Agent recommendations for SCOM users
A SCOM user can currently use SCOM agent or Log Analytics agent (aka MMA) to monitor Virtual machines & send data to SCOM servers and optionally, send the data to Azure Log Analytics workspace. However, Microsoft has notified all Log ... continue reading
Remediate User Risks in Microsoft Entra ID Protection Through On-premises Password Changes
A Zero Trust breach prevention strategy based on user risk is critical for organizations in today's digital landscape. However, managing user risks in hybrid environments has posed several challenges. Today, we’re making it easier to manage user risk in hybrid ... continue reading
Azure Firewall Tips from the Field
Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. In this post, I will provide some tips and clarifications about Azure Firewall based on my experience from the field. Topics The following are the ... continue reading
Optimizing your Azure VMs – 3 Simple Steps to Cloud Efficiency
Virtual machines are arguably still one of the most fundamental core infrastructure components when it comes to cloud computing. Whether you are hosting databases, custom apps, runner jobs, or leveraging them as nodes for your container hosts, VMs are core ... continue reading
Infrastructure as Code Testing with Azure Policy
Have you ever wanted to test an ARM template or Bicep template against Azure Policy deployed in your environment – so that you could determine if the resource was going to be compliant or non-compliant? Or develop some tests against ... continue reading
Active Directory Hardening Series – Part 1 – Disabling NTLMv1
Active Directory Hardening Series - Part 1 – Disabling NTLMv1 Hello everyone, Jerry Devore back again after to along break from blogging to talk about Active Directory hardening. In my role at Microsoft, I have found every organization has ... continue reading
Azure AD Rename Rollout and Resources
The rename of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to Microsoft Entra ID is now rolling across content and product experiences from Microsoft, as per the implementation timeline outlined in the Azure AD rename announcement on July 11th. We expect ... continue reading
Another Way To Personalize Multiple Thresholds in Log Analytics Alerts
Hi all, This article has been created for a customer that wants to be able to create an alert for customized thresholds for each existing server and performance counter. If there is no specific server, the alert need to ... continue reading
Microsoft Entra Internet Access: An Identity-Centric Secure Web Gateway Solution
In our previous blog, we introduced Microsoft’s identity-centric security service edge (SSE) solution and two new services: Microsoft Entra Private Access and Microsoft Entra Internet Access. This blog continues the series around Microsoft’s new SSE solution, where we’ll take a ... continue reading
Convert VMware VMs to Hyper-V faster with SCVMM
SCVMM has been your trusted datacenter management tool for years and with the latest hotfix (KB5030053) for SCVMM 2022 UR1, we are bringing you new enhancements which allow you to leverage SCVMM both as a V2V conversion tool and a ... continue reading