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Azure – You can now Data Discovery and Classification for free for Azure SQL database and Synapse Analytics

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You may already know that Azure SQL has a feature called Data Discovery and Classification which helps you to identify if sensitive information are saved in your databases (you can have more details hare https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/data-discovery-and-classification-overview). Previously this Data Discovery and Classification was only available as part of the Azure SQL Advanced Data Security (now called […]

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Azure – Reduce your day-to-day management tasks with Azure Automanage (preview)

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As you know, IT administration has a lot of every day management tasks. Well, if you are running your workloads in Azure you can now reduce these day-to-day tasks by using Azure Automanage: a new capability for your virtual machines management tasks on Azure. Azure Automanage will automatically implements VM management best practices as defined

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Azure – You can now centrally manage your backups with Backup Center (preview)

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As you know, you have the capability to backup your workloads (either from on-premises or Azure) to an Azure Recovery Vaults. Well, as you may have multiple backup vaults (or you are a CSP managing Azure services for your customers), it may be difficult to easily manage backup tasks and reports. Good news, a new

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Azure – Migrate your AzureRM scripts to Az PowerShell

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As you know, you have multiple ways to manage your Azure environment; through the portal (https://portal.azure.com), Cloud Shell (https://shell.azure.com/), Azure Cli, PowerShell modules… Talking about the PowerShell module, you are probably aware that the AzureRM PowerShell modules are outdated (but still supported – for now) and have been replaced by the Az PowerShell modules. That

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Azure – You can now create exception for Azure Security Center recommendations

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As you know, Azure Security Center (ASC) is your one stop shop to get an overview of your Azure security posture and custom recommendations based on your Azure environment. Well, while this quite an important capability, there are some limitations, such as not being able to be selective on which resource(s) a recommendation should apply.

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Azure – You can now use a managed storage account for the VM boot diagnostics

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As you know, it is recommended to enable the virtual machine boot diagnostics to help gathering information when troubleshooting virtual machine boot issues (or to simply being able to see if the VM is booting up or has crashed with a blue screen). As you know, the boot diagnostics require the use of a storage

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Azure – You will soon be able to move resources to another region (preview)

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As you know, you can move Azure resources to another subscription or another resource group – except for an handful ones. Until now, this was not possible to move Azure resources to another region. Well, this will be no longer the case soon as a new move to another location (aka another region) capability is

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Azure – Unable to delete an empty recovery vault

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Recently I had an interesting issue with an Azure Recovery vault I was not able to delete with the error telling me there was still resources within the vault (see below). Off course I have double or even triple check there was no resources still in the vault or still protected by the vault. Vault

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Azure – Automatically block IP’s in Network Security Group when brute force attack is detected

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As you know Azure Security Center is your one stop shop to help you stay on top of your security posture for your resources hosted in Azure. As there is more and more resources hosted on cloud services, security and protection against attack is more important than ever. As you know you can protect your

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Azure – You can now get notification when your Secure Score downgrade

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After releasing a Power BI dashboard to follow up on the evolution of your Azure Secure Score (see https://t.co/U1I15FSuBP), you can now get an email notification if your Secure Score is reducing. The playbook is available for deployment in the Azure Security Center Github repository here https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Security-Center/tree/master/Secure%20Score/Secure%20Score%20Reduction%20Alerts Connect to the above URL and use the

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