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How to move downloaded torrent files to another computer or Seedbox

I decided to move my downloaded torrent files to another computer with more space available. I wanted to still seed these files to maintain my ratio (private trackers :-)). After some trial and error (and crosscheck with a friend) I found out it was very easy. Just upload the files to your torrent download dir […]

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How to use Azure Policy to automatically backup your IaaS VMs

In this blogpost you see how easy it is to automatically configure Azure Backup to protect your Azure IaaS workload. For this blogpost I’m using the Azure portal, configuring using CLI and templates is ofcourse also possible. Open your azure portal and go to the Policy pane : Go to defintions, select the scope of […]

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Help! I want to rename my Azure Resource Groups

Earlier this week someone asked my if it’s possible to rename Azure Resource Group for Governance purposes. Unfortunately you can’t rename resource groups, but… don’t wurry there are ways to achieve the same goal. Option 1 Create and move.. The first option is that you create a resource group with the new name. Just go […]

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Help! Someone disabled my virtual network adapter @ my Azure VM

Today someone asked my how to re-enable an Azure VM network adapter. Using an on-premise hypervisor like VMware you can use the console session to access and re-enable the virtual network adapter. In this blogpost I describe how to deal with this situation when it’s inside an Azure VM. Help is on the way! You […]

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How to find the Azure Site Recovery Passphrase

When you have to manually install the Azure Site Recovery agent you must provide the Passphrase. In this blogpost I describe how you can find the Passphrase. Sign in to your configuration server, and then open a command prompt window as an administrator. To change the directory to the bin folder, execute the command cd %ProgramData%\ASR\home\svsystems\bin […]

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How to deploy WordPress using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

As more developers work within distributed environments, tools like Kubernetes have become central to keeping application components standardized across dynamic build and production environments. With the increasing complexity of application ecosystems and the growing popularity of Kuberbetes, tools that help manage resources within Kubernetes clusters have become essential. In this blogpost, I’m usingHelm for setting […]

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How to quickly encrypt/decrypt Azure VM disks using the portal

Some time ago Microsoft added the encryption option on the disk pane (Azure IaaS properties). Now you don’t need to use the CLI or Powershell commando’s to decrypt/encrypt your VM disks. Just go to the encryption button and the options already speak for themselves. When you already have one disk encrypted and just added an […]

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Passed AZ-400 Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer

Last week I took the AZ-400 exam and I passed succesfully. This exam counts for the Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification track.  I found this exam quite challeging because it leans heavily on your dev experience. I’m not a very experienced developer so some topics were challeging. Nevertheless I passed the exam. When […]

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PowerCLI “The Aspiring Automater’s Guide” by Altaro

If you currently use PowerCLI to automate basic tasks with pre-defined scripts, you’ll already know how powerful automation can be. However, taking the next step and customizing scripts to carry out tasks specifically designed for your needs opens a whole new world of opportunities. This new eBook from Altaro takes you there. Written by VMware […]

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How to use Azure State Configuration to open specific firewall ports

Azure Automation State Configuration is an Azure service that allows you to write, manage and compile PowerShell Desired State Configuration and assign them to target nodes.  Just like in an on oremise environment you can easily manage (virtual) machines running on Azure and also On Premise. Using DSC it’s possible to set an (security) baseline […]

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How to force the Windows 10 May Update

After an extended period of testing in the Release Preview ring, Microsoft has finally started rolling out the May 2019 Update to Windows 10 users, albeit in a “measured and throttled” way. You might be able to get it now by going through Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update or, failing that, via the Media Creation tool. There is a very simple […]

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How to encrypt (and decrypt) your Azure VM disks after deployment

This is how you can encrypt your Azure virtual machine disks :

You can find your keyvault Resource ID here :   The reason that I used the Resource id instead of the keyvault name is that now it’s possible for the keyvault to be part of another resourcegroup.   Use the following command […]

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Altaro Office 365 Backup (for MSPs)

There’s a common misconception that Microsoft fully backs up Office 365 Mailbox. Microsoft is responsible for providing the O365 service, but do you know it’s your (!) responsibility to protect your (customer’s!) O365 data? Microsoft has limited possibilities to help you with unexpected data loss or damage. Therefore it’s very important to have a solid […]

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