Experiencing Slow File Recall with Azure File Sync When Cloud Tiering is Enabled
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 a sync agent…
How To Calculate The File Share Snapshots Size for an Azure Storage Account
In this quick blog post, we will share with you how to find the file share snapshot-size for your Azure file share so you can calculate the storage and price…
How To Convert Azure File Sync From Standard File Share To Premium File Share
Introduction Azure File Sync helps you save on storage capacity by centralizing your files in Azure and then install a sync agent on Windows Server on-premises or in Azure (IaaS…
Monitor Azure Stack HCI Health with Azure Monitor and Windows Admin Center
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…
Reflecting on 2019… 500 Blog Posts… Goodbye 2019 and Welcome 2020! #HappyNewYear
Introduction As we end another year and prepare for 2020 to start… With a humble and wide-open heart–thank you for following, sharing, and modeling my work (whether via my blog…
How To Disable Automatic Checkpoints on Windows 10 Hyper-V For New VMs
Introduction Starting with Windows 10 insider build 16179 and later, the Hyper-V Team introduced a new feature targeting Windows 10 (desktop only) to use automatic checkpoint by default when you…
How To Automate File Restore From Azure File Share Snapshot
In this article, we will share with you how to automate the restore process of a file from an Azure file share snapshot using PowerShell and Azure CLI. Introduction Azure…
How to Set Dynamic MAC Address On a Hyper-V VM with PowerShell
Introduction Since Hyper-V’s inception back in 2008, you can configure a virtual machine to use a dynamic or a static MAC address for any given virtual network adapter. Hyper-V by default…
Passed Exam AZ-400: Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
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Set Up Azure File Sync in Windows Admin Center Version 1910
In this blog post, we will show you how to set up Azure File Sync in Windows Admin Center using the new AFS extension. Introduction Windows Admin Center (WAC) is…
How To Change ‘DPM_SQL_Protect’ Folder To Another Volume
In this article, we will show you how to change the DPM_SQL_PROTECT folder location to another volume with more available free space to avoid backup jobs from failing. This is…
How to Run Azure Cloud Shell in Microsoft Teams #Azure #CloudShell
Microsoft Teams is a hub for teamwork in Office 365, where you keep all your team’s chats, meetings, files, and apps together in one place. In this guide, we will…