AWS – Route 53 (DNS)
Amazon Route 53 is a highly scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service that converts word-based website addresses like www.example.com into IP addresses like 11.22.33.44. Amazon Web Services operates worldwide DNS servers …
AWS – Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
In this post I provide a guide for setting up and using VPCs in order to help guide your AWS setup. This AWS VPC tutorial is based on my experience …
Working with the Azure Blob Storage Service
Azure Storage is the foundation of the whole of Azure. Every service either runs directly on top of Azure Storage (VMs, PaaS Services) or relies on Azure Storage for many …
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER (ARM)
The Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the service used to provision resources in your Azure subscription. It was first announced at Build 2014 when the new Azure portal (portal.azure.com) was …
AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY: AN INTRODUCTION
WHAT AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY IS (AND IS NOT) Azure Active Directory (aka Azure AD) is a fully managed multi-tenant service from Microsoft that offers identity and access capabilities for applications …
How to install VPN access on Windows Server 2016
Remote access role is a VPN which protects the network connection or your remote connection from one side to another and protecting both sides from attacks or data sniffing as …
Windows Server 2016: NIC Teaming functionality
NIC teaming is not something we got with Windows Server 2016 but I just find it interesting to review this functionality as we have it in the current iteration of …
Installing Exchange Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 with GUI
You can install Exchange Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 with either PowerShell or Graphical User Interface (GUI). However, in this article, I’ll focus on installation with the help of GUI. System …
Introducing Microsoft ‘Project Honolulu’
Microsoft continues to invest and expand its PowerShell Scripting Environment but sometimes it is necessary to use a graphical interface in order to manage systems. This is the reason why Microsoft also …
How to change Windows Update settings using SCONFIG
Validate your current WU settings using SCONFIG To determine what updates your machine has already installed, follow these steps: Open a command prompt with Admin permissions. Type sconfig and press Enter. NOTE: There …