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…
Read moreI am seeing an uptick in the number folks asking me about extending local on-premises Active Directory into Azure. Here is the process…
Read moreI finally got around to sitting the Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam (70-533) this week. This is how it went.
Read moreOne 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreWordPress users rejoice! Within the last few days, Microsoft has added MySQL as a service in Azure via its Azure Database for MySQL offering.
Read moreIt has been a few days so I thought it would be a good idea to work through another Azure lab. This time around, I want to familiarize myself with Azure’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) functionality. The goal of this project is to deploy a CDN in Azure and confirm that my website content pulls from said CDN when visitors hit the website.
Read moreI started messing around with Custom Script Extensions today. After deploying a VM in Azure, I wanted to see if
Read moreAzure Automation Desired State Configuration (DSC) allows IT professionals to deploy servers across the enterprise with a consistent configuration. In addition, Azure Automation DSC allows for the automatic update of all servers to a consistent (or desired) state.
Read moreIf I need to deploy a group of IIS virtual machines that not only run the same web app but also scale up and down as demand changes, I am going to want to deploy an auto-scaling Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) that is based on a custom disk image that contains my OS and fully configured web app.
Read moreIn this tutorial, I am going to walk you through the process of deploying Azure Automation Desired State Configuration and using it to ensure a consistent configuration of servers it is applied to.
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