Microsoft Cloud & Infrastructure Blog
This is my blog section. In my blog posts at this website I will dive into Microsoft Cloud solutions, basic Infrastructure and some other guides and topics. Here all new blog posts will be showed categorized in years with my newest post up top.
From the left, you can find all my post categories ordered in folders which can be expanded. On the right you can find the various tags and categories and on any blog page you can find the Table of Contents.
Pooled Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure AD cloud users only
Since the beginning of Azure Virtual Desktop, it is mandatory to run it with an Active Directory. This because of the FSLogix dependency relying on SMB and Kerberos authentication, something which is not available in Entra ID at this time.
Microsoft Azure certifications for Developers
This page shows what Microsoft Azure certifications are available for Developer-minded people. I intend to focus as much on the developers as possible, although this is not my primary subject. I did some research and I didn't find it very clear what to do, where to...
Configure Scaling Plans in Azure Virtual Desktop
A scaling plan in Azure Virtual Desktop is one of the easiest ways to save costs on session hosts. Instead of leaving all hosts running all day and night, you can let Azure Virtual Desktop start and stop them based on a schedule. In this guide,...
Introduction to Networks
This page is an introduction to Networks. We don't need to know everything about it, but often face it in our work. In this guide I will give you a basic understanding of networks, IP addresses, VLANs, Segmenting etcetera. Basically everything you need to understand the...
Creating Static Web Apps on Azure the easy way
Microsoft Azure has a service called the 'Static Web Apps" (SWA) which are simple but yet effective webpages. They can host HTML pages with included CSS and can link with Azure Functions for doing more advanced tasks for you. In this guide we will explore the...
Test Azure Virtual Desktop connectivity and RTT
Sometimes, we need to check some basic connectivity from end user devices to a service like Azure Virtual Desktop. Most networks have a custom firewall equipped where we must allow certain traffic to flow to the internet. Previously there was a tool from Microsoft available, the...
Windows Search optimization on Azure Virtual Desktop
When using Windows 11 Multi Session images on Azure for Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft has disabled some features and changed the behaviour to optimize it for using with multiple users. One of the things that has been "lazy loading" is Windows Search. The first time after...
Disable DirectSend in Exchange Online
Microsoft has published a new command to completely disable the unsafe DirectSend protocol in your Microsoft 365 environment. In this guide I will explain what DirectSend is, why you should disable this and how we can achieve this.
Setup a Minecraft server on Azure
Sometimes, we also want a step down from our work and want to fully enjoy a videogame. Especially when you really like games with open worlds, Minecraft is a great game. And what if I tell you we can setup a server for Minecraft on Azure...
Monitor Azure Virtual Deskop logon speed
Sometimes we want to know why a Azure Virtual Desktop logon took longer than expected. Several actions happen at Windows logon, like FSLogix profile mounting, Group Policy processing and preparing the desktop. I found a script online that helps us monitor the sign-ins and logons and...