PowerCLI: The Aspiring Automator’s Guide If you currently use PowerCLI to automate basic tasks with pre-defined scripts, you’ll already know how powerful automation can be. However, taking the next step and customizing scripts to carry […]
Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft introduced a new type of storage called Storage Spaces Direct which is part of the new Azure Stack HCI program. Azure Stack HCI enables building highly available storage systems […]
Introduction Microsoft introduced back in June 2017 a new type of storage account called “Managed Disks“. Managed Disks are an exciting feature from Azure, which is designed to help with the availability, manageability, scalability, and […]
Introduction If you are responsible for virtualized workloads using Hyper-V, ensuring the highest possible availability and minimizing downtime should be one of your biggest priorities. Experiencing a loss in a business-critical application or service can […]
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 A while ago, I wrote about how to move VHD images from one Azure subscription to another. In this blog post, I will outline how to copy data from one Azure storage account in […]
Introduction Microsoft is keep 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 […]
Hello folks, In this quick post, I will share with you an easy way to reset the advanced properties for a network adapter with PowerShell. This is very useful in the scenario where you want […]
Introduction Microsoft Security Risk Detection (MSRD) is a Microsoft’s Dynamic Security Application Testing (DAST) unique solution that makes two high-quality testing security techniques called Fuzzing and Web Scanning. What is fuzzing and web scanning: Fuzzing […]
Hello folks, I would like to share with you a great opportunity today. To celebrate their 10th anniversary and SysAdmin Day 2019, Altaro is giving SysAdmins and IT professionals the opportunity to share their best […]
Introduction Last week, Microsoft announced a new Azure service, called Azure Data Share which is in public preview as of writing this article. The common data sharing solutions today such as file transfer protocol (FTP) […]
Introduction When considering a migration from on-premises to Azure, there are several stages you should consider. The first stage, assessment, is key to the success of your migration. You need to have a good understanding […]
In this post, I will outline how you can copy a custom VHD image from one Azure subscription to another Azure subscription. For more information on how to Prepare a Windows VHD or VHDX to […]
Security is a major concern for IT administrators and if you’re responsible for important workloads hosted in Azure, you need to know your security is as tight as possible. In this free webinar, presented by […]
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), […]
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 from Microsoft to inform me I […]
Introduction The most frequent attack that we see today is attack on RDP/SSH management port (the brute force attack), and Microsoft provides you with capability that you don’t need to have these ports open even […]
Introduction Information security is the protection of information from a wide range of threats in order to ensure business continuity, minimize business risk, and maximize return on investments and business opportunities. Business continuity management is […]
Introduction SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a network protocol used for secure file transfer over a secure shell. FTP/SFTP is still very common protocols used by many customers in several industries. Microsoft does not […]
Introduction With the introduction of Augmented rules for Network Security Groups (NSGs) in Azure, you can define larger, more complex network security policies with fewer rules. Multiple ports, multiple explicit IP addresses, service tags, and […]
Introduction A couple of days ago, we got the info about a new RDP vulnerability, known as RDP BlueKeep which can allow remote access to a virtual machine running RDP without NLA (Network Level Authentication) […]
If you use vSphere on a daily basis, then this a webinar you simply cannot miss! Automation is key to maximizing the potential of vSphere, especially if you’re managing multiple systems and want to achieve […]
Introduction Azure File Sync can help you centralize your files in Azure and then install a sync agent on Windows Server whether it’s on-premises or in Azure (IaaS VM) to provide fast local access to […]
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