Intro to Azure Sentinel
Intro to Azure Sentinel Azure Sentinel is a cloud native Security Information Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) solution. A SIEM solution aggregates data and provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by applications and network appliances. A SOAR solution automates the investigations and responses of security alerts. It is common for IT Professionals to mix up the capabilities of SIEM and SOAR since they tend to work together for the goal of protection. However, these […]
Manage Non-Azure Servers within Azure with Azure Arc
Manage Non-Azure Servers within Azure with Azure Arc Microsoft announced an amazing new feature within Azure called Azure Arc. This feature is now available in public preview at no cost. Please note, The Public Preview release is designed for evaluation purposes and should not be used to manage critical production resources What is Azure Arc? […]
Azure Bastion: Replacement for Jump Box Server
Azure Bastion: Replacement for Jump Box Server Bastion can be defined as a fortified place used to protect something of value. In technology, a Bastion host is used to securely connect to resources on your network, typically for a single purpose. This host is typically placed in outside your network or security zone to protect […]
Two reasons to Deploy a Domain Controller in Azure IaaS
Two reasons to Deploy a Domain Controller in Azure Information-As-A-Service (IaaS) A domain controller is the first server most organizations deploy in IaaS as they move workloads to Azure. Why Configure a DC in Azure IaaS? A DC builds the necessary foundation to bring other servers into IaaS. Your authentication to Office 365 may depend […]
Azure Site Recovery Deployment
Azure Site Recovery Deployment Once you have reviewed the costs of Azure Site Recovery (ASR), ensured it will meet your necessary requirements, and properly planned out your deployment using the ASR Planning Tool as well as all other environmental components including storage accounts, recovery service vaults, and networking, you are now ready to being your deployment of ASR. The setup […]
Azure Site Recovery Capacity and Planning
Azure Site Recovery Capacity and Planning Before any project begins it is essential to perform proper planning to ensure a successful project, measure twice, cut once mentality. Azure Site Recovery (ASR) provides a pure cloud-based alternative to expensive secondary datacenters. ASR can be used purely for disaster recovery scenarios, but also can be used for […]
Azure Site Recovery Overview and Pricing
Azure Site Recovery Overview and Pricing Do you have a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plan? Many organizations don’t. As a matter of fact, BCDR planning usually isn’t even considered or acted on until after something significant happens. A BCDR plan is a lot like insurance. You pay a premium and hope nothing happens, […]
Azure Backup Server Configuration and Recovery
Azure Backup Server Configuration and Recovery With Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) installation complete, we can begin setting up backup configurations. Remember, the initial backup copy writes to local storage. Therefore, before setting up items for backup, we need to configure local storage for the server. This storage needs to be at least the total […]
Azure Site Recovery Features
Azure Site Recovery Features Azure Site Recovery (ASR) can provide quick, simple, and cost-effective means to design and deploy a functional disaster recovery plan. ASR can work with many on-premises technologies as well as within Azure. Microsoft has tested out many crucial business applications to ensure ASR can provide failover capabilities. In addition, you will […]
How to Save Cost with Infrastructure-As-A-Service
How to Save Cost with Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS) Cost Savings Scale IT Pros say this a lot about Azure and AWS. It’s true that Infrastructure-As-A-Service (IaaS) is the most expensive way to use cloud services. Conversely, Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) keep costs lower due to economies of scale. Simply lifting and shifting infrastructure and VMs […]
