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2019

How to map a Network Drive to an Azure File Share
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Azure PowerShell cmdkey Connect-AzAccount ConvertTo-SecureString
In a previous post, I explained how to create an Azure file share. Today, I want to show you how to connect and mount an Azure file share with Azure PowerShell.
Passed Microsoft Exam MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
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Certification Certifications Microsoft Microsoft 365
This week I took - and passed - the Microsoft exam MS-900: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals. This is my last certification badge for this year, but I have already planned the exams that I will take next year.
Passed Microsoft Exam 70-537 Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack
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Azure Stack Certification Certifications Microsoft
Yesterday, I passed the Microsoft 70-537 exam: Configuring and operating a hybrid cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack. This exam will be retired soon, but I had a particular interest in validating my knowledge on this topic.
How to Create an Azure File Share
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AZ Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell
Azure File Service offers managed file shares in the cloud accessible via the standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. This allows you to create one or more files shared in the cloud and use the share as a normal Windows file server.
How to Collect Information from Domain Controllers
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Active Directory dcdiag.exe Get-ADDomain Get-ADDomainController
Recently I have needed to collect information from domain controllers to generate a pre-migration report. To perform this task, I used different tools available on Windows Server. Today, in this post, I will show you how to collect information from domain controllers using a PowerShell script and command-line tools such as DCDIAG and NLTEST.
How to generate an Azure VM RDP file
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Connect-AzAccount Get-AzRemoteDesktopFile Get-AzSubscription Get-AzVM
Hi everyone, today I want to show you how to generate an Azure VM RDP file, either for a single virtual machine or for all the VMs in a resource group.
Windows 10: Turn Off Microsoft Consumer Experiences
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GPO Microsoft Microsoft Windows Registry
Windows 10 automatically installs some games, third-party apps and application links from the Windows Store for the signed-in user. In this post, I want to show how to prevent them from being installed, enabling the Group Policy setting: Turn Off Microsoft Consumer Experiences, using the group policy editor or the registry editor.
Azure Disks Performance Tests: Ultra Disks compared
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DiskSpd Microsoft Microsoft Azure Storage
In a previous post, I showed you how to implement the new Azure Ultra Disks. Today, I want to show you how fast they really are by running performance tests and comparing them with the other disks available in Azure.
How to relocate Hyper-V VM files to another location
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Microsoft Microsoft Windows Move-VMStorage Storage
Either because your storage device begins to run out of space, or you simply need to reorganize the files of your virtual machines it is often necessary to move the storage of our virtual machines to a new location.
MCSE – Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Productivity
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Certification Certifications MCSE Microsoft
Last Monday, I passed the Microsoft 70-339 exam: Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016. And finally, I can call myself an expert in Microsoft® certified solutions: Productivity. This is my fourth certification of MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solution Expert).
Passed Microsoft Exam 70-339 Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
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Certification Certifications Microsoft Office 365
Today, I passed the Microsoft exam 70-339: Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016. This test validates your skills and knowledge necessary to install, configure, implement, and manage SharePoint 2016 installations in a data center and the cloud.
How to move Azure Resources to another Resource Group
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Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzResource Get-AzResourceGroup
In many cases, it is necessary to reorganize and move Azure resources to other Resource Groups. Today, I want to show you how to move an Azure Resource to another Resource Group using Azure PowerShell.
How to implement Azure Ultra Disks
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Add-AzVMDataDisk Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzComputeResourceSku
Recently, Microsoft announced the general availability of Microsoft Azure Ultra Disks. These new managed disks offer incredible performance with a latency of less than milliseconds, ideal for use on Azure VMs running mission-critical workloads.
How to deploy Azure VMs with Ephemeral OS disks
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Add-AzVMNetworkInterface Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzSubscription
Hi, today I want to talk to you about the Ephemeral OS disks and how to perform the deployment of virtual machines with Ephemeral OS disks using Azure PowerShell. The Ephemeral operating system disks are created in local VM virtual storage, such as temporary disks, and are not saved in Azure Remote Storage.
Active Directory Snapshots using NTDSUTIL
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Active Directory Database dsamain.exe Microsoft Microsoft Windows
In this post, I want to show you how you can use ntdsutil.exe to create snapshots of the Active Directory database and how you can use tools to examine its contents, either to compare or transfer objects without starting in Restore Mode Directory Services (DSRM)
Azure Portal App is the new way to manage all your Azure resources
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Azure Cloud Shell Azure Portal App Microsoft Microsoft Azure
The Azure Portal app is the new option available to access and manage all your Azure resources. This application has been recently published by Microsoft and is only available for Windows.
How to Collect Event and Performance Data in Log Analytics
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Connect-AzAccount Get-AzOperationalInsightsDataSource Get-AzOperationalInsightsWorkspace Get-AzSubscription
Today we continue with the Log Analytics post series. In the previous posts of this series, I showed you how to create a workspace for log analytics and how to deploy the log analytics.
How to disable weak versions of SSL/TLS Protocols on Windows Servers
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Microsoft Microsoft Windows New-Item New-ItemProperty
Hi, in this post, I want to show you how to disable the weak versions of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocols using Windows PowerShell. Surely, before disabling weak versions of SSL / TSL protocols, you will want to make sure that you can use the TLS 1.
Run Azure Resource Graph queries using Azure CLI
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Azure CLI Azure Resource Graph Microsoft Microsoft Azure
To end this series of articles about Azure Resource Graph. In this last article, I want to show you how to use this service to make inquiries and explore resources with the Azure CLI.
Run Azure Resource Graph queries using Azure PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Azure Resource Graph Connect-AzAccount Get-AzSubscription
In my last article, I showed you how to enable the Azure Resource Graph module in PowerShell and Azure CLI. Today I want to show you how to use this service to make queries and explore the resources using Azure PowerShell.