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Getting Started with Azure AD App Proxy
Azure AD Application Proxy provides a simple, secure, and cost-effective way for remote access to on-premises websites and web-based applications. This video starts with an overview of how App Proxy...
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Announcing Windows 365!
Microsoft announced Windows 365 this week at Inspire. With this announcement comes a new way to deliver remote desktops as a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform built on Azure Virtual Desktop and...
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Azure Virtual Machine, Gen 1 or Gen 2?
Ever wonder why there are two virtual hardware versions for Azure VM’s, Generation 1 and Generation 2? This video goes over the difference between them and when to us one over the other. It goes on...
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Windows 365 Enterprise: Requirements and Walkthrough
This post and video we cover requirements and an overview of how to configure and provision a Cloud PC with Windows 365 Enterprise. Licensing We will start with licensing. There are two versions of...
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Schedule On-Demand Azure File Share Snapshots with an Azure Function
Azure Recovery Vault policies can only schedule one back a day. This may not be frequently enough for some organizations. On-demand backups can be initiated with PowerShell. In this video, we use...
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Don’t Use Azure AD Domain Services to Replace Windows Domain Controllers
I’ve been sitting on this topic for a while. I typically like to pass along information that helps people better understand Azure and other Microsoft products absent of my option. However, this post...
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Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on External Guest Azure AD Accounts
In this video, we go over what a Business to Business (B2) external Azure AD account is and how to enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on guest accounts with a Condition Access Policy. The demo...
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Hybrid Azure AD Join: The device object by the given ID is not found
I worked on an Azure Active Directory lab for Hybrid Azure AD Join today and ran into a problem. The lab is a new deployment, single Windows Server 2019 Domain Controller running the 2.x version of...
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MFA Without the Authenticator App for Azure AD and Microsoft 365
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds an important layer of security to Azure AD or Microsoft 365 accounts. For many, the Microsoft Authenticator app provides the needed second-factor for MFA. But...
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New Course: Hybrid Identity with Windows AD and Azure AD
I am excited to announce my new course, Hybrid Identity with Windows AD and Azure AD on Udemy.com. This course is all about synchronize your on-premises identities from Windows AD to Azure AD to...
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SMB Multichannel with Azure File Shares
Azure File Shares Premium support SMB multichannel, a way to improve throughput for applications and services. This video goes over what it is and how it works. It also goes over performance,...
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Azure Virtual Desktop; “The sign-in method you’re using isn’t allowed”
Azure Virtual Desktop now has the option to join session hosts to Azure AD in addition to Windows AD and Azure AD Domain Services. I got the error message below while logging in. “The sign-in method...
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Azure AD Connect Sync Staging Mode
Azure AD Connect Sync staging mode provides high availability for AD Connect by creating a hot-standby server that can take over synchronization in the event the primary AD Connect becomes...
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Install Windows 11 on a Virtual Machine with Windows Hello!
In this video, we use Windows Hello facial recognition to log into a Windows 11 VM running in VMware Workstation. VMWare Workstation Pro provides USB passthrough, allowing us to use the USB ports on...
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Passwordless Authentication with Azure AD and FIDO2 Security Keys and Yubikey...
FIDO2 Security Keys are an inexpensive alternative to the Microsoft Authenticator App. In this video, we walk through configuring passwordless authentication in Azure AD, then we on-board a user and...
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Autoscale with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Scaling Plans
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) now has an integrated session host scaling solution built into the portal. This video goes over how to configure the custom role required for autoscale, then create a...
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Getting started with Terraform and Azure: Overview and Setup
If you landed here, I assume you know what Terraform is and why to use it. If that’s not the case, check out the monolog on my video below that covers those topics. This post, however, is dedicated...
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Terraform Workflow with Azure: Write, Plan and Apply
This post is the second part of a multi-part blog post and video on Terraform with Azure. The previous video located here went over configuring an environment for Terraform and Azure. This post...
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Input Variables with Terraform and Azure
Variables allow us to easily modify terraform configurations with minimal changes to the code. Variables are an essential part of making reusable code across multiple deployments or environments. In...
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Modules and Outputs with Terraform and Azure
Modules and outputs are two important concepts for creating quality, reusable Terraform code. This post and accompanying video put those concepts into practice. This is a lengthy subject, so grab a...
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