Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:30:21 UTC
Microsoft recently dropped Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance (AVNRA) into public preview with surprisingly little fanfare
Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:03:37 UTC
Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:40:23 UTC
Ship faster As developers, we’re always looking for ways to ship faster without sacrificing quality
Published: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:00:12 UTC
Here’s What You Need to Know
Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:05:45 UTC
Be safe out there :-D 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:55:10 UTC
If you’ve been relying on the handy standalone SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business plans, I’m about to make you a little sad
Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:24:41 UTC
I’ve seen a lot of chatter about the new Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance that has just gone into preview
Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:07:06 UTC
As organizations adopt Azure at scale, sovereignty and regulatory compliance often become first‑class architectural requirements
Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:31:25 UTC
Microsoft’s Azure Local team released a new experimental Azure Local Configuration Builder on GitHub
Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 UTC
Run GitHub Copilot SDK in GitHub Actions to automate tasks in your CI/CD pipeline
Published: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:24:35 UTC
Summary: While Active Directory has supported AES encryption for years, many environments still silently fall back to the weaker RC4 cipher during Kerberos authentication. This blog explains how to detect where RC4 is still in use, understand its risks, and eliminate it to strengthen your environment with modern encryption. RC4 has long been identified… The post How to Identify RC4 Usage in Active Directory Kerberos Tickets appeared first on AdminDroid Blog.
Published: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:04:10 UTC
Summary: Uncontrolled SharePoint Online external sharing can quickly lead to data exposure
Published: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:21:25 UTC
A walkthrough of Fabric IQ and its capabilities. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:21:15 UTC
Quick overview of Fabric IQ.
Published: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:12:10 UTC
If you’re getting started with Azure Local and want a clear, practical path to creating and managing virtual machines (VMs) on‑premises with a cloud‑native experience, this walkthrough is for you
Published: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 UTC
As the demand for AI and data-intensive computing is on the rise, the need for efficient and reliable power delivery is critical. The post Can high-temperature superconductors transform the power infrastructure of datacenters? appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:58:27 UTC
Summary Microsoft Teams now offers centralized Protection reports in the Teams admin center, giving admins a single view of user-reported security issues across calls, chats, and channels
Published: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:12:12 UTC
The SQL community is gathering in Atlanta this March for the first‑ever SQLCon, co‑located with FabCon, the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, March 16-20. The post Five Reasons to attend SQLCon appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:33:25 UTC
A quick look at the what and why of Microsoft IQ. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:43 UTC
Sending an email securely requires more moving parts than most people expect, you don’t notice when it works
Published: Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:07:03 UTC
Learn how to find application owners on applications which have been disabled and remove them to mitigate any risks. The post How to Find and Remove Application Owners from Disabled Applications appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:07:03 UTC
👋 Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.
Published: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:49:29 UTC
How Microsoft Is Solving Tenant Drift, Misconfigurations & Admin Chaos → Microsoft Finally Built an Official M365DSC! (Introducing TCM)
Published: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:00:08 UTC
Nice selection of updates this week! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:34:07 UTC
Below is a brain wave on how to setup a private endpoint for Microsoft Fabric, as default it is connecting public and not private to your data, it all is a simple step but there could be many bumps depending on your site, below is are the steps that I faced , and yes in … Continue reading "Configure Microsoft Fabric Power BI Private Endpoints with Azure Private DNS"
Published: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:37:34 UTC
Summary Microsoft is introducing a new Exchange Online PowerShell cmdlet that allows admins to change meeting organizers without recreating meetings or losing history
Published: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:30 UTC
Microsoft has introduced new capabilities for its Cloud Licensing APIs for Microsoft Graph to manage Microsoft 365 licenses. The post Microsoft Introduces New Cloud Licensing APIs for M365 appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:46:10 UTC
With Claude Opus 4.6 now available in Microsoft Foundry, developers can delegate complex tasks end‑to‑end and trust the AI to execute independently in production. The post Claude Opus 4.6: Anthropic’s powerful model for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows is now available in Microsoft Foundry appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:45:00 UTC
Summary When Group Policy settings don’t apply as expected, identifying the cause can be difficult
Published: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:34:37 UTC
Summary Beginning March 2026, Microsoft will retire OneView and TrueTime in Outlook Web App, removing support for personal accounts and calendars. Users needing multi-account support should move to the Outlook desktop app. For years, users have relied on Outlook web to manage both their work mailbox and personal accounts in one place. Features like OneView and TrueTime made it possible to manage meetings, appointments, and… The post OneView and TrueTime Retirement Removes Personal Account Access in OWA appeared first on AdminDroid Blog.
Published: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:11:57 UTC
Quick video thinking about should you learn AI? 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:00:00 UTC
Data resiliency is no longer optional—it is the foundation that keeps mission‑critical applications running, teams productive, and compliance intact
Published: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:58:42 UTC
Summary This blog helps you manage SharePoint permissions in a structured, practical way by breaking down how permissions work and the best practices to control them
Published: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:19:16 UTC
Summary: Microsoft Teams has enabled messaging safety protections, automatically turning on features such as weaponizable file type blocking, malicious URL detection, and user reporting for false positives. This change applies only to tenants that were using default settings, while existing custom configurations remain unaffected. Some Microsoft Teams users in your organization may start complaining that certain file uploads are blocked or links flagged as… The post Microsoft Teams Messaging Safety Protections are Enabled by Default appeared first on AdminDroid Blog.
Published: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:15:34 UTC
Introduction to the Standard V2 NAT Gateway Azure networking continues to evolve, and one of the most recent developments is the release of the Standard V2 NAT Gateway
Published: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:23:43 UTC
Summary Viva Engage communities will be integrated into Microsoft Teams, allowing users to access community discussions, announcements, and events directly within Teams
Published: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:08:03 UTC
Overview of core Azure in 2026 and key compute aspects. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:00:00 UTC
From GitHub Copilot AI assistance to built-in model management, Azure is helping devs and enterprises unlock the full potential of PostgreSQL. The post PostgreSQL on Azure supercharged for AI appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:16:55 UTC
Quick demonstration of 65520 inter-hub routes, and how to verify in CLI.
Published: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:28:58 UTC
Learn about unified tenant configuration management, CA policy changes and more...
Published: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:18:51 UTC
Passkey Rollout Secrets + nOAuth, Silver SAML & ConsentFix
Published: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:17:24 UTC
Pretty quick update this week
Published: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:53:56 UTC
Following the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference in Charleston, South Carolina in November last year, I will be presenting an updated session on Enterprise Applications and Application Registrations in Microsoft Entra on the very first European Hybrid Identity Protection Conference… and that's not all: This time, Raymond Comvalius is joining me on stage to deliver our … Continue reading "Join us at the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference Europe 2026" The post Join us at the Hybrid Identity Protection Conference Europe 2026 appeared first on DirTeam.com.
Published: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:00 UTC
The future of Infrastructure as Code isn’t about writing more Terraform
Published: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:43:19 UTC
Learn how to setup Snapshots, monitoring and drifts in Unified Tenant Configuration Management using Microsoft Graph PowerShell. The post How to Setup Unified Tenant Configuration Management appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:49:31 UTC
Last Updated on January 29, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction I just want to share some news… The post Visual Studio Enterprise Partner Benefits – a Heads-Up! first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:12:06 UTC
Quick review of the Entra passkey profile update the is rolling out. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:03:11 UTC
Azure Virtual Desktop has become a key service for organizations that want secure, scalable remote access to desktops and applications
Published: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:12:24 UTC
Today, we’re proud to introduce Maia 200, a breakthrough inference accelerator engineered to dramatically improve the economics of AI token generation. The post Maia 200: The AI accelerator built for inference appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:54:07 UTC
Quick video looking at how to start learning Azure today. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:16:45 UTC
Discover Unified Tenant Configuration Management in Microsoft 365 and how it compares with third-party solutions. The post Microsoft to Introduce Native Tenant Configuration Drift Monitoring appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:17:44 UTC
Learn and prepare for auto-enabling passkey profiles, retiring of Approved Client App control in CA and more...
Published: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:44:28 UTC
Learn how you can now enable group object synchronisation in Microsoft Entra Cross Tenant Sync. The post Enable Group Synchronisation for Microsoft Entra Cross-Tenant Sync appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:59:57 UTC
Nice selection of updates this week! 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:00:00 UTC
2025 was a pivotal year in Azure Storage, and we’re heading into 2026 with a clear focus on helping customers turn AI into real impact. The post Beyond boundaries: The future of Azure Storage in 2026 appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:25:22 UTC
SQL Server migrations to Azure are no longer isolated infrastructure projects
Published: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:15:08 UTC
Raymond and I have been invited as speakers for the upcoming Connect event, organized by the Workplace Ninja's User Group the Netherlands, on February 4th, 2026, at the Van der Valk Hotel in Gorinchem, the Netherlands
Published: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:15:08 UTC
Microsoft have recently clarified the number of Microsoft 365 Business base licenses you are allowed to buy in a single Microsoft 365 tenant. The post Clarifying the Microsoft 365 Business License Limits appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:32:51 UTC
Quick overview of Foundry IQ and its capabilities.
Published: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:48:53 UTC
Ready to take your Fabric security to the next level?Continue reading on ITNEXT »
Published: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:17:42 UTC
A walkthrough of Microsoft Foundry IQ and its capabilities. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:25:10 UTC
A few weeks ago, Raymond Comvalius and I joined Erdal Ozkaya on the Sentinels Talk Show to talk about the Entra ID Security
Published: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:38:40 UTC
Learn about GA of Source of Authority conversion of synced on-prem AD users to cloud users and more!
Published: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:58:31 UTC
Last Updated on January 17, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction The Background As a Microsoft MVP and… The post A new Community tool is comming to Hyper-V – stay turned! first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:25:07 UTC
Enabling Secure Agent-to-Agent Collaboration
Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:43:24 UTC
Another quick update this week. 🔎 Looking for content on a particular topic? Search the channel
Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:52:41 UTC
To be honest I did not think that I would start 2026 with so many discussions on Cloud Exit / Hybrid Strategy and sovereignty, but it seems with all that is doing on in the world that more and more organisations are starting to consider their options/alternatives when it comes to IT-services
Published: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:34:42 UTC
If you have been reading some of my blog posts, you probably know that I have been working on Azure networking for a while
Published: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:00:00 UTC
A new category of organization is emerging that embeds AI across every layer of their operations—accelerating delivery, scaling efficiently, and unlocking new business potential. The post Chart your AI and agent strategy with Microsoft Marketplace appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:39:56 UTC
Passwords have long served as the standard for authentication, yet they present several challenges
Published: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:00:00 UTC
Microsoft is honored to be named a Leader in the 2025–2026 IDC MarketScape for Unified AI Governance Platforms, highlighting our commitment to making AI innovation safe, responsible, and enterprise-ready. The post Microsoft named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Unified AI Governance Platforms appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:48:30 UTC
Recently I got tasked with looking into how one can build the an AI-infused developer experience
Published: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:03:35 UTC
Learn how to find out all domains in a Microsoft 365 tenant after the Exchange Autodiscover method was patched. The post How to Enumerate Microsoft 365 Tenant Domains in 2026 appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:51:50 UTC
On October 15th, 2025, Darryl Baker, senior solutions architect at Netwrix, and I presented a webinar titled 'Managing Active Directory Like It’s 2003 Leaves You Exposed in 2025' with the IT GRC Forum
Published: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:00:00 UTC
We’re excited to announce that Anthropic has added new tools, connectors, and skills that allow Claude in Microsoft Foundry to bring advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and model intelligence purpose built for healthcare and life sciences industries. The post Bridging the gap between AI and medicine: Claude in Microsoft Foundry advances capabilities for healthcare and life sciences customers appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
Published: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:33:46 UTC
👋 Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.
Published: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 17:33:25 UTC
Including 3 GSA Mistakes to AVOID!
Published: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:07:34 UTC
Managing Windows 365 Link devices is essential for delivering a smooth Cloud PC experience
Published: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:08:26 UTC
In this blog post, you will learn how to use Azure Arc in combination with Azure Storage Mover to migrateContinue Reading
Published: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:00:00 UTC
If you are using Azure API Management service, you may get notified or see an Azure advisor recommendation regarding – Disable trusted service connectivity in API Management. While reviewing Azure Advisor recommendations across multiple subscriptions, I noticed something interesting: only a subset of our API Management (APIM) services appeared in the advisor alerts
Published: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:28:41 UTC
Learn how to use Microsoft Graph PowerShell to configure time-based Conditional Access policies in Microsoft Entra. The post Configuring Time-based Conditional Access Policies appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:23:00 UTC
Managing and estimating cloud costs can feel like trying to navigate a storm without a compass—especially when you’re dealing with the scale and flexibility of Microsoft Azure
Published: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:23:59 UTC
Entra ID, previously known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance
Published: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:10:37 UTC
In this blog post, you’ll learn how to create or update an Azure Arc AWS multicloud connector to enable S3Continue Reading
Published: Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:52:12 UTC
Learn about detecting ConsentFix, Account Recovery and more!
Published: Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:04:19 UTC
Your Complete Zero Trust Starter Kit - Actionable Steps for Identity Professionals
Published: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:21:54 UTC
Last Updated on January 2, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction As 2025 is now over, I’ve been reflecting on… The post Reflecting on the year 2025: How It Started and What’s Next 🚀 first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:51:48 UTC
While being touted as one of the more robust ways to prevent Adversary in the Middle (AitM) attacks against TLS-protected resources, for some admins, the Enterprise Certificate Pinning feature in Windows may lock out their entire organization
Published: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:00:00 UTC
Stuff I learned from Ignite 2025 Azure Web Apps (part of Azure App Service) remains one of the most effective platforms for hosting production AI-enabled applications on Azure
Published: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:36:29 UTC
Microsoft Ignite 2025 reaffirmed that AI is now a first-class development model across the Azure platform, not just an optional add-on
Published: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:17:50 UTC
Microsoft’s Windows 365 Link is a purpose-built device that makes accessing Windows 365 Cloud PCs simple and secure
Published: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:34:06 UTC
Secure Microsoft Entra Account Recovery with Conditional Access
Published: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 UTC
In my Festive Tech Calendar contribution this year, I’ll show you how to manage AWS Virtual Machine instances with AzureContinue Reading
Published: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 03:45:15 UTC
Learn about Entra GSA, new community toolkits and more!
Published: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:00:13 UTC
Last Updated on December 28, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Recently, I ran into a frustrating Veeam… The post KB: Veeam Backup Fails to Synology SMB Share – “An unexpected network error occurred – Asynchronous request operation has failed” first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:15:55 UTC
From VPN to Zero Trust: Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access Complete Overview
Published: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:24:04 UTC
Microsoft have added a new Microsoft 365 Support Engineer role to Microsoft Entra, but what does it do and why has it been added. The post Microsoft adds new Microsoft 365 Support Engineer role to Entra appeared first on Our Cloud Network.
Published: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:13:34 UTC
It’s hard to believe 2025 is already wrapping
Published: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:37:46 UTC
So for some time now I have been tinkering with, how can I use local MCP servers remotely? Think about the scenario where I want to utilize MCP against a specific machine in another network segment, such as for running commands in Bash/zsh/PowerShell or even local file operations
Published: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:18:57 UTC
Alex Simons announces his retirement
Published: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:51:15 UTC
If you’ve ever wanted a quicker way to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop, direct launch URI is the solution
Published: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:16:56 UTC
The one setting that forces users to stop using SMS
Published: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:58:28 UTC
This is a long overdue blog post focusing on what I believe will be the future state of the EUC, and is essentially a summary of a session I did at EUC Denmark back in March
Published: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:52:03 UTC
Ever wished you could practice Git commands without the fear of messing up a real repository? That’s exactly what I built – Git Rail Control, an interactive Git training platform that turns version control into a gamified learning experience with a rail operations theme
Published: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:12:38 UTC
Last Updated on December 16, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction I’m happy to announce the release of… The post SignToolGUI 2.1.0.0 Released 🎉 first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:39:09 UTC
Last Updated on December 15, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Microsoft has now begun the rollout of… The post New Intune/Autopatch Feature: CVE and KB reporting – Better visibility, smarter patching – General Availability first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:45:54 UTC
👋 Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week’s roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.
Published: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:14:14 UTC
The gap between "I wish Entra did X" and "I built X in Entra" is smaller than you think.
Published: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:54:06 UTC
If your users need fast, frictionless Remote Access to their Virtual Desktop or Remote App, direct launch links are a game changer
Published: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:59:10 UTC
I figured we would take a little bit of a side quest for a moment on AI
Published: Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:44:07 UTC
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are under increasing pressure to migrate, modernize, and innovate—quickly and securely
Published: Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:37:14 UTC
Entra ID, previously known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance
Published: Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:20:07 UTC
In my last post, I talked about the “agent hype” we’re all dealing with
Published: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:37:19 UTC
Click bait title is click bait, but I have a point here
Published: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:18:20 UTC
Wokplace Ninjas US - Edition
Published: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:13:30 UTC
At Ignite, Microsoft announced that Synced Passkeys would become available in Entra
Published: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:50:48 UTC
How Microsoft automates 100+ app requests per month and Microsoft’s strict mandates for internal apps
Published: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:43:19 UTC
Last Updated on January 31, 2026 by Michael Morten Sonne B2B Guest Access feature is renamed to “External… The post Global Secure Access – Guest Access support with the Windows Client (B2B Guest) first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:45:34 UTC
Yesterday I got an interesting question
Published: Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:17:24 UTC
Last Updated on December 4, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction On December 4, 2025, Microsoft released major… The post Major updates in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Intune (December 2025) first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:24:38 UTC
Managing external access in Microsoft Azure has always been a challenge—especially for organizations using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)
Published: Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:55:00 UTC
Introduction It’s great to be back for another year of the Festive Tech Calendar
Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:12:51 UTC
Welcome everyone to my contribution to this year’s Festive Tech Calendar
Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:34:53 UTC
Keeping your Azure Local instances up-to-date is essential for ensuring security, performance, and access to the latest Azure innovations
Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:30:00 UTC
Run HashiCorp Terraform MCP Server seamlessly in GitHub Actions to ensure accurate provider schemas and smoother automation
Published: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:00:26 UTC
Today I want to walk through how to configure Azure App Service Authentication when your App Service sits behind Azure Front Door and is accessed through a Private Link
Published: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:31:20 UTC
Migrating workloads to the cloud can feel like navigating a minefield — full of potential misconfigurations, inconsistent environments, and compliance pitfalls
Published: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:06:39 UTC
How to Build Cloud-Native Reliability for Mission-Critical Workloads Introduction Resiliency has become one of the most critical architectural principles in modern cloud environments
Published: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:21:50 UTC
As organizations race to adopt AI, many teams face the same recurring challenges: inconsistent architectures, unclear governance patterns, and difficulties scaling solutions with confidence
Published: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:58:31 UTC
Last Updated on November 25, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid work models,… The post Global Secure Access – Intelligent Local Access for Private Access first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:29:00 UTC
Last week was not only Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco but also Commvault SHIFT 2025 virtual event — The Cyber Resilience Revolution Goes Global — which delivered a powerful vision for how enterprises can build true resilience in the age of AI
Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:32:44 UTC
This post will explore the functionality in Azure Application Gateway for Containers (AGC) to integrate with an Istio service mesh in Kubernetes
Published: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:40:58 UTC
Last Updated on November 14, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Many organizations are tightening there security for… The post The Hidden Microsoft Entra PIM URLs Microsoft Never Documented – Even When ‘Restrict Access to Microsoft Entra Admin Center’ Is Enabled first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:50:54 UTC
Last week, Microsoft announced the Digital Sovereignty Specialization for the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program — a new opportunity designed to help partners demonstrate deep expertise in delivering sovereign, compliant, and trusted cloud solutions built on the Microsoft Cloud
Published: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:16:43 UTC
In today’s hybrid and multicloud world, ensuring consistent recovery and resiliency across Windows Server environments is critical
Published: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:30:00 UTC
I had the chance to attend GitHub Universe in San Francisco, and wow – what a week
Published: Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:04:09 UTC
Microsoft unfortunately suffered not one but two major service outages in October 2025 on their Azure Front Door service
Published: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:17:23 UTC
Azure Virtual WAN is one of the networking options offered by Azure, and routing inside of Virtual WAN has become a sort of dark art with the many supported options
Published: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:00 UTC
In today’s digital era, especially across Europe, trust, compliance, data residency, and operational transparency are now as critical as performance, scalability, and innovation
Published: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:47:51 UTC
Entra ID, previously known as Azure Active Directory, is Microsoft's Identity Management-as-a-Service solution, offering seamless access, easy collaboration, efficiency in IT processes and improved security and compliance
Published: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:45:11 UTC
If you’ve ever wished your CI/CD pipeline could think for itself, you’re going to like what comes next
Published: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:08:56 UTC
This is a summary of a presentation that I had a few weeks ago where I went into different integration options between Microsoft Copilot and Service Now, both using Copilot 365 and with Copilot Studio building custom agents
Published: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:55:49 UTC
The Hybrid Identity Protection Conference is Semperis Inc.’s event in the spirit of The Expert Conference (TEC) to bring together the leading experts in the field of Identity and Access Management
Published: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:11 UTC
We’ve covered what Authentication Contexts are, why they matter, and how they help us strengthen access and data security in Microsoft 365
Published: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:15:39 UTC
Introduction In today’s AI-driven world, many organizations and IT professionals are looking for local, offline, secure AI deployments rather than relying solely on the cloud
Published: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:18:50 UTC
Technology is evolving fast—and that means the role of the tech professional is more vital than ever before
Published: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:00:00 UTC
Working with Azure API Management across multiple tenants? Tired of managing service principal secrets and certificates? In this blog post, I’m going to show you how to set up passwordless cross-tenant authentication using User-Assigned Managed Identities and Federated Credentials
Published: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:56:15 UTC
Microsoft has announced the general availability of ingestion-time transformation for Azure Firewall logs in Log Analytics
Published: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:57:00 UTC
With identities and access strengthened in part 2 , it’s time to turn our focus to real-world data protection with Authentication Contexts
Published: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:35:19 UTC
So, you’ve decided to move to the cloud and you have migrated your workloads over to Azure but what decision did you make about the firewall? You’ve probably got a long standing preferred firewall vendor that you’ve been using for your NGFW on premises
Published: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:59:42 UTC
Last Updated on October 20, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Over the last few days, I spent… The post Extending the Migrate2GSA PowerShell Module – Why I added JSON support first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:13:00 UTC
By Robert Smit | Azure MVP | Cloud Architect Keywords: Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows LAPS, Entra ID joined devices, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Graph, cloud security, zero trust, AVD session hosts How Windows LAPS secures local admin passwords in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Introduction Managing local administrator passwords in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments has always … Continue reading "Using Windows LAPS with Azure Virtual Desktop on Entra ID–Joined Devices"
Published: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 UTC
Increase CI/CD efficiency with AI-powered Terraform plan reviews
Published: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:59:12 UTC
This post will explore the new support in Azure Application Gateway for Containers (AGC) for Web Application Firewall (WAF) as documented in https://aka.ms/agc/waf
Published: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:14:42 UTC
A practical, copy‑pasteable guide for packaging infrastructure + operations into a Managed Application (Marketplace & Service Catalog)
Published: Sat, 04 Oct 2025 17:58:27 UTC
Last Updated on October 4, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Microsoft continues to improve Entra’s resilience features… The post Entra ID – Soft-delete & Restore for Conditional Access + New PowerShell Module first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:23:35 UTC
Published: Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:00:00 UTC
Learn how to check out a custom repo and branch in GitHub Actions with this step-by-step guide
Published: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:51:18 UTC
In case you don’t know, BitLocker is the disk encryption feature within Windows (including Windows Client and Server)
Published: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 05:00:24 UTC
In Part 1 of this mini-series, we explored the what, why, and how of Microsoft Entra Authentication Contexts, laying the foundation for what they are and how they work
Published: Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:14:47 UTC
This is my entry for this year’s Azure Back To School
Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:44:50 UTC
In this post, I will explain how you can enable Virtual Network (VNet) Flow Logs at scale using a built-in Azure Policy
Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:51:33 UTC
Azure Policy OverviewContinue reading on ITNEXT »
Published: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:04:56 UTC
There’s a long-standing debate sort of storming the security community that seems to refuse to die: is Windows Hello, Apple Touch ID, or Android’s credentialing option enough to constitute multi-factor authentication
Published: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:51:30 UTC
After a good while without posting anything, I finally decided to slowly recommence again
Published: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:13:19 UTC
Recently Microsoft introduced MCP support for Logic Apps (as described here –> Set up Standard Workflows as MCP Servers – Azure Logic Apps | Microsoft Learn) I just wanted to use this blog post to document a bit of the deployment and steps involved since the documentation was not that descriptive in some steps
Published: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:40:00 UTC
Azure Back to School s a fantastic community initiative founded by Dwayne Natwick and Derek Smith
Published: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:00:00 UTC
Introduction Firstly, it’s great to be featured for Azure Back to School in 2025
Published: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:40:49 UTC
Managing cloud costs has never been more important
Published: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:53:54 UTC
Last Updated on September 17, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Microsoft has recently teaset App Management Policies… The post Entra ID – When Ideas Become Features: Reflections on Entra ID App Policies first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:28:00 UTC
Many cloud engineers get confused when trying to decide between Azure Availability Sets, Host Groups, and Availability Zones
Published: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:38:28 UTC
Last Updated on September 11, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction I’m excited to announce that SignToolGUI version… The post SignTool GUI 2.0.0.0 — Major Update Out Now! first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:42:29 UTC
Last Updated on September 10, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction As a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP),… The post What’s next for Visual Studio 2026 (v18)! first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 UTC
Greetings! Welcome to my contribution to this year’s Azure Back to School event
Published: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:17:20 UTC
If you’re running enterprise workloads in Microsoft Azure, you’ve likely come across the need for dedicated hardware, VM placement control, and high availability
Published: Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:41:41 UTC
I wanted a project that would ensure that I keep my PowerShell skills and continued to learn new stuff
Published: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:22:21 UTC
This is something I have wanted to write for a long time, but I just had an internal session last week on this topic, and now I have gotten my thoughts down in a structured way, and therefore I wanted to write a blog post on it as well
Published: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:40:13 UTC
While many have implemented MCP servers, not that many look at how to centrally manage and secure them
Published: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:55:47 UTC
Last Updated on December 12, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction The Microsoft Graph community is rallying for… The post Closing Microsoft Graph Gaps: My Feedback Portal Request Gains Top 3 in Just 4 Days first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:16:33 UTC
The title is a bit misleading, but the main focus is on GenAI applications and services with your data
Published: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:27:23 UTC
Our AI focussed event is back for another year
Published: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:00:00 UTC
This post is just to serve as a timely reminder to ensure that you are ready for the upcoming behaviour changes in how Azure will treat default outbound network access
Published: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 02:29:47 UTC
The almighty tech stack
Published: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:51:23 UTC
The post Using VS Code Beast Mode to learn appeared first on Azure Greg.
Published: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:06:53 UTC+02:00
If you, like me, love diving into features like monitoring and observability, discovery, insights and analytics, and more, you also know that testing new capabilities out without robust underlying data might be a challenge
Published: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:08:57 UTC+02:00
If you’re like me, you move between different environments throughout the day: a bright living room, a darker home office, or a late-night coding session
Published: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:58:53 UTC
Last Updated on August 24, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction The short announcement about Bulk User Download… The post Entra ID – Bulk User Download – Enhanced Experience first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:31:13 UTC
Last Updated on August 20, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne This summer has been a wonderful mix of… The post Summer Recap & Time to Reconnect first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:03:29 UTC
Last Updated on August 18, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction Managing permissions for Managed Identities in Azure/Entra… The post Entra ID – Managed Identity Permission Manager: A Community-Driven Recap first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:00:21 UTC
Over my last few posts, I’ve casually mentioned Authentication Context a few times, so I thought it was about time we gave the feature a proper spotlight
Published: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:44:48 UTC
In this blog post, you’ll learn how to use a dedicated Management Group to store any decommissioned Azure subscriptions inContinue Reading
Published: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:02:32 UTC
What already seems like many years ago, I wrote a blog about AIOps – What it could do and how one could implement it –> What is AIOps and why should I care? – msandbu.org With all the advancements in GenAI, it’s a great time to revisit the topic, especially as AIOps—how we integrate AI […] The post The future of AIOps with Agentic AI as part of Operations appeared first on msandbu.org.
Published: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:25:31 UTC
An Overview of everything you need to know about Microsoft FabricContinue reading on ITNEXT »
Published: Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:00:18 UTC
Getting annoyed or impatient when activating eligible roles in PIM — especially multiple roles at once? You’re not alone
Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:07:40 UTC
In my previous article, I discussed common threats linked to Agentic AI systems
Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:35:50 UTC
In this step by step demo, we’ll show you how to build and create a voice activated web page that allows real-time audio queries with a friendly GPT-powered chatbot digital …
Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:56:22 UTC
In this video, we take a deep dive into configuring Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) using Microsoft Intune passwordless authentication using dual Multi-Factor Unlock using both PIN and Facial recognition …
Published: Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:23:23 UTC
In a previous video we used a Azure Virtual Desktop Gold Image Virtual Machine, with all our company apps installed
Published: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:49:26 UTC
In this blog post, I’ll walk you through troubleshooting connectivity issues with the Azure Connected Machine agent and highlight someContinue Reading
Published: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:57:08 UTC
Picture this: You’re sitting on a beach in Thailand, coconut in hand, completely disconnected from work
Published: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:07:06 UTC
Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) has recently gone GA with a powerful new feature: IP Address Management (IPAM)
Published: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:51:57 UTC
I’ve been a Windows user for as long as I’ve been a computer user for the most part
Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:58:51 UTC
As we all know, AI is evolving at an incredible pace — sometimes it feels like we barely have time to catch our breath
Published: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:30:12 UTC
This blog post will show you how to use an Azure PowerShell script to register all required Azure Update ManagerContinue Reading
Published: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 21:19:08 UTC
Last Updated on August 18, 2025 by Michael Morten Sonne Introduction As I sit down to write this… The post My First Year as a Microsoft MVP first appeared on Blog - Sonne´s Cloud.
Published: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 07:55:38 UTC
I found out yesterday that I was awarded my 18th annual Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award by Microsoft, continuing with the Azure Networking expertise
Published: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:03:59 UTC
In this post, I will show how to use Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) to enforce peering and routing policies in a zero-trust hub-and-spoke Azure network
Published: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:10:20 UTC
As organizations strive to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats, Microsoft has introduced Microsoft-managed Conditional Access policies—a powerful way to enforce security best practices with minimal administrative overhead
Published: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:02:19 UTC
Exciting News: Cloud Mechanix is Evolving! I’m thrilled to announce the relaunch and transformation of Cloud Mechanix into a full-service Azure consulting company
Published: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:26:17 UTC
Since the support for container apps as private link enabled origins for azure front door in GA
Published: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:19:14 UTC
How to stop secrets from ending up in your state file!Continue reading on ITNEXT »
Published: Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:15 UTC
Today, I’ll take a closer look at Microsoft Entra Administrative Units (AUs) and Restricted Management Administrative Units (RMAUs) Despite being incredibly useful, AUs and RMAUs are still underutilized in many environments
Published: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:02:13 UTC
This years Microsoft Build was full of new releases, new services, new ways of doing things, and yep, lots of AI
Published: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:44:41 UTC
Microsoft Build is the flagship event for developers, showcasing the latest tools, frameworks, and innovations to empower modern software development
Published: Wed, 28 May 2025 09:48:00 UTC
Introduction Azure Service Groups are a new governance feature designed to simplify network rule management across services in your Azure environment
Published: Wed, 28 May 2025 08:51:04 UTC
I had the pleasure of chatting with Ned Bellavance and Kyler Middleton on Day Two DevOps one evening recently to discuss the basics of Azure networking, using my line “Azure Virtual Networks Do Not Exist”
Published: Tue, 27 May 2025 07:31:16 UTC
Introduction Azure Arc enables you to manage your on-premises Windows Servers as if they were native Azure resources
Published: Mon, 26 May 2025 05:00:17 UTC
Managing external users is one of the most tedious—but also critical—challenges in a Microsoft Business Premium environment
Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:43:23 UTC
I was recently honored to be awarded the title of Hashicorp Ambassador for the second year
Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:00:10 UTC
Managing new guest accounts can be a daunting task—especially when you’re dealing with high turnover, distributed teams, or unknown user lists
Published: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:51:40 UTC
This is a little test on an Azure Rapid Assessment, I’m using AI to plot my ideas into a logical story, I created a movie but thought a podcast is handier as an example
Published: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:50:13 UTC
In my recent blog series Private Link reality bites I briefly mentioned the possibility of inspecting Service Endpoints with Azure Firewall, and many have asked for more details on that configuration
Published: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:57:07 UTC
Right when VNet Flow Logs were launched I blogged about some recipes that help to extract insights out of the different information fields contained in the Flow Logs
Published: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:39:53 UTC
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Copilot Exam Study GuideContinue reading on ITNEXT »
Published: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:06:14 UTC
Microsoft Cloud Solutions Architect, Tom Atkinson, explains why sometimes routing weight on ExpressRoute connections can cause issues during migrations to Azure Virtual WAN.
Published: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 05:00:11 UTC
With authentication & authorization covered in the previous posts of the series, it's now time to dive into strengthening our password policies, empowering end-users, and enhancing overall password security
Published: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:39:15 UTC
This post will explore the new support in Azure Application Gateway for Containers (AGC) for the overlay network option in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as documented in https://aka.ms/agc/overlay, as well as whether you can see traffic between AGC and AKS with VNet Flow Logs
Published: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:44 UTC
There is no doubt that we are living in interesting times
Published: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:41:14 UTC
I would like to credit for this blog post to Abhishek Sharma, talking to him gave me the main inspiration for some of the concepts you are going to see below
Published: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:00:13 UTC
In Part 02 , we explored authentication , the process of verifying user identities—ensuring users are who they claim to be
Published: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:48:04 UTC
How do you plan a hub & spoke architecture? Based on much of what I have witnessed, I think very few people do any planning at all
Published: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:41:05 UTC
In this post, I am going to share a process for designing a hub virtual network for a hub & spoke secured virtual network deployment in Microsoft Azure
Published: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:00:00 UTC
Spring is here again and I’m pleased to once again be contributing a post as part of the Azure Spring Clean event organised by Joe Carlyle and Thomas Thornton
Published: Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:11:02 UTC
In this short article, I’ll explain why you might be receiving the following message in your Terraform pipelines, and how to troubleshoot…Continue reading on System Weakness »
Published: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:00:00 UTC
I see many people implementing classic network security designs in Azure
Published: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:38:17 UTC
Over the weekend (on 3/1 to be exact), there was a significant outage at Microsoft impacting primarily Exchange Online but also some other services
Published: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:19 UTC
In this post, I want to discuss the importance of designing and implementing micro-segmentation in Azure networks
Published: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:11 UTC
In my last post I covered how to monitor the GOD Mode in Azure (Coined by the great John Savill )
Published: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:53:59 UTC
Introduction This blog post is part of this years Azure Spring Clean an event which is ran to promote well managed Azure tenants
Published: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:55:51 UTC
In this Azure Networking deep dive, I’m going to share some of my experience around planning the creation and association of Route Tables in Microsoft Azure
Published: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:10:20 UTC
Here comes yet another “How does it work” post on Azure networking
Published: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:44:35 UTC
In this post, I want to explain why routing is so important in Microsoft Azure
Published: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:08:58 UTC
You’re 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: 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 06:00:10 UTC
Elevating access to manage Azure subscriptions is a valuable tool for administrators, particularly when dealing with unknown or orphaned subscriptions
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, 10 Feb 2025 06:00:18 UTC
In the first part of this series , we laid the foundation for securing Microsoft Business Premium environments, covering the core security principles and configurations
Published: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:00:00 UTC
In the realm of Azure's network security, understanding the distinct roles of services like Azure Firewall, Web Application Gateway (WAF), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection, and Network Security Groups (NSGs) is pivotal for crafting a robust security architecture
Published: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:00:12 UTC
Protecting highly critical configurations in our Entra tenants has never been easier! Join me as we explore Protected Actions in Microsoft Entra and how they help us lock down security-sensitive operations
Published: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:19:39 UTC
This is a topic that has been “top of mind” (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: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:01:12 UTC
What is CodeQL?Continue reading on ITNEXT »
Published: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:00:05 UTC
Today kicks off a comprehensive blog series where I’ll delve into the security features of the Business Premium license SKU, offering detailed step-by-step guidance and best practices
Published: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:12:56 UTC
In this post, we will look at how to use freely available GitHub actions from the GitHub Actions Marketplace to automatically send a tweet…Continue reading on CodeX »
Published: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:00:00 UTC
In today's data-driven landscape, organizations often grapple with managing large-scale databases efficiently while keeping costs in check
Published: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:00:11 UTC
Managing emails for unlicensed admin accounts? Juggling a shared mailbox flooded with notifications from services and clients? Today’s solution: Plus addressing! In the world of IT administration, juggling multiple identities for a single employee can feel like a high-stakes balancing act
Published: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:06:32 UTC
In this article, we’ll show how to set up a self-hosted runner for use with GitHub Actions with a step-by-step guide you can follow along…Continue reading on ITNEXT »
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: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:22:17 UTC
You must have been hiding under a rock if you haven’t noticed how cloud computing has become the default in IT
Published: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:56:06 UTC
As the season for audits approaches (though, let’s be honest, auditing should be an all-year-round endeavor), I’m excited to share a practical solution for managing role assignments across your tenant
Published: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:00:00 UTC
Most customers I've encountered often approach Azure networking the same way they would with on-premises environments
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 11:46:58 UTC
This year’s 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, 23 Dec 2024 16:02:30 UTC
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/about-fastpath
Published: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:00:12 UTC
Join me as I connect the dots from my previous posts on the fundamental Identity Governance features in Microsoft Entra with Lifecycle...
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
I’m delighted to present my contribution to the Festive Tech Calendar which is now in it’s sixth year
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: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 21:00:00 UTC
Terraform 1.10 introduced a groundbreaking concept called ephemeral resources
Published: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:12:49 UTC
I’ll 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 … Continue reading Conditional Access Gallery – Point, Select, and Deploy in Minutes →
Published: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:08:27 UTC
What’s New in Windows Server 2025 Windows Server 2025 is here, bringing a host of exciting new features and improvements designed to enhance security, performance, and flexibility
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: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:34:03 UTC
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In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, hybrid solutions like Azure Arc and Azure Stack HCI are gaining traction
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 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: 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 10:00:00 UTC
The Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM) transforms the task of altering network infrastructure into a simplified process
Published: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:00:00 UTC
Microsoft Azure offers a range of tools to automate tasks, streamline workflows, and improve efficiency
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: 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: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 21:00:00 UTC
Microsoft Azure offers a comprehensive suite of networking services that are essential for building and managing robust cloud infrastructures
Published: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 06:47:07 UTC
Single GatewaySubnet prefix, /27 subnet size, High perf to ERGW1AZ SKU.
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 “https://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 “https://10.1.10.9:5986/wsman”: proxyconnect tcp: dial tcp 10.0.1.4:60000: i/o timeout [ERROR]connection error: unknown error Post … 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 13:00:50 UTC
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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: 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 09:58:35 UTC
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/route-maps-how-to
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 that’s expected from our …
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 …
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, Don’t know who thought it was the best option to have all the blades in collapsed mode
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 …
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 Microsoft’s 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 Azure’s security offerings
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: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:00 UTC
Previously, I have written about some challenges around policy as code
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: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:11:46 UTC
Microsoft’s newest iteration, Windows Server 2025, signifies a major advancement in server technology
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 – 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: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:40:59 UTC
This year I was lucky enough to attend my first in person MVP Summit, an annual event where all active Microsoft MVPs have an opportunity to attend an exclusive event hosted by Microsoft and with NDA content delivered by Microsoft leadership teams and program managers (PMs). This year’s event was the first summit since the pandemic … Continue reading Tips for MVP Summit 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 … Continue reading Conditional Access ‘What If’ Simulation with PowerShell →
Published: Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:58:35 UTC
Microsoft very recently released a new option for obtaining new skills based credentials
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
I’ve been meaning to write a new post about Azure Backup for a while, and with the recent general availability announcements of several features, now seems like the perfect time
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 I’ve ever shared with the community
Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:45:49 UTC
I’ve written about passwordless solutions for some years now, and I’m glad to be able to write about another interesting technology in this area, namely passkeys, especially since Microsoft just announced integrated support for them in Windows 11! In today’s digital age, the need for robust online security has never been more crucial
Published: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 UTC
As the kids go back to school this September, the Azure learning continues and I’m pleased to be contributing once again to the Azure Back to School event
Published: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:27:43 UTC
Windows 11 22H2 Breaks virtual switches in Hyper-V After updating to Windows 11 22H2 all my hyper-v VM’s did not work any more
Published: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:00:32 UTC+02:00
Wow
Published: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 UTC
I’ve earlier blogged about Building a comprehensive report on admin role assignments in Powershell, this time we’ll look at app role assignments instead.
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: 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 “old” 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 I’ll try to keep it short and to the point.
Published: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:50:00 UTC
Welcome to my post for this year’s 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. 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 it’s 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 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Is there for a long time, many used this as the primary tool for managing the virtual and physical environment, but now days Cloud is playing more and more a big role in the infrastructure, Tools are also switching with Azure Arc or with Windows Admin center you … Continue reading "Upgrade – Install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2022 #SCVMM #Azure #Hybrid #AzureArc #AzOps #Sysctr"
Published: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:01:48 UTC
I’ve had a few people ask me recently about the difference between two resources that are both used for Azure Backup, namely Recovery Services Vault and the newer Backup Vault
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: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:00:00 UTC
It’s that time of the year again and I’m delighted to be taking part once more in 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 can’t backup the Azure firewall directly additional steps need to be done before you can backup the Firewall rules
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 I’ve been thinking about putting together for a while now
Published: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:50:10 UTC
Free eBook – A SysAdmin’s Guide to Azure IaaS – 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, it’s that time of the year once again! This post accompanies my contribution to the Festive Tech Calendar 2021 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 – How to Get the Most Out of Windows Admin Center – 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 IT… … Continue reading "Vaak krijg je wel eens de vraag wat doe jij van werk, Oh IT… dus iets met computers eh.
Published: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:18:07 UTC
What’s New in Windows Server 2022 Every three years Windows unveils a new version of its massively widespread OS, Windows Server
Published: Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:05:25 UTC
This blog post documents something that I’ve been meaning to implement for a while and have now finally got around to doing so
Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:20:00 UTC
This Holiday Season, win with Hornetsecurity! ‘Tis the season to be caring – 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 – 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
I’m pleased to say that I’ve 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 Automator’s 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: Thu, 08 Apr 2021 15:33:57 UTC
It’s fairly typical for customers to want to make a web application highly available be utilising multiple Azure regions
Published: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:00:00 UTC
I’m delighted to be taking part once again in Azure Spring Clean, a community event focused on Azure management best practices
Published: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:00:00 UTC
Greetings all
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: 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 “only for developers”