Introduction Azure File storage offers shared storage for applications using the standard SMB 3.0 protocol. Microsoft Azure virtual machines and cloud services can share file data across application components via mounted shares, and on-premises applications […]
Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is an enterprise-class Microsoft backup solution that helps in protecting many workloads. The configuration of this backup solution is based on Protection Groups. A protection group contains several […]
Introduction Azure Backup is the Azure-based service you can use to back up (or protect) and restore your data in the Microsoft cloud. Azure Backup replaces your existing on-premises or off-site backup solution with a […]
Introduction Microsoft is evolving their learning programs to help you and your career keep pace with today’s demanding IT environments. At Ignite in September 2018, Microsoft announced a new role-based certifications to help you and […]
Introduction Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and solution. It contains core tools for troubleshooting, configuration, management and maintenance for Windows Server, Windows Client, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), Software-Defined Network (SDN), […]
Introduction Tapes have been the definite archive media for many years and will probably continue to be used for this purpose for many years to come. There are many reasons why companies are still using […]
Introduction As the calendar flips to 2019, we are looking at the top technical challenges IT faces into 2019, as well as offering our top predictions for the coming 12 months. The shift in the […]
Introduction Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is the platform of choice to cost-effectively host Windows desktops and applications. You can use an Azure Marketplace offering to quickly create a full-blown RDS farm on Azure IaaS deployment. […]
Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft released their Software-Defined Networking version 2 (SDNv2) as part of their Software-Defined Datacenter offering. If you’ve tried to deploy SDN in Windows Server 2016, you will notice that it’s […]
Introduction Terrafom from HashiCorp is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that helps you to provision resources in Azure with a very simple language. The real benefits of using Terraform are the following: It is […]
Introduction Microsoft is evolving their learning programs to help you and your career keep pace with today’s demanding IT environments. At Ignite in September 2018, Microsoft announced a new role-based certifications to help you and […]
Warning! This article is written for lab and demo purposes, it’s not supported in production. Happy New Year folks! Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft introduced a new type of storage called Storage Spaces Direct […]
As we end another year and preparing for 2019 to start… With a humble and wide open heart–thank you for following, sharing and modeling my work (whether via my blog posts, Facebook posts, tweets, books, […]
Hello folks, After a successful release of my first book Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook – Second Edition, and my second book Getting Started with Nano Server, I am delighted to announce that my third […]
Warm greetings folks! I have a small surprise for you during this holiday season. As the year ends, Vembu technologies are collecting feedback about their product. They’re working towards an improved product experience and better […]
Introduction Azure File storage offers shared storage for applications using the standard SMB 3.0 protocol. Microsoft Azure virtual machines and cloud services can share file data across application components via mounted shares, and on-premises applications […]
I recently had a problem where I could not delete and remove a server endpoint under a cloud endpoint in Azure File Sync. The provisioning for server endpoint failed and canceled. The error I had […]
Introduction In July 2018, Microsoft announced the GA release for Azure File Sync. With Azure File Sync, you can centralize your files in Azure and then install storage sync agent on a Windows Server whether […]
A while ago, I published a PowerShell script that will query System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) to get all Virtual Machines including their Virtual Hard Disks, then it will calculate the size and percentage […]
Introduction I have the honor and pleasure to review the latest book released by my fellow Microsoft MVP, David Lundell. Mr. David’s latest book is How to Be an MVP in Life: Lessons from Sports […]
Introduction Altaro has released Altaro VM Backup Version 8, a faster and lighter upgrade to its flagship Hyper-V and VMware backup solution, which includes several highly-requested features including unique WAN-Optimized Replication, which drastically reducing Recovery […]
Introduction In Windows Server 2019, Microsoft introduced a brand new feature called Storage Migration Service (SMS). With SMS, you can migrate unstructured data from any Windows Server version (even Windows Server 2003 if you still […]
Introduction In October 2015, Microsoft released the first version of Microsoft Azure Backup Server MABS v1 (known as project VENUS). And last year, in May 2017, Microsoft released the second version of Microsoft Azure Backup […]
Introduction Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and solution. It contains core tools for troubleshooting, configuration, management and maintenance for Windows Server, Windows Client, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), Software-Defined Network (SDN), […]
I am proud and honored to speak for the first time in one of the biggest IT community focused one day event in Switzerland. I will speak at the Geekmania 2018 which is running on November […]
So you have heard all about Windows Server 2019 release – now you can see it in action in a live demo webinar on November 8th! The last Windows Server 2019 webinar by Altaro Software […]
Introduction Azure Site Recovery (ASR) is Microsoft’s Disaster Recovery strategy. It keeps workloads safe and recoverable through replication from on-premises servers, such as physical servers, Hyper-V based VMs and VMware-based VMs. You can also replicate […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 6 (UR6) for System Center 2016 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). Please find the description for each component that are fixed […]
I recently did a 2 Nodes Storage Spaces Direct Hyper-Converged deployment on top of DELL EMC PowerEdge R740xd Ready Nodes. In this quick blog post, I would like to share with you my experience and […]
Introduction Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and solution. It contains core tools for troubleshooting, configuration, management and maintenance for Windows Server, Windows Client, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), Software-Defined Network (SDN), […]
Introduction On September 27, 2018 a new alert from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that “Cyber Actors Increasingly Exploit The Remote Desktop Protocol to Conduct Malicious […]
Introduction Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and solution. It contains core tools for troubleshooting, configuration, management and maintenance for Windows Server, Windows Client, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), Software-Defined Network (SDN), […]
Introduction Microsoft is evolving their learning programs to help you and your career keep pace with today’s demanding IT environments. At Ignite last week, Microsoft announced a new role-based certifications to help you and your […]
Introduction At Microsoft Ignite 2018 in Orlando last week, Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2019 will be generally available this month. And today, on October 2nd 2018, the Windows Server team is proud to publicly […]
Introduction At Microsoft Ignite in Orlando this week, Microsoft announced the release of Windows Server 2019 and the signs look good. Very good. Unless you’re part of the Windows Server insider program – which grants […]
Introduction Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a flexible, locally-deployed, browser-based management platform and solution. It contains core tools for troubleshooting, configuration, management and maintenance for Windows Server, Windows Client, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), Software-Defined Network (SDN), […]
Introduction Azure Backup is the Azure-based service you can use to back up (or protect) and restore your data in the Microsoft cloud. Azure Backup replaces your existing on-premises or off-site backup solution with a […]
Introduction CloudBerry Explorer for Microsoft Azure is the first cloud file explorer that natively supports Microsoft Azure’s latest blob storage tier Archival Blob Storage. Back in December 2017, Microsoft announced their latest flagship of storage […]
I recently had a problem where I could not get Azure Stack Infrastructure Backup to work correctly for me whatsoever. Just to be clear here, I am referring to Azure Stack Development Kit (ASDK) and […]
Introduction Last month, Microsoft announced Azure Stack 1807 update. This update includes huge improvements, new features, and fixes. You can check what’s new in Azure Stack 1807 update here. One of the new feature is, […]
Image Credit: FreeClipart.org Update! The PowerShell tool is updated to work with the latest Azure RM Security module!!! Please check here. Introduction The most frequent attack that we see today is attack on RDP management […]
Introduction Last year, Microsoft announced Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 protocol support for System Center 2012 R2 and System Center 2016. This of course includes support for System Center Semi-Annual Channel (SAC 1801 and SAC […]
Introduction I am proud and honored to speak for the first time in the biggest Microsoft community focused event in Europe. I will be traveling to Prague, Czech Republic, to present at the Experts Live Europe […]
Introduction System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) offers a great feature to provision a Hyper-V host or cluster from bare-metal computers. Bare-metal provisioning is a feature of SCVMM allowing rapid and consistent deployment of Hyper-V […]
Introduction DPM 2016 introduced with major new feature called Modern Backup Storage (MBS) that allows you to backup dynamic data sources with ease, achieve faster backups and reduced storage consumption. This is achieved by leveraging […]
Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft added a new type of storage called Storage Spaces Direct (aka S2D). S2D enables building highly available storage systems with local attached disks, and without the need to have […]
Last week, my dear friend, colleague and fellow MVP Thomas Maurer wrote about his workplace and setup for 2018. You can check it here. Today, I want to share with you my setup and workplace […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft introduced a new servicing model called Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about it here. In short, this means that every […]
Updated – 02/12/2019 – Azure File Sync Agent v5.0 is released (KB4459989). Updated – 01/14/2019 – Azure File Sync Agent v4.3 is released (KB4481059). Updated – 12/10/2018 – Azure File Sync Agent v4.2 is released […]
Introduction For the past couple of months, I’ve been working with my peer and fellow MVP Adin Ermie (@AdinErmie) in something special for you. We wanted to bring a new resource about the Microsoft Azure […]
Introduction Microsoft Antimalware for Azure Virtual Machines is a real-time protection capability that helps identify and remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, with configurable alerts when known malicious or unwanted software attempts to install […]
Introduction I am happy to announce that my webinar is available now on-demand, you can watch it anytime here. In this webinar, I talked about how Microsoft Azure Stack is integrated into your datacenter, how […]
Another year already passed… Being a July 1st Microsoft MVP (my category is Cloud and Datacenter Management) means that every year on July 1st, I might get an e-mail to inform me I have been […]
Introduction Azure Stack lets you deliver a wide variety of services, like virtual machines, SQL Server databases, SharePoint, Exchange, and even Azure Marketplace items. As an Azure Stack operator, you configure and deliver such services […]
Hello folks, I am happy to share with you that Altaro Software just launched an exciting contest in celebration of Sysadmin Day next month! They’ll be giving away Amazon eGift Cards to the first […]
Introduction Azure Automated Backup allows you to schedule regular backups for all databases on a SQL Server Azure IaaS VM. Backups are stored in Azure storage for up to 30 days. SQL Server 2016 and […]
I am happy to announce that I will be speaking at HPE Customer Innovation Center in Geneva, Switzerland on June 27th, with my colleague and friend, Thomas Maurer (Microsoft MVP). The event is organized by […]
Hello folks, I am happy to share with you a new enhancement that was made available for System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) and Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) connected to Azure Backup Service. […]
I am happy to announce that I will be presenting on one of multiple Microsoft Azure Stack webinars organized by itnetX in Switzerland. In this webinar, I will demonstrate, how Microsoft Azure Stack is integrated […]
I am happy to announce that my webinar is available on demand now, you can watch it anytime here. In this webinar, I talked about Azure Security Management and discussed about the different security features […]
Introduction I am happy to announce that I will be presenting on one of multiple Microsoft 365 security webinars organized by Microsoft. In this webinar, I will talk about Azure Security Management and discuss about […]
Introduction On Tuesday June 26, 2018, Microsoft is hosting a virtual Windows Server Summit that will help you to get speed with many important capabilities in the upcoming release of Windows Server. In this virtual […]
Introduction I am so happy and grateful now that… I passed the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert Exam 70-537: Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack! This exam opened first as beta on January […]
Introduction Starting with SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU2, you can now write SQL Server backups directly to the Azure Blob storage service. You can use this functionality to back up to and restore from the […]
Introduction When you setup Azure Stack in a connected scenario with Azure Active Directory (AAD), you get several applications registered in Azure AD. If you are an Azure Stack admin that is constantly trying out […]
Yesterday I was speaking at the CDC Germany 2018, a big Cloud Conference community event focusing on the Microsoft Cloud OS Platform, held in Hanau, Germany. With national and international speakers, and over 400 attendees it […]
Introduction Azure Site Recovery (ASR) is Microsoft’s Disaster Recovery strategy. It keeps workloads safe and recoverable through replication from on-premises servers, such as physical servers, Hyper-V based VMs and VMware-based VMs. Although ASR is designed […]
Image Credit: azure.microsoft.com Introduction Azure Backup allows you to back up the data for on-premises servers, virtual machines, virtualized workloads, SQL server, SharePoint server, and more. As a pay-as-you-go service, Azure Backup gives you the […]
Introduction The shift in the modern business now revolves around a new IT concept – the digital transformation. It’s a process that’s taken organizations into the cloud and digital age. Today, companies are leveraging the […]
Introduction I am so happy and grateful now that… I passed the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) 70-535 Exam: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions. This exam is one of the toughest exam I experienced over the […]
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