by Shane Schlabach | May 22, 2025 | AWS, Blog, Cloud
SUMMARY: Securing data both in transit and at rest is a top priority. Because AWS does not automatically enable encryption for new volumes by default, users must implement specific operational steps to secure existing unencrypted AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes...
by Shane Schlabach | Apr 22, 2025 | Azure, Blog
SUMMARY: Microsoft is permanently retiring the Azure Database for MariaDB service on September 19, 2025, requiring all current users to migrate their database instances immediately to prevent permanent deletion and loss of all data, primarily by...
by Shane Schlabach | Mar 18, 2025 | Azure, Blog, Microsoft
Table of contentsWhat is default outbound access?What is changing?What are the options?How to implement each optionNotes & Best Practices Microsoft has announced that it is retiring default outbound internet access for new Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) on September...
by Shane Schlabach | Mar 4, 2025 | Azure, Blog, Microsoft
Table of contentsWhat is TLS?Why the change?What services are impacted?How to prepare?Azure SQL DatabaseAzure SQL Managed InstanceWhat to change in Azure?Azure SQL DatabaseAzure SQL Managed Instance Microsoft has begun deprecating TLS versions 1.0 & 1.1 across all...
by Shane Schlabach | Oct 17, 2024 | Azure, Blog
Security and management are essential when managing access to Windows machines in Azure. Using Microsoft Entra credentials achieves both and is a fairly straightforward setup. However, MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) can complicate the process and require some...
by Shane Schlabach | Jul 25, 2024 | AWS, Blog, Cloud, Database
When creating an S3 Replication Rule, objects that were uploaded prior to the rule being created will not be replicated. These will need to be replicated manually with an S3 Batch Operation. This can also be used for occasional one-off replications if needed....
