How to create a VPN between Azure and AWS using only managed solutions
What if you can establish a connection between Azure and AWS using only managed solutions instead to have to use virtual machines?This is exactly what we'll be covering on this article connecting AWS Virtual Private Gateway with the Azure VPN Gateway directly without worry to manage IaaS resources like virtual machines.Azure VPN Gateway vs. ExpressRoute - Quick comparison
TL;DR. VPN Gateway provides secured connectivity between on-premises networks or clients to Azure services inside virtual networks. The data is encrypted through a private IPsec tunnel over the public internet. The configuration is easy. Price is a combination between he chosen VPN Gateway SKU and the outbound data transfer. It's usually used for small to medium scale production workloads for cloud services and virtual machines. ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft clouds (Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365) over a private dedicated connection with the help of a connectivity provider. The data is not encrypted, but does not go over the public Internet. Configuration is more complicated and involves the third party provider as well. The price is significantly higher than the VPN Gateway, and it is a combination of the Gateway type and the outbound data transfer. It's mostly used if really needed, for enterprise-class and mission critical workloads, Backup, Big Data, Azure as a DR site etc.
Using Azure Automation to perform Azure Site Recovery post failover tasks in virtual machines
This article shows how to effectively perform post failover tasks using an Azure Automation Account and a PowerShell runbook. While this article focuses on enabling encryption at host in failed over Azure VMs, a similar approach can be used for other post failover actions.Making Searching and Curating Data Assets in Microsoft Purview easier.
Introduction. Currently, IT infrastructure stores and maintains data assets, even though IT doesn't own or use the data. There's a disconnect between how data needs to be discovered and maintained within the business, and the teams that maintain it. Without standardized procedures for data governance, data handling often relies on manual processes, leading to inefficiencies, data loss, insufficient data protection and higher operational costs. Microsoft Purview is designed to help enterprises get the most value from their existing information assets. The catalog makes data sources easily discoverable and understandable by the users who manage the data. With Purview, organizations can gain insights into data lineage, data usage, and data connections, helping them to comply with regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and others. Microsoft Purview provides a cloud-based service into which you can register data sources. During registration, the data remains in its existing location, but a copy of its metadata is added to Microsoft Purview, along with a reference to the data source location. After you register a data source, you can scan it and enrich its metadata. Discovering and understanding data sources and their use is the primary purpose of registering the sources. In this article, we describe smart features that allow you to search previously scanned data assets using natural language queries, along with automated metadata enrichment for curating these assets.
