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Workspace & DCR Transformation Simplified

absharan on Jul 08 2024 08:54 PM
Let's delve into most common yet important use case - Workspace and DCR transformation.
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Introduction to Network Trace Analysis 5: SMB? Sounds good to me!

WillAftring on Jul 01 2024 05:53 AM
Let's start off with the question, what is this whole SMB thing anyway? SMB is a network file system protocol. This mean...
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Update on MFA requirements for Azure sign-in

Naj Shahid on Jun 27 2024 01:25 PM
An update regarding the required multi-factor authentication (MFA) for users signing into Azure. In this post, we share ...
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Simplifying Azure Diagnostics with Category Groups and the New Built-In Policies

Heinrich_Gantenbein on Jun 24 2024 09:00 AM
Microsoft released six Azure Initiatives in late May. These Initiatives simplify creating resource diagnostics settings.
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Dynamically Updating Azure IP Ranges with PowerShell and DevOps

wernerrall on Jun 17 2024 12:00 AM
Keeping your Azure IP ranges up-to-date is crucial for maintaining the security and efficiency of your cloud environment...
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Seamless Recovery: How to Automate Azure VM Evictions Start Ups with Azure Functions

wernerrall on Jun 10 2024 12:00 AM
Seamless Recovery: How to Automate Azure VM Evictions Start Ups with Azure Functions
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Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (May 2024)

BrandonWilson on Jun 01 2024 02:19 PM
Welcome to the May 2024 Check This Out! (CTO!) guide: Helping you to expand your horizons!
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Addressing Common Entra ID Protection Deployment and Maintenance Issues

Chad Cox on May 30 2024 09:00 AM
Entra ID Protection is crucial for safeguarding against password attacks, phishing and other attacks. It's important to ...
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Microsoft Entra ID Tenant Starters Guide: Understanding Identity Management and Licensing

GregorWohlfarter on May 29 2024 04:23 AM
A brief introduction to the key concepts and features of Microsoft Entra ID Tenant.
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Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (April 2024)

BrandonWilson on May 27 2024 09:16 PM
Welcome to the April 2024 Check This Out! (CTO!) guide: Helping you to expand your horizons!
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Optimizing Cloud Management: Leveraging Azure Update Manager with Pre and Post Events

wernerrall on May 20 2024 01:19 AM
Optimizing Cloud Management: Leveraging Azure Update Manager with Pre and Post Events
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Enable Zero Touch Enrollment of MDE on macOS devices managed by Microsoft Intune

Arnab Mitra on May 17 2024 07:27 AM
A guide for IT administrators to Zero Touch (silently) deploy and activate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Intune man...
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Microsoft will require MFA for all Azure users

Erin Chapple (BOURKE-DUNPHY) on May 14 2024 03:47 PM
Multi-factor authentication makes you, your company and your cloud investments safer
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Revisiting Enterprise Policy as Code v10

Heinrich_Gantenbein on May 01 2024 08:47 AM
As EPAC has reached version 10, it is time to revisit Enterprise Policy as Code (EPAC for short). We look into Release F...
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Building Your Own Copilot for Credit Card Selection

fbinotto on Apr 28 2024 11:45 PM
Let's create a personalized Copilot to guide us through the sea of credit card offerings.
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Controlling AKS egress using an HTTP Proxy

HoussemDellai on Apr 22 2024 09:00 AM
This is how to put your AKS cluster behind a proxy.  
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Active Directory Hardening Series - Part 4 – Enforcing AES for Kerberos

Jerry Devore on Apr 15 2024 03:01 PM
Disabling Kerberos RC4 is a top priority for many organizations today but identifying devices that don't support AES has...
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Proxies, proxies everywhere but still no Internet. Overview of the Windows Proxies

WillAftring on Apr 08 2024 06:41 AM
Howdy everyone, a quick tangent from our regularly scheduled Introduction to Network Trace Analysis series to talk about...
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Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (February AND March 2024)

BrandonWilson on Apr 06 2024 07:24 PM
Welcome to the February AND March 2024 Check This Out! (CTO!) guide: Helping you to expand your horizons!
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ConfigMgr: Avoiding Remote Management Point Pitfalls

PavelYurenev on Apr 04 2024 09:00 AM
ConfigMgr architect advice: do not install Management Points in the remote locations!
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Get Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Insights with the Azure Optimization Engine

hspinto on Apr 01 2024 12:00 AM
When adopting Azure commitments, customers face typically two types of challenges: 1) Estimating the quantities or amoun...
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Securing Monitoring Services

khgandhi on Mar 28 2024 09:46 AM
Howdy Readers!
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Azure Monitor: Create Dedicated Clusters Using Any Commitment Tier

Bruno Gabrielli on Mar 21 2024 01:00 AM
Looking for an easy way to create an Azure Monitor Logs Dedicated Cluster using any pricing tier? Here we go with a simp...
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Archive MDE Data to Event Hubs to ADX

Paul Bergson on Mar 19 2024 04:30 AM
Embark on a journey through the digital landscape as we uncover the secrets of exporting data from Defender for Endpoint...
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Mastering Azure Cost Optimization - A Comprehensive Guide

fbinotto on Mar 14 2024 01:30 AM
A comprehensive guide to Azure cost optimization.
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Azure PowerShell Tips and Tricks

PaulHarrison on Mar 11 2024 03:00 AM
Tips and tricks for using PowerShell and REST APIs in Azure.
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Optimize Your Azure Costs

sairashaik on Mar 06 2024 06:01 PM
This article will provide guidance to the customers who wants to Optimize their Azure costs by providing tools and resou...
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Active Directory Hardening Series - Part 3 – Enforcing LDAP Signing

Jerry Devore on Mar 04 2024 06:38 AM
In this series my goal is to help you understand how to move forward with confidence by better understanding the changes...
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Zero Trust: Rapid Offboarding with Intune and Microsoft Entra ID

Jason Cody on Feb 29 2024 07:12 AM
A guide for using Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Intune to prevent user authentication on Entra ID joined devices, whi...
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ConfigMgr Windows Update Compliance Reporting FAQ

jonasoh on Feb 26 2024 03:35 AM
ConfigMgr Windows update compliance reporting FAQ for high patch compliance percentage

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NikDaYetiSE
in Microsoft will require MFA for all Azure users on Jul 09 2024 03:13 PM
I just ran the report suggested https://azuread.github.io/MSIdentityTools/commands/Export-MsIdAzureMfaReport/This did not help, and added even more confusion, my service accounts did not even show, nothing with onmicrosoft.com showed instead it just showed our domain accounts. So I have opened up a ...
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Jeremym125
in Migrating from Office 2016\2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps on Jul 09 2024 07:55 AM
Thanks I will try this. MS Support has been pretty unhelpful unfortunately, I have a combined 4+ months of 2 tickets being open with 0 resolution.
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ajanes-arc
in Update on MFA requirements for Azure sign-in on Jul 09 2024 07:42 AM
@merillms Ah. I didn't realize you had to disable the methods in order to disable the first login MFA registration experience. When I disabled all other methods, and completed the migration to the new Authentication Methods policies, we were able to successfully bypass the registration prompt.
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EPfaffinger
in Use Azure Logic Apps to Notify of Pending AAD Application Client Secrets and Certificate Expirations on Jul 09 2024 06:55 AM
Hi @paulAZDania , I just changed the values of course to align with each different tenant and created an app reg in each tenant with the client secret but left the parameter names as is in the logic apps. I wanted to have the logic apps use Azure Key Vault to store this info but couldn't get it work...
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Dave Guenthner
in Migrating from Office 2016\2019 to Microsoft 365 Apps on Jul 09 2024 06:35 AM
@Jeremym125 You should use the Office log collector tool to collect logs from a machine which you feel should have transitioned. Download Microsoft 365 Apps Deployment Log Collector from Official Microsoft Download Center This tool makes it easy to see the policies which are present on the machine a...
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