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Join Azure Active Directory with Windows 11

Most companies' PCs are usually joined to Azure AD ("Entra ID") through a hybrid join, where the on-premises Active...
dsregcmd: Troubleshoot and manage Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID) joined devices

Learn how to use dsregcmd to manage Azure Active Directory-joined devices. This post covers examples of getting device state,...
Run Exchange Online commands using Azure Automation

Since Microsoft has made multifactor authentication (MFA) mandatory for connecting to Exchange Online, running commands has become challenging. If...
Enable Windows LAPS with Azure AD

Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) is a built-in Windows feature that enables the management and rotation of...
Use Azure Bastion as a jump host for RDP and SSH

Azure Bastion is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) jump host that you can use to connect securely to your Windows Server...
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...
Prepare AD synchronization with Azure Active Directory using IdFix

Many organizations are migrating their on-premises email to Microsoft 365. One of the necessary steps is synchronizing your local...
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...
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...
Draft: Containerize apps for Azure Kubernetes Service

Draft is an open-source project that helps developers go from a noncontainerized application to running on Kubernetes with ease....
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...
Create a custom Azure image

If you to want to upload an on-premises Hyper-V VM to the cloud to create a custom Azure image...
Restricting registration to Azure AD MFA from trusted locations with Conditional Access policy

You may be familiar with the Conditional Access policy feature in Azure AD as a means to control access...
Azure AD MFA with number matching and temporary access passes

Microsoft will enable the new number matching feature by default in February 2023. Number matching for Azure AD MFA...
Create and manage append blobs with PowerShell

Before diving into how to manage append blobs using PowerShell, let's have a quick look at the blob types...