Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:31 UTC
Very quick update this week. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
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
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()
Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:08:58 UTC
Youāre designing a new virtual network in Azure
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
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.
Published: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 UTC
Weāre 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.
Published: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:41:08 UTC
Quick look at some performance updates for SQL Hyperscale tier. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:41:03 UTC
Quick update on SQL Hyperscale tier performance.
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.
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.
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
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
Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:33:16 UTC
Diving into the compute, storage and orchestration for High Performance Computing scenarios in Azure. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:32:17 UTC
Quick overview of HPC solutions in Azure.
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
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
Published: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:46:23 UTC
š Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekās roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe š.
Published: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:23:34 UTC
Lots of updates this week and some important things to be aware of. š Storm-2372 article - https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2025/02/13/storm-2372-conducts-device-code-phishing-campaign/ š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:46:19 UTC
In todayās Zero Trust networking scenarios, many organizations opt to only allow specific web locations to be accessible to their systems
Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:01:46 UTC
A successful AI transformation starts with a strong security foundation
Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:51:00 UTC
Short video on staying ahead of Azure retirements.
Published: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:41:11 UTC
Sometimes, you hit error messages that are just too vague to troubleshoot
Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 UTC
In todayās rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, digital transformation is no longer a luxury but a necessity
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 updatesāFebruary 2025 appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:34:09 UTC
Looking at how to stay informed and ahead of Azure retirements. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
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
Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:00:00 UTC
Microsoftās generative AI agents are at the forefront of a significant transformation in modern business operations
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
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
Published: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:18:20 UTC
Quick short on the Entra ID User Access Administrator god-mode for Azure.
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.
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. š½ļø EPIC version of the outtake https://youtu.be/YKdKoYgNZu0 š¤£ š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
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
Published: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:13:31 UTC
š Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekās roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe š.
Published: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:49:58 UTC
A winter wonderland of updates. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
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
Published: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:23:25 UTC
Last Updated on February 6, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām beyond excited to announce that theā¦ The post š Managed Identity Permission Manager v1.1.0.0 is here! š first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.
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.
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.
Published: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:27:20 UTC
Part 5 of the v3 Master Class. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:27:40 UTC
šāØ Learn about Entra PowerShell going GA š, the addition of 'Azure elevate access' events to Entra audit logs š, the new People administrator role š„, and more! š
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.
Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:31:47 UTC
We are pleased to announce that OpenAIās new o3-mini model is now available in Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service
Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:15:38 UTC
Nice bag of updates this week. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:19:39 UTC
This is a topic that has been ātop 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
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, Iāve 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.
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.
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
Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:00 UTC
Weāve asked customers, partners, Microsoft experts, and other leaders to share their journeys and insights in our new podcast, Leading the Shift
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.
Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:43:37 UTC
Five days ago, the Chinese company DeepSeek launched its new GenAI model, DeepSeek-R1
Published: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:01:12 UTC
What is CodeQL?Continue reading on ITNEXT Ā»
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
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 requiredāweāre looking for ā¦ The post Survey: Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) users!Ā appeared first on Thomas Maurer.
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
Published: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:41:57 UTC
Part 4 of the v3 Master Class. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
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
Published: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:07:12 UTC
š Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekās roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe š.
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
Published: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:11:39 UTC
Quick update this week. š Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
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
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»
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
Published: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 UTC
We are thrilled to continue our strategic partnership with OpenAI and to partner on Stargate
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
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.
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
Published: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:30:14 UTC
Get the latest details on the Azure AD Graph š, Azure AD + MSOnline PowerShell module retirements š, and other Entra news from this week! šŖšš¦
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
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.
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.
Published: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:06:32 UTC
In this article, weāll 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»
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.
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
Published: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:05:40 UTC
š Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this weekās roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe š.
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
Published: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:22:17 UTC
You must have been hiding under a rock if you havenāt noticed how cloud computing has become the default in IT
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
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
Published: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:47:21 UTC
š Learn about š GA of Temporary Access Pass support for internal guests š„, š„ Public Preview of new š®āāļø Entra ID Governance, šļø Entra External ID features, and more! š
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
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 knowāfrom understanding the requirements to deploying Entra Private Access in your environment
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
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, Iāve beenā¦ The post What a 2024 ā a new year is now over and a new begings first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.
Published: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:46:58 UTC
This yearās Festive Tech Calendar videos are available on YouTube with the link to the playlist
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
Published: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:15:50 UTC
Learn how to use š„ Maester to unit test and regression test your Entra HR-Driven Provisioning configuration and more in this week's newsletter.
Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:28:40 UTC
Last Updated on December 23, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām thrilled to announce the latest releaseā¦ The post Managed Identity Permission Manager ā v
Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:02:30 UTC
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/about-fastpath
Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:00:00 UTC
Time-consuming meeting recordings and extracting key points can be a thing of the past
Published: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:48:40 UTC
š It's the last week before the holidays, but the Entra team still managed to squeeze in a āØ new public preview and a š GA feature! Plus updates on guest governance licensing š„šāand more! š
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
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
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.
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
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»
Published: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:02:46 UTC
Learn about PIM in Azure RBAC going GA š, public preview of application discovery in Global Secure Access šš, passkey adoption š, training videos š„š, and more
Published: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:30:00 UTC
Another year, and another fantastic Festive Tech Calendar
Published: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:00:00 UTC
In my blog post contribution for this yearās Festive Tech Calendar, Iāll show you how to reduce Azure costs byContinue Reading
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
Published: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:00 UTC
Iām delighted to present my contribution to the Festive Tech Calendar which is now in itās sixth year
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
Published: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:06:58 UTC
This video dives deep into monitoring and managing performance for Azure File Shares for FSLogix
Published: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:15:42 UTC
š Learn about Microsoft Entra taking Gartner's š top spot for Access Management š, upcoming retirements ā³ and changes š, new webinars š„, podcasts šļø, and more! š
Published: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 08:22:14 UTC
Brief overview of ANF, its Networking options, and demo of how they impact UDR considerations.
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
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
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
Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:00:44 UTC
Itās almost two years since ChatGPT was released to the public, democratizing Generative AI for all end users
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
Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:39:34 UTC
This one is going to be quick
Published: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:00:00 UTC
Terraform preconditions enforce specific criteria before managing resources, enhancing reliability and reducing deployment risks
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.
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
Published: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 02:47:07 UTC
Learn about ā£ļø new enhancements to Entra Certificate-Based Authentication š, support for OIDC in External ID, š”ļø Zero Trust sessions from Ignite, and more! š
Published: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:00:00 UTC
Terraform 1.10 introduced a groundbreaking concept called ephemeral resources
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
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
Published: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:48:07 UTC
If youāre managing resources in Azure, youāve likely faced challenges around optimizing and securing your cloud environment
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%.
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»
Published: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:39:39 UTC
At this yearās 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
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
Published: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:37:08 UTC
Today, Iāll 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 Azureās hybrid, multicloud, and edge innovations
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
Published: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:32:41 UTC
Passkeys in Entra and dynamic admin units are now generally available š, Security Copilot comes to the Entra admin center š”ļø, new public previews and private previews for Entra SSE š, and more! āØ
Published: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:12:49 UTC
Iāll tell you about my new virtual training course on Azure Firewall and share some schedule information in this post
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
Published: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:08:27 UTC
Whatās 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
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
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
Published: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:40:13 UTC
Watch the BlueHat š§¢ Entra recordings, learn about Entra sessions at Ignite this week āØ, mandatory MFA for the Microsoft 365 admin center š, protecting AI with conditional access š¤, and more! š
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
Published: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:34:03 UTC
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.
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
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
Published: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 06:14:22 UTC
Last Updated on November 14, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām 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.
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
Published: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:13:18 UTC
Dive into the new Microsoft Zero Trust Workshop š”ļø, explore Entra ID Governance tailored for government šļø, connect with the growing Microsoft community on š¦ Bluesky and more!
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
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
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
Published: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:47:18 UTC
Microsoftās annual IT Pro event is right around the corner
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
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
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
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
Published: Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:28:19 UTC
š Learn about managing Entra ID role assignments with Entra ID Governance š, a new helper library š to extend Entra with custom claims š ļø, updates to security defaults š”ļø, and more! š
Published: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:51:18 UTC
Last Updated on November 2, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām thrilled to announce the latest releaseā¦ The post Managed Identity Permission Manager ā v
Published: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:21:02 UTC
Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām 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.
Published: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:38:42 UTC
Iām super excited to announce that Iāve hit a major milestoneāreceiving the YouTube Silver Creator Award for reaching 100,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel! Itās been an incredible ride filled with hard work, dedication, and loads of passion
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
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
Published: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:13:45 UTC
š Learn about the latest enhancement in Microsoft Authenticator, āļø sign up for webinars from the Microsoft product group on š passkey provisioning, š Zero Trust workshop ā more!
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
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
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
Published: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:58:47 UTC
No need to manage secrets and certificates!Continue reading on ITNEXT Ā»
Published: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:23:42 UTC
Learn about updates to MSAL for Python, new Entra Health monitoring API plus more!
Published: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:57:17 UTC
Microsoft Ignite 2024 is rapidly approaching, and this yearās event promises to be an enlightening experience for IT professionals and cloud enthusiasts
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
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
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
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)
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
Published: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:11:30 UTC
Learn about SMS as MFA in External ID going GAš², new intro videos š„ from the Entra product team on ID Governance and External ID, summary of September updates šļø, and more! š
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.
Published: Sun, 06 Oct 2024 21:08:22 UTC
š Learn about the GA of Native Auth in External ID, š GA of FIPS for Authenticator on Android, š”ļø new Conditional Access templates, plus heaps of change announcements š¢!
Published: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:02:02 UTC
Interpolation, Multiline & Built-in FunctionsContinue reading on ITNEXT Ā»
Published: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:47:07 UTC
Single GatewaySubnet prefix, /27 subnet size, High perf to ERGW1AZ SKU.
Published: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 06:53:31 UTC
Overview & ExamplesContinue reading on ITNEXT Ā»
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.
Published: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:24:56 UTC
Last Updated on January 21, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām 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.
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
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 āhttps://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 āhttps://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.
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»
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
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
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»
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
Published: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:00:00 UTC
I often get asked how to stay updated on major tech updates
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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 canāt be installed, uninstalled or removed first appeared on Blog - SonneĀ“s Cloud.
Published: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 09:06:57 UTC
Last Updated on September 24, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Iām 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.
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
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
Published: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:00:18 UTC
In this post, I will explain why Azureās software-defined networking (virtual networks) differs from the cable-defined networking of on-premises networks
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)
Published: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:21:04 UTC
Last Updated on September 29, 2024 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction In todayās 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.
Published: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:50 UTC
Published: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:37:00 UTC
In this blog post, youāll learn how to quickly enable built-in recommended alert rules through the Azure Portal for yourContinue Reading
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 :).
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
Published: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:21:00 UTC
In this blog post, youāll learn several ways to check the version of the Azure Connected Machine agent on yourContinue Reading
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
Published: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:05:27 UTC
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/traffic-collector
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
Published: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:58:35 UTC
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/route-maps-how-to
Published: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:47:37 UTC
In this blog post, youāll learn how to solve VM connection issues caused by an NSG associated with the AzureBastionSubnetContinue Reading
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
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 thatās expected from our ā¦
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¦
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
Published: Thu, 23 May 2024 11:20:07 UTC
In this blog post, youāll learn how to use an Azure PowerShell script to list and export Azure VM SKUsContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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.
Published: Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 UTC
Are you intrigued by Azure Virtual WAN? If so, continue reading
Published: Wed, 08 May 2024 07:47:06 UTC
Recently the menu structure in Azure is changed into a collapsed and expanded menu, Donāt know who thought it was the best option to have all the blades in collapsed mode
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.
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¦
Published: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:36:28 UTC
Already for some time I was a happy user of Copilot
Published: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:24:18 UTC
Windows Server 2025 represents the next evolution of Microsoftās server operating system, aiming to enhance security, performance, scalability, and IT infrastructure management
Published: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:08:04 UTC
Azure Firewall, a managed, cloud-based network security service, is an essential component of Azureās security offerings
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
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
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
Published: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:00 UTC
Previously, I have written about some challenges around policy as code
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
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
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
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
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¦
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¦
Published: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:00:00 UTC
TL;DR The new Azure Role, āRole Based Access Control Administrator,ā allows for granular control over role assignments
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
Published: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:00:00 UTC
If you've been working with Python, you may have heard of virtual environments
Published: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 UTC
Maintaining control over users with directory roles is a challenge in itself
Published: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:11:46 UTC
Microsoftās newest iteration, Windows Server 2025, signifies a major advancement in server technology
Published: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:00:00 UTC
Short blog that goes through how to enable virtual network encryption.
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
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
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
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
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
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).āThis yearās event was the first summit since the pandemic ā¦ Continue reading Tips for MVP SummitĀ 2024
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 āWhat Ifā Simulation withĀ PowerShell ā
Published: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:58:35 UTC
Microsoft very recently released a new option for obtaining new skills based credentials
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
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)
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.
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.
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
Published: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:38:06 UTC
Iāve 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
Published: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:44:23 UTC
Managing Conditional Access polices in Entra ID at scale can be a real hassle
Published: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:27:44 UTC
This is by far the most substantial time saving tool Iāve ever shared with the community
Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:45:49 UTC
Iāve written about passwordless solutions for some years now, and Iām 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 todayās digital age, the need for robust online security has never been more crucial
Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 UTC
As the kids go back to school this September, the Azure learning continues and Iām pleased to be contributing once again to the Azure Back to School event
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 VMās did not work any more
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
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
Published: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:00:32 UTC+02:00
Wow
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
Published: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 UTC
Iāve earlier blogged about Building a comprehensive report on admin role assignments in Powershell, this time weāll look at app role assignments instead.
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
Published: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:00:00 UTC
AzureAssess is a pivotal tool for gaining comprehensive insights into your Azure environment
Published: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:02:53 UTC
Threat hunting is a powerful method of trying to detect stealthy cyber attacks
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
Published: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:30:11 UTC
For some time I build/rebuild many SQL sites and often migrate the āoldā servers to Azure
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
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
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.
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.
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
Published: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 UTC
No pretty screenshots this time, but Iāll try to keep it short and to the point.
Published: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:50:00 UTC
Welcome to my post for this yearās Azure Spring Clean
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
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
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
Published: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:55:58 UTC+01:00
I have used a 3440x1440 ultra-wide monitor from LG for eight years
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
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
Published: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:17:37 UTC+01:00
It's been some time since I attended a conference in person
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
Published: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:04:24 UTC+01:00
Are you building sustainable cloud solutions? If not, read this!
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Published: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:36 UTC+02:00
Learn about the easiest capability for reminding yourself about Microsoft Teams messages
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
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
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
Published: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:00:00 UTC
The issue With more and more services going cloud native itās becoming increasingly more common for organisations not to rely on DNS servers anymore
Published: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:57:13 UTC+02:00
The cat is out of the bag
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
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"
Published: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:01:48 UTC
Iāve 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
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
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/]
Published: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:54:42 UTC+02:00
I've worked remotely for more than eight years
Published: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 UTC+02:00
Working with Microsoft Defender for Cloud is amazing
Published: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:03 UTC+02:00
Solve the "Loading Microsoft Teams..." dialog that gets stuck in an infinite loop.
Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:25:00 UTC+02:00
It can be tricky to understand the cost of Microsoft Defender for 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
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.
Published: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:30:00 UTC+02:00
Learn how to obfuscate strings in KQL queries in Azure Data Explorer
Published: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:00:00 UTC
Itās that time of the year again and Iām delighted to be taking part once more inĀ Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practises
Published: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:00:00 UTC
Welcome to the final part of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs
Published: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:00:00 UTC
Welcome to part 6 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs
Published: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:00:00 UTC
Welcome to part 5 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs
Published: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:32:00 UTC
Azure Backup canāt backup the Azure firewall directly additional steps need to be done before you can backup the Firewall rules
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!
Published: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC
Welcome to part 4 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs
Published: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC
Welcome to part 3 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs
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
Published: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:00:00 UTC
Welcome to part 2 of my well-tempered Azure tenant series for MSPs
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
Published: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:30:34 UTC
Building a test lab is always depending on the resource you have
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
Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:00:00 UTC
This post will be the first in a series that Iāve been thinking about putting together for a while now
Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:50:10 UTC
Free eBook ā A SysAdminās Guide to Azure IaaS ā Second Edition
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
Published: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:07:05 UTC
Yes, itās 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
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
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
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
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)
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
Published: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 07:59:07 UTC
During some events on the blog I need to redo some work
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
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.
Published: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:18:07 UTC
Whatās New in Windows Server 2022 Every three years Windows unveils a new version of its massively widespread OS, Windows Server
Published: Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:05:25 UTC
This blog post documents something that Iāve been meaning to implement for a while and have now finally got around to doing so
Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:20:00 UTC
This Holiday Season, win with Hornetsecurity! āTis the season to be caring ā for your loved ones, for each other, and yes, even for your data and mailboxes
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
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
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
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
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
Published: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:12:51 UTC
Azure Front Door is a great global load balancing service for web applications
Published: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:52:00 UTC
In Azure there are multiple options to add a Firewall to your Azure landing zone
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
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
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
Published: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:54:32 UTC
Iām pleased to say that Iāve added a new new DevOps Engineer expert badge to the sidebar of my website
Published: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:13:38 UTC
PowerCLI: An Aspiring Automatorās Guide Getting into scripting can be daunting
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
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
Published: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:33:57 UTC
Itās fairly typical for customers to want to make a web application highly available be utilising multiple Azure regions
Published: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:47:58 UTC
Ā This World Backup Day, WIN with Altaro! As World Backup Day approaches, weāre reminded of all the mishaps, backup scares, and near-catastrophes that weāve 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
Published: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:00:00 UTC
Iām delighted to be taking part once again inĀ Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practices
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 Iām a big fan of #WAC already wrote a couple of blog items about the product
Published: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:28:51 UTC
Building a new Lab around Windows server 2022 brings all the basics again , new vmās new image of wim to vhd , sysprep what ever option you do to build a new lab
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
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
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
Published: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:05:40 UTC
Sure, itās not the most exciting aspect of an IT administratorās job but having a reliable and secure backup and disaster recovery strategy could be the most important thing you do
Published: Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:53:52 UTC
Now days I hardly see Windows 7 or older in the wild anymore
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
Published: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:32:19 UTC
Ā This Holiday Season, WIN with Altaro! āTis the season to be caring ā caring for your loved ones, for each other, and yes, even your data and mailboxes
Published: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:00:00 UTC
Greetings all
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
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 canāt think of any thing or I did add this on a cluster, but with Azure this whole workload went to the past
Published: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:20:48 UTC
SysAdmin Horror Stories ā FREE eBook Last yearās ebook, SysAdmin Horror Stories Vol1 by Altaro, highlighted some of SysAdminsā funniest and most horrifying stories
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
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
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
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 āonly for developersā
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?
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
Published: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:53:08 UTC
Accelerated networking is something Iāve previously suggested in my 7 ways to optimize your Azure VM performance post
Published: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:49:57 UTC
I still see quite a number of SQL Server deployments on Azure Virtual Machines
Published: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 13:51:23 UTC
Iāve 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
Published: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 23:00:00 UTC
Iām delighted to be kicking off Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practices throughout the month of February
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