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Microsoft Azure

2019

Convert Azure VMs to Managed Disks using PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount ConvertTo-AzVMManagedDisk Get-AzAvailabilitySet
This post will show you how to convert a virtual machine, whether within an availability group or a single instance, from unmanaged disks (Storage Account) to disks managed using Azure PowerShell.
How to Install the Secure DevOps Kit for Azure
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AzSK Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzSKAzureServicesSecurityStatus
This quick blog post shows how to install the Secure DevOps Kit for Azure (AzSK). The Secure DevOps for Azure kit offers tools and best practices for creating and maintaining a secure architecture in the Microsoft cloud.
How to Encrypt Disks on Azure VMs using PowerShell
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Add-AzKeyVaultKey Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzADUser
In my previous post, I showed you how to create a Key Vault. Today I will show you how to use that Key Vault to store the encryption key and then encrypt the disks of your virtual machines in Azure with PowerShell.
How to create an Azure Key Vault
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Azure Key Vault Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to create different resources in Microsoft Azure. Today I will show you how to create a very important service that works as a secure secrets store: An Azure Key Vault.
How to Host a Static Website Directly on an Azure Storage Account
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Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Enable-AzStorageStaticWebsite Get-ChildItem
Today, in this post, I want to show you how to use Azure PowerShell to create a static website in Azure Storage GPv2 accounts. This interesting functionality allows us to publish a static website without any additional cost, only the storage used.
Getting Started With Azure Sphere - Part 3
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azsphere Azure Sphere IoT Microsoft
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to set up and use your Azure Sphere. In my previous article, I showed you how to set up an Azure account to use with Azure Sphere.
How to Resize Azure Managed Disks
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Azure CLI Get-AzDisk Get-AzSubscription Get-AzVM
In this post, I want to show you how to expand a managed operating system disk in an Azure virtual machine, using Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI. This tutorial assumes that you already have a Microsoft Azure account configured.
Create multiple identical VMs at once with Azure PowerShell
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Add-AzVMNetworkInterface Get-AzSubscription Login-AzAccount Microsoft
Hi, in this blog post, I want to show you a script that I used to implement several identical virtual machines at the same time with Azure PowerShell. Prerequisites> Prerequisites # This tutorial assumes that you already have a Microsoft Azure account set up and you have the PowerShell Azure module on your machine installed.
How to configure a Cloud Witness for a Failover Cluster
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Get-AzStorageAccount Get-AzStorageAccountKey Get-AzSubscription Get-ClusterQuorum
In the past week, I changed the configuration of a Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2016 that operated with a File share witness to use a Cloud Witness. In this post, I will show you how I configured a cloud witness for a failover cluster using Windows PowerShell and an Azure storage account.
Getting Started With Azure Sphere - Part 2
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azsphere Azure Sphere IoT Microsoft
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to set up and use your Azure Sphere. In my previous article, I showed you how to update the Azure Sphere OS.
How to prepare the Microsoft Exam AZ-900
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AZ-900 Certification Certifications Microsoft
In the last weeks, I have received many questions about how I prepared for Microsoft Azure Exam AZ-900. That’s why today I want to tell you in this article, the pages I consulted and the courses I have taken to prepare for the exam.
How to create an Azure Load Balancer with PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Get-AzLocation Get-AzResourceGroup Get-AzSubscription
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to create different resources in Microsoft Azure. Today I will show you how to create an essential component: an Azure Load Balancer.
Getting Started With Azure Sphere - Part 1
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azsphere Azure Sphere IoT Microsoft
The people who follow @ me on Twitter know that I received an Azure sphere about a month ago. Due to certification exams and other issues, I have not been able to play with this board before.
How to create an Azure Recovery Services Vault
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to create different resources in Microsoft Azure. Today I will show you how to create a component that every Azure subscription should have: an Azure Recovery Service vault.
Passed Microsoft Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
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AZ-900 Certification Certifications Microsoft
Yesterday I passed the Microsoft exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals. This exam is ideal to demonstrate basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. This exam measures the following skills and knowledge:
Passed Microsoft Exam AZ-102: Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Transition
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Certification Certifications Microsoft Microsoft Azure
This morning I took the exam Microsoft AZ-102 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Transition, which is a composite of two standalone exams: AZ-100 Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment and AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security.
How to create and manage custom roles using Azure PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Azure Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Azure governance Get-AzRoleDefinition
Sometimes it is necessary to create a new role to adjust it to our needs. Today, I want to show you how to create a custom role using Azure PowerShell with the JSON template.
How to use Azure Resource Locks with PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Azure Resource Locks Get-AzResourceLock Get-AzSubscription
If you want to prevent accidental deletion or changes to resources in your Azure Resource Groups, Microsoft Azure offers a great solution: Azure Resource Locks. In this post, I want to show you how to use Azure Resource Locks in Microsoft Azure using Azure PowerShell.

2018

Tag Azure Resources using Az PowerShell cmdlets
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Azure PowerShell Get-AzResource Get-AzSubscription Get-AzTag
This post, shows, how to use Azure PowerShell to add tags to an Azure Resource. Tags are metadata that you can add to an Azure resource. You can tag resources with name/value pairs to organize and group resources in your subscription.
How to install the new Azure PowerShell "Az" Module
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AZ Azure PowerShell Get-InstalledModule Install-Module
This quick blog post shows how to install the Azure Powershell Az module that replaces the AzureRM module. Before starting the module’s installation, it is important to know that Az and AzureRM modules cannot be imported in the same session or used in the same script.