Category Archives: Cloud

Microsoft Azure: API changes kills applications and PowerShell scripts

Posted on 2021-09-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft wants to make changes to the Azure API. This will impact applications and PowerShell scripts that rely on this API. The date for the API change is July 1, 2022, might want to keep that in mind if you … Continue reading →

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Why you shouldn't use Azure AD Domain Services as a Windows AD replacement

Posted on 2021-08-29 by guenni

[English]When migrating on-premises Windows servers to the cloud or hybrid solutions, one might get the idea of replacing Windows Active Directory (AD) with Azure AD Domain Services. Should be reconsidered though.

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Azure App Service: Java 7 support ends July 29, 2022

Posted on 2021-08-29 by guenni

[English]I don't know if there are people reading this who are responsible for Java support in applications. But in less than a year, support for Java 7 in Microsoft Azure will end. Community support for Java 7 currently ends on … Continue reading →

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Azure: Thousands of customers threatened by ChaosDB vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB

Posted on 2021-08-27 by guenni

[German]Heavy blow for users of the Microsoft Azure cloud if a Cosmos DB is involved (the DB stands for Data Breach, just no one has noticed yet). There was a severe vulnerability (now closed) that allowed attackers to take over … Continue reading →

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Azure AD Connect 2.0.10.0 released as Hotfix

Posted on 2021-08-23 by guenni

[German]Brief note to administrators who are also responsible for Microsoft Azure. Microsoft has released Azure AD Connect 2.0.10.0. This is intended as a hotfix to work around issues that occur when renaming a domain.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Microsofts Cloud PC "failed provisioning" error during Windows 365 setup

Posted on 2021-08-05 by guenni

[German]A short information tidbit about Microsoft's Cloud PC and issues during setting up Windows 365. The cloud service is only available since a few days (see Windows 365 released) and Microsoft has already had to suspend the provisioning of the … Continue reading →

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Windows 365 released

Posted on 2021-08-02 by guenni

[German]On July 15, 2021, in the blog post Windows 365: The cloud PC presented at Inspire, I had reported on the new Windows 365, which was unveiled at the Microsoft Inspire conference. A month after that announcement, the Windows 365 … Continue reading →

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Windows 365: The cloud PC presented at Inspire

Posted on 2021-07-15 by guenni

[German]The rumors have been around for a while, I had reported the week in the article News from Microsoft's Cloud PC still about it and something to 14/15 July 2021, on the occasion of the Inspire partner conference expected. Now … Continue reading →

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News from Microsoft's Cloud PC

Posted on 2021-07-13 by guenni

[German]It has been speculated for quite some time that Microsoft is working on a so-called cloud PC (see Is Microsoft planning a 'Windows 10 Cloud-PC' for 2021?). However, a launch in spring 2021 has definitely not taken place and Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Azure: Urgently update PowerShell because of RCE vulnerability

Posted on 2021-07-08 by guenni

[German]PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2021-26701, which has been assigned a CVSS score: 8.1. In a security alert, Microsoft is urging Azure customers to update PowerShell to version 7.0.6 or 7.1.3 in a … Continue reading →

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