How to Create an Azure Virtual Machine from a Snapshot
Using a snapshot is a good way to duplicate an Azure virtual machine relatively quickly. The entire process of taking
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Author: Thomas Mitchell
How to Extend On-Premises Active Directory to Azure
I am seeing an uptick in the number folks asking me about extending local on-premises Active Directory into Azure. Here is the process…
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Domain Controller in USN Rollback
Active Directory uses USN Rollback to protect against replicating stale info throughout AD by disabling replication to/from an affected domain controller.
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I Sat the Azure 70-533 Exam Yesterday
I finally got around to sitting the Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam (70-533) this week. This is how it went.
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Protecting Active Directory with Microsoft Azure
One of the easiest ways to introduce yourself to Microsoft Azure, while protecting yourself against a devastating Active Directory outage is to extend your on-prem Active Directory into Azure.
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How to Provide Access to Azure Resources with Azure AD
The intent of this tutorial is to demonstrate how to configure Azure Active Directory to allow domain joins for Azure VMs and to demonstrate the process of joining an Azure VM to Azure AD.
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Azure Database for MySQL Now in Preview
WordPress users rejoice! Within the last few days, Microsoft has added MySQL as a service in Azure via its Azure Database for MySQL offering.
Read moreWeek in Review: May 8, 2017
Microsoft Azure continues to experience massive growth. As such, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all of the changes that come with such growth.
Read moreWeek in Review: May 1, 2017
The Understanding Azure “Week in Review” is a series of weekly blog posts that keep you abreast of all Azure Service Updates from the previous week as well as any other notable Azure content published by Microsoft.
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Creating an Azure Virtual Machine in the ARM Portal
In this video, Scott walks you through the process of deploying a virtual machine in the Azure Resource Manager portal.
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