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Anthony Bartolo on 10-10-2019 12:01 AM

After reading the previous PowerShell Basics article, some from the ITPRO community have reached out inquiring how to fo...

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Techielass on 10-07-2019 04:01 PM

Within the IT department imaging devices for end users is something that we’ve probably all had to do at some point, eit...

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Anthony Bartolo on 10-03-2019 12:01 AM

In every organization, the possibility of role changes or change of contact information can occur quite frequently. Azur...

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Pierre Roman on 09-30-2019 11:55 PM

At this point I’m sure you’re heard about Azure File Sync. If you have not, Azure File Sync (AFS) is a service that cent...

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Dishan_Francis on 09-25-2019 09:01 PM

Services Accounts are recommended to use when install application or services in infrastructure. It is dedicated account...

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thomasmaurer on 09-24-2019 12:01 AM

Let's have another look at the Azure Stack HCI Solutions and how they can help you to build a Hybrid Cloud environment.

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Anthony Bartolo on 09-19-2019 12:01 AM

Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes end users forget their passwords and lock themselves out of their Active Directory ac...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 09-17-2019 06:37 AM

Seeing your Azure resources visually can help you make better decisions on how to manage your environment, identify risk...

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Anthony Bartolo on 09-12-2019 12:01 AM

Windows 10 Administrative templates, released back in August 2015, are offered as language-neutral .admx files and langu...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 09-10-2019 04:41 AM

Keeping your resources organized, whether in the cloud or on-premises, is a critical part of managing your environment. ...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 09-05-2019 09:03 AM

Just move it to the cloud. It's simple right. However some things are easier said than done. After deciding you are movi...

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Sonia Cuff on 09-03-2019 02:00 AM

Azure has management capabilities for resources in an individual environment (tenancy), but what if you have multiple en...

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Rick Claus on 08-29-2019 12:05 AM

Rick Claus talks with Donovan Brown about a recent internal reorganization to build a team specifically pulled together ...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 08-27-2019 02:56 PM

Do you the need the ability to see what's running in your subscriptions at all times quickly? Here's the service for you...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 08-22-2019 12:30 AM

Security is hot on everyone’s mind these days. As it should be with all the recent reports of hacking and data breaches....

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Anthony Bartolo on 08-20-2019 12:01 AM

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft's fully managed multi-tenant identity and access capabilities for app ser...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 08-14-2019 10:21 PM

The support countdown clock is ticking. On January 14, 2020, support for several Microsoft products will end. That's 5 s...

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Pierre Roman on 08-13-2019 12:01 AM

I’ve been a real fan of 2 ways of managing my Azure resources: number one, the new Window Terminal (Preview) and number ...

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Phoummala Schmitt on 08-08-2019 03:18 AM

Accelerate. Speed. Velocity. Businesses need to be agile. They need to quickly adopt to new business trends or else they...

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thomasmaurer on 08-08-2019 12:01 AM

You can create a custom Hyper-V quick create VM Gallery to speed up deployments of custom Virtual Machines on Hyper-V in...

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jaydestro on 08-06-2019 12:01 AM

In my last blog post Azure Cloud Shell Tips for SysAdmins Part II - Using the Cloud Shell tools to Migrate, I use some o...

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OrinThomas on 08-01-2019 03:55 AM

Learn how to create and configure DHCP scopes, manage leases and reservations using PowerShell.

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Dishan_Francis on 07-30-2019 06:20 AM

Windows Server 2019 was available for public (GA) from early October 2018. In past i have written many articles about do...

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jaydestro on 07-25-2019 12:01 AM

In my last blog post Azure Cloud Shell Tips for SysAdmins (bash) I discussed some of the tools that the Azure Cloud Shel...

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thomasmaurer on 07-23-2019 12:05 AM

As you know the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are out of support on January 14th, 2020. Customer will n...

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jaydestro on 07-18-2019 12:01 AM

The Azure Cloud Shell is one of my favorite things about using Azure. Many of the administrative tasks that I may have h...

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thomasmaurer on 07-16-2019 12:02 AM

In AzCopy you can use Azure AD to authenticate against Azure to upload and download files from Azure Blob Storage. Check...

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Sonia Cuff on 07-11-2019 02:00 AM

Steps & PowerShell script for applying Azure Policy to a VM to check for configuration compliance.

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OrinThomas on 07-09-2019 03:46 AM

Managing local users and groups is a bit of a chore, especially on computers running the Server Core version of Windows ...

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Sonia Cuff on 07-04-2019 02:05 AM

Traditionally, administrative access to a server in Azure has required either open RDP or SSH ports, or managing a separ...

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in How to use GitHub Actions to deploy an Azure Virtual Machine on 01-23-2020

Thank you for Sharing with the community

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in Step-By-Step: Migrating The Active Directory Certificate Service From Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2019 on 01-23-2020

Hello. Is this the same for any subordinate CAs? And should the subordinates be done after the root CA? Thanks for your Article.

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in Windows Server 2008 End of Support: How to Get Extended Security Updates on 01-20-2020

My thoughts exactly @sushanthamin - that is why I always respond to questions from customers by asking for more info on the workload, what it's used for, where it's accessed and if it's a built in role to Windows Server that is critical to their operations. Each workload in your datacenter needs to ...

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in Windows Server 2008 End of Support: How to Get Extended Security Updates on 01-20-2020

Good Information. There are many customers who are at present stuck on MS Win Server 2008. Going on Cloud would be an immediate challenge considering the type of application the customer(s) might be running.

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in Windows Server 2008 End of Support - Active Directory and DNS Migration on 01-16-2020

DOH! Thanks @oohgodyeah for that catch. fixed.

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PowerShell Basics: How to Force a Full Password Sync in AzureAD Connect

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Step-By-Step: Manage file storage growth with Azure File Sync

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How does Azure Stack HCI fit into Hybrid Cloud Services?

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Azure Bastion - Access your Azure virtual servers without a public open RDP port