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Virtualization
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Azure Local Simplified Machine Provisioning
Deploying infrastructure at the edge has always been one of the more painful parts of running hybrid environments. Whether it’s retail stores, factories, branch offices, or remote sites, getting servers racked, configured, and ready for workloads…
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Azure Local Disconnected Operations: Running Sovereign Cloud, Productivity, and AI in Air‑Gapped Environments
Many organizations operate in environments where continuous cloud connectivity is not possible—or simply not allowed. Sovereignty requirements, regulatory constraints, security policies, or physical isolation mean that infrastructure must function fully disconnected or air‑gapped, while still delivering…
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Deploy VMs on Azure Local with Portal, CLI & Bicep (IaC)
If you’re getting started with Azure Local and want a clear, practical path to creating and managing virtual machines (VMs) on‑premises with a cloud‑native experience, this walkthrough is for you. In the companion video, I demo…
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Commvault SHIFT Virtual: A New Era of AI-Driven Cyber Resilience (On-Demand)
Last week was not only Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco but also Commvault SHIFT 2025 virtual event — The Cyber Resilience Revolution Goes Global — which delivered a powerful vision for how enterprises can build true…
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Azure Local 2510 Release And New Preview Features
Microsoft has just dropped the Azure Local 2510 release, and it’s packed with powerful new features aimed at boosting edge resilience, security, and deployment flexibility. You can leare more about this release here: New Azure Local…
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Azure Hybrid Cloud Pre-Day at Microsoft Ignite 2024
Microsoft Ignite 2024 is rapidly approaching, and this year’s event promises to be an enlightening experience for IT professionals and cloud enthusiasts. As a prelude to the main event, the Azure Hybrid Cloud Pre-Day workshop (Optimize…
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Install ASUS Intel NUC Windows Server 2025 Network Adapter Driver
I am utilizing Intel or now ASUS NUCs as my lab machine for Windows Server and Azure Arc, running Windows Server 2025 and Hyper-V. A common inquiry is the installation of the Asus Intel NUC Windows…
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Azure Stack HCI in the HPE Customer Innovation Center in Geneva
I had to chance to visit the HPE Customer Innovation Center in Geneva Switzerland and talk about Hybrid Cloud and Edge solutions with Azure Stack HCI and Azure Arc. Check it out there: I had the…
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Azure Stack HCI 23H2 – VMs and containers at the edge
At Microsoft Ignite 2023, Microsoft announced the latest version of Azure Stack HCI 23H2. In this video we are going to have a look on how you can run your virtual machines (VMs) and your container…
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How to In-place upgrade Windows Server in Microsoft Azure
Today I came across a tweet by Microsoft Program Manager Ned Pyle mentioning that in-place upgrade for Windows Server VMs in Microsoft Azure is now supported. There is now an official Microsoft doc, which describes the…
