Azure File Sync is currently in preview and is going to BIG. It’s backed by the already established Azure Files and is a big deal for all the SMB players in the market and even enterprise! It’s so easy to setup, works without thinking about it and it takes automatic snapshots of your on-prem data without you even lifting a finger! Here’s how to set it up: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-sync-files-deployment-guide And here’s a video I did on what it looks like:
Azure News 2017 – Week 42
We talk about the new Azure Files Sync along with all the latest Microsoft Cloud news with Office 365 and Azure on the latest Need to Know podcast episode 167. Azure SQL managed instance Instance-level functionality or isolation requirements where customers who have made deep investments in instance-level SQL Server capabilities (e.g. SQL CLR integration, SQL Server Agent, cross database querying, etc.) expect similar capabilities in Azure SQL Database. Now there’s a private preview of a new deployment option for Azure SQL Database called Managed Instance. Managed Instance offers near 100% SQL Server compatibility with the benefits of PaaS (platform as a service)!…
Azure News 2017 – Week 40
All the latest Ignite 2017 Announcements plus heaps more on the latest Need to Know podcast. Keep up to date with all the latest Azure announcements, what in and out of preview – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/roadmap Microsoft have invested over $15 billion in building our global cloud infrastructure since they opened their first datacenter in 1989. Azure Compute Announcements – Ignite 2017 In Preview Virtual network service endpoints for Azure Storage and SQL Database are currently in Public preview. You can now secure Azure Storage and Azure SQL Database endpoints to only your virtual networks, by using virtual network service endpoints….
Azure JSON custom VHD to VM
I had a customer the other week who had a Hyper-V environment and wanted to move to Azure, however they had Windows Server 2012 (non R2) which Azure Site Recovery doesn’t support. They had to start the procedures to move VMs manually to Azure. So I made up a JSON template which they can use to help move their VM workloads to Azure. All they need to do is to start the beginning phases on-prem themselves to prepare the disks. They need to convert their VHDX disks to VHD using Convert-VHD. Convert-VHD –Path c:\test\MY-VM.vhdx –DestinationPath c:\test\MY-NEW-VM.vhd -VHDType Fixed Follow the…
Azure News 2017 – Week 38
AAD Managed Service Identity, B-Series burstable VMs & Web App for Containers and Azure App Service on Linux are all part of Azure News this week playing catch-up from the last two weeks, bundled in together through here. All on the Need to Know podcast. Introducing Azure AD Managed Service Identity A common challenge in cloud development is managing the credentials used to authenticate to cloud services and keeping credentials out of code, but not anymore, Azure Active Directory Managed Service Identity (MSI) preview helps. MSI gives your code an automatically managed identity for authentication to Azure services, so that…
Upload PFX Cert to Azure Key Vault
When was the last time you tried to upload a certificate to the Azure Key Vault? At the time of writing, you can’t from the portal. Good news, you can using PowerShell. Below will guide you how to upload a private key certificate to Azure Key Vault: This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters Show hidden characters ### Log into Azure Add-AzureRmAccount $Subscription = (Get-AzureRmSubscription | Out-GridView –Title "Choose…
Azure News 2017 – Week 35
AD Domain Services for ARM based vNets, Dynamic Group Membership for Azure AD, new Azure SQL standard tiers and new Azure portal changes all in the latest Need to Know podcast. Azure AD domain services for ARM based vNets You may remember back in July we announced the public preview of Azure AD Domain Services in the new Azure portal where you can now create new managed AD domains and perform administrative tasks like configuring secure LDAP. Now there is the public preview of Azure AD Domain Services support for virtual networks created using Azure Resource Manager. You can now create…
Azure News 2017 – Week 33
Two new Azure Regions in Australia, Azure Event Grid and Microsoft aquires Cycle Computing in Azure News as heard on the latest Need to Know podcast, episode 161. Two new Azure regions announced for Australia Canberra Data Centres Now 42 Azure regions announced, thanks to a partnership in Canberra with Canberra Data Centres. The Canberra Data Centres: currently support more than 40 federal government departments and agencies, the ACT Government, and we are now supporting a number of managed service providers and smaller cloud service providers delivering to government their first 6 Megawatt data centre, designed to serve the needs of the…
Azure News 2017 – Week 32
Azure news below from the latest Need to Know podcast, episode 160. Announcing the new and improved Azure Log Analytics The Azure Log Analytics service is rolling out an upgrade to existing customers – offering powerful search, smart analytics and even deeper insights. This upgrade provides an interactive query language and an advanced analytics portal, powered by a highly scalable data store resembling Azure Application Insights. This creates a consistent monitoring experience for IT operations and developers. It is the biggest upgrade since its launch, this new and improved Azure Log Analytics brings you a simple yet very powerful query…
Azure News 2017 – Week 31
Azure Connectivity Check, Azure ISO certifications, Azure Container Instances, Accelerated Networking, App Service Domains and more on the latest edition of the Need to Know podcast. Wow, it’s week 31 already, where is time going, time is getting away from us. The Networking Watcher team is excited to announce connectivity check in Public preview! You can now use Network Watcher to test a direct TCP connection from a virtual machine, to a: virtual machine FQDN URI IPv4 address. Complex networking configurations can make troubleshooting connectivity problems challenging. With Network Watcher Connectivity Check, we help you reduce the amount of time…
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