In this video we review Availability Sets including fault domains and update domains.  Then we look at Availability Zones.  After that we review Azure SLA’s for VMs deployed with Availability Sets and Availability Zones.  Once we understand these concepts, we look at two mistakes to avoid when deploying highly available solutions with Availability Sets and Availability Zones. Links Server SLA https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/sla/virtual-machines/v1_9/ Zero to Hero with Azure Virtual Desktop https://www.udemy.com/course/zero-to-hero-with-windows-virtual-desktop ..read more

Load balancers provide performance and high availability for applications and services.  In this video, we review Azure internal load balancers including features of each SKU, or type of load balancer, load balancing algorithm and distribution modes and health probes.  Then we walk through steps to deploy an internal load balancer in Azure. The post Getting Started with Azure Internal Load Balancers appeared first on ciraltos ..read more

This video covers what you need to know about Azure Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups.  I started with the idea of a quick video on Network Security groups.  Things snowballed from there, and it ended up being a comprehensive review of Network Security Groups (NSG) and application Security Groups (ASG).  I also added some bonus content on verifying IP flow with Network Watcher.  This video is intended as an introduction to NSG’s.  However, stick around even if you’ve used NSG’s for a while.  There may be some new information here for you. L ..read more

This video is a follow-up to a previous one on Azure Automation with Arc-enabled Hybrid Workers.  Hybrid Workers extend runbooks to a private network, but not every computer needs to be a Hybrid Worker.  In this video, we review using PowerShell Remoting with Hybrid Workers to build idempotent runbooks that target computers inside a private network.  Then we use a shared credential resource to authenticate the runbook in the local environment.  Multiple examples showing how to target other systems with PowerShell from the Hybrid Worker are provided. Links Azure Arc Hybrid ..read more

I am happy to announce a new Microsoft training course for Windows 365 Enterprise and Intune Management is now available at Udemy.com.  I collaborated with Dean Ellerby (@dean_ellerby) to create this course.  It covers everything needed to implement and manage Windows 365 Enterprise with Intune.  Topics include: Deploy Azure AD and Windows AD Joined Cloud PCs Connect to a private Azure virtual network Create custom images Backup, restore, and resize Cloud PCs Manage Devices with Endpoint Manager and Intune Verify Device configuration and compliance Set review holds This cour ..read more

This video was intended to show User Defined Routes (UDRs) and a few items were added on to demonstrate how they work.  It starts with some Azure Networking Basics and then we review a hub and spoke network.  From there, A Windows Server with Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS) is configured as a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) to route traffic between the spokes in the network.  UDRs are configured on the spoke subnets that send inter-spoke traffic to the NVA.  After that, we add a firewall into the network and direct internet traffic to the firewall with a default ..read more

Azure Automation is not just for Azure!  We can extend it to an on-premises or multi-cloud environment with Hybrid Workers.  This video starts with an introduction to Hybrid Workers and then moves on to installing an Azure Automation Hybrid Worker on Azure Arc enabled severs.  We then test the implementation with a simple runbook. The post Azure Automation Hybrid Worker with Azure Arc Enabled Servers appeared first on ciraltos ..read more

Azure Storage SFTP SSH File Transfer protocol (SFTP), sometimes called Secure FTP, provides the ability to transfer files between autonomous systems.  Azure Storage standard V2 and Premium now supports SFPT access to blob containers.  This video goes over how to enable SFTP on a new storage account, then we add local users and connect with SFTP and the WinSCP client.  Links Zero to Hero with Azure Virtual Desktop https://www.udemy.com/course/zero-to-hero-with-windows-virtual-desktop/?referralCode=B2FE49E6FCEE7A7EA8D4 Hybrid Identity with Windows AD and Azure AD https://www.udem ..read more

Microsoft provide a few options to save money in Azure.  Reserved Instances, Hybrid Benefits, Spot Instances and now Azure Savings Plan for Compute.  This video goes over Azure Savings Plan for Compute, what it is and how it compares to existing cost reduction options.  Then we review details of the Savings Plan and some considerations you should know before implementing Azure Savings Plan for Compute. Links: Zero to Hero with Azure Virtual Desktop https://www.udemy.com/course/zero-to-hero-with-windows-virtual-desktop/?referralCode=B2FE49E6FCEE7A7EA8D4 Hybrid Identity with Win ..read more

In this video, we create a hub and spoke network in Azure by peering our spoke VNet’s to a centralized, Hub Virtual Network.  Then we use a VPN Virtual Network Gateway to enable gateway transit connectivity between the spokes.  Next, we configure routing with Azure Route Tables and User Defined Routes (UDR) to send traffic going to other spokes to the hub.  Then we log into a virtual machine and verify connectivity. Links: Zero to Hero with Azure Virtual Desktop https://www.udemy.com/course/zero-to-hero-with-windows-virtual-desktop/?referralCode=B2FE49E6FCEE7A7EA8D4 Hybrid Ide ..read more