Audit server settings with Azure Policy Guest Configuration https://ift.tt/30q3QIp In my last blog post on Azure Governance, I wrote about how you can use Azure Policy to keep control of your Azure environment. In this blog post, I will show you how you can extend Azure Policy to the guest operating system of Azure virtual […]
Why Infrastructure as Code (IaC) ? https://ift.tt/3exStGP Infrastructure as Code (IaC) allows you to remove inconsistencies in your deployments and environments allowing you to increase Productivity and deploy faster along with reducing the fear that something will go wrong in your Production environment – it gives you the freedom to make changes without fear! No […]
Step by Step Manage Windows Server in Azure with Windows Admin Center #servermgmt #winserv #MSIgnite #WindowsAdminCenter #Azure #AzOps https://ift.tt/3v5hVJf During Microsoft Ignite there was a lot on news about Windows Admin Center the latest build 2103 is now GA http://aka.ms/wacdownload I’m a big fan of #WAC already wrote a couple of blog items about the […]
Adding Office 365 License via PowerShell https://ift.tt/38nYtOf Assigning Office 365 license via powershell is need of the hour if the tenant doesn’t have p1 license and you got to apply them manually. the only easy way is use powershell for bulk license assignment. Also its useful to upgrade or renew different licensing. Connect-AzureAD if you […]
Hafnium and Exchange mitigation and remediation https://ift.tt/3kSKS6L Last week Microsoft discovered a zero-day vulnerability for Exchange (which was initially detected by security companies last January) and an urgent patch was released. Unfortunately this patch is only available for recent versions of Exchange 2019 and Exchange 2016 and the last version of Exchange 2013. If you […]
Hybrid Exchange in Azure: Notes from the field https://ift.tt/3eiQsOA Having an Exchange Hybrid Management server is still an official requirement from Microsoft to support organizations using Exchange Online with identities managed by the on-prem Active directory. So, if you are moving your entire “legacy” datacenter to Azure, it means having your Hybrid Exchange in Azure […]
MBAM Server Migration To Microsoft Endpoint Manager https://ift.tt/3kUiLnD Dear IT Pros, Today we discuss about MBAM’s Bitlocker data migration to MEM Microsoft provides a range of flexible BitLocker management alternatives to meet organization’s needs, as follows: Cloud-based BitLocker management using Microsoft Endpoint Manager. On-premises BitLocker management using System Center Configuration Manager Microsoft BitLocker Administration […]
Windows Server 2022: Deeper integration with Azure, improved container support, and more boot and protocol security https://ift.tt/3kXiosv When announcing the initial preview of Windows Server 2022 half a year ago, Microsoft gave some information about minor innovations in the next OS version. During Ignite, the vendor mentioned various security features as well as extended support […]
Test ARM templates with What-If in a pipeline https://ift.tt/2MZaOB8 When What-If was still in preview, I wrote a post about all the functionality it offers. It is still something I use daily to see what would be deployed before I actually deploy it. I also wrote a post before about how you can test ARM […]
Extended Detection and Response (XDR) https://ift.tt/30xrLWB XDR is an alternative to the reactive endpoint solutions that provide only single-layered visibility over specific points. Though these layer-specific solutions are quite effective, they deliver a large volume of alerts that require a considerable amount of time in their investigation, response, and management. XDR is a solution environment […]
