Have a requirement for a static website in either HTML, CSS, JavaScript? Have a look at creating a static Website using an Azure Storage Account, simple to create and very cost effective! In this blog, I will show to do this via both Portal and PowerShell A v2 Storage Account is required. During initial setup … Continue reading Azure Storage Account Static Website
Azure Files Authentication with Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Azure Files as of recent times supports authentication with Azure Active Directory Domain Services using identity-based authentication. Virtual Machines joined to Azure AD DS can authenticate to Azure Files using Azure AD credentials rather than the generic username/password Azure Files provides. As a prerequisite, you will require an Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD … Continue reading Azure Files Authentication with Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Configuring an Azure Active Directory Domain Services instance and joining Virtual Machine to domain
What is Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)? Azure AD DS provides domain services without the need to deploy and manage actual domain domain controllers, services include group policy, domain join and even Kerberos/NTLM authentication. The AD DS instance also integrates with your existing Azure AD tenant, allowing you to include existing AD … Continue reading Configuring an Azure Active Directory Domain Services instance and joining Virtual Machine to domain
Creating automated reports using Logic Apps for Log Analytics queries
From time to time, you may want an automated report to be emailed which displays a specific Log Analytics query, in this blog I will detail how this can be done via using a Logic App. What are Logic Apps? A little resource with a big outcome, Logic Apps assist you with automated workflow; scheduling, … Continue reading Creating automated reports using Logic Apps for Log Analytics queries
Microsoft Azure Exam AZ-500 Study Guide
AZ-500 is the latest Microsoft Azure Exam I have sat and passed, have received a number of messages asking when I would create a study guide for it, here it is! A security focused exam by Azure measuring your ability to complete the following tasks:- manage identity and access, implement platform protection, manage security operations … Continue reading Microsoft Azure Exam AZ-500 Study Guide
Azure Monitor – Taking the Logging and alerting deployment from ARM To PowerShell
Azure Monitor, an all in one comprehensive solution for collecting, analyzing and acting on your cloud and/or on-premises environment. Along with this, we use both Log Analytics & Application Insights for collecting and analyzing telemetry data that allows us to view real-time metrics of how the application/environment is currently being handled. Application Insights also helps … Continue reading Azure Monitor – Taking the Logging and alerting deployment from ARM To PowerShell
Azure Datacenter IP ranges from PowerShell to XML
Azure recently released an update to inform that the Weekly publication of Azure datacenter IP ranges (also known as XML files) for Azure Public, China, and Germany will be deprecated by June 30, 2020. Below is the update that was sent out:- Instead, you can now download the updated weekly publications (also known as JSON files) or programmatically retrieve this … Continue reading Azure Datacenter IP ranges from PowerShell to XML
Enabling Alerting for Azure Recovery Services Vault
Azure Recovery Services Vault is a backup resource within Azure, primarily used for Virtual Machine backups and Azure Site Recovery. Both of which are critical to the successful running of an environment in Azure, whether it be backing up the data on the Virtual Machine or the requirement to have Site Recovery enabled to allow … Continue reading Enabling Alerting for Azure Recovery Services Vault
Creating Azure Service Health Alerts in PowerShell
Azure Service Health provides you with an interactive dashboard that primarily tracks the health of your Azure Services in the regions that you have deployed to. There are three types of health events that are tracked: Health Advisories:- Changes in Azure Services that require your attention, such as quota usage being exceeded or Azure resources … Continue reading Creating Azure Service Health Alerts in PowerShell
Azure Automation Runbook – Stop/Start Azure Firewall
Azure Automation runbooks can be used for numerous scheduled tasks throughout your Azure subscription, in this blog I will show how it can be used to stop & start Azure Firewall in both a schedule and invoking using a webhook. What types of runbooks are available? TypeDescriptionGraphicalBased on Windows PowerShell that uses a graphical editorGraphical … Continue reading Azure Automation Runbook – Stop/Start Azure Firewall