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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A video short for the upcoming Microsoft Ignite 2021 event happening November 2–4, 2021 where I talk briefly about my first computing experience- a Sinclair ZX81.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A 30 second guide to manually patching the OMIGOD vulnerability (September 2021) in Azure-hosted Linux Virtual Machines.
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