Mastering AKS Troubleshooting #3: Kernel view and AKS Observability
Introduction This blog post concludes the three part series that addresses common networking problems that may occur while working with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Although AKS is a managed container orchestration service, issues can still arise, requiring troubleshooting. The ... continue reading
How to run PowerShell scripts on Azure VMs with Terraform
The other day I published a comprehensive blog post about deploying gMSA on AKS with Terraform. As part of that blog post, I deployed an Azure VM and ran a script on it to deploy Active Directory Domain Services. Today, ... continue reading
Microsoft Build – Sessions for IT Pros
If the latest in code and application development is not your focus area of technology, you might be tempted to give the Microsoft Build conference a miss this week. But if you manage infrastructure & cloud resources, play with low-code/no-code ... continue reading

Cyber Signals: Shifting tactics fuel surge in business email compromise
Today we released the fourth edition of Cyber Signals highlighting a surge in cybercriminal activity around business email compromise (BEC). Microsoft has observed a 38 percent increase in cybercrime as a service (CaaS) targeting business email between 2019 and 2022.1 ... continue reading

Porting System.Web.Security.Membership.GeneratePassword() to PowerShell
I’ve been using PowerShell (core) for a couple of years now, and it became natural to create automations with all the features that are not present in Windows PowerShell. However, there is still one feature I miss in PowerShell, and ... continue reading
How to deploy gMSA on AKS with Terraform
The other day I posted a blog on how to deploy an AKS cluster that is ready for Windows workloads using Terraform. Today, I wanted to expand that to include gMSA, which is a highly requested feature from Windows customers ... continue reading
Move to Azure with a Web App
I recently saw a discussion on what value does the cloud actually bring to people. Why migrate? Beyond the most stated reasons, elasticity (aka add a host, VM, app or container on the fly), resiliency with Azure regions, Availability sets ... continue reading
Kubernetes External DNS for Azure DNS & AKS
Introduction After deploying an application and its services into a Kubernetes cluster, a question rises on the surface, how to access it with a custom domain name ? A simple solution would be to create an A record that points ... continue reading
Reporting on Azure AD Password Protection
Hi everyone! It's been a long time, but Graeme Bray here with you to talk about an Azure Monitor workbook you can deploy in your environment to help you report on your Azure AD Password Protection. You are running AAD ... continue reading
gMSA sample application for Windows containers
Recently I talked to a customer about their deployment of gMSA on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This customer was having trouble when trying to run their deployment on AK, and the goal was to identify where the issue was. While ... continue reading