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Azure Virtual Desktop: Getting started

Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) is a cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), terminal services, and remote app...
Understanding Azure service accounts

The purpose of Azure service accounts is to grant permissions to resources in Azure. There are three types of...
Azure PowerShell vs. Azure CLI

In your work in Microsoft Azure, should you focus your energies on Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, or both? This...
Use Azure Storage for backup

Because of its relatively low cost and flexibility, Azure Storage is a great target for cloud-based backup. Learn the...
Azure Data Studio vs. SQL Server Management (SSMS)

If your Windows systems administration work touches SQL Server products, you need to know when Azure Data Studio is...
PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11

If you haven't yet begun using the PowerToys tools for Windows 10 and 11 to accelerate your workflows as...
Azure Recovery Services vault: Ironing out the confusion

Microsoft Azure offers a variety of backup and disaster recovery solutions. Let Tim iron out some common confusions about...
Regex in VSCode

Learn how Visual Studio Code (VSCode) implements regular expressions (regex) to help you perform your complex pattern-matching duties more...
Migrate a SQL Server Database to Azure SQL Database

Learn how to assess and migrate your on-prem SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Database by using Microsoft's Data...
GitHub Copilot for the Windows systems administrator

Learn how the AI-powered GitHub Copilot pair programming engine can accelerate your Windows administration work by providing intelligent suggestions...
Work in Microsoft Azure with Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Learn the many ways you can make your Microsoft Azure work easier by integrating with Visual Studio Code (VS...
Interact with Azure Cosmos DB with PowerShell

Learn how to perform core administrative tasks on the Azure Cosmos DB using Azure PowerShell.
Azure health services: Track Microsoft cloud outages and maintenance

Get familiar with Azure Status dashboard, Azure Service Health, Service Health Alerts, Azure Resource Health, and Azure Resource Graph...
Powerline: Customize your PowerShell console

Learn how to customize your PowerShell console to display meaningful metadata in your Windows command shell with Powerline.
What’s the difference? Azure AD registration vs. Azure AD join

In Microsoft Azure-based endpoint management, when would you choose Azure AD registration versus Azure AD join? Read on and...
Configure hybrid identity with Azure AD Connect cloud provisioning

Microsoft's Azure AD team has made dramatic updates to its Azure AD Connect service. You can now control your...
Two ways to integrate GitHub with Azure DevOps

Now that Microsoft owns GitHub, you may be wondering whether your teams should use GitHub or Azure DevOps for...
PowerShell 7.2: New features in the Preview

On December 15, 2020, Microsoft's PowerShell development team released PowerShell 7.2 Preview 2 to GitHub. Learn what's new and...
Windows systems administrators who are newer to PowerShell may feel confused as to which PowerShell version to use and...