A preview Azure feature allows a WebApp to be hosted behind a Network Security Group. This post explains the architecture involved and how to deploy it. An Azure Private Endpoint enables connection of a Application Service (Web App) to a Virtual Network (VNET), giving it a private IP rather than the public address …

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In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights of this blog from the last year. Popular Pages The top 5 visited pages on this site in the past year were Powered Off VM cannot be Powered On (2019) Checking Encryption Status of Remote Windows Computers (2017) Screen dims during Netflix playback on Xbox One …

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This week I presented a Festive Tech Calendar 2021 session about Azure Resource Manager Locks. This post includes a link to the session recording and some accompanying resources. Session Azure Resource Manager Locks are a valuable tool in protecting those Resources Santa brought you from accidental deletion. In this …

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This week I received notification that my Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification was due to expire in 180 days, and I took the opportunity to renew it using the free online renewals process. Notification The email arrived 6 months before the certification was due to expire, giving me plenty of time to …

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After being online only in 2020 the UK VMware User Group event was back with a bang, catering for both online attendees and those making a return to Leicester last week. These are my highlights of that event. My trip to Leicester was a welcome return to in-person events for me. Whilst I’ve really appreciated the …

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December 2021 sees the return of the month-long Festive Tech Calendar with a whole host of content being released every day. There’s loads of exciting things happening in this month-long extravaganza with videos, blogs, quizzes, podcasts, and activities to entertain and educate. Topics include Azure, Teams and Viva, …

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Locks can be used to prevent accidental deletion of Azure Resources. But what happens when you remove a lock to perform maintenance and forget to reapply it? Azure Automation and PowerShell can be used to make sure locks are reapplied. For an introduction to Azure Locks, check out my previous post on Azure Resource …

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Taking a snapshot of a disk is often a useful precaution before making a big change to an Azure VM. However, it’s easy for them to get forgotten about and remain on your account eating up budget. This PowerShell snippet will find old Snapshots in your subscription. 1Get-AzSnapshot | 2 Where-Object {$_.TimeCreated -lt …

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Stopped, but not deallocated, Azure VMs still cost you money. This article looks at how we can find those servers using PowerShell. When an Azure VM is shutdown using the operating system it enters a “stopped” state. In this state the server is not running but the compute resource is still being held by Azure so you …

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Azure Lab Services is a very cost-effective way of provisioning hands-on lab environments for classes, but you need to keep an eye on the admin costs which may be invisible to the lab owners. The expected expenditure made on student sessions is clearly shown in the Azure Lab Services site, but the small print mentions …

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