Azure Update - 21st February 2025 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:31 UTC

Very quick update this week. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


How Good Is a Language Model, Really? (msandbu.org)

Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:03:25 UTC

Already two years ago I wrote a blog post on how different LLMs are benchmarked, safe to say that much has happened in the last two years in terms of how these models no are benchmarked


Getting current date and time in Azure Logic Apps using utcnow() (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:30:00 UTC

Using Azure Logic Apps within your environment and wanting to get the current date and time within the Logic App? In this blog post I will show how you can do this with using the function utcNow() What is utcnow()ā€¦ Read More Getting current date and time in Azure Logic Apps using utcnow()


How Many Subnets Do I Need In An Azure Virtual Network? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:08:58 UTC

Youā€™re designing a new virtual network in Azure


Beware Of The Default Rules In Network Security Groups (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:03:31 UTC

The Network Security Group (NSG) is the primary mechanism for segmenting a subnet in Microsoft Azure


How to convert PSCustomObject to Hashtable with PowerShell (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:26:40 UTC

Learn how to convert a PSCustomObject to a Hashtable in PowerShell making it filterable using the Where cmdlet. The post How to convert PSCustomObject to Hashtable with PowerShell appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Introducing Azure AI Foundry Labs: A hub for the latest AI research and experiments at Microsoft (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 UTC

Weā€™re thrilled to announce the launch of Azure AI Foundry Labs, a hub for developers, startups, and enterprises to explore groundbreaking innovations from research at Microsoft. The post Introducing Azure AI Foundry Labs: A hub for the latest AI research and experiments at Microsoft appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


SQL Hyperscale Performance Update (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:41:08 UTC

Quick look at some performance updates for SQL Hyperscale tier. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


SQL Hyperscale Performance Update Short #azure #sql #sqlserver (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:41:03 UTC

Quick update on SQL Hyperscale tier performance.


How Do Network Security Groups Work? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:01:03 UTC

A Greek Phalanx, protected by a shield wall made up of many individuals working under 1 instruction as a unit - like an NSG. The post How Do Network Security Groups Work? first appeared on Aidan Finn, IT Pro.


How to find over licensed privileged accounts in Microsoft Entra (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:40:43 UTC

Learn how to find over licensed accounts with privileged roles in Microsoft Entra using Microsoft Graph PowerShell. The post How to find over licensed privileged accounts in Microsoft Entra appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Secure Access to Windows File Shares Over the Internet with SMB Over QUIC ā€“ No VPN Needed! (Ciraltos)

Published: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:05:05 UTC

In this video, we explore SMB over QUIC, a secure and encrypted way to access Windows file shares over the internet without a VPN


Azure Virtual Networks Do Not Exist (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:40:13 UTC

I see many bad designs where people bring cable-oriented designs from physical locations into Azure


High Performance Computing (HPC) in Azure (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:33:16 UTC

Diving into the compute, storage and orchestration for High Performance Computing scenarios in Azure. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


High Performance Computing Short #azure #HPC (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:32:17 UTC

Quick overview of HPC solutions in Azure.


Private Link reality bites ā€“ service endpoints vs private link (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:46:30 UTC

Welcome to the sixth post in theĀ Private Link Reality BitesĀ series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: This question is as old as Private Link itself


Happy 25th Birthday, Active Directory! (DirTeam.com)

Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:51:19 UTC

Today, The DirTeam.com / ActiveDir.org Weblogs are celebrating the 25-year anniversary of Active Directory Domain Services as a released product


Entra šŸ†” News #84 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:46:23 UTC

šŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekā€™s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe šŸŒ.


Azure Update - 14th February 2025 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:23:34 UTC

Lots of updates this week and some important things to be aware of. šŸ“‘ Storm-2372 article - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2025/02/13/storm-2372-conducts-device-code-phishing-campaign/ šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


How to get the redirected URI for a go.microsoft.com/fwlink address (DirTeam.com)

Published: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:46:19 UTC

In todayā€™s Zero Trust networking scenarios, many organizations opt to only allow specific web locations to be accessible to their systems


Securing DeepSeek and other AI systems with Microsoft Security (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:01:46 UTC

A successful AI transformation starts with a strong security foundation


Azure Retirement Tools #azure (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:51:00 UTC

Short video on staying ahead of Azure retirements.


From the field: You receive error ā€˜AADSTS9090561 The endpoint only accepts POST requests. Received a GET requestā€™ when signing in (DirTeam.com)

Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:41:11 UTC

Sometimes, you hit error messages that are just too vague to troubleshoot


Azure for mission-critical workloads in healthcare: EHR and beyond (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 UTC

In todayā€™s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, digital transformation is no longer a luxury but a necessity


Microsoft Cost Management updatesā€”February 2025 (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:00:00 UTC

We're always looking for ways to learn more about your challenges and how Microsoft Cost Management can help you. The post Microsoft Cost Management updatesā€”February 2025 appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.


Staying Ahead of Azure Service Retirements (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:34:09 UTC

Looking at how to stay informed and ahead of Azure retirements. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Secure Web Access with Entra Internet Access (Ciraltos)

Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:18:02 UTC

This video dives into Entra Internet Access, a powerful identity-centric Secure Web Gateway that enhances security and optimizes internet traffic


AI agents at work: The new frontier in business automation (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:00:00 UTC

Microsoftā€™s generative AI agents are at the forefront of a significant transformation in modern business operations


Private Link reality bites: NXDomainRedirect (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:01:06 UTC

Welcome to the fifth post in theĀ Private Link Reality BitesĀ series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: In this post with such a cryptic title I am going to cover one of the newest features in Azure DNS, which solves one of the oldest problems with Azure DNS and Private ā€¦ Continue reading Private Link reality bites: NXDomainRedirect


Arc Jumpstart Drops: Share your Scripts and Tools with the Community! (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:40:43 UTC

Tech is always changing, and staying on top means we need to keep innovating, working together, and aiming high


Entra ID ā€œAll Powersā€ Mode for Azure Short #azure #entra (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:18:20 UTC

Quick short on the Entra ID User Access Administrator god-mode for Azure.


New bulk edit features for users in Microsoft Entra ID (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:57:15 UTC

Microsoft have released new bulk edit functionality in the Microsoft Entra admin center, check out how to use it and how it works. The post New bulk edit features for users in Microsoft Entra ID appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Azure Super Mode with Entra ID User Access Administrator and NEW Logging Ability (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:13:58 UTC

A look at the User Access Administrator all powerful Azure permission and the new option to audit its use. šŸ“½ļø EPIC version of the outtake https://youtu.be/YKdKoYgNZu0 šŸ¤£ šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Private Link reality bites: Azure Firewall app rules (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:12:31 UTC

Welcome to the fourth post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: After the last post on Network Address Translation (NAT) for private endpoints, in this one we are going to dive into how to do the same with Azure Firewall proxy technology: ā€¦ Continue reading Private Link reality bites: Azure Firewall app rules


Entra šŸ†” News #83 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:13:31 UTC

šŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekā€™s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe šŸŒ.


Azure Update - 7th February 2025 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:49:58 UTC

A winter wonderland of updates. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Whatā€™s New in Entra ID in January 2025 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:20:00 UTC

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


šŸš€ Managed Identity Permission Manager v1.1.0.0 is here! šŸš€ (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:23:25 UTC

Last Updated on February 6, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m beyond excited to announce that theā€¦ The post šŸš€ Managed Identity Permission Manager v1.1.0.0 is here! šŸš€ first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


How to register for QR code authentication in Microsoft 365 (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:53:04 UTC

Learn how to register a QR code authentication in Microsoft 365 and enforce the policy via Conditional Access. The post How to register for QR code authentication in Microsoft 365 appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Protect deletion of directory objects using Conditional Access (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:56:54 UTC

Microsoft adds protection for permanently delete objects, which can no longer be restored using Protected Actions in Microsoft Entra. The post Protect deletion of directory objects using Conditional Access appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Azure Master Class v3 - Part 5 - Storage (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:27:20 UTC

Part 5 of the v3 Master Class. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Entra šŸ†” News #82 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:27:40 UTC

šŸŽ‰āœØ Learn about Entra PowerShell going GA šŸš€, the addition of 'Azure elevate access' events to Entra audit logs šŸ“Š, the new People administrator role šŸ‘„, and more! šŸŒŸ


Find multi-tenant applications using weak authentication methods (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 11:59:52 UTC

Using Microsoft Graph PowerShell to filter the Entra sign-in logs to find multi-tenant applications using weak sign-in methods. The post Find multi-tenant applications using weak authentication methods appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Announcing the availability of the o3-mini reasoning model in Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:31:47 UTC

We are pleased to announce that OpenAIā€™s new o3-mini model is now available in Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service


Azure Update - 31st January 2025 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:15:38 UTC

Nice bag of updates this week. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


What Happens When An Azure Region Is Destroyed? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:19:39 UTC

This is a topic that has been ā€œtop of mindā€ (I sound like a management consulting muppet) recently: how can I recover from an Azure region being destroyed? Why Am I Thinking About This? Data centres host critical services


Microsoft Azure ā€“ Elevate Access to Resources with Entra ID Audit Logs ā€“ Now Available! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:27:49 UTC

Last Updated on January 31, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction During my time in IT, Iā€™ve occasionallyā€¦ The post Microsoft Azure ā€“ Elevate Access to Resources with Entra ID Audit Logs ā€“ Now Available! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Microsoft announce new People administrator role in Microsoft Entra (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:24:22 UTC

Learn about the new People Administrator roles recently announced by Microsoft as a built-in Microsoft Entra role. The post Microsoft announce new People administrator role in Microsoft Entra appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


DeepSeek R1 is now available on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:00:00 UTC

DeepSeek R1 is now available in the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, joining a diverse portfolio of over 1,800 models, including frontier, open-source, industry-specific, and task-based AI models


Introducing Leading the Shift, a new Microsoft Azure podcast (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:00 UTC

Weā€™ve asked customers, partners, Microsoft experts, and other leaders to share their journeys and insights in our new podcast, Leading the Shift


Entra ID ā€“ New build-in audit feature in Entra Connect is finally here! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:52:17 UTC

Last Updated on January 28, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction What is Entra Connect Sync Connect yourā€¦ The post Entra ID ā€“ New build-in audit feature in Entra Connect is finally here! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Top things to know about DeepSeek R1 (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:43:37 UTC

Five days ago, the Chinese company DeepSeek launched its new GenAI model, DeepSeek-R1


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 Ā»


Navigating the 2024 holiday season: Insights into Azureā€™s DDoS defense (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:00:00 UTC

The 2024 holiday season revealed a complex and evolving threat landscape for Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks


Survey: Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users! (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:16:53 UTC

Calling all Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users!Ā  Take this 10-minute survey to give us your thoughts on running AKS Arc (Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc) on Azure Local for a chance to win one out of three (3) $250 USD virtual gift cards! Previous Kubernetes experience is NOT requiredā€”weā€™re looking for ā€¦ The post Survey: Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users!Ā  appeared first on Thomas Maurer.


Private Link reality bites: whatā€™s my source IP? (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:40:38 UTC

Welcome to the third post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: Big shoutout here to my esteemed colleague and oracle for Azure Networking Daniel Mauser


Azure Master Class v3 - Part 4 - Resiliency (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:41:57 UTC

Part 4 of the v3 Master Class. šŸ”Ž Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel


Microsoft accidentally allows users to update their own username (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 19:45:36 UTC

For a short while Microsoft allowed standard users in Microsoft Entra to change their own username


Entra šŸ†” News #81 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:07:12 UTC

šŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekā€™s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe šŸŒ.


Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ v. 1.0.0.4 is out! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:17:02 UTC

Last Updated on January 24, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction IĀ“m thrilled to announce the release ofā€¦ The post Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ v


Azure Update - 24th January 2025 (John Savill's Technical Training)

Published: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:11:39 UTC

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


Windows Server Editions Explained: Choosing Between Standard, Datacenter & Azure Edition (Ciraltos)

Published: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:00:00 UTC

Dive into the world of Windows Server with this comprehensive guide! In this video, we break down the key differences between Windows Server editions, including Standard, Datacenter, and the Azure Edition


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 tweetā€¦Continue reading on CodeX Ā»


Private Link reality bites ā€“ Your routes might be lying (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:29:51 UTC

Welcome to the second post in the Private Link Reality Bites series! Before we begin, let me recap the existing episodes of the series: In this post I am going to explore something that silently has started to work in a different way as it used to: routing in the GatewaySubnet, or how to send ā€¦ Continue reading Private Link reality bites ā€“ Your routes might be lying


Microsoft and OpenAI evolve partnership to drive the next phase of AI (Microsoft Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 UTC

We are thrilled to continue our strategic partnership with OpenAI and to partner on Stargate


Autogenerating Terraform Documentation with terraform-docs and GitHub Actions (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:00 UTC

Writing a lot of Terraform modules and trying to maintain accurate and up-to-date Terraform documentation becomes increasingly challenging


Deep-dive Azure Networking (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:28:53 UTC

This blog post is essentially a long recap from my session at the Nordic Infrastructure Conference in November (which you can find the presentation here https://github.com/msandbu/nic2024) In this session I talked aboutĀ Ā * The core networking stack and some numbers in AzureĀ * Features and the software-defined networking stackĀ and how to troubleshoot* How many services in Azure ā€¦ Deep-dive Azure NetworkingĀ  Read More Ā» The post Deep-dive Azure NetworkingĀ  appeared first on msandbu.org.


Private Link reality bites ā€“ Private endpoints are an illusion (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:32:35 UTC

Welcome to this new series of blog posts in which I will be explaining some not-so-well-known facts about Azure Private Link and some associated technologies! This idea is born from the fact that I have been helping some colleagues and customers lately with some questions around Private Link, and that has made me realize that ā€¦ Continue reading Private Link reality bites ā€“ Private endpoints are an illusion


Entra šŸ†” News #80 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:30:14 UTC

Get the latest details on the Azure AD Graph šŸ’Ž, Azure AD + MSOnline PowerShell module retirements šŸ­, and other Entra news from this week! šŸŖ„šŸŒˆšŸ¦„


Entra Connect Sync v2.4.27.0 introduces Administrator Auditing (DirTeam.com)

Published: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:55:25 UTC

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version 2.4.27.0 introduces the Pubic Preview of Administrator Auditing in Connect Sync


Restore Microsoft 365 users with a new username using PowerShell (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:18:58 UTC

Learn how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell to restore Microsoft Entra users and issue them a new username at the same time. The post Restore Microsoft 365 users with a new username using PowerShell appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ā€“ Permissions filter and export capability is here! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:12:30 UTC

Last Updated on January 16, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MDA) hasā€¦ The post Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ā€“ Permissions filter and export capability is here! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Mastering GitHub Actions: Step-by-Step Guide to Using a Self-Hosted Runner (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:06:32 UTC

In this article, weā€™ll show how to set up a self-hosted runner for use with GitHub Actions with a step-by-step guide you can follow alongā€¦Continue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


List all directory objects owned by a user in Entra with PowerShell (Our Cloud Network)

Published: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:00:08 UTC

Learn how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell to list all directory objects, such as apps and groups a user owns in Microsoft Entra. The post List all directory objects owned by a user in Entra with PowerShell appeared first on Our Cloud Network.


Azure Virtual Networks Do Not Exist (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:25:00 UTC

In this post, I want to share the most important thing that you should know when you are designing connectivity and security solutions in Microsoft Azure: Azure virtual networks do not exist


Entra šŸ†” News #79 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:05:40 UTC

šŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekā€™s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe šŸŒ.


Mastering Entra Private Access: Global Secure Access Enterprise Applications (Ciraltos)

Published: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:39:50 UTC

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Entra Private Access with this in-depth tutorial! Join us as we demonstrate how to create Global Secure Access applications with customized security settings


Will International Events Impact Cloud Computing (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:22:17 UTC

You must have been hiding under a rock if you havenā€™t noticed how cloud computing has become the default in IT


Getting Started Using Terraform Tests with Azure example (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:00:00 UTC

I have written a lot of Terraform over the years and learned the importance of testing Terraform configurations


Whatā€™s New in Entra ID in December 2024 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:42:17 UTC

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


Entra šŸ†” News #78 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:47:21 UTC

šŸ” Learn about šŸ† GA of Temporary Access Pass support for internal guests šŸ‘„, šŸ”„ Public Preview of new šŸ‘®ā€ā™‚ļø Entra ID Governance, šŸ›ļø Entra External ID features, and more! šŸŽ‰


GenAI Agent Overview (msandbu.org)

Published: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:55:59 UTC

Whilst working with GenAI the last years, much of the focus the last year has been on GenAI Agents


Mastering Microsoft Entra Private Access: Step-by-Step Deployment Guide (Ciraltos)

Published: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:54:18 UTC

Unlock secure, seamless remote access to internal resources with Microsoft Entra Private Access! This comprehensive tutorial walks you through everything you need to knowā€”from understanding the requirements to deploying Entra Private Access in your environment


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


What a 2024 ā€“ a new year is now over and a new begings (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:50:12 UTC

Last Updated on January 2, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction As 2024 is now over, Iā€™ve beenā€¦ The post What a 2024 ā€“ a new year is now over and a new begings first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Festive Tech Calendar 2024 YouTube Videos (Azure Greg)

Published: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:46:58 UTC

This yearā€™s Festive Tech Calendar videos are available on YouTube with the link to the playlist


Get TenantId for any Azure Subscription (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:36:04 UTC

How I Used GitHub Copilot to Write a PowerShell GUI for Azure Tenant ID Lookup When tasked with creating a PowerShell GUI to retrieve the Azure Tenant ID for any subscription, I decided to rely entirely on GitHub Copilot


Entra šŸ†” News #77 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:15:50 UTC

Learn how to use šŸ”„ Maester to unit test and regression test your Entra HR-Driven Provisioning configuration and more in this week's newsletter.


Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ v. 1.0.0.3 is out! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:28:40 UTC

Last Updated on December 23, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m thrilled to announce the latest releaseā€¦ The post Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ v


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


Summarising Teams Meeting Transcripts using Open AI and Python (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:00:00 UTC

Time-consuming meeting recordings and extracting key points can be a thing of the past


Entra šŸ†” News #76 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:48:40 UTC

šŸŽ„ It's the last week before the holidays, but the Entra team still managed to squeeze in a āœØ new public preview and a šŸŽ GA feature! Plus updates on guest governance licensing šŸ‘„šŸ“œā€”and more! šŸš€


Azure Storage Access Tiers: Hot, Cool, Cold & Archive Explained! (Ciraltos)

Published: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:54:04 UTC

Discover how to optimize your Azure storage costs with this in-depth guide to Azure Storage Access Tiers! In this video, we break down the differences between Hot, Cool, Cold, and Archive tiers, explaining how they impact storage and transaction costs for Azure Blob and File Storage


Mastering new skills and staying ahead in Technology (msandbu.org)

Published: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:33:39 UTC

This is a blogpost that I have been wanting to write for a while, and since I have gotten asked a lot of questions throughout the years on this topic


Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ā€“ Visibility into applications with highly privileged permissions, whether used or unused (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:20:56 UTC

Last Updated on December 19, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Intoduction The principle of Zero Trust emphasizes thatā€¦ The post Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps ā€“ Visibility into applications with highly privileged permissions, whether used or unused first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Performance Benchmarks with Azure Premium Disks (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:37:32 UTC

After some discussions with a customer this week, I decided to do a more in-depth analysis of Azure Storage, which I have done before many times


Mastering GitHub: A Complete Guide to Creating Templates (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:55:13 UTC

Several templates can be set up on GitHub to save time, standardize, and streamline your projects.Continue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


Entra šŸ†” News #75 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:02:46 UTC

Learn about PIM in Azure RBAC going GA šŸŒŸ, public preview of application discovery in Global Secure Access šŸŒšŸ”, passkey adoption šŸ”‘, training videos šŸŽ„šŸ“š, and more


Festive Tech Calendar: Adopt AI like a PRO with Azure Essentials (wedoAzure)

Published: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:30:00 UTC

Another year, and another fantastic Festive Tech Calendar


Jingle All the Way to Savings: Automate Azure Bastion with Azure Automation! (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:00:00 UTC

In my blog post contribution for this yearā€™s Festive Tech Calendar, Iā€™ll show you how to reduce Azure costs byContinue Reading


Manage Existing Azure Firewall With Firewall Policy Using Bicep (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:09:34 UTC

In this post, I want to discuss how I recently took over the management of an existing Azure Firewall using Firewall Policy/Azure Firewall Manager and Bicep


Tidings of Comfort and Joy with Azureā€™s Business Continuity Center ()

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

Iā€™m delighted to present my contribution to the Festive Tech Calendar which is now in itā€™s sixth year


Interregional traffic in hub-and-spoke (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:06:32 UTC

In Azure you have two main ways of managing your virtual network connectivity: self-managed hub-and-spoke and Virtual WAN


Monitoring Azure File Shares: Performance Metrics, Alerts, and Action Groups Explained! (Ciraltos)

Published: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:06:58 UTC

This video dives deep into monitoring and managing performance for Azure File Shares for FSLogix


Entra šŸ†” News #74 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:15:42 UTC

šŸŽ‰ Learn about Microsoft Entra taking Gartner's šŸ† top spot for Access Management šŸš€, upcoming retirements ā³ and changes šŸ”„, new webinars šŸŽ„, podcasts šŸŽ™ļø, and more! šŸŒŸ


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.


Power Automate and KQL integration (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:45:56 UTC

If you are working with Azure, you will probably have some logs or data stored in a repository such as Azure Data Explorer or Log Analytics


Securing Generative AI Services (msandbu.org)

Published: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 13:51:28 UTC

After reading so much blog posts and new services from Palo Alto, Wiz and other security vendors selling products for either AI Secure posture management or other MODERN ways too protect from prompt injections or other types of attacks that can be used against an Generative AI service


Advanced Windows Server Management Enabled by Azure Arc: A Game-Changer (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:43:30 UTC

At Microsoft Ignite 2024 we just announced the general availability of Windows Server Management enabled by Azure Arc


Private Generative AI Offerings ā€“ Nutanix, VMware and Microsoft (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:00:44 UTC

Itā€™s almost two years since ChatGPT was released to the public, democratizing Generative AI for all end users


How does Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local handle Storage (msandbu.org)

Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:52:46 UTC

With the rise of Azure Stack HCI and now Azure Local, we see that yet again a Hypervisor battle is going on


NSG: any protocol, specific port? (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:39:34 UTC

This one is going to be quick


Getting Started with Terraform Preconditions (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:00:00 UTC

Terraform preconditions enforce specific criteria before managing resources, enhancing reliability and reducing deployment risks


Windows ā€“ Hotpatching is now possible on clients ā€“ rebootless updates is here! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:06:05 UTC

Last Updated on December 2, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction In a major step forward for reliabilityā€¦ The post Windows ā€“ Hotpatching is now possible on clients ā€“ rebootless updates is here! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Speaking at the Azure Platform Engineering (APE) XXL Event 2024 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:35:11 UTC

I am deeply honored to announce that I will be speaking at the prestigious Azure Platform Engineering (APE) XXL event 2024, to be held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on December 3rd


Entra šŸ†” News #73 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 02:47:07 UTC

Learn about ā£ļø new enhancements to Entra Certificate-Based Authentication šŸŒ€, support for OIDC in External ID, šŸ›”ļø Zero Trust sessions from Ignite, and more! šŸ’š


Terraform Ephemeral Resources (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:00:00 UTC

Terraform 1.10 introduced a groundbreaking concept called ephemeral resources


FSLogix Performance Best Practices: Optimize AVD User Profiles (Ciraltos)

Published: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:44:12 UTC

Are FSLogix profile performance issues slowing down your Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment? This video dives deep into FSLogix performance considerations and provides actionable tips to ensure smooth operation


Bicep snippets using Azure Verified Modules (Azure Greg)

Published: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:56:34 UTC

This blog is about listing the posts I have that demo using Bicep with code snippets for various different scenarios


Azure Quick Review (azqr): A Practical Overview (Azure Greg)

Published: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:48:07 UTC

If youā€™re managing resources in Azure, youā€™ve likely faced challenges around optimizing and securing your cloud environment


ExpressRoute multi-region: triangles or squares? (Cloudtrooper)

Published: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:53:15 UTC

The square design in ExpressRoute is not a recommended practice, but it can mean savings in ExpressRoute costs of up to 90%.


Essential files for your code repository (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:10:40 UTC

ā€¦And how to use the CODEOWNERS file on GitHub for automationContinue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


Favorite Azure Arc and Azure Local features at Microsoft Ignite 2024! (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:39:39 UTC

At this yearā€™s Microsoft Ignite 2024 we had some great announcements around our Azure hybrid, multicloud, and edge for Azure Local, Azure Arc, IoT and many more of our Azure adaptive cloud solutions


Using Entra ID Private Access with W365 for Secure Workstation Access (msandbu.org)

Published: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:15:16 UTC

I have previously blogged about Entra ID Private Access for use to access various services https://msandbu.org/ztna-for-azure-private-endpoint-using-entra-private-access/ however lately I have configured it for a customer environment to provide remote access for external access for remote users


Azure Hybrid, Edge, Adaptive Cloud News from Microsoft Ignite 2024 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:37:08 UTC

Today, Iā€™ll be sharing some thrilling updates from Microsoft Ignite 2024, the yearly event for IT experts, focusing on Microsoft technology, and in our case especially on Azureā€™s hybrid, multicloud, and edge innovations


Improve Terraform Configurations with Variable Validation (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 UTC

Terraform variable validation, introduced in version 0.13, enables developers to enforce specific criteria for variable inputs, thus preventing errors and misconfigurations in resources


Entra šŸ†” News #72 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:32:41 UTC

Passkeys in Entra and dynamic admin units are now generally available šŸ”‘, Security Copilot comes to the Entra admin center šŸ›”ļø, new public previews and private previews for Entra SSE šŸŒ, and more! āœØ


Azure Firewall Deep Dive Training (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:12:49 UTC

Iā€™ll tell you about my new virtual training course on Azure Firewall and share some schedule information in this post


Conditional Access Gallery ā€“ 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 ā€¦ Continue reading Conditional Access Gallery ā€“ Point, Select, and Deploy inĀ Minutes ā†’


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

Whatā€™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


AKS Preview API lifecycle ā€“ Script to check if deprecated API versions are being used (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 UTC

The post discusses an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) user's experience with preview API retirements and shares a script to check current API versions in use


Entra šŸ†” News #71 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:40:13 UTC

Watch the BlueHat šŸ§¢ Entra recordings, learn about Entra sessions at Ignite this week āœØ, mandatory MFA for the Microsoft 365 admin center šŸ”, protecting AI with conditional access šŸ¤–, and more! šŸš€


Entra Connect Sync v2.4.27.0 addresses a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-37334) (DirTeam.com)

Published: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:28:58 UTC

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync version 2.4.27.0 uses OLE DB version 18.7.4 that further hardens the service


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

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


Automating GitHub Project Management: Moving Issues to ā€œDoneā€ with GitHub Actions and CLI (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:00:00 UTC

This post discusses automating the transition of issues to "Done" status when closed in GitHub Projects using GitHub Actions and GitHub CLI, enhancing project management efficiency and reducing manual tasks.


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


Using GitHub CLI with GitHub Actions for GitHub Project automation (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

Published: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:10:54 UTC

The blog post details the integration of GitHub CLI with GitHub Actions to automate project management


GitHub Backup Tool ā€“ update 1.3.1.0 is out (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:14:22 UTC

Last Updated on November 14, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m thrilled to announce the latest releaseā€¦ The post GitHub Backup Tool ā€“ update 1.3.1.0 is out first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Deploy Maester with Terraform: A Simple Guide (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

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


Entra šŸ†” News #70 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:13:18 UTC

Dive into the new Microsoft Zero Trust Workshop šŸ›”ļø, explore Entra ID Governance tailored for government šŸ›ļø, connect with the growing Microsoft community on šŸ¦‹ Bluesky and more!


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


Whatā€™s New in Entra ID in November 2024 (DirTeam.com)

Published: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:26:04 UTC

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


Speaking at Microsoft Ignite 2024 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:43:00 UTC

I am excited to share that I am going to present at Microsoft Ignite 2024! I will be presenting and delivering one of the Azure Adaptive Cloud pre-days (hybrid, multicloud, and edge) focusing on Azure Arc enabled infrastructure and how you can manage your on-premises and edge environments using Azure Arc


Join the IT Broā€™s at Microsoft Ignite in Chicago (DirTeam.com)

Published: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:47:18 UTC

Microsoftā€™s annual IT Pro event is right around the corner


Step-by-Step Guide : Process Entra ID Entitlement Management Access Package on-behalf of another user (preview) (REBELADMIN)

Published: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:21:06 UTC

Entra ID Entitlement Management access packages enable administrators to offer a self-service experience for users, granting access to groups, applications, and sites


Iā€™m co-presenting at NIC Empower (DirTeam.com)

Published: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:46:30 UTC

For its twelfth edition, the annual Nordic Infrastructure Conference (NICConf) has invitedĀ Raymond ComvaliusĀ and me to deliver a session again


GitHub Universe 2024 ā€“ My Highlights (Thomas Thornton Azure Blog)

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

Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend GitHub Universe in San Francisco, and what an experience it was! This blog post will share some key insights and highlights from the event


Mastering Azure Virtual Network Manager for Security and Efficiency (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

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


Entra šŸ†” News #69 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:28:19 UTC

šŸ” Learn about managing Entra ID role assignments with Entra ID Governance šŸ”, a new helper library šŸ“š to extend Entra with custom claims šŸ› ļø, updates to security defaults šŸ›”ļø, and more! šŸš€


Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ v. 1.0.0.2 is out! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:51:18 UTC

Last Updated on November 2, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m thrilled to announce the latest releaseā€¦ The post Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ v


Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.2.0: Security update! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:21:02 UTC

Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m thrilled to announce the latest releaseā€¦ The post Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.2.0: Security update! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Honored to Receive the YouTube Silver Creator Award (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:38:42 UTC

Iā€™m super excited to announce that Iā€™ve hit a major milestoneā€”receiving the YouTube Silver Creator Award for reaching 100,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel! Itā€™s been an incredible ride filled with hard work, dedication, and loads of passion


Deploying a Log Analytics Workspace Using Azure Verified Modules (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:26:01 UTC

Deploying a Log Analytics Workspace using Azure Verified Modules (AVM) with Bicep is a streamlined process that leverages the standardized practices of the Azure infrastructure-as-code framework


Implementing Azure SQL Server Firewall Rules with Bicep and Azure Verified Modules (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:00:25 UTC

When managing Azure resources, ensuring your SQL server is secure from unauthorized access is a priority


Entra šŸ†” News #68 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:13:45 UTC

šŸ” Learn about the latest enhancement in Microsoft Authenticator, āœļø sign up for webinars from the Microsoft product group on šŸ”‘ passkey provisioning, šŸ” Zero Trust workshop āž• more!


Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ A new tool is out to test ā€“ v. 1 (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:16:50 UTC

Last Updated on October 25, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Introducing a new PowerShell tool for Managingā€¦ The post Managed Identity Permission Manager ā€“ A new tool is out to test ā€“ v


Azure Firewall Rule Collection Groups: Managing Windows Updates and Time Server Sync with Microsoftā€™s Verified Modules (Azure Greg)

Published: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:27:48 UTC

Introduction Azure Firewall is a powerful cloud-native service that provides network security across your Azure environment


Microsoft Ignite 2024 ā€“ Azure Industry IoT Pre-day workshop (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:47:32 UTC

Microsoft Ignite 2024 is next month, promising an unparalleled convergence of technology, innovation, and industry leadership


Enhance Pipeline Security with Workload Identity Federation: A Comprehensive Guide (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:58:47 UTC

No need to manage secrets and certificates!Continue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


Entra šŸ†” News #67 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:23:42 UTC

Learn about updates to MSAL for Python, new Entra Health monitoring API plus more!


Azure Hybrid Cloud Pre-Day at Microsoft Ignite 2024 (Thomas Maurer)

Published: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:57:17 UTC

Microsoft Ignite 2024 is rapidly approaching, and this yearā€™s event promises to be an enlightening experience for IT professionals and cloud enthusiasts


Microsoft Loop ā€“ Colaborate 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


Deploy Azure Azure Web Apps Windows and Linux using Bicep! (Azure Greg)

Published: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:22:49 UTC

When setting up your infrastructure in Azure, using theĀ Azure Verified ModulesĀ can streamline the creation of any Azure Resource such as Azure Web Apps for Windows and Linux with App Service Plans


Deploy Azure SQL Server, Database and Elastic pool in one go using Bicep! (Azure Greg)

Published: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:02:53 UTC

When setting up your infrastructure in Azure, using the Azure Verified Modules can streamline the creation of any Azure Resource such as an Azure SQL Server, an Elastic Pool, and 2 demo databases


Festive Tech Calendar 2024 ā€“ Beatson Cancer Charity (Azure Greg)

Published: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:07:04 UTC

The call for speakers is open for this years Festive Tech Calendar, we are off to a slow start and we need your help with submitting session(s)


Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to use Custom Security Attributes (REBELADMIN)

Published: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:55:55 UTC

In my previous blog post, I explained how to use Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger actions based on user attribute changes


Entra šŸ†” News #66 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:11:30 UTC

Learn about SMS as MFA in External ID going GAšŸ“², new intro videos šŸŽ„ from the Entra product team on ID Governance and External ID, summary of September updates šŸ—“ļø, and more! šŸš€


Microsoft Defender for Identity ā€“ New posture recommendations focusing on Active Directory (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:19:00 UTC

Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Here at my blog, im committed toā€¦ The post Microsoft Defender for Identity ā€“ New posture recommendations focusing on Active Directory first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Entra ID News #65 ā†’ This week in Microsoft Entra (Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra)

Published: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 21:08:22 UTC

šŸŽ‰ Learn about the GA of Native Auth in External ID, šŸš€ GA of FIPS for Authenticator on Android, šŸ›”ļø new Conditional Access templates, plus heaps of change announcements šŸ“¢!


Terraform Strings (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:02:02 UTC

Interpolation, Multiline & Built-in FunctionsContinue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


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.


How to Use Tags in Terraform? (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:53:31 UTC

Overview & ExamplesContinue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


Import and Export Automation rules for Microsoft Sentinel ā€“ Unified SOC Platform (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:29:52 UTC

Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Intoduction Microsoft Sentinel, a security information and eventā€¦ The post Import and Export Automation rules for Microsoft Sentinel ā€“ Unified SOC Platform first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.1.0: Update with new features and bug fixes! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:24:56 UTC

Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m thrilled to announce the latest releaseā€¦ The post Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.1.0: Update with new features and bug fixes! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Azure Back to School 2024: Maximizing efficiency with Azure Automanage on Arc-enabled servers (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:59:00 UTC

Azure Back to School is an amazing community initiative created by by Dwayne Natwick and Derek Smith


Azure Image Builder Job Fails With TCP 60000, 5986 or 22 Errors (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:58:54 UTC

In this post, I will explain how to solve the situation when an Azure Image Builder job fails with the following errors: [ERROR] connection error: unknown error Post ā€œhttps://10.1.10.9:5986/wsman”: proxyconnect tcp: dial tcp 10.0.1.4:60000: i/o timeout[ERROR] WinRM connection err: unknown error Post ā€œhttps://10.1.10.9:5986/wsman”: proxyconnect tcp: dial tcp 10.0.1.4:60000: i/o timeout [ERROR]connection error: unknown error Post ā€¦ Continue reading "Azure Image Builder Job Fails With TCP 60000, 5986 or 22 Errors" The post Azure Image Builder Job Fails With TCP 60000, 5986 or 22 Errors first appeared on Aidan Finn, IT Pro.


How to Create ECR Repository in AWS Using Terraform (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:31:46 UTC

In this article, we will take a look at how to create an Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) in the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloudā€¦Continue reading on ITNEXT Ā»


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


Terraform Regexā€Šā€”ā€ŠRegular expressions in Terraform (Stories by Jack Roper on Medium)

Published: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 09:16:49 UTC

In this article we will jump head-first into the wonderful world of Regular expressions (Regex or Regexp), first explaining what they areā€¦Continue reading on CodeX Ā»


Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes (REBELADMIN)

Published: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:23:15 UTC

The Entra ID lifecycle workflow is a feature of Microsoft Entra ID identity governance and Microsoft Entra Suite licences that helps automate the Joiner, Mover, and Leaver lifecycle processes


Staying Updated on Tech: My Weekly Tools (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

Published: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:00 UTC

I often get asked how to stay updated on major tech updates


Lots of Speaking Activity (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:20:13 UTC

After a quiet few pandemic years with no in-person events and the arrival of twins, my in-person presentation activity was minimal


Microsoft Copilot in Azure ā€“ Networking Edition (wedoAzure)

Published: Sun, 01 Sep 2024 07:00:00 UTC

Welcome all from Azure Back to School, another year and another excellent community event from the guys behind the scenes


Microsoft Defender for Identity ā€“ Expands support to servers with Microsoft Entra Connect (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:51:09 UTC

Last Updated on August 28, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Intoduction What is Microsoft Defender for Identity Microsoftā€¦ The post Microsoft Defender for Identity ā€“ Expands support to servers with Microsoft Entra Connect first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Azure Back To School 2024 ā€“ Govern Azure Networking Using Azure Virtual Network Manager (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:04:05 UTC

This post about Azure Virtual Network Manager is a part of the online community event, Azure Back To School 2024


wedoAI 2024 (wedoAzure)

Published: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:58:13 UTC

Something a little differentā€¦ Head over to https://wedoai.ie to checkout a new online event that just launched on August 22nd


Step-by-Step Guide: How to setup Entra ID Restricted management Administrative Units ? (REBELADMIN)

Published: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:33:26 UTC

In my previous blog post, I discussed what Entra ID Administrative Units are and how they can be implemented to limit the administrative scope of a role to a specific logical group


Microsoft Defender for Identity ā€“ How to manually remove a malfunctioning sensor that canā€™t be installed, uninstalled or removed (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:42:04 UTC

Last Updated on September 28, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) is designedā€¦ The post Microsoft Defender for Identity ā€“ How to manually remove a malfunctioning sensor that canā€™t be installed, uninstalled or removed first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.0.0: Major update with new features, bug fixes and enhanced security! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 09:06:57 UTC

Last Updated on September 24, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iā€™m thrilled to announce the latest releaseā€¦ The post Introducing Azure DevOps Backup Tool 1.1.0.0: Major update with new features, bug fixes and enhanced security! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


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


Azure Route Server Saves The Day (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:08:17 UTC

In this post, I will discuss a recent scenario where we used Azure Route Server branch-to-branch routing to rescue a client


Azureā€™s Software Defined Networking (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:00:18 UTC

In this post, I will explain why Azureā€™s software-defined networking (virtual networks) differs from the cable-defined networking of on-premises networks


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)


SignToolGUI ā€“ A new tool is here for your digital signing experience ā€“ Now public! (Blog ā€“ SonneĀ“s Cloud)

Published: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:21:04 UTC

Last Updated on September 29, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction In todayā€™s fast-paced digital world, ensuring theā€¦ The post SignToolGUI ā€“ A new tool is here for your digital signing experience ā€“ Now public! first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.


Proxy via Private Link - Disconnected VNets, centralised Internet egress (Adam Stuart)

Published: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:50 UTC


Azure Tip: Easily configure recommended alert rules for Azure VMs, AKS Resources, or Log Analytics Workspaces (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:37:00 UTC

In this blog post, youā€™ll learn how to quickly enable built-in recommended alert rules through the Azure Portal for yourContinue Reading


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 ā€“ A game changer or just a costly upgrade? (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

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


Azure Arc: Checking your Azure Connected Machine agent version (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:21:00 UTC

In this blog post, youā€™ll learn several ways to check the version of the Azure Connected Machine agent on yourContinue Reading


Cloud PC ā€“ 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


Network Rules Versus Application Rules for Internal Traffic (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:09:16 UTC

This post is about using either Network Rules or Application Rules in Azure Firewall for internal traffic


Virtual WAN Route-maps to fix asymmetric routing (Adam Stuart)

Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:58:35 UTC

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/route-maps-how-to


Azure Bastion: Solving VM Connection problems caused by NSG on AzureBastionSubnet when using the Azure Bastion Premium SKU (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:47:37 UTC

In this blog post, youā€™ll learn how to solve VM connection issues caused by an NSG associated with the AzureBastionSubnetContinue Reading


Migrating to an AZ-enabled ExpressRoute Gateway (Adam Stuart)

Published: Thu, 30 May 2024 06:24:40 UTC

Discussion of why this is importance, and technical demo showing process, discussion of caveats and considerations. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/gateway-migration 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Why AZ gateways are important 03:04 ExpressRoute gateway SKU and upgrade paths 05:02 Multiple prefixes on gateway subnet 06:35 Considerations 07:15 Demo


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 thatā€™s expected from our ā€¦


Azure Virtual Desktop Setup with FSLogix ā€“ 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 ā€¦


Customisation controls for connectivity between Virtual Networks over ExpressRoute (Adam Stuart)

Published: Fri, 24 May 2024 10:50:26 UTC

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/customisation-controls-for-connectivity-between-virtual-networks/ba-p/4147722


Using an Azure PowerShell script to list and export Azure VM SKUs by region with minimum NICs (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Thu, 23 May 2024 11:20:07 UTC

In this blog post, youā€™ll learn how to use an Azure PowerShell script to list and export Azure VM SKUsContinue Reading


Who is using my ExpressRoute bandwidth? (VNet Flow logs demo, queries and dashboards) (Adam Stuart)

Published: Mon, 20 May 2024 14:59:41 UTC

In this video we discuss the options for ExpressRoute traffic analysis including Azure Firewall top flows, ExpressRoute traffic collector and VNet Flow logs


Azure Virtual Network Manager ā€“ Routing Configuration Preview (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 20 May 2024 13:11:40 UTC

Microsoft recently announced a public preview of User-Defined Route (UDR) management using Azure Virtual Network Manager


Why Are There So Many Default Routes In Azure? (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:12:04 UTC

Have you wondered why an Azure subnet with no route table has so many default routes? What the heck is 25.176.0.0/13? Or What is 198.18.0.0/15? And why are they routing to None? The Scenario You have deployed a virtual machine


Create a Microsoft Azure Attestation provider with Azure PowerShell (Wim Matthyssen)

Published: Wed, 15 May 2024 13:01:12 UTC

This blog post will show you how to use an Azure PowerShell script to create a Microsoft Azure Attestation providerContinue Reading


Application Gateway WAF - Custom Rules and Log Scrubbing (XFF, X-forwarded-for, true-client-ip, etc) (Adam Stuart)

Published: Mon, 13 May 2024 11:39:19 UTC

Talk a little about chaining of Edge solutions such as Azure Front Door, Akamai or Cloudflare in front of Application Gateway, implication for tracking client IP, how to still use client data to influence AppGw/WAF logic and a technical demo of it working including removing IP data via log scrubbing.


Azure Virtual WAN: Personal Experiences and Key Considerations (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

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, Donā€™t know who thought it was the best option to have all the blades in collapsed mode


Script ā€“ Document All Azure Private DNS Zones (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:10:25 UTC

This post contains a script that will find all Azure Private DNS Zones in a tenant and export information on screen and as markdown in a file. The post Script ā€“ Document All Azure Private DNS Zones first appeared on Aidan Finn, IT Pro.


SharePoint Security ā€“ 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 ā€¦


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 Microsoftā€™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 Azureā€™s security offerings


ExpressRoute Metro SKU (Adam Stuart)

Published: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:57:36 UTC

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/expressroutemetro/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/metro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/design-architecture-for-resiliency


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


Designing Network Security To Combat Modern Threats (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:00:00 UTC

In this post, I want to discuss how one should design network security in Microsoft Azure, dispensing with past patterns and combatting threats that are crippling businesses today


Navigating the Challenges of Policy as Code in Azure: Part 2 (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

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

Previously, I have written about some challenges around policy as code


A Beginners Guide To The MVP Summit (2024) (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:59:54 UTC

This is my updated post on providing information on what the MVP Summit is, what to expect, and some useful tips/tricks in the neighborhood


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 ā€“ 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


Azure SFTP ā€“ Enable on Blob Storage (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:33:10 UTC

Microsoft now offer the ability to enable a Azure SFTP server from Azure Blob storage endpoint then connecting to that SFTP endpoint via a namespace with WinSCP


Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps DLP ā€“ Block Cut or Copy! (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:15:30 UTC

How to configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps DLP (Data Loss Prevention).Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps provides you with DLP capabilities that provide application control and cover the various data ā€¦


Exchange DLP ā€“ Block Sensitive Emails (CloudInspired.com)

Published: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:56:03 UTC

Creating and configuring Exchange DLP policy with Exchange email Data Loss Prevention (DLP) using Microsoft Purview is explained in this video.We cover rules to block sending emails to external domains ā€¦


How to get custom condition as IaC for the role Role Based Access Control Administrator (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

Published: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:00:00 UTC

TL;DR The new Azure Role, ā€œRole Based Access Control Administrator,ā€ allows for granular control over role assignments


Azure & Oracle Cloud Interconnect (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:50:09 UTC

This post will explain how you can connect your Azure network(s) with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via the Oracle Cloud Interconnect


Create a Virtual Environment in Python (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:00:00 UTC

If you've been working with Python, you may have heard of virtual environments


Analyzing User Privileges in Azure based on activity (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

Published: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 UTC

Maintaining control over users with directory roles is a challenge in itself


Introducing Windows Server 2025 running in Azure #Winsrv #Azure #Security #Windowsinsiders (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:11:46 UTC

Microsoftā€™s newest iteration, Windows Server 2025, signifies a major advancement in server technology


Enabling Virtual Network Encryption (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

Published: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:00:00 UTC

Short blog that goes through how to enable virtual network encryption.


Navigating the Challenges of Policy as Code in Azure (HĆ„vard LĆøkensgard)

Published: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:06:04 UTC

The text is about the my experience with Policy as Code in Azure, which is a way of using policies to create and enforce rules for resources


Your Hub VNet Should Have No Compute (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:38:53 UTC

This post is going to explain why you should not be putting any compute into your hub VNet


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 on Tech)

Published: Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:31:32 UTC+01:00

You've probably heard me emphasize 'Be productive, not busy' countless times ā€“ much like the quote in the header photo of this very blog post, which is hanging in my home office. The distinction between merely doing things and doing the right things efficiently is significant


Getting Private Endpoints To WORK In The Real World (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 21:46:58 UTC

In this Festive Tech Calendar post, I am going to explain how to get Private Endpoints working in the real world


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).ā€‚This yearā€™s event was the first summit since the pandemic ā€¦ Continue reading Tips for MVP SummitĀ 2024


Conditional Access ā€˜What Ifā€™ 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 ā€¦ Continue reading Conditional Access ā€˜What Ifā€™ Simulation withĀ PowerShell ā†’


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


The Digital Intern ā€“ Early Experience with Microsoft Copilot (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:03:35 UTC

I will share my early experiences with Microsoft Copilot, the positives and negatives, clear up some false expectations, and explain why I think of Generative AI as a digital intern


Azure Infrastructure Announcements ā€“ October 2023 (Aidan Finn, IT Pro)

Published: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:35:39 UTC

October is the month of ghosts and monsters ā€“ Halloween (Samhain as we Celts originally called it)


Frameworks to strategically improve your cybersecurity (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:11:38 UTC+02:00

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 on Tech)

Published: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:25:45 UTC+02:00

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 on Tech)

Published: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:55:47 UTC+02:00

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

Iā€™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 Iā€™ve ever shared with the community


ā€œUnlockingā€ the Future: The Power of Passkeys in Online Security (Daniel Chronlund Cloud Security Blog)

Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:45:49 UTC

Iā€™ve written about passwordless solutions for some years now, and Iā€™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 todayā€™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 Iā€™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 Ā #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 VMā€™s did not work any more


Unlocking Seamless Migration: Transitioning Azure Storage Account Replication from LRS to ZRS (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:00:00 UTC

In the expansive landscape of Azure services, migrating an existing Azure storage account from LRS (Locally Redundant Storage) to ZRS (Zone-Redundant Storage) replication stands as a pivotal choice


Utilizing Terraform Providers to Deploy or Reference Another Azure Subscription (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:00:00 UTC

Employing a Terraform Provider tailored for Azure enables seamless interaction with Azure resources and services through Terraform


Celebrating 200 episodes of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:00:32 UTC+02:00

Wow


Understanding Log Tiers and Best Practices (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:00:00 UTC

One of the most common questions I encounter is, "Where do the Azure logs go?" Surprisingly, the responses vary from "I have no clue" to "I think we get some of the alerts in the SIEM." This ambiguity highlights a crucial gap in many organizations' understanding of their Azure environment's logging infrastructure Effective log collection is the cornerstone of robust cloud security and compliance practices


Whatā€™s lurking in your Microsoft Graph app role assignments? (LearningByDoing.cloud)

Published: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 UTC

Iā€™ve earlier blogged about Building a comprehensive report on admin role assignments in Powershell, this time weā€™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


Unlocking Azure Insights: A Deep Dive into AzureAssess (AZURE HEROES - Blog)

Published: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:00:00 UTC

AzureAssess is a pivotal tool for gaining comprehensive insights into your Azure environment


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 Canā€™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 ā€œoldā€ 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 on Tech)

Published: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:26:30 UTC+02:00

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 ā€˜just-enough-accessā€™ 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 Iā€™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 yearā€™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 on Tech)

Published: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:55:58 UTC+01:00

I have used a 3440x1440 ultra-wide monitor from LG for eight years


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 on Tech)

Published: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:00:50 UTC+01:00

Following a popular article I published on Sending e-mails with Microsoft Graph using .NET, I have been asked on several occasions how to read e-mails from an inbox. There are several ways to accomplish this, and I'm highlighting one of the easier ways to show a working code


A short recap of ESPC 2022 (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:17:37 UTC+01:00

It's been some time since I attended a conference in person


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 on Tech)

Published: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:04:24 UTC+01:00

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 on Tech)

Published: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:48:48 UTC+02:00

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.Ā 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 on Tech)

Published: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:36 UTC+02:00

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 on Tech)

Published: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:50:33 UTC+02:00

I've recently come across the need to test the internet speed of devices without a Graphical User Interface (GUI) connected to the internet. Devices include Raspberry Pi, virtual machines running Linux, cloud-based containers running Linux distros, and more. Services like speedtest.net and fast.com are both very


Exam Study Guide: SC-100 - Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:29:42 UTC+02:00

I recently decided to sit the SC-100: Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert exam which, if you pass, grants you the certification with the same title


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 itā€™s becoming increasingly more common for organisations not to rely on DNS servers anymore


I'm working at Microsoft (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:57:13 UTC+02:00

The cat is out of the bag


Goodbye, Rencore! (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:56:28 UTC+02:00

This is one of those bittersweet posts you have to make once in a while


Upgrade ā€“ 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 ā€“ 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 ā€¦ Continue reading "Upgrade ā€“ Install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2022 #SCVMM #Azure #Hybrid #AzureArc #AzOpsĀ #Sysctr"


Azure Backup ā€“ Recovery Services Vault versus Backup Vault ()

Published: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:01:48 UTC

Iā€™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 on Tech)

Published: Fri, 13 May 2022 12:45:12 UTC+02:00

Recently, I got the question to share a list of books I read on Azure security


Use the Resource Explorer from the Azure Portal (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:00 UTC+02:00

I explained how to use the Azure Resource Explorer in a previous post [https://zimmergren.net/developing-with-azure-part-4-resource-explorer/]


Three habits to improve health and work-life balance (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:54:42 UTC+02:00

I've worked remotely for more than eight years


Top 3 favorite capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 UTC+02:00

Working with Microsoft Defender for Cloud is amazing


Fixing the "Loading Microsoft Teams" infinite loop (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:03 UTC+02:00

Solve the "Loading Microsoft Teams..." dialog that gets stuck in an infinite loop.


Estimating the real cost of Microsoft Defender for Cloud (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:25:00 UTC+02:00

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 on Tech)

Published: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:00:00 UTC+02:00

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 on Tech)

Published: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:30:00 UTC+02:00

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

Itā€™s that time of the year again and Iā€™m delighted to be taking part once more inĀ Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practises


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant ā€“ 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 ā€“ 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 ā€“ 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 canā€™t backup the Azure firewall directly additional steps need to be done before you can backup the Firewall rules


Generate Bicep templates from existing Azure resources with VS Code (Tobias Zimmergren on Tech)

Published: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:30:00 UTC+01:00

Use Visual Studio Code to conveniently generate Azure Bicep templates for your resources, allowing you to work faster and smarter with templates!


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant ā€“ Part 4 ()

Published: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC

Welcome to part 4 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant ā€“ 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


MSP: The well-tempered Azure tenant ā€“ 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


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 ā€“ Part 1 ()

Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:00:00 UTC

This post will be the first in a series that Iā€™ve been thinking about putting together for a while now


Free eBook ā€“ A SysAdminā€™s Guide to Azure IaaS ā€“ Second Edition.Ā #Altaro #Sysadmin #IaaS (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:50:10 UTC

Free eBook ā€“ A SysAdminā€™s Guide to Azure IaaS ā€“ Second Edition


Donā€™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, itā€™s that time of the year once again! This post accompanies my contribution to theĀ Festive Tech Calendar 2021Ā 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 ā€“ How to Get the Most Out of Windows Admin CenterĀ #Altaro #WAC #Hybrid (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:46:48 UTC

Free eBook ā€“ How to Get the Most Out of Windows Admin CenterĀ ā€“ Second Edition


Azure Virtual Network Manager (Preview) ā€“ 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)


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


Vaak krijg je wel eens de vraag wat doe jij van werk, Oh ITā€¦ 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 ITā€¦ ā€¦ Continue reading "Vaak krijg je wel eens de vraag wat doe jij van werk, Oh ITā€¦ dus iets met computers eh.


Hornet Security ā€“ FREE Webinar ā€“ Whatā€™s New in Windows Server 2022 #altaro #winserv #Windows (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:18:07 UTC

Whatā€™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 Iā€™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! ā€˜Tis the season to be caring ā€“ 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


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


Azure Firewall and starting with Azure Firewall Manager step away from Classic #Azure #Firewall #classic #policy #security #AVD (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:52:00 UTC

In Azure there are multiple options to add a Firewall to your Azure landing zone


Itā€™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


Altaro Webinar ā€“ Your 5 Most Critical M365 Vulnerabilities Revealed and How to Fix Them #Altaro #M365 #Webinar #security (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:34:08 UTC

Webinar ā€“ Your 5 Most Critical M365 Vulnerabilities Revealed and How to Fix Them Microsoft 365 is an incredibly powerful software suite for businesses, but it is becoming increasingly targeted by people trying to steal your data


Step by Step Create a User P2S VPN using Azure Secured Virtual Hub and Azure Active Directory #SDWAN #Azure #Secure (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 24 May 2021 16:33:00 UTC

There are multiple ways on how to use a VPN and how to connect and use this


Two exams, one month ()

Published: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:54:32 UTC

Iā€™m pleased to say that Iā€™ve added a new new DevOps Engineer expert badge to the sidebar of my website


Get the new PowerCLI: An Aspiring Automatorā€™s Guide from #Altaro Get started on your path to automation greatness #Poswershell #vmware #Cli #vSphere (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:13:38 UTC

PowerCLI: An Aspiring Automatorā€™s Guide Getting into scripting can be daunting


Registration for The Microsoft Ability Summit is open! #Ability #Summit #AI #Office #Windows #Xbox (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:00:00 UTC

The Microsoft Ability Summit is a two-day, free digital event experience that brings together people with disabilities, allies, and accessibility professionals to Imagine, Build, Include, and Empower the future of disability inclusion and accessibility


Effective March 31, 2021, the Azure portal will no longer support Internet Explorer 11. Start using the new Microsoft Edge for speed, security and privacy (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:17:00 UTC

Well on every server or Windows device there is the Internet explorer and prepairing some server workloads you may need some browser and may need to connect to Azure


HA for web apps with private link to database ()

Published: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:33:57 UTC

Itā€™s fairly typical for customers to want to make a web application highly available be utilising multiple Azure regions


World Backup Day :This World Backup Day, WIN with Altaro! #Altaro #Backup #Win #O365 #vmware (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:47:58 UTC

Ā  This World Backup Day, WIN with Altaro! As World Backup Day approaches, weā€™re reminded of all the mishaps, backup scares, and near-catastrophes that weā€™ve experienced over the years ā€“ and how grateful we were to have backup during those times! If you use Microsoft 365/Office 365, Hyper-V or VMware, celebrate with us


Live Monitoring Your VM Connections With Network Watcher ()

Published: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:00:00 UTC

Iā€™m delighted to be taking part once again inĀ Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practices


Step by Step Manage Windows Server in Azure with Windows Admin Center #servermgmt #winserv #MSIgnite #WindowsAdminCenter #Azure #AzOps (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:54:07 UTC

During Microsoft Ignite there was a lot on news about Windows Admin Center the latest build 2103 is now GAĀ  http://aka.ms/wacdownload Iā€™m a big fan of #WAC already wrote a couple of blog items about the product


First Impressions Windows Server 2022 #Bug found Unable to Sysprep Windows Server 2022 #WindowsServer #WindowsServer2022 #WindowsInsiders #WinServ (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:28:51 UTC

Building a new Lab around Windows server 2022 brings all the basics again , new vmā€™s new image of wim to vhd , sysprep what ever option you do to build a new lab


Journal, a Microsoft Garage project #Windows10 #Journal #Garage #Wimvp #WindowsInsiders @MSFTGarage (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:54:13 UTC

What is the Journal app ? it is a WindowsĀ  10 app helping people who love to journal to evolve their ideas and express themselves quickly with the power of their digital pen


Distributed Application Runtime Dapr version 1.0 #Dapr #Azure #Kubernetes #DevOps #Developers #Microservices #AzOps (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:32:34 UTC

Dapr is an open source, portable, event-driven runtime that makes it easy for developers to build resilient, microservice stateless and stateful applications that run on the cloud and edge


Windows Virtual Desktop metadata now available in West Europe #WVD #Azop #Azure #VDI #CloudComputing #metadata (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:26:39 UTC

Ā  When Creating a new windows virtual desktop I noticed that the meta locations are also available in europe


The Backup Bible Complete Edition #Backup #Altaro #DR #Free #E-Book (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:05:40 UTC

Sure, itā€™s not the most exciting aspect of an IT administratorā€™s job but having a reliable and secure backup and disaster recovery strategy could be the most important thing you do


Windows 10 tips and tricks #windows10 #ITPRO #Assist #keyboard #tricks (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:53:52 UTC

Now days I hardly see Windows 7 or older in the wild anymore


How to change Azure Public IP SKU upgrade Basic to Standard #Azure #IP #SKU #Blog (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:27:25 UTC

Azure public IP addresses now support the ability to be upgraded from Basic to Standard SKU.Ā  Additionally, any Basic Public Load Balancer can now be upgraded to a Standard Public Load Balancer, while retaining the same public IP address.Ā  So what could be the reason to change the SKU


This Holiday Season, WIN with Altaro! (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:32:19 UTC

Ā  This Holiday Season, WIN with Altaro! ā€˜Tis the season to be caring ā€“ caring for your loved ones, for each other, and yes, even your data and mailboxes


Windows Virtual Desktop Christmas Crackers ()

Published: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:00:00 UTC

Greetings all


Step by Step Azure Stack Edge ā€“ Azure Data Box Gateway for a Hybrid Cloud #Azure #AzureDataBox #Cloud #Storage #MVPBuzz #WiMVP (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:35:00 UTC

Azure Data Box Gateway Where is the difference between Azure Files Sync or Azure file share or even a StorSimple now a Data Box


How to create an Azure Windows Server FCI File Cluster If you donā€™t want to use Azure Files. #Winserv #Azure #Azurefiles #netapp #oldskool (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:06:00 UTC

In the past I build a lot of how to build stuff on a cluster or troubleshooting canā€™t think of any thing or I did add this on a cluster, but with Azure this whole workload went to the past


SysAdmin Horror Stories ā€“ FREE eBook #Altaro (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:20:48 UTC

SysAdmin Horror Stories ā€“ FREE eBook Last yearā€™s ebook, SysAdmin Horror Stories Vol1 by Altaro, highlighted some of SysAdminsā€™ funniest and most horrifying stories


PerfInsights self-help diagnostics tool in Azure Troubleshooting and reporting #Reports #Diskspd #performance #problems #Azure #Azurefiles #S2D (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:04:00 UTC

Running DiskSPD is a great tool and gives you a lot of detail on how fast or what the performance is of the Storage


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


Azure Back to School: Azure Lighthouse ()

Published: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 23:01:00 UTC

Hi everyone


Azure Migration Services ā€“ Easy Cloud Migration Services #Azure #Cloud #ASR #Migrate #azops #VMware #Database (Robert Smit MVP Blog)

Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:48:00 UTC

This blog post is a bit long sorry for this tons of screen shots to give you more detail


Azure CI/CD with ARM templates and GitHub Actions ()

Published: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:39:52 UTC

Intro This will be my first post on DevOps which is something that I, like many others dismissed a few years ago as something ā€œonly for developersā€


Have you correctly licensed your migrated SQL Server VMs in Azure? ()

Published: Mon, 11 May 2020 13:41:27 UTC

Are you migrating SQL Server virtual machines to Azure? If so, how are you handling the SQL licensing once migrated? If you are running SQL Server Standard or Enterprise edition then you need to have either an active software assurance agreement or a current CSP subscription for SQL Server in order to qualify for license ā€¦ Continue reading Have you correctly licensed your migrated SQL Server VMs inĀ Azure?


Outbound NAT for Azure Virtual Machines ()

Published: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:54:58 UTC

There are times when you may require a fixed outbound public IP address for your Internet facing workloads


Azure accelerated networking put to the test ()

Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:53:08 UTC

Accelerated networking is something Iā€™ve previously suggested in my 7 ways to optimize your Azure VM performance post


SQL Server Virtual Machine Disk Optimisation ()

Published: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:49:57 UTC

I still see quite a number of SQL Server deployments on Azure Virtual Machines


First look at Active Directory authentication over SMB for Azure Files (Preview) ()

Published: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:51:23 UTC

Iā€™ve been waiting for this one for a long time so I was very keen to get stuck in with a deployment as soon as the public preview was announced late last week


Azure Spring Clean ā€“ RBAC Best Practices ()

Published: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 23:00:00 UTC

Iā€™m delighted to be kicking off Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practices throughout the month of February


Azure vCPUs and Hyper-threading ()

Published: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:10:41 UTC

First of all, what the heck is Hyper-threading? Well, in a nutshell Hyper-threading is a technology found on some Intel chips (AMD have their own equivalent technology) to improve multi-tasking by running tasks in parallel on the CPU