Azure

The Complete Guide to Scale-Out File Server for Hyper-V

27 Feb 2020 by Symon Perriman

Everything you need in order to plan, configure and optimize your SOFS infrastructure, focused primarily on Hyper-V scenarios

What Exactly are Proximity Placement Groups in Azure?

14 Feb 2020 by Florian Klaffenbach

Azure Proximity Placement groups are as a VM logical grouping capability used to decrease inter-VM network latency. But what does that actually mean?

What Exactly is Azure Dedicated Host?

05 Feb 2020 by Florian Klaffenbach

Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host allows customers to run their virtual machines on a dedicated host not shared with other customers - but wait, there's more..

Microsoft Azure Peering Services Explained

30 Jan 2020 by Florian Klaffenbach

Everything you need to know about Microsoft Azure Peering Services, a networking service including peering, routing, and connectivity for internet providers

How to Use ASR and Hyper-V Replica with Failover Clusters

24 Jan 2020 by Symon Perriman

Overview of Microsoft’s replication solutions for multi-site clusters & integrating backup/DR. Covers Hyper-V Replica, Azure Site Recovery, DFS Replication

How to Use Azure Arc for Hybrid Cloud Management and Security

27 Dec 2019 by Symon Perriman

Full guide to Azure Arc - best practices, applications, common misconceptions, etc. Contains introductions to all aspects plus links for further reading

The Big Announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2019

05 Nov 2019 by Andy Syrewicze

The latest Microsoft Ignite 2019 news, announcements and exclusive interviews from Microsoft leaders direct from the event floor in Orlando, Florida!

How to Configure a Quorum Cloud Witness for Failover Clustering

05 Sep 2019 by Symon Perriman

Most admins know a quorum has something to do with running servers, but this blog post explains its importance and how to configure for failover clustering

Storage Spaces Direct Hardware Requirements and Azure Stack HCI

30 Aug 2019 by Florian Klaffenbach

What do you need to run Storage Spaces Direct effectively? We run down the recommended hardware requirement and also explain where Azure Stack HCI fits in

What is Azure Bastion?

02 Aug 2019 by Florian Klaffenbach

Azure Bastion Host is a Jump-server as a Service within an Azure vNet. Find out what that means here. Plus info on a free Azure Security Center webinar