Tag Archives: Azure

Azure Virtual Desktop: A bug blocks WSUS update downloads (June 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is investigating an issue that is preventing the download of security updates via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for Azure Virtual Desktops. Virtual Desktop instances are stuck at the May 2021 update level. Advertising

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Veeam backup fails due to Azure AD issue; patch for Veeam Backup for Office 365

Posted on 2021-03-16 by guenni

[German]The worldwide disruption in Microsoft's Azure Active Directory on March 15,/16, 2021 has affected many services. Among others, backup solutions that rely on Microsoft services provided by Azure AD for authentication have likely failed. This includes Veeam Office 365 backups. … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Azure & Xbox Live outage?

Posted on 2020-03-15 by guenni

[German]Currently there seem to be issues or a failure with Microsoft Azure, at least in the USA. The Xbox Live service is also affected by this – and this in times of Coronavirus, where people are supposed to stay at … Continue reading →

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Azure-Learning Repository

Posted on 2020-03-15 by guenni

[German]David das Neves has  pointed me some days to ago to a repository he has put together with training materials about Microsoft Azure. Here are some hints. Advertising

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Azure Monitor: Issue with Log Search Alerts (2./3. Jan. 2020)

Posted on 2020-01-03 by guenni

[German]Currently there seem to be issues with missing log search alertsrts in the Azure Monitor for which there is no explanation. Individual customers simply no longer receive any log search alerts. Advertising

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Microsoft warns of worm attacks on Exim server on Azure

Posted on 2019-06-19 by guenni

[German]The company warns customers about worm attacks on Exim servers hosted on Microsoft Azure. This is due to vulnerabilities recently discovered in Exim servers. Advertising

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Azure Active Directory outage & RCA for Azure Cloud hicups

Posted on 2019-02-02 by guenni

[German]Today, February 1, 2019, Azure Active Directory experienced a temporary outage in Europe. During the research I found some information why Microsoft has been suffering from cloud failures since January 29, 2019.  Advertising

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Azure: Ups, we are down again

Posted on 2018-11-27 by guenni

It seems that Microsoft's Azure didn't work well during the last weeks. Again, Microsoft Azure service has issues since two days with login or performance. Advertising

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Windows 7 on Microsoft Azure as Windows Virtual Desktop

Posted on 2018-11-11 by guenni

[German]Support for Windows 7 SP1 will expire in January 2017. However, Microsoft offers enterprise customers the option of continuing to use Windows 7 via Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure. Advertising

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Microsoft: Linux dominates Azure VMs, has Windows a future?

Posted on 2018-09-30 by guenni

[German]At the Ignite 2018 conference last week in Orlando, Florida, USA, Microsoft management released interesting figures. For virtual machines running on Microsoft Azure, there is a massive migration to Linux: 50% runs on Linux – which raises the question of … Continue reading →

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