Blog
This is my blog section. Here all new blog posts will be showed in reverse-chronological order. Just a fancy way to say newest-top.
At the left, you can view the categories, and on the right you can find the tags and Table of contents.
Deep dive into networks
Monday, November 11, 2024 in Networking
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25 minute read
Planning A good network design usually starts long before the first switch is mounted in a rack. The easiest mistake to make is to begin with hardware: pick a switch, count the ports, add some access points and work out the rest later. That can work …
Module 3: Governance in Microsoft Azure
Thursday, November 07, 2024 in Azure Master Class
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10 minute read
Introduction to Govenance in Azure Governance in Azure refers to the enforcement of rules and the establishment of standards in solutions, naming conventions, technology, etc. This is achieved through the management and importance of Management …
Configure DNSSEC and SMTP DANE Microsoft 365
Thursday, October 31, 2024 in Email security
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6 minute read
Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) DNSSEC is a feature where a client can validate the DNS records received by a DNS server to ensure a record is originated from the DNS server and not manipulated by a Man in the Middle attack. DNSSEC is …
Module 2: Identity in Azure
Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Azure Master Class
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16 minute read
This Azure Master Class (AMC) chapter is all about Identity in Microsoft Azure. This means we discuss the following: Users Groups Devices Enterprise Applications Service Principals Authentication What is identity? For every service that a user …
Module 1: Fundaments of Cloud and Azure
Thursday, October 17, 2024 in Azure Master Class
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9 minute read
This chapter is about the term “Cloud” and the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure and Cloud Services in general. What is “the Cloud”? The Cloud is a widely used term to say, “That runs elsewhere on the internet.” …
Set correct language and timezone on Azure VM
Thursday, October 10, 2024 in PowerShell
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4 minute read
By default, all Azure VMs are set to English language and UTC/Zulu timezone. This will work for a great portion of the Azure VM users but there are users in other parts of the world too. Like in the Netherlands, where I live we are 1 or 2 hours ahead …
Automatic AVD/W365 Feed discovery for mobile apps
Wednesday, October 09, 2024 in Azure Virtual Desktop
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3 minute read
Did you know we can automate this process? I will explain how to do this! Fast path for URL: https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/api/arm/feeddiscovery The problem explained When downloading the apps for your mobile devices, we get this window after …
Azure Stack HCI - Host your Virtual Desktops locally
Thursday, October 03, 2024 in Microsoft Azure
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13 minute read
Introduction to Azure Stack HCI Azure Stack HCI is a solution for Microsoft Azure to host Azure resources on your own hardware and location. This sounds traditional but can help to boost your Azure resources for your customer and/or use case. For …
How to solve DeletingCloudOnlyObjectNotAllowed error Entra Connect Sync
Monday, September 30, 2024 in Microsoft Entra
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4 minute read
Now and then we come across a problem with Entra Connect Sync which states “DeletingCloudOnlyObjectNotAllowed”. This error looks like this: This error will be shown if opening the Syncronization Service and email messages of this error …
Disable Active Directory synchronization in Microsoft Entra ID (company-wide)
Monday, September 23, 2024 in Microsoft Entra
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4 minute read
The process described The correct way to disable Active Directory synchronization with Microsoft Entra ID is to follow the steps in the Microsoft article on how to uninstall Microsoft Entra Connect Sync. We will disable the Synchronization on the …