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We’ve recently had a client who was breached because a long-term brute force spray password attack eventually correctly guessed and administrators password. This breach should have been avoided by the company ensuring that all of its users were using multi factor authentication. By default new accounts are required to have Read more…
After some playing around, Googling and talking to Microsoft we verified that there is not a built-in feature to add a description or note directly to an Azure VM. However, you can easily use Azure Tags to add metadata to your Azure resources, including VMs: Note that each resource in Read more…
The OneDrive Personal Vault is a secure folder that can only be accessed with strong authentication or a second factor of identity verification, such as your fingerprint, face, PIN, or a code received via SMS or generated in the Microsoft Authenticator app. It’s designed to store your most sensitive files, Read more…
Microsoft recently sent out the email below warning Azure customers that the “public ip SKU” version they are using for Virtual Machines, Firewalls, Azure Webapps, and other Azure services is going away. Upgrade to Standard SKU public IP addresses in Azure by 30 September 2025—Basic SKU will be retired You’re Read more…
It is not uncommon for companies to want to know how much total storage they’re using in their Azure Ten Tenants. It’s not hard to figure out but if you haven’t done it before it certainly isn’t obvious. Here is how you quickly and easily figure out how much disk Read more…
Recently a client of ours sent us the following reference to a SharePoint OneDrive download and wanted to know who it was: urn:spo:anon#47fcb268ce8294b04351dda23e2490dc89dc7a8a9dd91d579dd2438d1f1c8be4 Lets break this string of text down into it component parts: So you’ve probably figured out by now that this string is trying to tell you that Read more…
Most people can figure out what status someone in Microsoft Teams just from the color of the dot. Words are not necessary as they follow the universal vehicle stop light color scheme. You don’t need to have a Computer Science degree to figure out that a Green Dot with a Read more…
If you want to backup an on-prem server to Azure, the easiest way to do it is with Microsoft Azure Backup Server (aka MABS). To do this your server needs free space of about 8% (Microsoft says 5%-10%) of the space you are backing up. So if you want to Read more…
Microsoft Azure Privilege Identity Management (aka PIM) is not that hard to setup, but using it can cause some confusion with new administrators. PIM is a ‘just in time” solution for various levels of admin rights. PIM is often used by companies to ensure that even administrators do not have Read more…
We’ve recently had a client who was quite confused about what Global Admin rights actually provided for rights to their Azure account. They wanted a tech with Global Admin rights to add a ROLE ASSIGNMENT (i.e. give permission to access) an Azure File Share, but when they tried, they saw Read more…
Adding and changing the permissions on an Azure File is easy: Just follow these steps as shown in the screenshot above:
Microsoft outlook is the killer app for business and as a result we rely on it to store tens of thousands of emails. Problem comes in when you’re trying to find a specific email. Show you how to easily search through your mail to get just the messages you’re looking Read more…
In this video, we will walk you through the process of upgrading your Veeam backup software for Microsoft Office 365. We’ll cover everything from checking system requirements, downloading the latest version, to running the upgrade process. This tutorial is designed for IT professionals and system administrators who are responsible for Read more…
If you restore files and folders from a Microsoft Azure Backup (MABS), but did not have permission to the file / folder you want to access, you will likely see a series of popup errors culminating with “You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to Read more…
If you are trying to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to a remote computer or use SMB (Small Message Block) to connect to a remote share on your home network, using your Microsoft Account, you may be frustrated that you cannot connect. The problem is most likely that you are not Read more…
In this 2 minute video, we show you how to properly remove a WordPress site from your hosting provider using cPanel. This is an easy step that can help you free up space on your hosting account and improve your other website’s performance. If you’re hosting your WordPress site on Read more…