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Prepare for Cloud Service Disaster Recovery - Export Key M365 Services Configurations

Michael Hildebrand on Sep 30 2022 10:03 AM
When disaster strikes an IT infrastructure, be it an accident or maliciousness, a bit of preparation can go a long way t...
2,015

How To Determine What Devices Are Connecting To a Storage Account

AndrewCoughlin on Sep 26 2022 12:00 AM
Have you ever wondered how to determine if any devices are still using a storage account blob, file, table, or queues? I...
3,329

Create Azure Service Health Alerts for All Resource Groups

wernerrall on Sep 19 2022 01:16 AM
Create Azure Service Healths for All Resources in Resource Groups and email Contributors/Owners.
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Azure Enterprise Policy as Code – A New Approach

Anthony_W on Sep 12 2022 01:04 AM
We work closely with customers using Azure Policy and have seen many different methods of deploying and maintaining it, ...
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Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (August 2022)

BrandonWilson on Sep 09 2022 02:17 PM
Welcome to the August 2022 Check This Out! (CTO!) guide: Helping you to expand your horizons!
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Fun with Azure VPN

fbinotto on Sep 06 2022 04:09 PM
Connect your lab with your internet devices and learn a lot about Azure VPN.
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Upgrading AKS Using REST API

varghesejoji on Sep 01 2022 11:19 AM
This blog covers the usage of Azure REST APIs to test upgrade options on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
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Domain Join a Storage Account Leveraging Azure Automation

DarrenTurchiarelli on Aug 29 2022 04:24 PM
Are you looking to take the next step in your cloud journey and pivot away from managing file servers? Why not look at A...
2,632

Q: Who is adding a bunch of DNS records to my environment?

PaulHarrison on Aug 25 2022 02:00 AM
A: Everyone wants to go back in time to enable auditing before an incident has happened, but in this case, we can do som...
2,551

Right Size/Recommend Azure SQL Managed Instance

wernerrall on Aug 22 2022 12:35 AM
Do you need to understand if you are using the correct size of Azure SQL Managed Instance? Have your business needs chan...
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Modernizing Endpoint Management – Encryption – Part 2

PaddyDamodharan on Aug 15 2022 12:00 AM
Part 2 - Use Intune to backup & recover Bitlocker keys for Co-managed clients.
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Modernizing Endpoint Management – Encryption - Part 1

PaddyDamodharan on Aug 08 2022 12:00 AM
Part 1 - Use Intune to recover Bitlocker keys for ConfigMgr managed clients (Tenant attached).
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CIS Tech Community-Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (July 2022)

BrandonWilson on Aug 04 2022 08:12 AM
Welcome to the July 2022 Check This Out! (CTO!) guide: Helping you to expand your horizons!
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The RC4 Removal Files Part 3 – The “Everything Else” Of It

Joel Vickery on Aug 01 2022 08:33 PM
Its the end of the road for RC4 and this blog post describes how to put the final nail in the RC4 coffin.
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Accessing Key Vault from Another Subscription Over Private Endpoint

AndrewCoughlin on Jul 25 2022 12:00 AM
In this blog I will walk through the process of using a managed identity and access an Azure Key Vault from another subs...
3,168

Introduction to Network Trace Analysis Part 1: Asking Questions and Collecting Data

WillAftring on Jul 18 2022 07:55 AM
Today’s post will be a bit shorter but will cover how we collect network traces and what information we need to make use...
3,048

Deprovisioning Cloud PCs in Windows 365

JakeStoker on Jul 14 2022 12:00 AM
Bringing Cloud PCs into the world is different from a typical VM or physical device, taking them out of the world is dif...
3,514

Bicep for Terraform Engineers

fbinotto on Jul 10 2022 02:00 AM
Get to know how Bicep compares with Terraform in a nice and short article.
3,122

Accessing Key Vault from Another Subscription Over Public Endpoint

AndrewCoughlin on Jul 04 2022 12:00 AM
In this blog I will walk through the process of using a managed identity and access an Azure Key Vault from another subs...
2,160

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!
3,266

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.
2,586

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 ...
3,476

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 ...
4,648

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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in Windows 10 or Windows 11 GPO ADMX - Which One To Use For Your Central Store? on Sep 30 2022 12:04 AM
I haven't heard anything from the PG till now. Going to wait until Win 10 22H2 RTMs, to do another comparison between the templates.
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Kalimanne J
in Windows 10 or Windows 11 GPO ADMX - Which One To Use For Your Central Store? on Sep 29 2022 10:19 AM
I see that Windows 11 22H2 ADMX templates have been available for some time.Is this issue solved with the Windows 11 22H2 templates or is the same incompatibility issue going to happen again when the Windows 10 22H2 ADMX templates are released?
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ComputerClues
in Use Azure Logic Apps to Notify of Pending AAD Application Client Secrets and Certificate Expirations on Sep 28 2022 09:00 AM
@AchabNoScope720frag @Russ Rimmerman Achab, I was able to submit a ticket to microsoft for this issue and get it working. It's not very clear in the instructions, but you have to use actual values for the client-id, tenant-id, and client-secret: Resolution: For tenant-id, we used the Tenant ID under...
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AchabNoScope720frag
in Use Azure Logic Apps to Notify of Pending AAD Application Client Secrets and Certificate Expirations on Sep 27 2022 07:16 AM
@ComputerClues I had the same problem, but it was because of wrong tenant-id I put into keyVault.
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hspinto
in Augmenting Azure Advisor Cost Recommendations for Automated Continuous Optimization – Part 1 on Sep 27 2022 07:06 AM
@akumar1979, you must first ensure all Az modules are installed in the Hybrid Worker machine, including Az.OperationalInsights and Az.ResourceGraph. Then, you'll need to reschedule all the runbooks that will interact with the Private Endpoint so that they run on the hybrid worker. If the PE is enabl...
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