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Azure – SMB v1 will be disabled by default

Microsoft has just announced that SMB v1 will be disabled by default on some virtual machines from the Marketplace. This follows the major situation some weeks ago with malwares/ransomwares taking advantage of flows in the SMB protocol (which were patched by not always deployed). You can read this post to get the list of virtual […]

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Azure – Azure AD Administrators can get the full list of devices

As you know you can joined Windows devices to Azure AD; the feature is called Azure AD Joined. But from an administration perspective it can be a little bit challenging to get/see the list of all AAD Joined devices as each AAD Joined device is tight with the user account which did the operation (as

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Azure – Azure Network Watcher now has connectivity check (preview)

Following the availability of Azure Network Watcher in preview (see https://t.co/0oi3zxss2u), a new functionality has been introduced (in preview too) called Connectivity Check As indicated by his name this feature is aimed to validate connectivity status between a virtual machine and a target which can be another VM, a public or an on-premises endpoint. To

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Azure – Just In Time Virtual Machine access (preview)

A new security feature has been made available in preview on Azure: Just In Time Access for virtual  machine. While access and behavior of resources hosted on Azure are monitored by Microsoft to avoid malicious activities, there is still risks to get your resources, and in this case your virtual machines, being vulnerable. The Just

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Office 365 – Make Office 365 Groups expiring (preview)

As you know Office 365 Groups is one of the various collaboration features available on Office 365; one available as self-service to end-users. This means you may ended after some time to have quite a lot Office 365 Groups while they are not used anymore as tied to a project or any other temporary need.

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Office 365 – New sign in experience

A new sign-in experience to logon to Microsoft cloud services (Azure / Office 365) is being rolled out. The next time you will logon to Microsoft cloud services you may notice this notification on the top right If you click on the Try it now link you will then get the new login experience or

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SCCM – It is now easier to manage Internet clients

With the release of the build 1706 of System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch, it is now easier to manage Internet clients. Windows 10 Azure AD Joined devices do not need anymore certificate to authenticate against your SCCM. The need for client authentication certificates is now removed (there is some prerequisites) and you can now

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Azure – Public preview of Network Watcher

New feature is now available in public preview on Azure called Azure Network Watcher. This feature will help you troubleshooting/validating network connectivity. To start using it logon to your Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com) and search for Network Watcher Then you can start using Network Watcher to troubleshoot/validate your network. You can get the network topology, try

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Azure – Azure Backup reports are available

In the continuity of my posts about Azure Backup Server, this one is related to setting Azure Backup reports (in preview currently). Azure Backup Reports will help you to aggregate backup reporting from different backup vault if you use the same storage account to give a global insights for your backup saved in Azure. Configure

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