Quick Bites: The blog discusses the importance of updating and patching Windows Hyper-V hosts and clusters for stability and security It highlights tools like Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Cluster Aware Updating (CAU), and PowerShell for managing updates effectively Administrators can control update timing, test [...]
Quick Bites: Guest clustering in Hyper-V enables the creation of highly available environments for critical applications by allowing virtual machines to form clusters This blog outlines the steps to create a Hyper-V guest cluster, covering the setup of host virtual machines, configuration of shared storage [...]
One of the skills and technical proficiencies of Azure administrators is managing storage. Azure storage can be managed by a number of ways, including from the Azure portal. However, there are a couple of tools that can be used to manage Azure Storage - Azure [...]
Encryption is one of the basic security mechanisms that can help protect your data from falling into the wrong hands. The Azure storage service offers built-in encryption as part of your Azure storage account. Let's take a look at this AZ-104 configure storage account encryption [...]
When managing Microsoft Entra ID, performing bulk updates allows admins to carry out tasks across many objects much more quickly than updating these one by one. Note that Microsoft has recently gone through a rebranding of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. As part [...]
There are many great ways in Azure to protect your data and ensure it is available. One way you can protect your data and make sure it is highly available and accessible is using object replication for your blob storage. Object replication is also covered [...]
Microsoft Azure's storage solutions offer ways to safeguard your data against loss and providing high availability. Let's take a look at configuring storage redundancy within Azure which is an important topic for production and those preparing for the AZ-104 exam. Azure Storage account brief overview [...]
As we look at the AZ-104 exam and prepare with a thorough understanding of the concepts, it is important to understand identity-based access for Azure Files. You can leverage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory, a.k.a Azure AD) or even on-premises Active Directory Domain Services [...]
Quick Bites: There is a growing need in modern IT environments for a centralized solution to efficiently configure and manage endpoints This blog provides an overview of Microsoft Endpoint Manager, a unified platform for managing all endpoints, integrating services like Microsoft Intune and Configuration Manager [...]
There is no shortage of ways to access and setup access to your data in Microsoft Azure. Understanding these various methods is key to providing efficient and secure access. One of the means of accessing Azure storage are the Azure Storage Access Keys. In this [...]
