Reading Time: 2 minutesThe more I work on Azure, the more I am having to switch between subscriptions. Now, this usually means copying and pasting the subscription ID every time. This is no good! So I decided to see if I can script a subscription selector and I did. It’s below! The script Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this blog post, I am going to go through the steps to create an Azure SQL Database using the Azure Portal. I will also go through the steps on how to connect to the database after it has been created. What is an Azure SQL Database A Microsoft Azure Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn March 13th, 2018 Microsoft introduced the ability to backup Virtual Machines with disks bigger than 1TB. Unfortunately, they did not enable this feature by default and you have to upgrade your VM backup stack. Luckily this is easy to do and does not impact your current backup jobs. You Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI am forever forgetting to delete Azure Resource Groups after I have finished with them, so I created the little PowerShell script below to help me clean them up. It works for all of your accounts Subscriptions too. This script could come in handy if multiple people are managing your Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesUpdated 09/06/2018: At the bottom of this article I have added in a step to allow the new file share to stay connected at next login. In this article, I am going to show you how to create and map an Azure File Share using the Azure Cloud Shell. But Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this article, I am going to show you how to setup Microsoft Azure Service Health to send notifications to Microsoft Teams when there are issues with your Azure resources in your subscriptions. Now you could just look at the Azure health status page https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/status/ and then view your personalised Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have recently moved to a new employer who is using Azure AD Connect. Unfortunately, the email address who was getting any failure notices was no longer in use, so I decided to set the notifications to go to a new distribution group. In this article, I will show you Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne big limitation you may encounter when dealing with Microsoft Azure is the ability to change an Azure Virtual Machines Availability Set configuration. This includes adding an existing VM to an Availability Set, move a VM from one Availability Set to another, and removing a VM from an Availability Set. Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this Article, I am going to walk through how to encrypt your Azure Virtual Machines including ones with managed disks. By following this guide you will be able to stop the High Severity Alerts from showing in Azure Security Center and be able to use Azure Backup to backup Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this article, I am going to walk through how to use the Azure Cloud Shell to download the Azure Stack tools to your cloud drive and then import the Azure Stack Policy module. After we have imported the module the guide goes on to show you how to apply Read more