸ”— β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ β–Ί MS Docs πŸ”— https://learn.microsoft.com/security/zero-trust/security-adoption-model β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #security #zerotrust #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


How to Automate Inactive SharePoint Sites Cleanup Using Power Automate (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:14:07 UTC

Managing inactive SharePoint site lifecycles can be challenging and time-consuming using native methods


How to Deploy Azure Local Small Form Factor (SFF) – Bringing Azure to the Edge (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:22:18 UTC

As organizations continue to push workloads closer to where data is generated, edge computing is becoming a critical part of modern architectures


From insight to action: The next phase of agentic cloud operations (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:45:00 UTC

What if your cloud environment could help you move from insight to action in real time, with systems already working through the next set of decisions? The post From insight to action: The next phase of agentic cloud operations appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


AI Engineering Needs Platform Controls (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:30:49 UTC

AI-assisted engineering is moving beyond β€œcan the agent do the task?” and into the same practical concerns platform teams already deal with: cost visibility, ownership, observability, governance, repeatable workflows, and sensible defaults. This post looks at why AI engineering needs boring platform controls, from APIM policies and token visibility through to Agent Skills, MCP, Terraform modules, OpenTelemetry, and evaluation loops.


Microsoft DefenderΒ Introduces Manual Incident and Alert Creation (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:59:33 UTC

Microsoft recently introduced manual incident creation in preview for Defender to help security teams investigate threats beyond automated detections


Microsoft Entra Connect Sync – Passwordless Authentication – now supported! (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:29:18 UTC

Last Updated on June 26, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Finaly – after a long time we… The post Microsoft Entra Connect Sync – Passwordless Authentication – now supported! first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Overview of Web IQ (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:19:21 UTC

Overview of what Web IQ is and its capabilities. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ 00:00 - Introduction 00:06 - Model training 01:25 - Problems with the training data 04:32 - Adding knowledge with our prompt 05:30 - Organizational data gap 06:23 - Info on the Internet 07:52 - What matters for Internet data 11:07 - WEB IQ to the rescue 15:38 - Demonstration 17:33 - Passages mode 19:07 - News, images and video 21:00 - Browse 22:58 - Availability and pricing 23:55 - Summary 24:32 - Close β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ K E Y L I N K S πŸ”— β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ β–Ί Whiteboard: πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/RandomStuff/raw/master/Whiteboards/WebIQ.png β–Ί MS Docs πŸ”— https://www.microsoft.com/webiq πŸ”— https://webiq.microsoft.ai β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #AI #webiq #bing #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


Web IQ Quick Overview #microsoft #ai (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:17:44 UTC

Quick overview of Web IQ.


Azure Local Simplified Machine Provisioning (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:38:56 UTC

Deploying infrastructure at the edge has always been one of the more painful parts of running hybrid environments


Entra πŸ†” News #154 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:02:15 UTC

πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.


Shadow Admins: The Non-Human Identities Hiding in Your Entra Tenant (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:03:16 UTC

From Zero Trust to "Hero Trust"


Azure Update 19th June 2026 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:06:09 UTC

Quick update this week πŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Stop Overpaying for Azure Virtual Machines and Start Saving Today (Ciraltos)

Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:05:08 UTC

Azure is powerful, flexible, and scalable, but it can also get expensive fast if resources are not managed properly


Entra ID Adds New Service Plans for Agent Conditional Access and Identity Protection (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:45:10 UTC

Microsoft has introduced two new service plans named β€˜Entra Conditional Access for Agents’ and β€˜Entra ID Protection for Agents’ under Microsoft 365 Agent and E7 licenses


Speaking at the Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day – Zurich, Switzerland 2026 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:56:57 UTC

I’m excited to share that I will be speaking at the Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day – Zurich, Switzerland, taking place on July 9, 2026, at Microsoft The Circle in Zurich


Azure Files Identity Update (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:43:23 UTC

Look at the big changes for Entra integrated authentication. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ 00:00 - Introduction 00:38 - Managed identity access 03:35 - Cloud-only identity access 06:08 - macOS PSSO access 07:22 - Close β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #azure #smb #entraid #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


One Person One License philosophy for Microsoft Entra Update (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:07:31 UTC

Microsoft finally clarifies the "One Person, One License" rule for Entra ID


Automatically Link Related Identities Using Custom Account Correlation Rules in Microsoft Defender (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:28:46 UTC

Custom account correlation rules in Microsoft Defender link related user accounts that don't share strong identifiers like an account ID or UPN


Modernize your data with Azure Storage: Plan and migrate with confidence (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:00:00 UTC

Enterprise storage migrations are rarelyΒ just about copyingΒ data


Windows Lies Make Application Gateway Certs Harder (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:53:25 UTC

You’ve got a valid certificate


Overview of Azure HorizonDB (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:38:21 UTC

Overview of what HorizonDB is and how it works. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ 00:00 - Introduction 00:08 - PostgreSQL 04:06 - Cloud-native architecture 04:50 - Azure HorizonDB 06:33 - Architecture 16:15 - Standby replicas 19:42 - Other features 21:21 - Pricing 23:22 - Summary 24:12 - Close β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ K E Y L I N K S πŸ”— β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ β–Ί Whiteboard: πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/RandomStuff/raw/master/Whiteboards/HorizonDB.png β–Ί MS Docs πŸ”— https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/horizondb/overview β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #horizondb #postgresql #azure #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


HorizonDB Quick Overview #azure #postgresql #horizondb (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:34:25 UTC

Really quick HorizonDB introduction.


Azure Local Multi-Rack Deployments: Scaling Hybrid Infrastructure in the Datacenter (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:55:48 UTC

Azure Local isn’t a one-size-fits-all platform, it’s designed to meet customers wherever they are


How to Enable Baseline Scope Settings in Conditional Access (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:16:46 UTC

Prepare for the upcoming change to Conditional Access policy enforcement by enabling Baseline Scope Settings in Conditional Access. The post How to Enable Baseline Scope Settings in Conditional Access appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Choosing the Right Extension Type in Microsoft Entra (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:11 UTC

I’ve been seeing a lot of discussions about the different extension types available across Microsoft Entra objects, and I have a few thoughts on the subject that I want to share with y’all


Entra πŸ†” News #153 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:32:30 UTC

πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.


How Microsoft Is Securing AI Agents in Entra - Conditional Access, Zero Trust & the "Block" Debate (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:09:09 UTC

Why Your AI Agent Has No Login Pattern


Azure Update 12th June 2026 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:21:26 UTC

Nice selection of updates this week! πŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Stop wasting time and use Custom Extensions for PIM approvals (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:31:51 UTC

Automate Entra PIM approvals using custom extensions and your ticketing system


Build 2026 in 15 Minutes (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:36:46 UTC

My quick rundown of the biggest features. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #passkeys #entraid #entra #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


3 things leaders need to know from Microsoft Build 2026 (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:00:00 UTC

At Microsoft Build 2026, AI moved from experimentation to executionβ€”shifting from isolated tools to connected systems grounded in business data


Managed Identity Permission Manager v1.1.0.5 is here! (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:30:31 UTC

Last Updated on June 11, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction I’m thrilled to announce the latest release… The post Managed Identity Permission Manager v1.1.0.5 is here! first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


How to Prevent Users from Modifying Outlook Signatures in Microsoft 365 (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:39:26 UTC

Maintain consistent branding and compliance by preventing users from changing Outlook email signatures


How to Stop Guests From Inviting More Guests in Microsoft Entra (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:44:20 UTC

Lock down your tenant by stopping external guests from inviting more users


A critical vulnerability was resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3.2.4854 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:43:15 UTC

Yesterday, Veeam addressed a critical vulnerability in its Backup & Replication v12 product, that allows adversaries to execute arbitrary code on the Backup Server… but only when the host is domain-joined


LAPS for Azure Arc: Local Admin Password Security Across Hybridβ€”at Scale (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:25:56 UTC

Ask most security teams where their biggest unmanaged risk hides, and the answer often isn’t a zero-dayβ€”it’s the local administrator account on every Windows machine


SecureΒ Workload Identities in Microsoft Entra ID Against Modern Attacks (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:34:45 UTC

In Microsoft 365, workload identities now power everything from applications to automation workflows and AI agents


Claude Fable 5 available today in Microsoft Foundry: Powering the next era of autonomous agents (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 UTC

Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s latest Frontier model, available today in Microsoft Foundry, powering agents in GitHub Copilot and Foundry Agent Service. The post Claude Fable 5 available today in Microsoft Foundry: Powering the next era of autonomous agents appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


AI-Assisted Engineering Is Becoming a Platform Capability (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:48:57 UTC

AI-assisted engineering is moving beyond proving that agents can complete tasks


MicrosoftΒ EntraΒ Requires Registered Authentication Methods for SSPR Verification (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:23:52 UTC

Starting September 7, 2026, Microsoft Entra ID will require explicitly registered authentication methods for Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) verification


Entra Passkey Registration Campaign (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:51:17 UTC

Understanding how to use the passkey registration campaign feature in Entra. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ 00:00 - Introduction 00:07 - Passkey benefits 03:24 - Nudging users 03:57 - Passkey policies 07:49 - Registration campaigns 14:38 - When are users nudged 16:41 - Summary 17:43 - Close β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ K E Y L I N K S πŸ”— β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ β–Ί Whiteboard: πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/RandomStuff/raw/master/Whiteboards/PasskeyReg.png β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #passkeys #entraid #entra #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


Passkey Registration Campaign short #entraid #passkeys (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:50:43 UTC

Quick overview of passkey registration campaign.


Entra πŸ†” News #152 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:13:20 UTC

πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.


The Learn-It-All Career Playbook for Identity and Security Pros (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:06:21 UTC

Depth, Breadth, and Curiosity: A Career Guide for Identity Pros


Defender for Endpoint EDR Updates Move to Microsoft Update Channel (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:05:54 UTC

Microsoft are moving Defender for Endpoint EDR updates out of monthly cumulative patches


Azure Update 6th June 2026 - BUILD SPECIAL (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:16:57 UTC

HUGE Update this week! Make sure to check out Build blog for details on anything mentioned. πŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Azure Arc: Why you need both WindowsOsUpdateExtension and WindowsPatchExtension (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:55:02 UTC

If you have noticed both WindowsOsUpdateExtension and WindowsPatchExtension installed on an Azure Arc-enabled server, you might wonder whether something isContinue Reading


Reset Default Domain Policy and Default Domain Controllers Policy in Active Directory (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:30:17 UTC

In Active Directory, the Default Domain Policy and the Default Domain Controller Policy come with Microsoft's recommended baseline settings


Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 03 – Create Attribute-Driven Conditional Access Policy for Agent Identities (REBELADMIN)

Published: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:51:10 UTC

In my previous posts of this series, I explained the core components and authentication flows of Microsoft Entra Agent ID and steps to create Agent identity blueprints and Agent Identities


Pay-As-You-Go Billing for Microsoft 365 SharePoint Storage (AdminDroid Blog)

Published: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:19:44 UTC

Until now, organizations needed an Office 365 Extra File Storage add-on for additional SharePoint storage, which required fixed-capacity purchases that often led to unused costs


Azure File Shares Resource (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:39:27 UTC

The new native File Shares resource in Azure. β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ C H A P T E R S ⏰ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - Classic File Shares 04:09 - New FileShares resource 07:21 - Limits 10:13 - Scale with GA 10:38 - Pricing 11:00 - Which to use? 11:55 - Close β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ Want to learn more? πŸš€ β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬β–¬ πŸ“– Recommended Learning Path for Azure πŸ”— https://learn.onboardtoazure.com πŸ₯‡ Certification Content Repository πŸ”— https://github.com/johnthebrit/CertificationMaterials πŸ“… Weekly Azure Update πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nEv7jSfOVmQGRp9wAoAM0Ks ☁ Azure Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGccbp8VSpAozu3w9xSQJoY βš™ DevOps Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFr8RzQ4GIxUEznpNR53ERq πŸ’» PowerShell Master Class πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nFq_hR7FcMYg32xsSAObuq8 πŸŽ“ Certification Cram Videos πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nHz2qfLvPsAz9CnnXofhmcA 🧠 Mentoring Content πŸ”— https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVtbbG169nGHxNkSWB0PjzZHwZ0BkXZZ ❔ Questions? Maybe I answered it in my FAQ πŸ”— https://savilltech.com/faq πŸ‘• Cure Childhood Cancer Charity T-Shirt Channel Store πŸ”— https://johns-t-shirts-store.creator-spring.com/ πŸ‘‚ Enable the subtitles and from there you can translate to your native language via the auto-translate feature in settings! https://youtu.be/v5b53-PgEmI for a demo of using this feature. SUBSCRIBE βœ… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIn7ox7j7bH_OFj7tYouOQ?sub_confirmation=1 #azure #fileshare #johnsavillstechnicaltraining #onboardtoazure


Adding Animated Traffic Flows to Draw.io Diagrams with GitHub Copilot Agent Skills (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 UTC

I have added optional animated traffic flows to my Draw.io diagram skill


System-Preferred Authentication is Coming to the First-Factor Login Screen (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:40:28 UTC

Upcoming changes to system preferred authentication in Microsoft Entra may impact the login experience for your end users. The post System-Preferred Authentication is Coming to the First-Factor Login Screen appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Sign Into On-Prem Windows Server with Entra ID Using Azure Arc (Ciraltos)

Published: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:27:52 UTC

Moving toward a cloud-native identity model no longer means leaving your on-premises servers behind


Keep GitHub Copilot Agent Skills Small and Focused (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:24:39 UTC

One of the easiest mistakes to make with GitHub Copilot Agent Skills is treating them as somewhere to store every useful instruction you have ever written


AI alone won’t change your business. The system running it will. (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:15:57 UTC

We are building a comprehensive agent platform: one that supports many models, is open, and gives you flexibility at every layer of the stack. The post AI alone won’t change your business


Announcing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:15:00 UTC

At Microsoft Build, we are announcing that Microsoft Discovery is now generally available for all organizations, providing a comprehensive platform for building and governing agentic AI workflows. The post Announcing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


Microsoft Introduces Pay-As-You-Go SharePoint Storage Meter (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:19:17 UTC

Discover how Microsoft's new pay-as-you-go SharePoint storage meter (MC1330893) changes overage billing


Entra πŸ†” News #151 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 31 May 2026 12:01:54 UTC

Learn about sensitivity labels for Microsoft Entra cloud security groups public preview, tenant governance and more.


How to restore devices deleted in Microsoft Entra (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Sun, 31 May 2026 11:43:07 UTC

Discover the new Microsoft Entra device soft-delete feature in public preview


5 Lessons from Rolling Out Passkeys to Millions of Users (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 31 May 2026 08:15:55 UTC

Passkey Rollout Lessons Every Identity Team Should Know


Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for 2026 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Fri, 29 May 2026 08:27:43 UTC

I’m really happy to share that I’m now a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for 2026! For me, this isn’t just another certificationβ€”it’s something I genuinely enjoy being part of


Direct Managed Identity or Federated Managed Identity? (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Mon, 25 May 2026 08:05:23 UTC

Compare directly assigning Graph API permissions to Entra Managed Identities versus using Workload Identity Federation with an App Registration. The post Direct Managed Identity or Federated Managed Identity? appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Entra πŸ†” News #150 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 24 May 2026 14:05:48 UTC

πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.


The New Control Plane for Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 23 May 2026 11:54:39 UTC

Inside Microsoft's Tenant Governance: What Every Entra Admin Needs to Know


MANA is rolling out to existing Azure VM sizes: what it means for your NVAs ()

Published: Wed, 20 May 2026 11:42:41 UTC

If you’ve been running Network Virtual Appliances in Azure for a while, this is one you’ll want to pay attention to


Simplifying ITSM for Microsoft Azure with Cireson Tikit (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Tue, 19 May 2026 12:27:59 UTC

Managing services in Microsoft Azure has become increasingly complex as organizations scale their cloud environments


Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 02 – Create Agent identity blueprints and Agent Identities (REBELADMIN)

Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 20:18:20 UTC

In my previous post, I explained the core components and authentication flows of Microsoft Entra Agent ID


Azure Virtual Desktop for Hybrid Workloads Configuration Walkthrough (Ciraltos)

Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 11:13:44 UTC

A Practical Overview of AVD Hybrid Deployment Azure Virtual Desktop has expanded to support Hybrid workloads, enabling organizations to run session hosts outside of Azure while maintaining centralized management through Microsoft Azure


Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM: Securing the Azure Connected Machine agent during onboarding with PowerShell (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 07:30:00 UTC

In this blog post, I’ll cover one of the more overlooked aspects of deploying Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM, which is hardeningContinue Reading


Introducing the New PIMActivation Portal: Managed, Self-Hosted, and Mobile Ready (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 18 May 2026 05:00:10 UTC

Today I want to share something I’ve been working on for a while now - a Progressive Web App (PWA) version of my PowerShell-based tool, PIMActivation! Back in October 2025 I released the first version of my PowerShell module PIMActivation, which I also wrote a blog post about that you can read here


Entra πŸ†” News #149 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 17 May 2026 13:18:03 UTC

πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.


What’s New in Microsoft Entra - May 2026: Passkeys, Agents & Cloud Sync (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 16 May 2026 07:11:16 UTC

Entra's May 2026 breakdown


Registration Campaigns Now Include Passkeys in Microsoft Entra (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Wed, 13 May 2026 16:21:10 UTC

Microsoft Entra forces the move to Passkeys


Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM: Why β€œResourceMoveValidationFailed” blocks subscription moves and how to migrate (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Tue, 12 May 2026 13:21:23 UTC

In this blog post, you will learn why the ResourceMoveValidationFailed error occurs when attempting to move an Azure Arc-enabled SCVMMContinue Reading


5 Most Common Azure Review Findings (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 11 May 2026 16:06:26 UTC

An Azure architecture review is something I’ve done many times


Getting With The Times: Time-Based Conditional Access (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 11 May 2026 06:27:20 UTC

Conditional Access is one of, if not the, strongest tools in our kit for securing access to our organizations


Entra πŸ†” News 148 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 10 May 2026 14:14:35 UTC

Learn about Agent ID, Agent 365, Passkey updates and more


If You Manage Entra Permissions, Watch This Before Deploying Agents (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 09 May 2026 14:10:47 UTC

Stop Guessing: Visualize Agent ID Permissions in Microsoft Entra


What's New in Entra in April 2026 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Thu, 07 May 2026 07:39:20 UTC

Entra, previously known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance


Come learn with KNVI about the impact AI has on IT (DirTeam.com)

Published: Wed, 06 May 2026 11:17:05 UTC

On Wednesday May 20, 2026, I’m co-presenting at KNVI’s 'AI-IT Impact' eventΒ DutchΒ at Nest in Amstelveen Dutch


Step-by-Step guide to Microsoft Entra Agent ID – Part 01 – Authentication Flows (REBELADMIN)

Published: Mon, 04 May 2026 21:41:46 UTC

Many of you have probably seen Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol


From Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise: Why Now Is the Right Time to Make the Move (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 04 May 2026 19:44:26 UTC

I have to start this blog post by saying I am an Azure DevOps fanboy and always will be


Speaking at Microsoft Sovereignty Day Lisbon Portugal 2026 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Mon, 04 May 2026 08:44:36 UTC

I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at Microsoft Sovereignty Day Portugal on May 12, 2026, hosted at the Microsoft Portugal office in Lisbon


Entra πŸ†” News #147 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 03 May 2026 12:47:31 UTC

πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.


How to Secure Copilot Agents, Azure DevOps & Defender (+ more) with Maester 2.1 (Full Breakdown) (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 02 May 2026 15:58:15 UTC

AI Agents Are Coming for Your Tenant: How Maester Helps Secure Them


Automating Azure Arc Onboarding at Scale with Service Principals (Ciraltos)

Published: Fri, 01 May 2026 11:30:15 UTC

Onboarding one Windows server to Azure Arc is easy, but onboarding dozens or hundreds quickly exposes where manual processes fall apart


My Minimal but Powerful Video, Streaming & Teams Meeting Setup (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:40:35 UTC

I record a lot of videos, occasionally livestream, and spend a big chunk of my week in Microsoft Teams meetings


From the field: The Case of Protected Users being shut out of RDP after removing the last Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller (DirTeam.com)

Published: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:36:39 UTC

Troubleshooting stories from the field are the best


Entra πŸ†” News #146 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:39:09 UTC

Learn about the GA of License Usage insights, tenant governance APIs and more


What an ID Governance Consultant Wishes You Knew About Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:29:26 UTC

Entra ID Governance Deep Dive with Sandra Saluti


Simplifying Application Delivery with Recast Application Workspace (Ciraltos)

Published: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:05:42 UTC

Modern IT environments are more complex than ever


Speaking at the Sovereign Cloud Day in Madrid 2026 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:26:49 UTC

I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at the Microsoft Sovereignty Day Madrid: Impulsando el futuro digital de Europa (Driving the Digital Future of Europe) β€” taking place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the Microsoft Auditorium in Madrid, Spain


Terraform Module Design Is the Hard Part – So I Built an Agent Skill for It (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:56 UTC

Building Terraform modules is rarely the hard part


Your RDP (Remote Desktop) files are now untrusted after the April 2026 Windows Patch – Sign them with PowerShell (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:34:55 UTC

Last Updated on April 22, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction New updates, new changes – or, downtime… The post Your RDP (Remote Desktop) files are now untrusted after the April 2026 Windows Patch – Sign them with PowerShell first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Creating a GitHub Copilot CLI Release Tracker (Azure Greg)

Published: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:27:26 UTC

I’m using the GitHub Copilot CLI on a day to day basis but I have been away for a few weeks and a lot has changed, in order to keep up to date with all of the changes I created a very simple web app that tracks the latest realses to the GitHub Copilot CLI.... Read More The post Creating a GitHub Copilot CLI Release Tracker appeared first on Azure Greg.


Private global load balancing in Azure with anycast (no BGP) (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:40:07 UTC

This probably one of the least enticing blog post titles I have ever had


Azure Virtual Network TAP (vTAP) β€” Public Preview walkthrough (Adam Stuart)

Published: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:01:03 UTC

⚠️ Another experiment with AI + Copilot CLI β€” this time using the HyperFrames composition technique (https://hyperframes.heygen.com)


What does Anthropic Mythos ACTUALLY mean for Cybersecurity? (msandbu.org)

Published: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:49:27 UTC

These last weeks I have seen so many wierd blogposts and articles on Linkedin and other social media stating that Mythos is a GAMECHANGER and that we now have to rethink how we need to handle security, or that this is the first step to AGI and other similiar topics


Building AppInsights Analyser: A Blazor Dashboard for Azure Application Insights (Azure Greg)

Published: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:55:00 UTC

If you’ve ever had to jump between multiple Azure subscriptions in the portal just to check on the health of your applications, you’ll know how frustrating it can be


Azure Arc for Windows: Hybrid and Multi‑Cloud Management Made Simple (Ciraltos)

Published: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:36:25 UTC

Managing Windows systems has changed dramatically over the last few years


AVD on Azure Local: Security Hardening the Azure Arc Agent (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:09:09 UTC

In this blog post, I tackle one of the often overlooked aspects of AVD on Azure Local, which is securityContinue Reading


The Real Value of GitHub Copilot Rubber Duck (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:30:00 UTC

GitHub Copilot Rubber Duck is interesting not because it adds more AI to the workflow, but because it focuses on a more important problem


Azure Private Link Gets Direct Connect (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:00:00 UTC

Azure Direct Connect for Private Link ServiceΒ it removes the mandatory Standard Load Balancer from the Private Link path entirely


HVTools – first Community response is insane! (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:20:43 UTC

Last Updated on April 13, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction The community is key – and I… The post HVTools – first Community response is insane! first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


What Makes a Good GitHub Copilot Agent Skill? (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:16:43 UTC

After building a growing set of GitHub Copilot skills across areas such as Azure API Management, infrastructure as code authoring, and diagram generation with tools like Excalidraw and Draw.io, I have found that the difference between a skill that is genuinely useful and one that quietly disappoints usually comes down to a small number of ..


What's New in Entra in March 2026 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:21:00 UTC

Entra, previously known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance


Backup Versus Resiliency Versus Disaster Recovery (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:28:07 UTC

Most of us are no strangers to the backup versus disaster recovery conversation


Break-Glass Accounts Done Right: Securing Emergency Access in Microsoft Entra (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:16 UTC

Emergencies happen every day


Deprecating LogAnalytics.Client after 330,000+ downloads, and how to migrate (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 UTC

After years of production-grade and community use and over 330,000 NuGet downloads, LogAnalytics.Client is now deprecated


Join Jay Gundotra and me at the M365 Community Conference (DirTeam.com)

Published: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:24:35 UTC

Jay Gundotra has invited me on stage of the Microsoft 365 Community Conference to present on Entra and Microsoft 365 Governance solutions


Azure DNS Security Policy β€” Protect Your DNS Resolution with Threat Intelligence (Adam Stuart)

Published: Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:32:07 UTC

Azure DNS Security Policy is a relatively new but important feature that many Azure customers are missing


Building a More Reliable and Resilient Azure Virtual Desktop with Regional Host Pools (Ciraltos)

Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:37:15 UTC

Azure Virtual Desktop continues to evolve, and reliability has become a top priority for organizations running production workloads in the cloud


Packaging GitHub Copilot Agents and Skills with Agent Package Manager (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:30:00 UTC

If you are building GitHub Copilot agent skills, creating them is usually the easy part


Announcing the Azure Startup Credits Visualizer (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 UTC

A free, privacy-first tool that turns your Microsoft for Startups cost export CSV into an interactive visual report, entirely in your browser.


AI – Is The Squeeze Worth The Juice? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:34:02 UTC

There have been a lot of AI-related headlines lately


Sean Deuby interviews us on Entra app sprawl for Episode 91 of the HIP Podcast (DirTeam.com)

Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:32:45 UTC

Raymond Comvalius and I featured in an interview with Sean Deuby, Principal Technologist Americas at Semperis, for the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast on Entra app sprawl


There Is More To Azure Networking Than Connectivity & Security (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:05:05 UTC

This post will explain how a well-designed, secured, governed and managed network design plays a foundational role in digital transformation and cloud enablement


Microsoft Defender’s New Password Protection Experience (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:58:53 UTC

Last Updated on March 24, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Imagine this: a compromised password from a… The post Microsoft Defender’s New Password Protection Experience first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Introducing the Active Directory Domain Page in Microsoft Defender (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:22:58 UTC

Last Updated on March 24, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Managing and securing your on-premises Active Directory… The post Introducing the Active Directory Domain Page in Microsoft Defender first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Creating Diagrams with an Excalidraw Agent Skill and Excalidraw MCP (Thomas Thornton Blog)

Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:31:18 UTC

Learn how an Excalidraw Agent Skill powered by Excalidraw MCP in GitHub Copilot can generate Cloud, Terraform, and workflow diagrams from natural language prompts.


Generative AI Agent Governance (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:18:55 UTC

While most are experimenting with Generative AI in many different flavors such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, Nemo Claw, Github Copilot, Cursor and the list goes on and on


When To Add Subnets To An Azure Virtual Network (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:57:46 UTC

In this post, I want to explain the real reasons to add subnets to an Azure virtual network


Acronym Bingo for MVP Summit 2026 (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:19:09 UTC

Acronym Bingo for MVP Summit 2026


The Curious Case of the β€œRelease” Button bug in Defender for Office Quarantine (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:39:47 UTC

Last Updated on March 20, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Hi all, the #BugHunter here again! πŸ‘‹β€¦ The post The Curious Case of the β€œRelease” Button bug in Defender for Office Quarantine first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Azure Finally Has Native DNS Query Logging (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:00:00 UTC

Azure DNS Security PoliciesΒ hit general availability, bringing native DNS query logging to the platform


Microsoft Defender – Nation State Notifications (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:28:46 UTC

Last Updated on March 16, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction To safeguarding customers against evolving cybersecurity threats… The post Microsoft Defender – Nation State Notifications first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Introducing M365IdentityPosture: Community-Driven Identity Reporting for Microsoft 365 (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:00:20 UTC

Have you ever felt that the native reporting options in the Microsoft Cloud are lacking? Well, you’re not alone - let’s talk about it


Virtual WAN Is Not Required For SD-WAN (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:21:37 UTC

Did you know that you do not need to use Virtual WAN to implement an SD-WAN with Azure? In fact, contrary to the recommendations from Microsoft, Virtual WAN might be the worst way to add Azure networks to an SD-WAN


Hindsight is 20/20: The Azure Deployment Mistakes We All Made ()

Published: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 UTC

Spring is here once again and I’m delighted to be contributing a post as part of the Azure Spring Clean event organised by Joe Carlyle and Thomas Thornton


Entra Connect Sync 2.6.3.0 addresses an issue where auto-upgrade would halt synchronization (DirTeam.com)

Published: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:04:32 UTC

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version v2.6.3.0 addresses an issue where auto-upgrade would halt synchronization


Deploying Azure Connected Cache for Enterprise & Education / Delivery Optimization (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:03:00 UTC

Microsoft Connected Cache delivers fast, local distribution of Microsoft content, but many deployments fail long before the cache goes live


Designing and Implementing a Tagging Strategy for Azure Update Manager (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:30:00 UTC

In my blog post contribution for this year’s Azure Spring Clean, we’ll explore how to design and implement a taggingContinue Reading


Introducing HVTools: Your new tool for Hyper-V/Clusters and Azure Local overview (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:42:25 UTC

Last Updated on March 10, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne I’m excited to announceΒ HVTools – a powerful, free Windows… The post Introducing HVTools: Your new tool for Hyper-V/Clusters and Azure Local overview first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Tracing Packets in Azure Networks (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:42:25 UTC

While I’m on the topic of troubleshooting, I thought that I would add some tips on how to trace packets in Microsoft Azure


It’s Not Always Azure (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:57 UTC

It’s easy to blame Azure when something goes wrong


Guide to creating the ultimate self-hosted build agent on Azure DevOps (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:39:25 UTC

…With included cloud-init build scripts!Continue reading on Medium Β»


How to use Generative AI as part of your Security Operations? – Agentic SOC (msandbu.org)

Published: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:30:49 UTC

While there are many articles that explore how a SOC or people working within IT security should start using Generative AI or virtual agents as part of their role, few actually explain how do to this in practice


Pulling Off the Perfect Sprint Review Heist with Copilot, Squad and Oceans Eleven (Azure Greg)

Published: Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:26:12 UTC

When you’re part of an agile team, sometimes it feels like you’re orchestrating a heist


What is the Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance? (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:54:40 UTC

Some weeks ago, Microsoft released documentation about the Virtual Network Routing Appliance (VNRA) without a lot of context, what generated a healthy confusion in the Azure Networking practitioner community


Join us for the upcoming Dutch Microsoft Entra Community Meetup (DirTeam.com)

Published: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:09:35 UTC

The Dutch Microsoft Entra Community, run by fellow MVPs Pim Jacobs, Jan Bakker and Michel van Vliet and Microsoft senior product manager Stefan van der Wiele has been gaining significant traction since its inaugural meetup on February 1st, 2024


Enabling DNS over HTTPS (DoH) on Windows DNS Server – A Deep Dive into Secure DNS for the Enterprise (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:55:00 UTC

DNS over HTTPS Windows Server Windows DNS DoH configuration Secure DNS DoH enterprise DoH certificate requirements


Defender for Endpoint – New feature is out: Live response file library! (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:48:00 UTC

Last Updated on March 2, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Like always, it’s great to try new… The post Defender for Endpoint – New feature is out: Live response file library! first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


How I built an app to manage Azure using AI (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:47:50 UTC

This article is my entry into this year’s Azure Spring Clean 2026 event


Securing Microsoft Business Premium Part 06: Securing Email with Defender for Office 365 (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:32 UTC

Sharing is caring β€” While that is a mantra I follow myself, collaboration needs to be done securely


Microsoft 365 Local and Azure Local Disconnected Released – But does it solve anything? (msandbu.org)

Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:07:39 UTC

Yesterday Microsoft published a blogpost stating that Microsoft 365 Local and Azure Local Disconnected are now generally available –> https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/24/microsoft-sovereign-cloud-adds-governance-productivity-and-support-for-large-ai-models-securely-running-even-when-completely-disconnected/ Both of these new features allow you to run both in an Airgapped or completely offline scenario, which ensures that you have no requirement to connect these services to the cloud


Interpretation of The Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:25:11 UTC

In this post, I will explain how I have interpreted the Cloud Adoption Framework for Microsoft Azure and how I apply it with my company, Cloud Mechanix


Finding the passion for writing again (msandbu.org)

Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:04:04 UTC

You know I’ve been writing on this blog (and former iterations of it) for the last 14 years… and while the number of visitors I get on this site has dwindled significantly over the last 4 years the same can be said for my passion for writing… In between these last 14 years I have […] The post Finding the passion for writing again appeared first on msandbu.org.


Connecting Microsoft Fabric to on-premises databases with Private Link (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:51:43 UTC

Azure Networking is already a complex enough topic, and if you add to the mix the moving parts of data analytics services the results are always interesting, to say the least


Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance: When Do You Actually Need It in a Hub‑and‑Spoke Architecture? (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:05:23 UTC

Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance (AVNR): Architecture, Use Cases, Hub-Spoke & Virtual WAN Design


I Used AI to Build a Full Golf Scoring Web App – Here’s What Happened. (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:55:07 UTC

I’m a golfer who wanted a better way to track my rounds


Azure Advisor: How to view Potential savings in EUR instead of USD with an Excel export (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:11:13 UTC

In this blog post, you will learn how to view your Azure Advisor Potential savings in EUR instead of USDContinue Reading


How I Used GitHub Copilot CLI to Build an Azure Governance Web App: From Zero to Maturity Score in One Weekend (Azure Greg)

Published: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:09:57 UTC

If you told me a year ago that I’d build a fully functioning Azure cost management and governance web application in a single weekend, without leaving my terminal I’d have laughed


Windows Admin Center: Virtualization Mode #WAC The Next Evolution in Hyper-V Management (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:15:37 UTC

If you’ve been watching the evolution of Windows Admin Center (WAC) Microsoft’s web based management platform for Windows Server you’ve probably noticed that it’s more than just a modern replacement for legacy MMC snap-ins


It’s Never Too Late For The Cloud Adoption Framework (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:32:52 UTC

I’m going to explain why the Cloud Adoption Framework can offer answers to Azure – even for organisations that have been in The Cloud for years


How to Configure Inbound SMTP DANE & DNSSEC in Exchange Online (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:00:20 UTC

We’re already sending emails securely, now it’s time to secure inbound email as well! Back in 2022, Microsoft enabled outbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for all Exchange Online customers, including MSA (hotmail, live, outlook), ensuring encrypted delivery when sending to domains that support it


Microsoft Artifact Signing Region Requirement Errors: Root Cause and Fix (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:06:59 UTC

Last Updated on February 15, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction This blog post is related to a… The post Microsoft Artifact Signing Region Requirement Errors: Root Cause and Fix first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance β€” A Native Solution for Hub-and-Spoke Routing (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:00:00 UTC

A few months back, a customer called me with a familiar frustration


Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance – a first look ()

Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:30:21 UTC

Microsoft recently dropped Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance (VNRA) into public preview with surprisingly little fanfare


Shipping Features Faster with Copilot CLI (Azure Greg)

Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:40:23 UTC

Ship faster As developers, we’re always looking for ways to ship faster without sacrificing quality


What’s The Deal With Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:24:41 UTC

I’ve seen a lot of chatter about the new Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance that has just gone into preview


Optimal Deployment and Infrastructure Navigator for Azure Local deployments (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:31:25 UTC

Microsoft’s Azure Local team released a new experimental Azure Local Configuration Builder on GitHub


What's New in Entra in February 2026 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:58:14 UTC

Entra, previously known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance


Modern Email Security Explained: From Sender Authentication to Transport Security (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:43 UTC

Sending an email securely requires more moving parts than most people expect, you don’t notice when it works


Configure Microsoft Fabric Power BI Private Endpoints with Azure Private DNS (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:34:07 UTC

Below is a brain wave on how to setup a private endpoint for Microsoft Fabric, as default it is connecting public and not private to your data, it all is a simple step but there could be many bumps depending on your site, below is are the steps that I faced , and yes in … Continue reading "Configure Microsoft Fabric Power BI Private Endpoints with Azure PrivateΒ DNS"


Virtual WAN BGP peering - what routes should I receive? (Adam Stuart)

Published: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:16:55 UTC

Quick demonstration of 65520 inter-hub routes, and how to verify in CLI.


Visual Studio Enterprise Partner Benefits – a Heads-Up! (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:49:31 UTC

Last Updated on January 29, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction I just want to share some news… The post Visual Studio Enterprise Partner Benefits – a Heads-Up! first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Migrating a SQL Server Database to Azure SQL (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:25:22 UTC

SQL Server migrations to Azure are no longer isolated infrastructure projects


Securing Microsoft Fabric with Private Networking (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:48:53 UTC

Ready to take your Fabric security to the next level?Continue reading on ITNEXT Β»


A new Community tool is comming to Hyper-V – stay turned! (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:58:31 UTC

Last Updated on January 17, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction The Background As a Microsoft MVP and… The post A new Community tool is comming to Hyper-V – stay turned! first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Is it possible to succeed with a Hybrid Cloud and proper data sovereignty? (msandbu.org)

Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:52:41 UTC

To be honest I did not think that I would start 2026 with so many discussions on Cloud Exit / Hybrid Strategy and sovereignty, but it seems with all that is doing on in the world that more and more organisations are starting to consider their options/alternatives when it comes to IT-services


Which Azure network design is cheaper? (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:34:42 UTC

If you have been reading some of my blog posts, you probably know that I have been working on Azure networking for a while


Optimizing Developer Experience with AI and MCP (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:48:30 UTC

Recently I got tasked with looking into how one can build the an AI-infused developer experience


Azure Arc: How to migrate data from Amazon S3 buckets to Azure Blob Storage with Azure Storage Mover (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:08:26 UTC

In this blog post, you will learn how to use Azure Arc in combination with Azure Storage Mover to migrateContinue Reading


Reflecting on the year 2025: How It Started and What’s Next πŸš€ (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:21:54 UTC

Last Updated on January 2, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction AsΒ 2025Β is now over, I’ve been reflecting on… The post Reflecting on the year 2025: How It Started and What’s Next πŸš€ first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Deploying AI Applications to Azure Web Apps: A Practical Architecture Guide (Azure Greg)

Published: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:00:00 UTC

Stuff I learned from Ignite 2025 Azure Web Apps (part of Azure App Service) remains one of the most effective platforms for hosting production AI-enabled applications on Azure


Azure Web Apps and AI β€” What’s New from Microsoft Ignite 2025 (Azure Greg)

Published: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:36:29 UTC

Microsoft Ignite 2025 reaffirmed that AI is now a first-class development model across the Azure platform, not just an optional add-on


KB: Veeam Backup Fails to Synology SMB Share – β€œAn unexpected network error occurred – Asynchronous request operation has failed” (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:00:13 UTC

Last Updated on December 28, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Recently, I ran into a frustrating Veeam… The post KB: Veeam Backup Fails to Synology SMB Share – β€œAn unexpected network error occurred – Asynchronous request operation has failed” first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Connecting Local MCP (STDIO) servers remotely using Proxy (msandbu.org)

Published: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:37:46 UTC

So for some time now I have been tinkering with, how can I use local MCP servers remotely? Think about the scenario where I want to utilize MCP against a specific machine in another network segment, such as for running commands in Bash/zsh/PowerShell or even local file operations


The future state of End-User Computing (msandbu.org)

Published: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:58:28 UTC

This is a long overdue blog post focusing on what I believe will be the future state of the EUC, and is essentially a summary of a session I did at EUC Denmark back in March


SignToolGUI 2.1.0.0 Released πŸŽ‰ (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:12:38 UTC

Last Updated on December 16, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction I’m happy to announce the release of… The post SignToolGUI 2.1.0.0 Released πŸŽ‰ first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


New Intune/Autopatch Feature: CVE and KB reporting – Better visibility, smarter patching – General Availability (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:39:09 UTC

Last Updated on December 15, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Microsoft has now begun the rollout of… The post New Intune/Autopatch Feature: CVE and KB reporting – Better visibility, smarter patching – General Availability first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Global Secure Access – Guest Access support with the Windows Client (B2B Guest) (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:43:19 UTC

Last Updated on January 31, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne B2B Guest Access feature is renamed to β€œExternal… The post Global Secure Access – Guest Access support with the Windows Client (B2B Guest) first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Subnet peering and ExpressRoute (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:45:34 UTC

Yesterday I got an interesting question


Major updates in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Intune (December 2025) (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:17:24 UTC

Last Updated on December 4, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction On December 4, 2025, Microsoft released major… The post Major updates in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Intune (December 2025) first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


From Ops to C-Level – AI Adoption in Practice – Festive Tech Calendar 2025 (wedoAzure)

Published: Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:55:00 UTC

Introduction It’s great to be back for another year of the Festive Tech Calendar


Secure private access to your internal apps without a VPN ()

Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:12:51 UTC

Welcome everyone to my contribution to this year’s Festive Tech Calendar


The Hidden Steps Microsoft Forgot to Document: Securing Azure App Service Authentication Behind Front Door with Private Link (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:00:26 UTC

Today I want to walk through how to configure Azure App Service Authentication when your App Service sits behind Azure Front Door and is accessed through a Private Link


Architecting for Resiliency on Azure Infrastructure (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:06:39 UTC

How to Build Cloud-Native Reliability for Mission-Critical Workloads Introduction Resiliency has become one of the most critical architectural principles in modern cloud environments


Global Secure Access – Intelligent Local Access for Private Access (Blog – SonneΒ΄s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:58:31 UTC

Last Updated on November 25, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid work models,… The post Global Secure Access – Intelligent Local Access for Private Access first appeared on Blog - SonneΒ΄s Cloud.


Application Gateway for Containers: Istio integration (6) (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:32:44 UTC

This post will explore the functionality in AzureΒ Application Gateway for Containers (AGC)Β to integrate with an Istio service mesh in Kubernetes


Using Traffic Manager to Failover or Bypass Azure Front Door ()

Published: Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:04:09 UTC

Microsoft unfortunately suffered not one but two major service outages in October 2025 on their Azure Front Door service


Virtual WAN static routes redistribution (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:17:23 UTC

Azure Virtual WAN is one of the networking options offered by Azure, and routing inside of Virtual WAN has become a sort of dark art with the many supported options


Microsoft Sovereign Cloud & Azure Local: The Future of Trusted AI & Infrastructure (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:00 UTC

In today’s digital era, especially across Europe, trust, compliance, data residency, and operational transparency are now as critical as performance, scalability, and innovation


ServiceNow and Microsoft Copilot (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:08:56 UTC

This is a summary of a presentation that I had a few weeks ago where I went into different integration options between Microsoft Copilot and Service Now, both using Copilot 365 and with Copilot Studio building custom agents


Mastering Microsoft Entra Authentication Contexts - Part 4: Monitoring and Reporting with KQL & M365IdentityPosture (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:11 UTC

We’ve covered what Authentication Contexts are, why they matter, and how they help us strengthen access and data security in Microsoft 365


Running AI Foundry Local on Windows Server 2025 – A Fully Offline AI Model Deployment Guide (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:15:39 UTC

Introduction In today’s AI-driven world, many organizations and IT professionals are looking for local, offline, secure AI deployments rather than relying solely on the cloud


Azure Firewall Now Supports Ingestion-Time Transformation in Log Analytics: How to Reduce Costs and Improve Security (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:56:15 UTC

Microsoft has announced the general availability of ingestion-time transformation for Azure Firewall logs in Log Analytics


Mastering Microsoft Entra Authentication Contexts - Part 3: Advanced Data Protection (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:57:00 UTC

With identities and access strengthened in part 2 , it’s time to turn our focus to real-world data protection with Authentication Contexts


Migrating to Azure? Decide carefully when choosing your firewall ()

Published: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:35:19 UTC

So, you’ve decided to move to the cloud and you have migrated your workloads over to Azure but what decision did you make about the firewall? You’ve probably got a long standing preferred firewall vendor that you’ve been using for your NGFW on premises


Using Windows LAPS with Azure Virtual Desktop on Entra ID–Joined Devices (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:13:00 UTC

By Robert Smit | Azure MVP | Cloud Architect Keywords: Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows LAPS, Entra ID joined devices, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Graph, cloud security, zero trust, AVD session hosts How Windows LAPS secures local admin passwords in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Introduction Managing local administrator passwords in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments has always … Continue reading "Using Windows LAPS with Azure Virtual Desktop on Entra ID–JoinedΒ Devices"


Application Gateway for Containers: Web Application Firewall support (5) (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:59:12 UTC

This post will explore the new support in AzureΒ Application Gateway for Containers (AGC)Β for Web Application Firewall (WAF) as documented inΒ https://aka.ms/agc/waf


Azure Managed Applications, Deep dive (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:14:42 UTC

A practical, copy‑pasteable guide for packaging infrastructure + operations into a Managed Application (Marketplace & Service Catalog)


The coolest toy from Japan for Network Engineers (Adam Stuart)

Published: Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:23:35 UTC


Mastering Microsoft Entra Authentication Contexts – Part 2: Real-World Access & Action Controls (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:00:24 UTC

In Part 1 of this mini-series, we explored the what, why, and how of Microsoft Entra Authentication Contexts, laying the foundation for what they are and how they work


Enabling Virtual Network Flow Logs At Scale (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:44:50 UTC

In this post, I will explain how you can enable Virtual Network (VNet) Flow Logs at scale using a built-in Azure Policy


Azure Policy Explained (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:51:33 UTC

Azure Policy OverviewContinue reading on ITNEXT Β»


Going beyond 8 peers in Azure Route Server (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:51:30 UTC

After a good while without posting anything, I finally decided to slowly recommence again


Joepilot or Copilot? Networking edition | Azure Back to School 2025 (wedoAzure)

Published: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:00:00 UTC

Introduction Firstly, it’s great to be featured for Azure Back to School in 2025


Microsoft Cost Management Updates What’s New & How to Save More in Azure (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:40:49 UTC

Managing cloud costs has never been more important


Azure Availability Sets vs Host Groups vs Availability Zones: What to Choose and When (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:28:00 UTC

Many cloud engineers get confused when trying to decide between Azure Availability Sets, Host Groups, and Availability Zones


Azure Networking Unplugged: Lessons from the Field ()

Published: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 UTC

Greetings! Welcome to my contribution to this year’s Azure Back to School event


Azure Compute Infrastructure: Step-by-Step Guide to Azure Host Groups (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:17:20 UTC

If you’re running enterprise workloads in Microsoft Azure, you’ve likely come across the need for dedicated hardware, VM placement control, and high availability


Learning PowerShell with GitHub Copilot: Building a Hub–Spoke Networking Test (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:41:41 UTC

I wanted a project that would ensure that I keep my PowerShell skills and continued to learn new stuff


wedoAI 2025 (wedoAzure)

Published: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:27:23 UTC

Our AI focussed event is back for another year


Default outbound access retirement – one month to go! ()

Published: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:00:00 UTC

This post is just to serve as a timely reminder to ensure that you are ready for the upcoming behaviour changes in how Azure will treat default outbound network access


How to populate Azure Storage Accounts with demo data (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Quickly switching between Light and Dark mode on Windows! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Mastering Microsoft Entra Authentication Contexts – Part 1: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Use Them (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:00:21 UTC

Over my last few posts, I’ve casually mentioned Authentication Context a few times, so I thought it was about time we gave the feature a proper spotlight


What is Microsoft Fabric? (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:25:31 UTC

An Overview of everything you need to know about Microsoft FabricContinue reading on ITNEXT Β»


PIMActivation: The Ultimate Tool for Microsoft Entra PIM Bulk Role Activation (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:00:18 UTC

Getting annoyed or impatient when activating eligible roles in PIM β€” especially multiple roles at once? You’re not alone


Agentic AI Security – Part 2: Threat Modeling (REBELADMIN)

Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:07:40 UTC

In my previous article, I discussed common threats linked to Agentic AI systems


How to create a Azure AI Chatbot Realtime Audio using AI Foundry to search PDF Doc (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:35:50 UTC

In this step by step demo, we’ll show you how to build and create a voice activated web page that allows real-time audio queries with a friendly GPT-powered chatbot digital …


Use Intune Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) with Face & PIN (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:56:22 UTC

In this video, we take a deep dive into configuring Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) using Microsoft Intune passwordless authentication using dual Multi-Factor Unlock using both PIN and Facial recognition …


How to use Intune to Manage AVD Windows Session Hosts (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:23:23 UTC

In a previous video we used a Azure Virtual Desktop Gold Image Virtual Machine, with all our company apps installed


How I Accidentally Spent a stupid amount on a Test Firewall (And Built a Solution So It Never Happens Again) (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:57:08 UTC

Picture this: You’re sitting on a beach in Thailand, coconut in hand, completely disconnected from work


Simplifying Azure IPAM Hierarchies with Terraform: Two Approaches (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:07:06 UTC

Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) has recently gone GA with a powerful new feature:Β IP Address Management (IPAM)


18th Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:55:38 UTC

I found out yesterday that I was awarded my 18th annual Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award by Microsoft, continuing with the Azure Networking expertise


Building A Hub & Spoke Using Azure Virtual Network Manager (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:03:59 UTC

In this post, I will show how to use Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) to enforce peering and routing policies in a zero-trust hub-and-spoke Azure network


Microsoft-Managed Conditional Access Policies: What You Need to Know (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:10:20 UTC

As organizations strive to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats, Microsoft has introduced Microsoft-managed Conditional Access policiesβ€”a powerful way to enforce security best practices with minimal administrative overhead


The Evolution of My Company, Cloud Mechanix (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:02:19 UTC

Exciting News: Cloud Mechanix is Evolving! I’m thrilled to announce the relaunch and transformation of Cloud Mechanix into a full-service Azure consulting company


Getting Started with Azure Front Door and Private Link for Container Apps (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:26:17 UTC

Since the support for container apps as private link enabled origins for azure front door in GA


Securing your secrets using Terraform ephemeral resources (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:19:14 UTC

How to stop secrets from ending up in your state file!Continue reading on ITNEXT Β»


Microsoft Entra Restricted Management Administrative Units: Delegating Control Without Sacrificing Security (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:15 UTC

Today, I’ll take a closer look at Microsoft Entra Administrative Units (AUs) and Restricted Management Administrative Units (RMAUs) Despite being incredibly useful, AUs and RMAUs are still underutilized in many environments


Stop Waiting for Incidents: A Practical Guide to Failure Mode Analysis on Azure (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:00:00 UTC

Failure Mode Analysis (FMA) is one of the most underused reliability practices in Azure architecture work


Using Azure Service Groups in an Enterprise-Scale Landing Zone (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 28 May 2025 09:48:00 UTC

Introduction Azure Service Groups are a new governance feature designed to simplify network rule management across services in your Azure environment


Day Two Devops – Azure VNets Don’t Exist (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 28 May 2025 08:51:04 UTC

I had the pleasure of chatting with Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton on Day Two DevOps one evening recently to discuss the basics of Azure networking, using my line β€œAzure Virtual Networks Do Not Exist”


How to Install Azure Arc on an On-Premises Windows Server: Step-by-Step Guide (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 27 May 2025 07:31:16 UTC

Introduction Azure Arc enables you to manage your on-premises Windows Servers as if they were native Azure resources


Securing Microsoft Business Premium Part 05: Efficient Identity Management for External Users with Microsoft Entra (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 26 May 2025 05:00:17 UTC

Managing external users is one of the most tediousβ€”but also criticalβ€”challenges in a Microsoft Business Premium environment


Data Residency Is Not Data Sovereignty: The Real Story Behind Cloud Control in the EU (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Sun, 11 May 2025 21:00:00 UTC

A customer asked me recently whether they needed to worry about the US CLOUD Act if their Azure tenant was based in the Netherlands


AzureΒ CAF and WAF Solve Different Problems (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:00:00 UTC

I've had some version of the same conversation across multiple Azure engagements


How to Become a Hashicorp Ambassador (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:43:23 UTC

I was recently honored to be awarded the title of Hashicorp Ambassador for the second year


Go With the Flow: Mastering Microsoft Entra User Flowsβ€”Self-Service Sign-Up in a Workforce tenant (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:00:10 UTC

Managing new guest accounts can be a daunting taskβ€”especially when you’re dealing with high turnover, distributed teams, or unknown user lists


Laying the Groundwork for Azure Success: It Starts with a Solid Foundation #postcast #Azure #ESLZ #CAF #WAF #ARA #MVPBuzz (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:51:40 UTC

This is a little test on an Azure Rapid Assessment, I’m using AI to plot my ideas into a logical story, I created a movie but thought a podcast is handier as an example


ExpressRoute Metro - revisit design guidance and pricing (Adam Stuart)

Published: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:39:53 UTC


Getting started with GitHub CoPilot (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:44:08 UTC

Copilot Exam Study GuideContinue reading on ITNEXT Β»


Virtual WAN migration - ExpressRoute traffic asymmetry and routing Weight (Adam Stuart)

Published: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:06:14 UTC

Microsoft Cloud Solutions Architect, Tom Atkinson, explains why sometimes routing weight on ExpressRoute connections can cause issues during migrations to Azure Virtual WAN.


Securing Microsoft Business Premium Part 04: Passwords Unlocked – Mastering Self-Service Password Reset and Password Protection (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:00:11 UTC

With authentication & authorization covered in the previous posts of the series, it's now time to dive into strengthening our password policies, empowering end-users, and enhancing overall password security


Is Europe Going to β€œF-35” American Clouds? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:44 UTC

There is no doubt that we are living in interesting times


Securing Microsoft Business Premium Part 03: Authorization Best Practices from Zero Trust to Complete Access Control (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:00:13 UTC

In Part 02 , we explored authentication , the process of verifying user identitiesβ€”ensuring users are who they claim to be


Designing A Hub And Spoke Infrastructure (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:48:04 UTC

How do you plan a hub & spoke architecture? Based on much of what I have witnessed, I think very few people do any planning at all


Designing An Azure Hub Virtual Network (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:41:05 UTC

In this post, I am going to share a process for designing a hub virtual network for a hub & spoke secured virtual network deployment in Microsoft Azure


Exploring Network Security Perimeters in Azure ()

Published: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:00:00 UTC

Spring is here again and I’m pleased to once again be contributing a post as part of theΒ Azure Spring CleanΒ event organised by Joe Carlyle and Thomas Thornton


Terraform apply fails with clientCredentialsToken already expired. (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:11:02 UTC

In this short article, I’ll explain why you might be receiving the following message in your Terraform pipelines, and how to troubleshoot…Continue reading on System Weakness Β»


Why The Classic DMZ/Secure Zone Design Is Worthless inΒ Azure (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:00:00 UTC

I see many people implementing classic network security designs in Azure


Micro-Segmentation Security In Azure Networks (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:19 UTC

In this post, I want to discuss the importance of designing and implementing micro-segmentation in Azure networks


God Mode with a Timer: Using Logic Apps to Restrict Elevated Access in Entra (Cloudy With a Chance of Security)

Published: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:11 UTC

In my last post I covered how to monitor the GOD Mode in Azure (Coined by the great John Savill )


How Many Azure Route Tables Should I Have? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:55:51 UTC

In this Azure Networking deep dive, I’m going to share some of my experience around planning the creation and association of Route Tables in Microsoft Azure


How Does Azure Routing Work (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:10:20 UTC

Here comes yet another β€œHow does it work” post on Azure networking


Mastering GitHub Actions: How to use CodeQL for code security analysis (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:01:12 UTC

What is CodeQL?Continue reading on ITNEXT Β»


Mastering GitHub Actions: Getting Started with GitHub Actions from the Marketplace (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:12:56 UTC

In this post, we will look at how to use freely available GitHub actions from the GitHub Actions Marketplace to automatically send a tweet…Continue reading on CodeX Β»


Windows Server 2025 SMB Compression #ws2025 #winserv #SMB (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:01:59 UTC

Unlocking the Power of SMB Compression in Windows Server 2025 In the ever-evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, efficient data transfer is paramount


ExpressRoute Direct + FastPath + UDR considerations (Adam Stuart)

Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:02:30 UTC

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/about-fastpath


Tidings of Comfort and Joy with Azure’s Business Continuity Center ()

Published: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:00 UTC

I’m delighted to present my contribution to the Festive Tech Calendar which is now in it’s sixth year


Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Networking - Basic vs Standard (Adam Stuart)

Published: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:22:14 UTC

Brief overview of ANF, its Networking options, and demo of how they impact UDR considerations.


Conditional Access Gallery – Point, Select, and Deploy in Minutes (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:58:43 UTC

With my new Conditional Access Gallery tool Invoke-DCConditionalAccessGallery in DCToolbox you can pick and choose from any of 25+ available Conditional Access templates included, and the tool will auto-deploy them in your tenant (report-only mode), automatically create all dependencies like groups, named locations, and terms of use agreements, and finally document your new policy design … Continue reading Conditional Access Gallery – Point, Select, and Deploy inΒ Minutes β†’


Upgrading to Windows Server 2025: A Step-by-Step Guide #ws2025 #winserv #AzureArc (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:08:27 UTC

What’s New in Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2025 is here, bringing a host of exciting new features and improvements designed to enhance security, performance, and flexibility


Git Fundamentals for Cloud Admins (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:18:53 UTC

I decided to create a structured guide to Git fundamentals, tailored for cloud admins like myself


Azure Virtual WAN Route Maps (with BGP Peering) (Adam Stuart)

Published: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:34:03 UTC


Starting with Azure Arc pros vs cons #Arc #HCI #Azure #jumpstart (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:29:21 UTC

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, hybrid solutions like Azure Arc and Azure Stack HCI are gaining traction


Deploy Maester with Terraform: A Simple Guide (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:38:11 UTC

Maester is a PowerShell-based framework for automating security testing within Microsoft environments, developed by Merill Fernando, Faben Bader, and Thomas Naunheim


Azure Gateways BGP deep-dive - ExpressRoute, VPN, Route Server (Adam Stuart)

Published: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:28:23 UTC

00:00 Intro 04:40 Topology detail 05:55 On-premises VPN configuration 10:07 Azure VPN Gateway configuration 12:33 Azure Route Server 13:08 VPN Gateway BGP peers 14:10 VPN Gateway BGP routes 16:38 ExpressRoute Circuit BGP peers 18:48 ExpressRoute Gateway BGP routes 20:24 Packet walk 22:40 Disable ARS Branch-to-branch Daniel's lab: https://github.com/dmauser/Lab/tree/master/RS-ER-VPN-Gateway-Transit


Mastering Azure Virtual Network Manager for Security and Efficiency (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:00:00 UTC

The Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) transforms the task of altering network infrastructure into a simplified process


Microsoft Loop – Collaborate for Projects, Education, Teaching and Training! (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:05:33 UTC

In this article we look into a step by step guide and demo on Microsoft Loop


ExpressRoute AZ Gateway Powershell demo (no audio) (Adam Stuart)

Published: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:47:07 UTC

Single GatewaySubnet prefix, /27 subnet size, High perf to ERGW1AZ SKU.


Azure Firewall Private DNAT (Solutions for Overlapping IP addresses in Azure Part 2) (Adam Stuart)

Published: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:20:40 UTC

https://youtu.be/K3-isCrb17o https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/private-ip-dnat-support-and-scenarios-with-azure-firewall/ba-p/4230073?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content


New feature in Entra ID Governance ELM - support for request on-behalf-of (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 UTC

Think about it - if you have access packages governing access to Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows Cloud PC, Citrix, or other remote tools, and new hires need access from day one, managers would historically have to place a manual request to an IGA admin who would then add users to the correct access packages manually


Staying Updated on Tech: My Weekly Tools (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:00 UTC

I often get asked how to stay updated on major tech updates


Simplifying Entra ID Temporary Access Pass Creation with PowerShell (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:33:51 UTC

Sometimes we need to grant temporary access to Entra ID users for specific purposes, like onboarding


Managing ACLs in Azure at scale without IaC or scripts ()

Published: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:31:22 UTC

If you are reading this post then you have probably at some point had to perform maintenance on an access control list (ACL)


Proxy via Private Link - Disconnected VNets, centralised Internet egress (Adam Stuart)

Published: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:50 UTC


Virtual Network Flow Logs vs ExpressRoute Traffic Collector (Adam Stuart)

Published: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:28:52 UTC

Comparing these two Azure networking visibility features, which tool is right for the job? Spoiler; there is a use case for both :).


Azure Virtual Network Manager – A game changer or just a costly upgrade? (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 08:00:00 UTC

Intro Managing networks in Azure can pose significant challenges due to the multitude of resources involved


Cloud PC – Run your own desktop in Windows 365 Cloud! (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:26:46 UTC

In this article we are going to discuss Windows 365 Cloud PCs and running your own personal desktop in the cloud


ExpressRoute Traffic Collector (Adam Stuart)

Published: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:05:27 UTC

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/traffic-collector


Azure Storage IOPS Calculations with Azure Virtual Desktop and FSLogix (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Wed, 29 May 2024 10:15:46 UTC

This post and video gives a rough estimated guide on Azure Storage IOPS calculations looking at storage performance on steady state IOPS and sign in burst that’s expected from our …


Azure Virtual Desktop Setup with FSLogix – Watch the Complete Guide and Demo! (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Wed, 29 May 2024 07:08:32 UTC

In this post and video we are discussing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and showing how to setup, configure and implement from scratch a fully working AVD solution using FSLogix profiles …


Azure Virtual WAN: Personal Experiences and Key Considerations (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 UTC

Are you intrigued by Azure Virtual WAN? If so, continue reading


Azure Portal collapsed service menus #azure #portal #ui #ux (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 08 May 2024 07:47:06 UTC

Recently the menu structure in Azure is changed into a collapsed and expanded menu, Don’t know who thought it was the best option to have all the blades in collapsed mode


SharePoint Security – Best Practices that you must know!! (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:55:38 UTC

I`m always getting asked what are the most popular SharePoint Security Best Practices that you can consider that we can apply to our SharePoint sites for increased security controls and …


Copilot is not available or is opening Edge. GeographicRegionFailed #AI #Copilot #edge (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:36:28 UTC

Already for some time I was a happy user of Copilot


Windows Server 2025 vs 2022: Detailed Overview (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:24:18 UTC

Windows Server 2025 represents the next evolution of Microsoft’s server operating system, aiming to enhance security, performance, scalability, and IT infrastructure management


Azure Firewall: A Comprehensive Comparison and Best Practices (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:08:04 UTC

Azure Firewall, a managed, cloud-based network security service, is an essential component of Azure’s security offerings


Get prepared for default outbound access retirement ()

Published: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:55:00 UTC

This post is part of the Azure Spring Clean event organised by Joe Carlyle and Thomas Thornton


Navigating the Challenges of Policy as Code in Azure: Part 2 (HΓ₯vard LΓΈkensgard)

Published: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:00 UTC

Previously, I have written about some challenges around policy as code


Azure Certification Path in 2024 (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:58:12 UTC

This video explains importance of the Azure certification path in 2024 and how we should pass exams for that next Cloud job


Entra ID security – That you MUST review! (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:46:31 UTC

Entra ID security default settings in the portal that are important for you to review.We show various Entra ID security default settings


Introducing Windows Server 2025 running in Azure #Winsrv #Azure #Security #Windowsinsiders (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:11:46 UTC

Microsoft’s newest iteration, Windows Server 2025, signifies a major advancement in server technology


Azure Bastion with Azure Virtual Wan Microsoft #Azure #AzureBastion #AzureNetworking #Vwan #AzOps #blogpost #MVPBuzz (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:51:00 UTC

Azure Bastion is a service you deploy that lets you connect to a virtual machine using your browser and the Azure portal, or via the native SSH or RDP client already installed on your local computer


Staying productive with the Pomodoro Technique (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Tips for MVP Summit 2024 ()

Published: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:40:59 UTC

This year I was lucky enough to attend my first in person MVP Summit, an annual event where all active Microsoft MVPs have an opportunity to attend an exclusive event hosted by Microsoft and with NDA content delivered by Microsoft leadership teams and program managers (PMs). This year’s event was the first summit since the pandemic … Continue reading Tips for MVP SummitΒ 2024


Conditional Access β€˜What If’ Simulation with PowerShell (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:42:10 UTC

Introduction So, I decided to write my own Conditional Access evaluation engine in PowerShell, like one does on rainy November nights, right? Its purpose is to provide capabilities similar to the built-in What If tool in the Entra ID portal, but with a clear focus on finding grant control gaps in common an uncommon use … Continue reading Conditional Access β€˜What If’ Simulation withΒ PowerShell β†’


Microsoft applied skills assessments ()

Published: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:58:35 UTC

Microsoft very recently released a new option for obtaining new skills based credentials


Frameworks to strategically improve your cybersecurity (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 UTC

Learn about popular cybersecurity frameworks like NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), CISAs Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG), MITRE ATT&CK and D3FEND, Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework's Secure methodology, and Microsoft's CISO Workshop Training.


Learnings from the NSA and CISA top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 UTC

Learn more about the joint advisory by the NSA and CISA, highlighting the top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations commonly found in large organizations' networks.


What is the Cybercrime Atlas? (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 UTC

The Cybercrime Atlas is an initiative launched by the World Economic Forum to better understand and combat cybercrime globally


Azure Backup in 2023: Features you should know about ()

Published: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:38:06 UTC

I’ve been meaning to write a new post about Azure Backup for a while, and with the recent general availability announcements of several features, now seems like the perfect time


Easy Bulk Management of Entra ID Conditional Access Policies (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:44:23 UTC

Managing Conditional Access polices in Entra ID at scale can be a real hassle


How To Deploy a Complete Entra ID Conditional Access PoC in Under 5 Minutes (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:27:44 UTC

This is by far the most substantial time saving tool I’ve ever shared with the community


β€œUnlocking” the Future: The Power of Passkeys in Online Security (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:45:49 UTC

I’ve written about passwordless solutions for some years now, and I’m glad to be able to write about another interesting technology in this area, namely passkeys, especially since Microsoft just announced integrated support for them in Windows 11! In today’s digital age, the need for robust online security has never been more crucial


Using Azure Compute Gallery to help deliver a managed multi-customer desktop solution ()

Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 UTC

As the kids go back to school this September, the Azure learning continues and I’m pleased to be contributing once again to the Azure Back to School event


Windows 11 22H2 Breaks virtual switches in Hyper-V #windows11 #fix #break #hyperv #vswitch Β #WindowsInsiders (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:27:43 UTC

Windows 11 22H2 Breaks virtual switches in Hyper-V After updating to Windows 11 22H2 all my hyper-v VM’s did not work any more


Celebrating 200 episodes of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


What’s lurking in your Microsoft Graph app role assignments? (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 UTC

I’ve earlier blogged about Building a comprehensive report on admin role assignments in Powershell, this time we’ll look at app role assignments instead.


Move a Recovery Services vault across Azure subscriptions and resource group #Backup #ASR #Azure #ITpro #powershell (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:02:45 UTC

When working on migrations from datacenter to datacenter you often move the backup to a file storage keep it as archive


Microsoft Entra ID Honeypot Accounts with Microsoft Sentinel (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:02:53 UTC

Threat hunting is a powerful method of trying to detect stealthy cyber attacks


Automatic Azure AD PIM Role Micromanagement Based on Role Impact (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:14:16 UTC

Azure AD Privileged Identity Management makes it possible to configure activation and expiration settings on a per-role basis


SQL Server analysis service SSAS Can’t connect Remote An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host #SQL #SQLServer #Azure #SQLHelp (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:30:11 UTC

For some time I build/rebuild many SQL sites and often migrate the β€œold” servers to Azure


Point-to-Site Internet breakout through Azure Virtual WAN ()

Published: Fri, 19 May 2023 10:00:00 UTC

This is an interesting one that has come up a few times with some customers who want to use forced tunnelling through a VPN to Azure for remote workers and NAT out to the Internet using a Microsoft public IP address


Still Using Azure Cloud Services (Classic) ? #Azure #ARM #ASM #Cloud #EOL #ESLZ #CAF #WAF (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:53:05 UTC

Azure Cloud Services (Classic) was a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering from Microsoft Azure that allowed developers to deploy, manage, and scale web applications and services in the cloud


Redacting sensitive information with Application Insights in C# (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 UTC

This article teaches you how to redact sensitive information in Application Insights when you send traces from your .NET applications.


Defend against MFA phishing of Azure AD user identities (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 UTC

Continuing on from the Securing user identities in Azure AD beyond MFA blog post, but this time looking at how to prevent MFA phishing attacks.


Follow β€˜just-enough-access’ principle by scoping resources during role elevation in Azure PIM (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 UTC

Privileged Identity Management (PIM) in Azure is a service that helps organizations to manage, govern and monitor access to resources in Azure and Azure AD


Securing user identities in Azure AD beyond MFA (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 UTC

No pretty screenshots this time, but I’ll try to keep it short and to the point.


Getting started with Microsoft Sentinel ()

Published: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:50:00 UTC

Welcome to my post for this year’s Azure Spring Clean


Routing hub & spoke virtual networks through a network virtual appliance ()

Published: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:35:54 UTC

I was recently involved in deploying a Watchguard network virtual appliance (NVA) to Azure, something I had last performed several years ago but back then it was a very basic setup and everything, including the NVA itself was deployed to a single Azure virtual network


The Threat of Microsoft 365 Wiper Malware (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:44:47 UTC

Ransomware has been the major cyber threat the last couple of years, and it still is! But a new trend I see is the rise of wiper malware, which basically tries to destroy your data, instead of encrypting it


Does data going to M365 count as Internet egress bandwidth in Azure? ()

Published: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:19:24 UTC

I do get asked from time to time from customers if they should account for usage of Microsoft 365 services in an Azure Virtual Desktop environment towards their Internet egress traffic estimations


Ultra-wide (21:9) vs a typical 4K (16:9) monitor for productive work (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Azure a custom number of vCPUs use Virtual machines selector #Azure #MVPBuzz #Scale #Compute (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:37:58 UTC

Some database workloads like SQL Server require high memory, storage, and I/O bandwidth, but not a high number of cores


Reading e-mails with Microsoft Graph using .NET (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


A short recap of ESPC 2022 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Why are you not using Azure Hybrid Use Benefit? ()

Published: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:05:23 UTC

As many of you may know, I work for a CSP distributor so I deal with licensing A LOT


Build sustainable solutions on Azure and save money (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Are you building sustainable cloud solutions? If not, read this!


Microsoft Ignite 2022 (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:23:45 UTC

As always you are waiting for some good events and #MSIgnite is a great event, this year 2022 is was hybrid, for me to limited to join in person, but as always great content is announced


Favorite security-focused open-source workbooks for Azure Monitor and Microsoft Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Let's explore some of the Open Source workbooks that exist for Azure Monitor and Microsoft Sentinel


Upgrading Azure Load Balancer from Basic to Standard SKU ()

Published: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:28:07 UTC

You may be reading this if you have recently received an email from Microsoft prompting you to take action and upgrade your basic SKU Azure Load Balancers to the standard SKU


Building a comprehensive report on Azure AD admin role assignments in Powershell (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Unassigning inactive roles, verifying that all role holders have registered MFA and are active users, auditing service principals, role-assignable groups and guests with roles, move users from active to eligible roles in PIM (Privileged Identity Management), and making sure that no synchronized users have privileged roles are just a few ideas for why you should be reporting on this topic.


Azure Chaos Studio ()

Published: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:17:37 UTC

I posted a video on Azure Chaos Studio as my contribution to Azure Back to School 2022


Start with Cloud Adoption Framework enterprise-scale landing zones #CAF #Azure #Cloud #MVPBuzz (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:46:00 UTC

The Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure enterprise-scale landing zone architecture varies between customers.Β So there is no one size fits all but there is a lot in common that can be reused next time


How to: Remind me to reply to messages in Microsoft Teams (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Learn about the easiest capability for reminding yourself about Microsoft Teams messages


Query Azure AD logs with KQL from Powershell (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 UTC

KQL, short for Kusto Query Language, is really great for quering data sets like Sign-in Logs and Audit Logs in Azure AD


Testing your internet speed from the command line on Windows, Linux, or Mac (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Exam Study Guide: SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


How to query a Private DNS Zone over Point-to-Site connection with Azure DNS Private Resolver ()

Published: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:00:00 UTC

The issue With more and more services going cloud native it’s becoming increasingly more common for organisations not to rely on DNS servers anymore


I'm working at Microsoft (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Goodbye, Rencore! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Upgrade – Install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2022 #SCVMM #Azure #Hybrid #AzureArc #AzOps #Sysctr (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:04:38 UTC

System Center – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Is there for a long time, many used this as the primary tool for managing the virtual and physical environment, but now days Cloud is playing more and more a big role in the infrastructure, Tools are also switching with Azure Arc or with Windows Admin center you … Continue reading "Upgrade – Install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2022 #SCVMM #Azure #Hybrid #AzureArc #AzOpsΒ #Sysctr"


Azure Backup – Recovery Services Vault versus Backup Vault ()

Published: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:01:48 UTC

I’ve had a few people ask me recently about the difference between two resources that are both used for Azure Backup, namely Recovery Services Vault and the newer Backup Vault


Recommended books about Azure security! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Use the Resource Explorer from the Azure Portal (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


Three habits to improve health and work-life balance (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 UTC

I've worked remotely for more than eight years


Top 3 favorite capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Working with Microsoft Defender for Cloud is amazing


Fixing the "Loading Microsoft Teams" infinite loop (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Solve the "Loading Microsoft Teams..." dialog that gets stuck in an infinite loop.


Estimating the real cost of Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 UTC

It can be tricky to understand the cost of Microsoft Defender for Cloud


Granting workload identities least-privilege mailbox access via Microsoft Graph (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Forget about POP3, IMAP, Exchange Web Services (EWS) and other legacy protocols for accessing mailbox resources programmatically


Favorite Visual Studio Code extensions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Find some of my favorite Visual Studio Code extensions here, including screenshots and explanations why I think these are worth downloading.


Obfuscate strings in KQL queries (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Learn how to obfuscate strings in KQL queries in Azure Data Explorer


Azure customer management for MSPs ()

Published: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:00:00 UTC

It’s that time of the year again and I’m delighted to be taking part once more inΒ Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practises


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 7 ()

Published: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to the final part of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 6 ()

Published: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to part 6 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 5 ()

Published: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to part 5 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


Backup Azure Firewall with virtual wan #Azure #SDWAN #Backup #Runbook (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:32:00 UTC

Azure Backup can’t backup the Azure firewall directly additional steps need to be done before you can backup the Firewall rules


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 4 ()

Published: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to part 4 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


Generate Bicep templates from existing Azure resources with VS Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Use Visual Studio Code to conveniently generate Azure Bicep templates for your resources, allowing you to work faster and smarter with templates!


Understanding Azure Log Analytics query auditing (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Continue reading on zimmergren.net β†’


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 3 ()

Published: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to part 3 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


Connecting to SharePoint Online using Managed Identity with granular access permissions (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 UTC

The Sites.Selected application scope was introduced in Microsoft Graph some time ago to support granular app access permissions in SharePoint Online


Track your Secure Score over time in Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Use Microsoft Defender for Cloud continuous export to enable tracking of the historical Secure score in your Azure subscriptions.


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 2 ()

Published: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to part 2 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


Stop using client secrets and certificates, start using Managed Identities (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Whenever an Azure resource needs to authenticate to Azure AD, an identity needs to be provided to the Azure resource


How to Create a Windows server 2022 SOFS Cluster on a VM #sofs #ws2022 #winserv #hyperv #Azure #Windows11 #WiMVP (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:30:34 UTC

Building a test lab is always depending on the resource you have


Using the Azure Load Testing service (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Use the Azure Load Testing service to put your applications under stress and learn where the weak spots are - both in the application and dependent services.


How to save your old virtual machines to low cost archive storage ()

Published: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:00:00 UTC

I had an interesting request this week with a customer who had some decommissioned Azure virtual machines but for compliance reasons needed to retain the data on the disks for 7 years


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant – Part 1 ()

Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:00:00 UTC

This post will be the first in a series that I’ve been thinking about putting together for a while now


Free eBook – A SysAdmin’s Guide to Azure IaaS – Second Edition.Β #Altaro #Sysadmin #IaaS (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:50:10 UTC

Free eBook – A SysAdmin’s Guide to Azure IaaS – Second Edition


Get the Container Instances usage in an Azure subscription (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 UTC

Using the Azure management APIs to list Azure Container Instance usage helps us understand how close to the limits we are!


Create Azure Monitor Alert Rules with Azure Bicep (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Don’t use user accounts for your Logic App connections ()

Published: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:25:46 UTC

I have seen an increasing number of users switching from using automation accounts to using virtual machine automation task templates (logic apps) for virtual machine stop/start automation


Developing an automated Advent calendar static web app ()

Published: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:07:05 UTC

Yes, it’s that time of the year once again! This post accompanies my contribution to theΒ Festive Tech Calendar 2021Β which as always is an online community event running throughout the month of December


How to remove Azure Disk Encryption from disks that have already been decrypted ()

Published: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:00 UTC

I had an interesting one this week that I thought was worth posting about just in case it might help some others in the same situation


How to use Azure proximity placement groups #Azure #SAP #Latency (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:18:00 UTC

When moving to Azure or building new infrastructure workloads latency is important and where do I find the numbers of how do I configure it for the best and what is the difference between Azure Availability groups or Azure Availability zones or do I need Azure Site Recovery


#Free #eBook – How to Get the Most Out of Windows Admin CenterΒ #Altaro #WAC #Hybrid (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:46:48 UTC

Free eBook – How to Get the Most Out of Windows Admin Center – Second Edition


Azure Virtual Network Manager (Preview) – A First Look ()

Published: Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:00:00 UTC

One of the many Azure networking announcements at Microsoft Ignite recently was the release to public preview of Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM)


Quickly discover any expiring certificates for Azure App Services (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Discover expiring Azure App Service certificates using Azure Resource Graph queries.


Problems on Joining Windows Server 2022 to a domain controller forest functional level is not supported #winserv #AD #Azure (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:33:30 UTC

This is the first post in the new layout, personally I think I will change it again as the text frame is to small, but let me know your thoughts When migration machines to Azure or to a different OS You will often face all kinds of errors and issues


Website maintenance (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 07:59:07 UTC

During some events on the blog I need to redo some work


Custom RSS feed notifications with a logic app ()

Published: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:00:00 UTC

This blog post covers another self-service task that I deployed for myself recently just to see if I could make life a bit easier


Sending e-mails with Microsoft Graph using .NET (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Sending e-mails from custom applications and integrations in the cloud is relatively easy. In this post, we'll check out some use cases, and an easy way to set up the basic configuration and code for allowing our applications to send e-mails using the Microsoft Graph.


Vaak krijg je wel eens de vraag wat doe jij van werk, Oh IT… dus iets met computers eh.. ja maar IT is meer dan capslock uit zetten. #TrotsopIT #patching #MVPBuzz #security #cloudrocks (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:09:02 UTC

Soms start je de dag net als alle andere dagen, rustig met een bakkie koffie en je wandelt rusting naar kantoor, ploft neer aan je desk, klop je aan in je mail approved je sign (fido2) en doet je dingetje https://robertsmit.wordpress.com/2020/08/18/starting-with-fido2-security-keys-with-azure-active-directory-trustkey-pointblank-fido-azure-security-aad/ Vaak krijg je wel eens de vraag wat doe jij van werk, Oh IT… … Continue reading "Vaak krijg je wel eens de vraag wat doe jij van werk, Oh IT… dus iets met computers eh.


Hornet Security – FREE Webinar – What’s New in Windows Server 2022 #altaro #winserv #Windows (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:18:07 UTC

What’s New in Windows Server 2022 Every three years Windows unveils a new version of its massively widespread OS, Windows Server


Auto delete expired Azure test resources ()

Published: Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:05:25 UTC

This blog post documents something that I’ve been meaning to implement for a while and have now finally got around to doing so


This Holiday Season, win with Hornetsecurity! #Hornetsecurity #M365 #win #Holiday (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:20:00 UTC

This Holiday Season, win with Hornetsecurity! β€˜Tis the season to be caring – for your loved ones, for each other, and yes, even for your data and mailboxes


What are On-demand capacity reservations? ()

Published: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:00:00 UTC

In the past week we saw the release to public preview of on-demand capacity reservations for Azure virtual machines


Autoscaling Managed Disk Performance Tiers without downtime ()

Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2021 20:15:27 UTC

In the past week, Microsoft have released a new feature into general availability that allows you to change the performance tier of managed disks without any downtime to the virtual machine


Step By Step Troubleshooting Azure Arc-enabled servers with agent connection issues #Windows #WindowsServer #WinServ #Azure #AzureArc #Cloud (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:17:00 UTC

Azure Arc-enabled servers enables you to manage your Windows and Linux physical servers and virtual machines hosted outside of Azure, on your corporate network, or other cloud provider


Deep-linking Azure Log Analytics and Application Insights queries (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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A tour of the new look App Service networking features ()

Published: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:06:18 UTC

There has been a recent Azure portal UI update to the networking features of the Azure App Service


First hands-on Upgrading to Windows Server 2022 Domain Controller #Windows2022 #Windows2016 #winserv #CloudOS #WIMVP (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:38:12 UTC

Windows Server 2022 is built on the strong foundation of Windows Server 2019 and brings many innovations on three key themes: security, Azure hybrid integration and management, and application platform


How to use Root Domains with Azure Front Door ()

Published: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:12:51 UTC

Azure Front Door is a great global load balancing service for web applications


Enforce authentication when sending Application Insights telemetry (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Establish your organizational compliance readiness (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Productivity tips for PowerToys Run on Windows (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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It’s time to start using Generation 2 virtual machines in Azure ()

Published: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:21:47 UTC

In this post, I wanted to highlight the key benefits of using Generation 2 virtual machines in Azure


Tags (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Visualize Log Analytics data ingestion using Microsoft Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 UTC

With Microsoft's built-in workbook template in Azure Sentinel, named "Data collection health monitoring", we can visualize the data ingestion and quickly understand our workspaces and the data we have.


Create Azure DevOps or GitHub bugs from Azure Monitor logs (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 UTC

When operating distributed applications it can be a lot of work if you want to copy error details into tickets and work items for your teams to look at


Discover sensitive Key Vault operations with Microsoft Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Microsoft's Azure Key Vault Security workbook helps you structure the explorations of sensitive operations in your Azure Key Vaults


Two exams, one month ()

Published: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:54:32 UTC

I’m pleased to say that I’ve added a new new DevOps Engineer expert badge to the sidebar of my website


Fixing NuGet error: Unable to load the service index for source - 401 Unauthorized (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Solution: Unable to find .deps.json when running .NET 5 tests in Azure DevOps (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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HA for web apps with private link to database ()

Published: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:33:57 UTC

It’s fairly typical for customers to want to make a web application highly available be utilising multiple Azure regions


Enable transparent background in Windows Terminal (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

We're taking a look at how to enable opacity/transparency in the Windows Terminal.


Install custom themes in Windows Terminal (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Here's another tip for how to customize the experience in Windows Terminal


Making Windows Terminal look awesome with oh-my-posh (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

If you really want to improve the Windows Terminal experience, and enhance the visual aids when you're navigating and working with command lines like Git, then this is for you


Set images as background in Windows Terminal (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

We're exploring how to configure images as backgrounds for Windows Terminal


Set the default starting directory in Windows Terminal (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

We're diving into another post about the Windows Terminal and a common question I receive - how did you configure the starting directory to always be your desired folder? Let's check it out.


Using third-party terminals within Windows Terminal (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

I received questions about my Windows Terminal experience


Live Monitoring Your VM Connections With Network Watcher ()

Published: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:00:00 UTC

I’m delighted to be taking part once again inΒ Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practices


Getting started with Azure Bicep (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Authoring Infrastructure as Code templates, like ARM, just got easier


Backing up all Azure Key Vault Secrets, Keys, and Certificates (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Backing up Azure Key Vault objects isn't hard


Excluding failing dependencies from Application Insights logging (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Implement an ITelemetryProcessor to ignore specific dependency failures in your Application Insights service - this help keep the data clean(er), reduces cost, and ultimately reduces false positives.


Securing Microsoft Teams (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:00:00 UTC

Recently, Microsoft Teams adoption in organizations world-wide has skyrocketed


Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Review: Can you do real work with this device? (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Querying data from multiple Application Insights instances (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Upgrade Application Insights to Workspace-based Resource Mode from Classic (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure App Service tips: Increase reliability with the Auto-Healing features (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure App Service tips: Enable the Health-Check capabilities (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Introducing the LogAnalytics.Client NuGet for .NET Core (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Windows Virtual Desktop Christmas Crackers ()

Published: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:00:00 UTC

Greetings all


Purging container images from Azure Container Registry (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Passing AZ-500: Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 UTC

The AZ-500 is a great certification if you work with security and compliance


Changing virtual machine regions with Azure Resource Mover ()

Published: Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:27:32 UTC

This post is going to be about a new service currently in public preview at the time of writing called Azure Resource Mover


Favorite Visual Studio Code Extensions for Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Discover issues with Azure Functions and App Service using Application Insights (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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GitHub Actions for Security Code Analysis (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Use the Microsoft Application Inspector to analyze your source code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Use the Microsoft Application Inspector to learn more about your code


Get notified of changes in Azure Key Vault by using Event Grid (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Website security scanning with GitHub Actions and OWASP ZAP (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Use Application Insights for Worker Service applications in .NET Core console apps, containers, and any non-HTTP apps (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Newsletter #3: Stay on top of the Azure Governance game (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Create a custom Azure Security Center recommendation with Azure Policy (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Programmatically create Azure Container Instances and connect a Managed Identity (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Installing Ghost for local development on Windows (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Programmatically create Azure Container Instances in an existing Virtual Network (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Use Azure App Service Diagnostics - Improve performance, best practices, security and more. (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Solving ASP.NET Core running on Azure App Service causing 500.30 ANCM In-Process Start Failure (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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I am giving away consulting advice for Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Newsletter #2: I am giving away consulting advice for Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Understanding Azure Policies with Visual Studio Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Running .NET 5 on Azure App Services (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Installing .NET 5 using winget, the Windows Package Manager (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 UTC

See how to use the Windows Package Manager, winget, to download and install .NET 5.


Configuring Publisher Verification in Azure Active Directory (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Learn what the publisher verification status is, and how to set it up in your organization


Using Azure Application Change Analysis to discover configuration changes in Azure services (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Have you ever wondered why a service or asset stopped working, or what could have caused a different behavior in your applications, although you didn't deploy any new code? I know I have. Use the Azure Application Change Analysis to learn all about it!


Installing and using the Windows Package Manager - winget (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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ASP.NET Core Blazor with SignalR breaks when used with Cloudflare's HTML minification (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

If you are building web applications with ASP.NET Core Blazor, make sure you do not remove the HTML comments


Newsletter (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Newsletter #1: Let's talk about code analysis (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Using the Azure Resource Graph to improve your Azure Governance game (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Learn about some of my key scenarios for using the Azure Resource Graph to gain a better understanding of my Azure resources


Code analysis tools for Azure developers coding in .NET Core (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Thoughts on Bring Your Own Key, or BYOK, to Azure Container Registry (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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How Tokens and Scope Maps for Azure Container Registry introduces great repository-level access restrictions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Cybersecurity tips for Remote Workers - Get online, stay informed, stay secure! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Here's a list of simple and efficient tips to stay more secure when Working From Home


How we planned and launched a Podcast - the technical story (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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A few tips for securing your remote workforce in a Microsoft cloud landscape (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Best Practices for building and designing Azure Functions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Re-use service instances by Implementing Dependency Injection in Azure Functions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Best Practices for security in Azure Container Registry (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 UTC

Best Practices for security in Azure Container Registries is a list of real-world experiences in strengthening your security posture.


Embrace a Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for Azure (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 UTC

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Issues with "Cannot bind parameter 'log' to type ILogger." after upgrading Azure Functions to v3 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Ctrl+Alt+Azure Podcast (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Use the new Azure SDKs with Managed Identities (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Fixing: Unable to locate the .NET Core SDK. Check that it is installed and that the version specified in global.json (if any) matches the installed version. (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Functions and secure Configuration with built-in integration to Azure Key Vault (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Automate Azure DevOps code security analysis with the Microsoft Security Code Analysis extensions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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The product or service you tried to reach has been discontinued. (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Use Azure Monitor to get Network Insights and Storage Insights (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Diagnosing and troubleshooting configuration and application errors in Azure App Services (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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We just launched an Azure Podcast (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Deleting Microsoft Sentinel but keep the ingested data (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 UTC

In this post I'm sharing a tip about how you can remove the Azure Sentinel service, but keep your ingested data in Log Analytics so you can actually keep working with the data for reports and auditing reasons.


Using Azure Key Vault Secrets from your DevOps pipelines (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Log custom application security events in Azure Log Analytics which are ingested and used in Microsoft Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Monitoring Office 365 tenants with Azure Sentinel (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Visualize your templates with the Azure ARM Template Viewer extension for VS Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Who accessed my Azure Key Vault? (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Send health pings from your Azure Function applications to ensure Scheduled triggers work as expected (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Sometimes the Scheduled trigger for Azure Functions does not fire, and we'll need to ensure we can monitor our systems accordingly to keep track of, and troubleshoot when this happens


Run Azure DevOps Unit Tests with the Azure Storage Emulator on Hosted build agents (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Solved: How to run Unit Tests with Azure Storage Emulator on a Hosted Build Agent in Azure DevOps.


Use the Azure Portal Desktop App (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Using the Azure Portal Desktop Application helps speed things up, as it's loading a lot faster than the web UI


Building scalable cloud systems with great performance using Azure Cache for Redis (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:00:00 UTC

In this post I'll introduce how to get started with Azure Cache for Redis, as well as some of my thoughts that could be worth digesting, including Security considerations, C# code, running Redis commands, API Management integration , retry policies for transient faults, and more.


Retrieve logs from Application Insights programmatically with .NET Core (C#) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Introduction to Azure App Configuration for Developers with C# .NET Core (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Azure App Configuration helps us centralize configuration and makes it a lot easier to manage distributed apps, web sites, Functions, containers, your microservices and more.


Search this site (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure DevOps (VSTS) - The current operating system is not capable of running this task, with "Azure File Copy" (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 UTC

If you've ever encountered the Azure DevOps/VSTS error "The current operating system is not capable of running this task" when trying to use for example the "Azure File Copy" task, then you can learn about a workaround using the Azure CLI build task here.


Developing using Azure Dev Spaces with Azure Kubernetes Services (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Explore Azure Dev Spaces for AKS, to easily do development work, and hit F5 to update in Kubernetes in your dev space


Protecting your Azure Container Registry by denying all requests except from allowed IP addresses (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Building a .NET Core API, host it in Azure Container Instances from a private Container Registry and enable HTTPS using Application Gateway (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Jussi Roine and Tobias Zimmergren journeys into the land of containers and demonstrates how to build a .NET Core API, hosted in Azure Container Instances and secured using HTTPS with Application Gateway


AKS: Quickly switching context between multiple clusters in Azure Kubernetes Services with cmder aliases (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Pro tip on how you can easily context-switch your clusters in your command line tools (Kubectl) for Azure Kubernetes Services, or any other Kubernetes deployment.


Azure Container Instances - Using Managed Identity to access Key Vault secrets with C# (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Azure Container Instances with Azure Managed Identity, accessing data in a Key Vault without using any stored credentials - all done in C# with .NET Core


Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Creating secret volumes and consume secrets using C# .NET Core (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:00:00 UTC

A full guide to how you can define a Secret volume mount to your Azure Container Instances, and how you can read these secrets using C# with .NET Core


Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Using Secure Environment Variables (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Container Instances - C# .NET Core apps running as containers in your private Azure Container Registry (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 UTC

Guide to running .NET Core apps as containers in Azure Container Instances


How to: Mount an Azure Storage File Share to containers in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Processing data from SQLite hosted in an Azure File share, running in Azure Kubernetes Services (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 UTC

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Archive (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Enable Azure Monitor for you Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) cluster (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Learn how to quickly configure monitoring for your Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) cluster with a few simple steps.


Building custom Data Collectors for Azure Log Analytics in C# (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Learn how to send logs to Azure Log Analytics using C# with this simple helper wrapper.


Getting Started with BYOK in Azure Storage - Encrypt data at rest with your own encryption keys (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Secure your data in Azure Storage Accounts using RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

Security in the cloud is an essential part of any organization's long-term success


Secure your Azure Storage Accounts with restrictions based on public IP addresses (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Fixing issue related to Package is not compatible with netcoreapp2.1, supports netstandard2.0, when using Azure DevOps (VSTS) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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What's new in SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Server 2019 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 22 May 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Tip: Installing and using the Azure CLI in Visual Studio Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Tip: Running the Azure CLI using Bash on Ubuntu, in Windows 10 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Tip: List of supported VM Sizes in Azure Container Services (AKS) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Monitoring your Kubernetes cluster running on Azure Container Service (AKS) using Log Analytics (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Container Services (AKS) - Getting Started with AKS and a private Azure Container Registry (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Container Services (AKS) - Upgrading your Kubernetes cluster (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 UTC

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A practical guide to building a Bot using Microsoft Bot Framework using C# and host it in Azure, and use it with Microsoft Teams, Skype and more (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 UTC

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Building and running a .NET Core application in a Docker Swarm in Azure, via Docker Cloud (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 UTC

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Tip: Docker Extension for VSCode (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting the instance id of a running Azure Function with ExecutionContext.InvocationId (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Reuse your C# Script (csx) code in multiple Azure Functions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Storage REST API: Authenticate with C# (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Running Unit Tests for your .NET Core projects in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Using appsettings.json instead of web.config in .NET Core projects (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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From zero to Hero: Building .NET Core (ASP.NET 5) applications to run inside Docker containers (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft Ignite 2016 - Summary of key announcements for Office 365, SharePoint and Azure from Day 1 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Building an ASP.NET 5 web application (.NET Core) and host it in the Heroku cloud (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Building a MEAN (MongoDB, ExpressJs, Angular and Node.js) api app using TypeScript and host it with Heroku (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Resource Manager Template Visualisation with ARMVIZ (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Resource Manager tools for Visual Studio Code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Webinars: SharePoint Framework with Microsoft's Bill Baer and Vesa Juvonen (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Resource Manager - Part 8 - Export Template for Resources in a Resource Group with the REST API (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Resource Manager - Part 7 - Download an Azure Publishing Profile (xml) programmatically using REST (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Azure Resource Manager - Part 6 - Move Azure Resources from one Resource Group to another (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Analyze your SharePoint Framework code using SPCAF (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Introducing the SharePoint Framework - The new developer experience for SharePoint (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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The Future of SharePoint - it's here! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Part 5 - Tip: Get all available api-version alternatives for the ARM endpoints (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Part 4 - Tip: Azure Resource Explorer (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Collab365 Solutions Days: My session about SPCAF and SharePoint & Office 365 Transformation Guidance (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Part 3 - Build an application using C# which is using the Azure Resource Manager API's (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Part 1 - Creating a Service Principal for your AAD using PowerShell (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Introduction to blog series (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Developing with Azure Resource Manager - Part 2 - Getting started with the AzureRm PowerShell cmdlets (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Automating Software Installations with Boxstarter and Chocolatey (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Dev tip: Use Requestbin for easy analysis and debugging when developing your webhooks, connectors, API's and applications (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00 UTC

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Creating an ASP.NET 5 site with Visual Studio Code - Part 3: Adding npm packages and automating tasks with Gulp (adding Office UI Fabric) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 04 Oct 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Creating an ASP.NET 5 site with Visual Studio Code - Part 1: Ensure pre-requisites (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Creating an ASP.NET 5 site with Visual Studio Code - Part 2: Create your Visual Studio Code project using Yeoman (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 Dev Tip - Getting Add-in (App) Information for Add-ins (Apps) on a specific Web (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 Dev Tip - Getting all Apps from your Tenant App Catalog using the Office 365 (CSOM) API (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 Dev Tip - Retrieve all tenant-level WebTemplates in your Office 365 tenant using CSOM (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 Dev Tip - Get Subsite Count per Site Collection with the Office 365 (CSOM) API (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Highlights from the recent announcements at BUILD 2015 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 04 May 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft Office 2016 reaches Public Preview for Home/Consumer and Enterprise (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 04 May 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft MVP Virtual Conference in May 2015–A free online conference (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 03 May 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Integrate SharePoint Code Analysis Framework (SPCAF) in your TeamCity build configurations–Improving your SharePoint and Office 365 ALM (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 API Sandbox - Learn how to use the API's with your own tenant data! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting Started with building Azure WebJobs ("Timer Jobs") for your Office 365 sites (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 UTC

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The New Microsoft - Visual Studio Community, Open-Source .NET, Expanded Xamarin Partnerships and more (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting Started with Application Insights with Visual Studio 2015 for your ASP.NET Web Applications (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Extending Windows Azure Mobile Services queries to include relational data and optional metadata (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Reflections on being a worker in a mobile- and cloud first world (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft Ignite - the new consolidated conference! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Integrating the Google Analytics API in SharePoint (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft releases the Office 365 roadmap - and keeps it up to date (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting started with Office 365 development - Part 4 - From development to production: Publish your app to Windows Azure Web Sites (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 26 May 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting started with Office 365 development - Part 3 - Building a sample Web Forms application that integrates with Office 365 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 18 May 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting started with Office 365 development - Part 2 - Communicate with the Exchange REST API (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 11 May 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting started with Office 365 development - Part 1 - Setting up your environment (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 10 May 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Improvements for Microsoft OneDrive for Business (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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How do I know which version of Office 365 I should use? - The Office 365 Selector Tool comes to the rescue (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2013 just got put on hold - attention! (Update: Now available again) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Building Apps for SharePoint in Office 365 using Access 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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The future of Forms with SharePoint and Office 365 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Service Pack 1 for SharePoint Server 2013 and Office 2013 released (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Visual Studio Online - Let's you leverage the cloud for your development projects (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Tools for your SharePoint 2013 development toolbox (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Tip: Getting the normal domain username from the claims username in SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:00:00 UTC

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Automating SharePoint Development - Iterative Development Process (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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Preparing for upgrade to SharePoint 2013 - Iterative Upgrade Process (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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FindBestContentDatabaseForSiteCreation() problem after upgrading to SharePoint 2013 - Solution (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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Tip: Work Management Service Application keeps telling us "Last updated at 1/1/1901 12:00 AM" fixes (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Extending the SuiteBarDelegateControl by adding the Title Breadcrumb control (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Getting started with the new Geolocation field in SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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Upgrading your SharePoint 2010 Visual Studio projects and solutions to SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Duplicate field name was found after upgrading your SharePoint 2010 solutions to SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013 Tip - Change the "SharePoint" text in the top left corner. (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Some new DelegateControl additions to the SharePoint 2013 master pages (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Measuring performance on the JSLink property in SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Searching in SharePoint 2013 using the REST new API's (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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Fixing: The HTTP header ACCEPT is missing or its value is invalid - SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012 - Recap (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2013: Using the JSLink property to change the way your field or views are rendered in SharePoint 2013 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 finally reached RTM! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint 2013: Business Connectivity Services - Talking to your external lists using REST (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePointDiscussions.com - Discussion Forum software for your SharePoint sites (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint 2013: Business Connectivity Services – Consuming OData in BCS using an App External Content Type (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint 2013: Business Connectivity Services (BCS) improvements - Introduction (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint 2013 - Microsoft announces the new versions of SharePoint and Office (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Customizing the forms for External Lists (BCS) in SharePoint 2010 by using Custom Field Controls and jQuery (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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Extending the LINQ to SharePoint context to allow additional fields and properties in your queries (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:00:00 UTC

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Conditionally Enable or Disable a Button/Command in your SharePoint 2010 custom Ribbon group (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 8 - Control that ViewState (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for SharePoint 2010 and Windows Azure - Part 1 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 - Part 1: What is Office 365 and how can my organization benefit from using it? (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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Office 365 - Part 2: Getting started with Office 365 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance part 7 - Crunching those scripts (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 6 - CSS Sprites (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 5 - Disposal patterns and tools (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 4 - Logging (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 3 - Caching in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 2 - SPMonitoredScope (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing for performance Part 1 - Developer Dashboard (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SEF 2010 - A recap (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Web Application settings (web.config) modifications in SharePoint 2010 via code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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Find error messages with a Correlation ID token in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Developing with the Word Automation Services in SharePoint Server 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Introduction to programmatically working with Taxonomies in SharePoint Server 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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CKS : Developer Tools – A tool for your toolbox (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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MCPD: SharePoint track (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Custom RSS provider for your Business Connectivity Services (BCS) connected External Lists (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Uploading files using the Client OM in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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Business Connectivity Services (BCS) problem with AuthenticationMode and RevertToSelf (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: How to create a PowerShell Snapin Cmdlet - Part 2 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: How to create a PowerShell Snapin - Part 1 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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Access denied by Business Data Connectivity - Solution (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: SharePoint Server 2010 - Creating a custom Document ID provider (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Validate Sandboxed Solutions using SPSolutionValidator (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Dynamically displaying messages to your users with the Notification and Status bar areas in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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Getting started with LINQ to SharePoint in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: LINQ to SharePoint - What CAML lies behind my query? (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Programmatically work with External Lists (BCS) using the Client Object Model (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Programmatically work with External Lists (BCS) in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Getting started with Business Connectivity Services (BCS) in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: How To - Event Receivers and Custom Error Pages (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: How To - Relational lists in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: List Joins & SPQuery enchancements! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC

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SP 2010: Getting started with the Client Object Model in SharePoint 2010 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Saturday Copenhagen – Code samples (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Books: Recommended Reading (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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TOZIT SharePoint Discussion Forum solution for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 released today! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SPTraceView - Easy overview of the SharePoint logs (ULS logs) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint BDC Part 2: Creating your first BDC Web Part (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Using the object model to access and change RSS settings on a SharePoint list (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Tip: Convering your Virtual PC 2007 disks to Windows Virtual PC (on Windows 7) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Debugging your code execution for anonymous users in SharePoint (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Recover/fetch the Application Pool password (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Server 2010 preliminary requirements (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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WSS 3.0 & MOSS 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.5 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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How to: Programmatically remove a Field (SPField) from a view (SPView) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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How to: Upload a file/document using the SharePoint Object Model (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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WSPBuilder - Walkthrough of the Visual Studio Add-in (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Ten (10) Free SharePoint Themes - Visual Overview (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Online - Customization - Part 2 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Online – A first look (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Backing up your local Subversion repositories using Live Mesh (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Visual Studio extensions for Windows SharePoint Services – 1.3 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SPDisposeCheck tool finally released – get your code straight! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Starting a SharePoint workflow from code (Event Receiver) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint development environment now running Windows 7 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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Custom list definitions with custom forms – changing master page (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UTC

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How To: SharePoint and Silverlight 2.0 – Part 1 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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How To: Custom Web Part Properties (ToolPart) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft Office Systems 2007 – Service Pack 2 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 – CTP – Download now! (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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CKS EBE – Comments Manager – Version 1.1.0.0 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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Web Part Caching – A simple approach (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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How to: Get up and running with .NET 3.5 in your SharePoint environment (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Forum and SharePoint Forum Web Part (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint's hidden user-list - User Information List (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Virtual Images from Microsoft (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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How To: Easily construct your CAML queries with CAML Query Builder (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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Introduction to SharePoint Queries (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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SPQuery returning all items (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Forums WebPart : What's going on? (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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Forum Web Part for SharePoint (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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Tip: RequestAccessEnabled programatically using the SharePoint Object Model (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Creating a custom AJAX UserControl that will query the SharePoint Search Query Object Model to perform searches (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint Cross List Queries in a custom UserControl (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Using AJAX UserControls in SharePoint (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Customize the Search Result (using XSLT) - Part 3 - Customize using SharePoint Designer 2007 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Configure Document Conversion for your server (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Customizing the Search Results Page (XSLT) - Part 2 - Add highlighting (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Connect a custom Search Page to a custom Search Scope (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Customize the Search Result (using XSLT) (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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Simple Excel Services - Step by step, publishing a spreadsheet to SharePoint 2007 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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Zimmergren VSTO Tip #1: Extend the Ribbon-menu in Word 2007 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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Zimmergren MOSS 2007 Tip #3: Publishing and displaying an InfoPath form in the browser (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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Zimmergren MOSS 2007 Tip #2: Retrieve stuff by code (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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Zimmergren MOSS 2007 Tip #1: Anonymous Access (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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SharePoint 2007 - Developing Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Solutions (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 UTC

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WSS v3.0: Import an ASP.NET Web Part to your Windows SharePoint Services Site (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 UTC

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MOSS 2007: Search and Indexing (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 UTC

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What's new in WSS 3.0 and SharePoint Server 2007 (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 UTC

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Creating a custom Master Page for your MOSS 2007 portals and sites (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 UTC

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Welcome to my new blog (Tobias Zimmergren)

Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 UTC

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