Password Expiration Notification Email – PowerShell Best Script
Password Expiration Notification Email This script will email a user in the event that their password is due to expire in X number of days. You have to modify some… Read more »
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AWS – VPCs and Subnets
To get started with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), you create a VPC and subnets. For a general overview of Amazon VPC, see What is Amazon VPC?. Topics VPC… Read more »
Amazon Machine Images (AMI)
An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) provides the information required to launch an instance, which is a virtual server in the cloud. You specify an AMI when you launch an instance,… Read more »
Setting Up with Amazon EC2
If you’ve already signed up for Amazon Web Services (AWS), you can start using Amazon EC2 immediately. You can open the Amazon EC2 console, click Launch Instance, and follow the… Read more »
Use Azure file shares with Windows VMs
ou can use Azure file shares as a way to store and access files from your VM. For example, you can store a script or an application configuration file that… Read more »
How to expand the OS drive of a Virtual Machine in an Azure Resource Group
Overview When you create a new virtual machine (VM) in a Resource Group by deploying an image from Azure Marketplace, the default OS drive is 127 GB. Even though it’s… Read more »
Create a custom image of an Azure VM using PowerShell
Custom images are like marketplace images, but you create them yourself. Custom images can be used to bootstrap configurations such as preloading applications, application configurations, and other OS configurations. In… Read more »
Create a Windows virtual machine with the Azure portal
Azure virtual machines can be created through the Azure portal. This method provides a browser-based user interface for creating and configuring virtual machines and all related resources. This Quickstart steps… Read more »
New Azure VPN Gateways now 6x faster
Running mission-critical workloads require both performance and reliability. To improve your Azure VPN experience, we are introducing a new generation of VPN gateways with better performance, a better SLA, and… Read more »
Cloud migration and disaster recovery for applications, not just virtual machines
Let’s say your CIO stops by one day and asks you, “What if we are hit by an unforeseen disaster tomorrow? Do you have the confidence to be able to… Read more »