Microsoft Cloud & Infrastructure 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.
How to Export Active Directory (AD) users fast and easy
Thursday, November 14, 2024 in PowerShell
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3 minute read
Sometimes we need to export all of our AD users. The one time for applying changes, sometimes for monitoring the inventory but often for licensing purposes. At this page I will show you how to export all your AD users fast and easy. The Export AD …
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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18 minute read
What is identity? For every service that a user accesses, it is necessary to have an identity. Access needs to be determined, and the service must know who the user is in order to open the correct environment. During authentication, a system will …
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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2 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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3 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 …