Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (May 2023)
Hi everyone! Brandon Wilson here once again with this month’s “Check This Out!” (CTO!) guide. These posts are only intended to be your guide, to lead you to some content of interest, and are just a way we are trying ... continue reading
Wired for Hybrid – What’s New in Azure Networking – May 2023
Hello Folks, Azure Networking is the foundation of your infrastructure in Azure. Each month we bring you an update on What’s new in Azure Networking. In this blog post, we’ll cover what's new with Azure Networking in May 2023. Cross-region service ... continue reading

Getting started with the CDMC framework—Microsoft’s guide to cloud data management
On March 20, 2023, Microsoft announced the successful completion of the Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) certification. As a proponent of wider industry standards, I was fortunate to be part of Microsoft’s executive team working to achieve this important milestone ... continue reading
Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (March 2023)
Hi everyone! Brandon Wilson here once again with this month’s “Check This Out!” (CTO!) guide. These posts are only intended to be your guide, to lead you to some content of interest, and are just a way we are ... continue reading
Field tips for AKS storage provisioning
Introduction In an Azure Kubernetes (AKS) cluster, Pods can access physical storage resources such as disks or volumes using Persistent Volumes (PV). To use these resources, Pods need to make a Persistent Volume Claim (PVC), which requests a specific amount ... continue reading
Monitoring Storage Replication – Part 2
Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. This is part 2 of Monitoring Storage Replication, if you missed part 1 you can find it HERE. In part 1, we configured an ... continue reading
Reporting on Storage Account Access Tier Statistics
I have a customer with some very large storage accounts – of course as the size of an account gets larger so does the cost. Customers can use Blob Lifecycle Management rules to control when blobs are moved to a ... continue reading
Monitoring Storage Replication – Part 1
Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. We all know how frustrating it can be to receive a call about a storage account not replicating or being unable to fail over. To ... continue reading
Software Installation Using Machine Configuration and Azure Policy
I did a post a while ago on installing software onto virtual machines using policy state change events as the trigger. Now with the general availability of Azure Automanage Machine Configuration (formerly Azure Policy Guest Configuration) it’s time for a ... continue reading

Azure Storage Mover–A managed migration service for Azure Storage
File storage is a critical part of any organization’s on-premises IT infrastructure. As organizations migrate more of their applications and user shares to the cloud, they often face challenges in migrating the associated file data. Having the right tools and ... continue reading