In this article, you will learn best practices on migrating on-premise servers and applications to Azure. The push to the cloud is expediting, and it is essential to understand best practices and how to migrate on-premise servers and applications to Microsoft Azure....
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Removing an Azure Application ID Certificate When There are Multiple
I wanted to get this quick-read out there, as I recently ran into this issue and didn't see any articles about a remedy for it. Here's some background: I've set up an NPS server in Azure for a client so they can leverage the NPS MFA extension that you can integrate...
Setting up Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)
Microsoft's Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) provides managed domain services such as domain join, group policy, lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP), and Kerberos/NTLM authentication that's fully compatible with Windows Server Active...
How to Install Agent for Hybrid Management Via Azure Arc
Microsoft states, "Azure Arc for servers allows you to manage machines which are outside of Azure. When a non-Azure machine is connected to Azure, it becomes a Connected Machine and is treated as a resource in Azure. Each Connected Machine has a Resource ID, is...
How to Restore File and VMs in Azure Using Azure Backups
Backups have always been a crucial asset in today's continuous battles to control and protect our data. Every day, your data protection is being challenged continuously by malicious malware and viruses to hold your data hostage and have you pay fees to get it back....
Why Choose Office 365 for Your Business
Since Microsoft's launch of Office 365 (O365) in 2013, it has changed the landscape of software/cloud technologies. There are a plethora of reasons for your business to choose Microsoft SaaS services for your day to day activities, but here are just a few key features...
Windows Server 2008/R2 EOL: It’s Not Too Late to Prepare
With Windows Server 2008/R2, along with Windows 7 OS, approaching EOL (End of Life) in mid-January, it is time to start prepping your infrastructure for upgrades. Microsoft announced last year that if you migrate your SQL 2008-2008 R2 environment to Azure, they will...
How to Use Azure Backup Services
Azure Backup Service has risen from just being a simple flat file backup solution to an all in one sandbox for all your backup service needs. From BMR (Bare Metal Restore) to SQL databases, Azure Backup now gives you one centralized location to manage your data and...
Firewalls at the database Level for Azure SQL
Azure SQL has introduced the ability to set firewall rules at the database level. A database firewall is different than the server firewall which can be configured via the Azure Portal. The database firewall gives you the ability to not only limit connections at the...
How To Create An Azure SQL Database
1. Sign Up for Azure Visit https://signup.azure.com and follow the steps to sign up for Azure. Requirements Microsoft Account Mobile Phone Credit Card 2. Visit the Microsoft Azure Portal Once completed with signing up head on over to the portal Visit:...