One of the lesser-known but very useful features of Azure PowerShell is the ability to manage Azure PowerShell global...
Tag Archive for: cloud computing
4sysops - The online community for SysAdmins and DevOps
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,...
Windows 11 cloud backup

In May 2023, Microsoft announced a cloud-powered OS Backup and Restore for Windows 11. The initial version was released...
Amazon Inspector: AWS security monitoring

Discover Amazon Inspector, an AWS security monitoring service that provides automated security scans for EC2 instances, AWS Lambda, and...
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...
Using AWS Lambda functions with Docker containers

Back in 2020 at the AWS annual learning conference, re:Invent, one of the big announcements concerned AWS Lambda container...
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...
Microsoft Teams freezes: Set cam permissions for conferencing apps

I was working on a ticket this week in which a user would try to join a meeting, and...
Store secrets in AWS Secrets Manager

AWS Secrets Manager enables you to safely store secrets, such as passwords or access keys. This way, you don't...
Azure PowerShell vs. Azure CLI

In your work in Microsoft Azure, should you focus your energies on Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, or both? This...
Microsoft 365 Apps admin center: Remote Office configuration

If you have a Microsoft 365 business subscription, you can use the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center to configure...
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...
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...