Compute, Infrastructure, and Systems Management

Conditional Access: How to Make Best Use of It to Secure Microsoft 365 October 11, 2025 Conditional access supports several approaches to keep Microsoft 365 secure by default. Policy templates, default...more What Tools Can Help Me Deploy and Manage Conditional Access? October 5, 2025 Conditional access (CA) policies within Microsoft 365 are complex to create and troubleshoot. A small set of...more How to Track Azure Hybrid Benefit Use Rights for Windows Server Updated: September 1, 2025 Customers are responsible for ensuring they have the proper licenses to keep their Azure Hybrid...more VMware Rapid Migration Plan: Some Benefits for Commitment Updated: August 4, 2025 Note: Microsoft has further extended the deadline to the VMware Rapid Migration Plan to Dec....more New Generation of Storage Azure VMs Enable Larger Workloads  Updated: July 20, 2025 A new generation of storage-optimized Azure VMs offers higher performance at a lower storage cost....more How to Assign Microsoft 365 User Licenses July 10, 2025 Microsoft 365 licenses must be assigned to users before they can use the services. The...more Windows Server 2025 Hotpatching Available as a Subscription July 8, 2025 Windows Server 2025 hotpatching, enabling security update patches without reboots, is generally available as of...more Azure NetApp Files NAS Service Targets Large-Scale Use Updated: June 28, 2025 The new Azure NetApp Flexible Tier could help with large-scale lift-and-shift scenarios. Throughput is priced...more Migrating from VMware? Look Before You Leap Updated: June 28, 2025 Microsoft has several alternatives to VMware for on-premises server virtualization. Hyper-V is mature and runs...more Understanding Entra Global Secure Access June 28, 2025 Entra Global Secure Access simplifies and secures both remote access and Web access and enables...more Enabling Intune to Force Apple Updates Improves Security June 7, 2025 Intune now can use managed software updates to force OS updates to all types of...more Microsoft 365 Archive: Lower-Cost Storage with Compliance June 5, 2025 Microsoft 365 Archive can quickly archive and restore SharePoint Online sites while retaining administrative oversight...more Does Azure Linux Have a Broader Future? Updated: June 3, 2025 Ever since it was first introduced under the name Mariner, Azure Linux’s sole official purpose...more Azure Linux 3.0: What’s New Updated: June 3, 2025 Latest version of Microsoft’s host OS for Azure Kubernetes Service includes updated dependencies. Kubernetes is...more Azure Files Improves Performance, Syncing, and Pricing Flexibility April 20, 2025 Azure Files has gained meaningful speed improvements, particularly when accessing small files. File Sync improvements...more PowerShell 7.5 Generally Available Under Standard Support April 13, 2025 PowerShell 7.5, the latest Standard Term Support (STS) version of Microsoft’s cross-platform administrative scripting technology,...more

Communication Services Overview July 3, 2025 Azure Arc Sample Deployment Updated: October 11, 2024

  Product Reference Azure VMware Solution Azure VMware Solution (AVS) offers virtualization, storage, and networking for managed VMs using VMware software...more   Product Reference Kubernetes Service Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft’s flagship Kubernetes (often abbreviated as “K8s”) offering, provides orchestration (deployment,...more   Product Reference Data Lake Storage Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) provides general data lake storage features to capture and analyze...more   Product Reference Batch Azure Batch allows customers to distribute workloads over groups of VMs to leverage Azure’s scalability...more   Product Reference Orleans Orleans is an open-source framework for distributed applications that is included with .NET.   Product Reference Azure Local Azure Local, formerly known as Azure Stack HCI, is Microsoft’s primary server host OS for...more   Product Reference Virtual Network Services Virtual network services provide the basic connectivity and network management for services and resources used...more   Product Reference Connectivity to Azure Organizations can connect their own locations to Azure in a variety of ways, with bandwidth,...more   Product Reference Network Security Azure provides services to filter and monitor network traffic. They include firewalls, protection against denial-of-service...more   Product Reference Load Balancing and Network Analysis Load balancing services in Azure distribute incoming network requests for customer applications or resources among...more   Product Reference Azure Storage Azure Storage is a scalable object storage platform that offers several nonrelational data storage services...more   Product Reference Azure Elastic SAN Azure Elastic SAN is an Azure-hosted storage area network (SAN) service that provides managed storage...more   Product Reference Azure NetApp Files Azure NetApp Files is a cloud-based network-attached storage (NAS) service that runs on specialized hardware...more   Product Reference Backup Azure Backup is a service that uses Azure Storage to back up VMs, databases, files...more   Product Reference Data Box Azure Data Box is a family of physical devices and services that help customers transfer...more   Product Reference Hybrid Storage Appliances Azure hybrid storage appliances and services offer tiering and caching of storage between on-premises systems...more

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