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Continue reading →: How to Reduce your Virtual Machine (VMs) Costs in AzureLearn how to identify and remove idle or unneeded Azure Virtual Machines to optimize costs. This step-by-step guide helps IT professionals save on Azure expenses efficiently.
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Continue reading →: Microsoft Entra ID Licensing Management Changes: How to Assign Licenses in Microsoft 365 Admin CenterOn September 1st, 2024, Microsoft plans to remove the ability to manage licenses in the Entra ID admin portal. Historically, managing these groups through other portals like the Office 365 Admin Center wasn’t possible but recently this has been improved. This post will cover how to manage licensing in future.
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Continue reading →: Enhance Security with Azure PIM Groups for Azure SQL DatabasePrivileged Identity Management (PIM) in Azure offers a robust solution for managing, controlling, and monitoring access to important resources in your organisation. By configuring PIM Groups to manage access to an Azure SQL Database, you can dramatically enhance your security posture, ensuring that elevated access is granted only when necessary…
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Continue reading →: Azure App Registrations/Service Principals Quota: Troubleshooting and SolutionsAzure has various limits, including a 250 App Registrations/Service Principals limit per user. This may cause errors when running commands like “az ad sp create-for-rbac”. Resolving this requires reducing owned Service Principals and Applications, or creating a new custom role to bypass the limit. Delete existing deleted App Registrations and…
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Continue reading →: Resolving ‘Unknown User’ Issue in Microsoft Teams: A Simple FixMicrosoft Teams is essential for businesses, but users may encounter the “Unknown User” issue after a long absence. This occurs when accounts are reactivated, causing a mismatch in profile information. The simple fix is to sign out, close the app, and sign back in to force a refresh, ensuring seamless…
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Continue reading →: Estimating PowerShell Script Completion Time: A Step-by-Step GuideAs a PowerShell user, tracking script progress with Write-Host or constant monitoring can be time-consuming. Predicting completion time offers a better solution, enhancing time management and productivity. The provided script estimates completion time based on records processed, offering a clear advantage over traditional tracking methods. Transition to this approach for…
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Continue reading →: Efficient Azure Virtual Network Cloning: Copying Single and Multiple VNets using PowerShellCreating a copy of an existing Virtual Network in a location of your choosing can be useful for a wide range of reasons, in my case, I want to copy a live configuration so that I can safely demonstrate the value of utilising the Virtual Network Manager solution. In an…
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Continue reading →: Streamlining Azure Quota Management using PowerShellManaging Azure resources efficiently requires a keen eye on various factors, one of the more critical being quota limits. Azure quotas dictate the maximum number of resources you can provision within your subscription. While these limits are set to ensure resource availability and performance, they can sometimes hinder your operations…
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Continue reading →: Enhancing Azure Security: Exporting a Role Assignments Report EasilyEnsuring the security of your Azure resources is paramount. With the ever-evolving threat landscape and the increasing complexity of cloud deployments, maintaining visibility and control over access permissions is crucial for safeguarding sensitive data and preventing unauthorized actions. Regularly auditing Azure role assignments is a fundamental aspect of maintaining a…
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Continue reading →: How to Auto-expand Azure Navigation Menu’sIn a somewhat bizarre change, Microsoft have taken the decision to auto-minify all of the navigations menu’s found across the portal. Causing many additional clicks to get to the same areas and if you’re anything like me, confusing your muscle memory. Luckily this is a very simple change to roll…
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