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CIS Tech Community-Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (June 2022)

BrandonWilson on Jun 30 2022 12:00 AM
Welcome to the June 2022 Check This Out! (CTO!) guide: Helping you to expand your horizons!
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VM Backup Tiering with Azure Automation

fbinotto on Jun 26 2022 10:00 AM
Use new enhanced backup policies with Azure Automation and tags to create backup tiers based on your RPO requirements.
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Understanding Reprovision & Point-in-Time Restore in Windows 365

ModernWorkRick on Jun 20 2022 07:40 AM
Wondering the impact and possible uses cases for reprovisioning and Point-in-time restore? Let's take a look at understa...
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Azure DDoS Protection Standard Costs Estimation

hspinto on Jun 13 2022 12:00 AM
If you are considering the activation of Azure DDoS Protection Standard – a great solution to better protect your Azure ...
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Reconcile Tag Names Across Azure

Anthony_W on Jun 06 2022 12:16 AM
During a recent cost optimization workshop with a customer, they mentioned that although they had some tagging policies ...
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Update Management for Windows on a Windows 365 Cloud PC

ModernWorkRick on May 31 2022 07:22 PM
A look at understanding update management for Windows on a Windows 365 Cloud PC
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To AAD Join or Not … That is the Question

Michael Hildebrand on May 27 2022 05:50 AM
Some discussion around Hybrid Join vs native AAD Join for Windows PCs as we go further on the journey of endpoint modern...
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Semi-Automate ConfigMgr Firewall Settings

jonasoh on May 23 2022 02:29 AM
If you are looking for a way to further strengthen your ConfigMgr security posture, this article might be helpful.
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Azure Monitor: Expanding the Out-of-the-Box Observability for your IT Infrastructure

Bruno Gabrielli on May 16 2022 12:00 AM
How many times have you found yourself in the need of monitoring a custom KPI? How many times did you need to react to a...
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Introduction to Network Trace Analysis Part 0: Laying the Groundwork

WillAftring on May 09 2022 12:00 AM
Nearly all modern applications use the network to some degree and knowing how your specific technology interacts with th...
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Passwordless RDP with Windows Hello for Business

parobinson on May 04 2022 03:36 PM
Get a Passwordless RDP experience and admin consoles using Windows Hello for Business with dual enrollment
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Removing Duplicate Device Objects from Configuration Manager with PowerShell

Chris Vetter on Apr 25 2022 04:25 PM
Learn how to remove duplicate objects from you Configuration Manager environment easily and quicky with a little PowerSh...
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Move Azure VM to a New Virtual Network Subnet Using Terraform

wernerrall on Apr 18 2022 12:00 AM
Sometimes you create a server in Azure and only find out afterwards you need to change the Virtual Network is resides in...
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Configure IE Mode in Edge with Microsoft Endpoint (Intune)

rlpcarvalho on Apr 11 2022 12:00 AM
With the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement announced for next June 15, 2022, many customers started asking for...
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A Starting Point for Monitoring Azure

edzonca on Apr 04 2022 01:00 AM
A little journey on the three pillars of Monitoring Azure!
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A Light Overview of Microsoft Security Products

Alan La Pietra on Mar 29 2022 01:13 AM
Short summarization about Defender products, how they work and what they are used for, and where you can find more infor...
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When Is True Not Equal To True?

PaulHarrison on Mar 21 2022 06:51 AM
An investigation of homoglyphs, their impact on code, and how to detect them.
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Seamless Onboarding Cloud Native Win10 PCs to MDE Using MEM

absharan on Mar 14 2022 08:33 AM
This blog will help you understand step-by-step process for onboarding cloud native Win10 PCs to Microsoft Defender for ...
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Defender Definition Updates with MECM - Part 1 - Learnings from the Field

Stefan Röll on Mar 07 2022 01:48 AM
Defender Updates are getting updated multiple times per day. If you have a lot of Distribution Points, slow links or oth...
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Quickly Estimate Replication Time for Azure Migrate Virtual Machines

wernerrall on Feb 28 2022 09:00 AM
When you need to migrate servers to the cloud, estimating transfer time can be difficult. There is a formula we can use ...
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Secrets from the Deep – The DNS Analytical Log – Part 5

EJansen on Feb 21 2022 12:04 AM
Eric Jansen here to discuss the seemingly mysterious, but extremely useful DNS Analytical Log. In Part 5 of this series,...
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How to Find Azure Resources with Public IP Addresses

wernerrall on Feb 13 2022 11:00 PM
Creating Resources in Azure is so simple for IT teams these days but finding all the public endpoints that could be visi...
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Private AKS and ACR Using Private Endpoint – Part 2/2

HoussemDellai on Feb 06 2022 03:33 AM
To add security to their environments, customers uses private AKS and ACR. They leverage Azure Private Endpoint to secur...
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Private AKS and ACR Using Private Endpoint – Part 1/2

HoussemDellai on Jan 30 2022 04:33 AM
To add security to their environments, customers uses private AKS and ACR. They leverage Azure Private Endpoint to secur...
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Azure Identities and Roles Governance Dashboard At Your Fingertips

hspinto on Jan 24 2022 12:00 AM
I am writing about Azure Identities and Roles and how the Azure Optimization Engine can help you gain better visibility ...
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Windows 10 or Windows 11 GPO ADMX - Which One To Use For Your Central Store?

hewagen on Jan 16 2022 11:08 PM
Windows 10 and Windows 11 use different Administrative Templates for their Group Policy Objects. In you on-premise Activ...
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Azure Monitor: Audit Your Azure and Non-Azure SQL Server

Bruno Gabrielli on Jan 10 2022 12:00 AM
Most of you probably know that SQL Server is capable of auditing security related information, such as access to a given...
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How to Remote Assist Autopilot Deployments with Quick Assist

rlpcarvalho on Jan 03 2022 12:00 AM
How many times do we need to support remote users when they are installing a Windows 10/11 computer with Autopilot? Prob...
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Recurring Active Directory Checks

PaulHarrison on Dec 28 2021 10:38 AM
Check your Active Directory environment for common mistakes automatically.
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Azure Update Management (Log Analytics Agents & Automation Accounts)

wernerrall on Dec 19 2021 11:00 PM
Start patching servers as soon as possible using a single Update Management Solution deployed on a single Log Analytics ...

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in Microsoft 365 Password Expiration Notification Email Solution for On-Premises AD Accounts on Jun 30 2022 11:45 AM
While running '[System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::new( "SendEmailCred", (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $cred -AsPlainText -Force) ) | Export-Clixml -Path C:\temp\test.ps1.credential Method invocation failed because [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] does not contain a method name...
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in How to Remote Assist Autopilot Deployments with Quick Assist on Jun 29 2022 08:43 AM
Hi @NJE_Earnest Thank you for the feedback. Unfortunately, I haven't found any workaround yet. At this point we cannot open Store App (start ms-windows-store:) In the meanwhile, I will update the article with this information. If your machine is already registered in Intune, you may try with Intune ...
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in Failed Login Report Using Log Analytics and Logic Apps on Jun 28 2022 03:57 PM
Hi Brandon, thanks for this great writeup. How do you handle failed case? I can understand that in your scenario, you are pulling some data using Kusto query and then triggering an email. What if due to some reason query itself failed? In that case, email will not get trigger. Am I right? How to let...
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in Configuration Manager Peer Cache: Custom Reporting Examples on Jun 28 2022 01:04 PM
Excellent Article Seth !! This will definitely save lot of time and effort finding out the Peer Cache source in any large and complex environments.Thanks Much!!
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