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Azure – You can now create private subnets (preview)

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As you are probably aware, Microsoft is going to turn off default outbound access (read the announcement https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/default-outbound-access-for-vms-in-azure-will-be-retired-transition-to-a-new-method-of-internet-access/). As part of the recommendations to move from default (implicit) outbound access to explicit outbound access, a new network capability has been added called Private subnet. The private subnet will prevent this implicit access by setting the …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – A new application to connect to AVD/Cloud PC (preview)

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A new client application (UWP) – Windows App – is available from the Microsoft Store allowing end-users to have a single access pane to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 Cloud PC’s, Dev Box or remote desktop services. The application – in preview – is available for Windows, iOS, MacOS or web browser. Windows …

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Azure – You can now enable hibernation on Azure virtual machines (preview)

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If you use on-premises hypervisor (such as Hyper-V or VMWare) you know you can hibernate (save state) virtual machines. This was something missing for Azure virtual machines. Well, good news as you can now enable hibernation for Azure virtual machines (currently in preview). This new capability will help you saving cost by hibernating unused/under used …

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Intune – You can now manually launch remediation on a specific device (preview)

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If you use Intune, you probably already know that you can create remediation scripts to help you detect and automatically fix common issues. Remediation scripts are set to run on a scheduled basis (once, hourly or daily); which means some devices may ended to not be able to run the remediation because they are offline …

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Azure – New low cost Azure Bastion SKU – Bastion Developer (preview)

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If you are running virtual machines on Azure, you may already know that you can use Azure Bastion to allow accessing the VM using remote desktop or SSH without opening these management ports over the internet. Well, good news as if you need to learn about Bastion or use it in a development/test environment, you …

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Azure Virtual Desktop – You can now use OneDrive with a RemoteApp (preview)

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If you use Azure Virtual Desktop to provide desktop or applications virtualization to your end-users, you probably know that you can not use OneDrive outside of a remote desktop session – meaning with a RemoteApp. Well, good news as you can now use OneDrive while using a RemoteApp. To do so you first need to …

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Entra ID – Automatically remediate user risk with on-premises password change (preview)

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It is becoming easier to manage user risk in hybrid environments with Entra ID Protection (formerly known as Azure AD Identity Protection). Indeed, user risk policy requires to change the password when the user is identified at risk. However, the change of password was not detected by Entra Protection signals when the change was performed …

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Azure – A new timeline experience is available for Azure Monitor alerts (preview)

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As you probably already know, you can use Azure Monitor to monitor your resources health and availability. Well, a new alert timeline experience is now available in preview. It will simplifies reviewing and investigating fired alerts. To start enjoying this new experience, connect to your Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com/) and search for Monitor to access the …

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Azure – You can now enable cross-region restore when using Azure Backup (preview)

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As you probably know, you can backup your servers using Recovery Service Agent (MARS) when using Azure Backup. Well, you can now enable cross-region restore (CRR) to help you ensuring service continuity when the primary region is unavailable or to test recovery on the secondary region for audit/compliance purposes. Before being able to do so, …

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Azure – You can now save and manage MARS agent passphrase in Key Vault (preview)

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If you are using Recovery Service Agent (MARS) to backup your servers in Azure Recovery Vault, you know you need to use a passphrase, used to encrypt data. Until now, this passphrase had to be stored in some secure location. Well, good news as you can now use Azure Key Vault to save and manage …

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