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  • Setting Custom retention for AzureActivity and Usage data tables

    Setting Custom retention for AzureActivity and Usage data tables

    Today we look at configuring a custom retention period for AzureActivity and Usage data tables in Log Analytics workspaces. This allows us to keep only the data we want for the exact retention period that is needed.

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  • Azure Updates – 28 – January 15, 2022

    Azure Updates – 28 – January 15, 2022

    A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes. Released January 15, 2022.

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  • Deploy an Azure Storage Account

    Deploy an Azure Storage Account

    Today it’s time for more CLI to get things dones fast! Join me while I look at how to create scope encrypted storage to get ready to do testing in Azure.

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  • Current Azure Region Names — Reference

    Current Azure Region Names — Reference

    How do you get the name of a region to use in CLI or PowerShell for Azure coding? If you do a lot of CLI or PowerShell coding you will want to know the region names that you can reference for any region specific code you write. In this article I show you how easy…

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  • Check your Azure Resource Usage against Limits

    Check your Azure Resource Usage against Limits

    In this article we will explore how to find your current usage of network resources against your subscription limits in Azure. This is helpful to both track current usage and plan for future usage. There are three ways to view this data, each with some variance on results; so let’s dive right in and find…

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  • How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 5 – PowerShell Templates

    How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 5 – PowerShell Templates

    Using PowerShell to deploy a JSON template via GitHub is our final stop on deployment of Microsoft Azure virtual machines. We’ve looked at 4 other ways to deploy a VM in Azure so far and today we look at…

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  • How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 4 – JSON Templates

    How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 4 – JSON Templates

    Today we continue our deployment of Microsoft Azure virtual machines and start exploring JSON and ARM templates. There are a lot of ways to do deployment as we continue our look at the options. Let’s look at templates in JSON for creating VM infrastructure.

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  • How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 3 – PowerShell in Cloud Shell

    How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 3 – PowerShell in Cloud Shell

    Today we continue our deployment of Microsoft Azure virtual machines. There are many ways to do this – some manual – and some that support automation; we’ll continue our look at the options. Still a great way to get started with your Azure Infrastructure deployments is right in the Azure Portal, let’s take a look…

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  • How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 2 – CLI in Cloud Shell

    How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines – Part 2 – CLI in Cloud Shell

    Today we continue our deployment of Microsoft Azure virtual machines. There are many ways to do this – some manual – and some that support automation; we’ll continue our look at the options. Let’s take a look at CLI for creating VM infrastructure…

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  • How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines

    How to Deploy Azure Virtual Machines

    Let’s talk about how to deploy a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. There are many ways to do this – some manual – and some that support automation; we’ll look at quite a few of the options starting with some simpler ones first. A great way to get started with your Azure Infrastructure deployments is right…

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