Configuring Azure virtual network subnets with CIDR notation
For people new to networking, creating Azure Virtual Network subnets can be tricky. Learn how CIDR notation works to segment ranges of IP addresses. When you create an Azure virtual network, you'll get default IP addresses that look something like ... continue reading

5 ways to save costs by running .NET apps on Azure
Digital transformation is accelerating at an incredible rate for consumers and employees alike, and the way we live and work has drastically changed. As a result, digital demand is surging, often past the capacity of existing infrastructure due to online ... continue reading
WAC-Active Directory trust not established or broken. …
PROBLEM: I began configuring a Windows Server 2019 Storage Space Direct (S2D) cluster using 3 virtual machines running on a physical Windows 2019 Hyper-V server. I started the installation using Windows Admin Center (v2009 Bld: 1.2.2009.21002) Cluster Creation wizard. I ... continue reading
Securing a Windows Server VM in Azure
If you've built and managed Windows Servers in an on-premises environment, you may have a set of configuration steps as well as regular process and monitoring alerts, to ensure that server is as secure as possible. But if you run ... continue reading
Using Windows Admin Center on-premises to manage Azure Windows Server VMs
Contributed by @Orin Thomas Currently the Windows Admin Center (WAC) add-in for the Azure Portal is in preview. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, the preview is oversubscribed, and you might be waiting for a while before the feature becomes ... continue reading
Domain Could Not Be Contacted…On SDN Virtual Network…It’s Not Your DNS
I ran into a problem that I would like to share with everyone in hopes that this will save you some time if you ever run into it. PROBLEM: I have recently been working with virtualized SDNv2 networks. I create ... continue reading
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 – Addressing Traffic Routing Issues
The Problem So recently I was trying to run some kubectl commands using WSL2 to my home K8S cluster and encountered some strange events. Everything had worked fine when using WSL but for some reason I could now only ping ... continue reading

Trickbot disrupted
As announced today, Microsoft took action against the Trickbot botnet, disrupting one of the world’s most persistent malware operations. Microsoft worked with telecommunications providers around the world to disrupt key Trickbot infrastructure. As a result, operators will no longer be ... continue reading

Azure Machine Learning helps customers stay ahead of challenges
Organizations today are striving to build agility and resilience to the fast-changing environment we live in. AI and machine learning innovation can help tackle these emerging challenges and enable cost efficiencies. However, organizations still encounter barriers to adopting and deploying ... continue reading
Autopilot Hybrid Join Over VPN In Azure Lab
As an IT admin you plan to ship new devices to end users which can join the on-premises AD (Active Directory) by leveraging Autopilot with Intune for device management. This post is a walkthrough of evaluating the Autopilot Hybrid join ... continue reading
Hybrid Cloud Building Blocks

Hyper-converged infrastructure with the features of Windows Server 2016 Datacenter, create a robust set of cloud building blocks.
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