One of the great things about the Microsoft toolbox is all the ways you can use different tools to save you time. Automation is a great thing and the more we use it, the less we have to do the little mundane tasks. We all find ourselves doing these things. Let's take a look at …
Once we start running workloads in Azure, there will always be the question of security. Azure provides methods for the customer to manage security on the vNets and other resources. By default VM’s when created are locked down to block all incoming traffic. Let’s look at how this is done. Network security groups Virtual networks …
Welcome back to the rabbit hole! Today we are looking at how networking is handled in Azure. Come join me as we explain how traffic is flowing. https://youtu.be/1vtw8JoI458 Check out the documentation from the video Routing preference in Azure | Microsoft DocsAzure Virtual Network peering | Microsoft DocsMicrosoft global network - Azure | Microsoft DocsDiagram …
Virtual networks are one of those things we just have to have. Come take a look as we do a quick walkthrough on how to create a virtual network in Azure. https://youtu.be/_hEn9fIsEjI
Why are we looking at cloud computing? What makes it the go to model for IT departments? Come join us for a video to dive into the why behind Cloud Computing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6_BL-wvOW4&t=678s
Since we have seen a massive change in the number of people that are working remotely in today's world, let's look at how we are going to deal with that. Since Covid-19 has pushed more and more people into a remote working situation a lot of companies have had to scramble to find a way …
Microsoft has really changed the way we do business with some of the services available in Azure. I am in the Azure platform more than is probably healthy, but with that, I start to connect some of the services with tasks that I see done all the time. The power platform available on Azure really …
One of the most overlooked features in Office 365 seems to be Advanced Threat Protection. I am often confronted with environments that have it and do not use it or do not see the value in having it. This gets changed very quickly when something happens that could have been prevented with ATP. I think our …
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Now that we have gone through the due diligence and planned out our Azure files deployment, we can get started on the deployment phase. Before we do that, let’s summarize what we are going to do 1. Setup Azure files (SMB) to replace an existing file server Sounds simple but remember we have already gone through …
Group Policy Object’s or GPO’s are a great way to control what can or cannot happen on a computer. They are really designed for an active directory environment. Although, there are local policies you can use if you are on a workgroup. They must be set on each machine though. For our purposes here we …
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