Tag: Azure Hybrid

Oct192022October 19, 2022October 19, 20220 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Livestream: Ignite 2022 Azure Hybrid Cloud announcements recap

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Thomas Maurer

Last week at Microsoft Ignite 2022 we had a huge amount of Azure Hybrid Cloud announcements. Today, Lior Kamrat (Principal Program Manager Arc Platform at Microsoft) and Thomas Maurer (Senior PM & Chief Evangelist Azure Hybrid) will host a livestream on October 19, where you can learn about the latest Azure hybrid cloud news announcements from Microsoft Ignite.

If you can’t wait for the latest news, make sure you check out my blog posts on the new AKS Hybrid deployment options and AKS Lite, as well was my post on Azure Automanage for Azure Arc-enabled Servers, which is now generally available.

Join the Azure Hybrid Ignite 2022 recap livestream with Lior Kamrat and Thomas Maurer to learn about the latest Azure hybrid

Join us on the YouTube Livestream

If you are interested, join us on October 19 online. I am really looking forward to chatting with you in the Livestream about the latest Microsoft Azure Hybrid news from Microsoft Build. You can find the live stream here on YouTube.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.

Apr262022April 26, 2022April 26, 20220 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Introducing Azure Hybrid Cloud Study Hall

Posted in Microsoft Azure

In case you missed it, we are currently running the Learn Live Azure Hybrid Cloud Study Hall on Microsoft Learn TV where you can go together through different learn modules live with a presenter team and learn about Azure Arc and Azure Stack HCI.

I had the chance to speak with Lior Kamrat (Microsoft) about it. Check it out here:

Introducing Azure Hybrid Cloud Study Hall

This fourteen-party weekly series will answer your questions live, walk through how to configure, deploy, manage your hybrid cloud resources using services and hybrid cloud technologies, and walk-through Microsoft Learn modules focused on Azure Arc and Azure Stack HCI. You will learn how you can manage your on-premises, edge and multicloud resources, and how you can deploy Azure services anywhere with Azure Arc and Azure Stack. The series will kick off on April 14th and will have two new episodes every Thursday!

Join us for this live learning experience where you will be guided by subject matter experts through the Learn modules below in real time along with developers around the globe. Earn badges, prepare for certifications and Learn Live with a great community! See you there

To learn more about the Learn Live Azure Hybrid Cloud Study Hall, check out my latest blog about it.

Nov032020November 3, 2020November 2, 20200 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Experts Live Switzerland 2020: Azure Hybrid – Learn about Hybrid Cloud Management

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

A couple of months ago I was speaking at Experts Live Switzerland 2020 in Bern. Now the recording of my session: “Azure Hybrid – Learn about Hybrid Cloud Management” is available online! In this session, I will give you an overview of the Hybrid Cloud offering of Microsoft Azure and how you can use the Azure Hybrid services like Azure Arc, Azure Update Management, Azure Stack, and many more to introduce new Hybrid Cloud Management to your environment.

What is Azure Arc enabled servers:

Azure Arc enabled servers allows you to manage your Windows and Linux machines hosted outside of Azure, on your corporate network or another cloud provider, similar to how you manage native Azure virtual machines. When a hybrid machine is connected to Azure, it becomes a connected machine and is treated as a resource in Azure. To deliver this experience with your hybrid machines hosted outside of Azure, the Azure Connected Machine agent needs to be installed on each machine that you plan on connecting to Azure.

Recording: Experts Live Switzerland 2020: Azure Hybrid – Learn about Hybrid Cloud Management

You can watch the full session here:

If you want to learn more about Azure Hybrid and Azure Arc, check out my blog posts:

Or these official Microsoft resources:

I hope you enjoyed this session about Azure Hybrid Cloud Management using Azure Arc. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.

Oct052020October 5, 2020October 8, 20200 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Join the Free Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud Virtual Event

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer, Virtualization

I am happy to let you know about another free online event where I am presenting with Microsoft Senior Azure Product Marketing Manager, Dave Kurth, about Azure Hybrid Cloud solutions. This free virtual event will be on October 7 from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm (CEST). In this session, you will learn about the unique approach from Microsoft about Azure hybrid cloud. David Kurth will share with you Microsoft’s Hybrid Cloud strategy. I will be joining him to showcase the outlined strategies in powerful demos. We will also share use cases and customer stories and how our approach is different from our competitors.

Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud Virtual Event Topics

Azure Stack portfolio (Hub, HCI, and Edge)
Azure Arc
Networking
BCDR
AI, IoT,
And more…

Since the event is over, you can watch the recording here:

About the Speakers:

Dave Kurth (Senior Azure Product Marketing Manager)

David is a Senior Azure Product Marketing Manager. He is focused on Azure Hybrid, specifically Azure Stack Hub and Azure Stack Edge. Before that, he successfully led the Cloud + AI business Switzerland. Apart from his professional endeavors, he has lent his skills to causes involving humanitarian actions and economic empowerment.

Thomas Maurer (Microsoft Senior Cloud Advocate)

Thomas works as a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. He engages with the community and customers worldwide to share his knowledge and collect feedback to improve the Azure cloud platform. Before joining the Azure engineering team (Cloud + AI), Thomas was a Lead Architect and Microsoft MVP to help architect, implement, and promote Microsoft cloud technology. If you want to know more about Thomas, check out his blog: www.thomasmaurer.ch and Twitter: www.twitter.com/thomasmaurer

I am really looking forward to the Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud virtual event, and I hope to see you there!

Sep142020September 14, 2020September 14, 20201 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Join the Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud Webinar Series

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer, Windows Server

Together with Microsoft Indonesia, we are offering an Azure Hybrid Cloud Webinar Series with two webinars around Azure Hybrid Cloud. The first one on September 22nd will be called: Innovation Anywhere with Azure Hybrid and on September 23rd: Deep Dive VM and Kubernetes Management to any Infrastructure with Azure Arc.

Innovation Anywhere with Azure Hybrid

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020 | 2.00 PM-3.30 PM (GMT+7) 📆

Free Registration ✔

Join us in the first session of the Azure Hybrid Cloud Training Series to learn and discover how Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud products and services help to manage your environment. In this session, Cloud Advocate Thomas Maurer will give you an overview of the Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud offering. Learn how you can use the Azure Hybrid services and products like Azure Arc, Azure Update Management, the new Azure Stack portfolio, Azure Stack HCI, and many more to introduce hybrid cloud management to your environment.

Deep Dive VM and Kubernetes Management to any Infrastructure with Azure Arc

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 | 2.00 PM-3.30 PM (GMT+7) 📆

Free Registration ✔

Azure Arc has the ability to managed multi-cloud and on-premise. Join us on the second day of the Azure Hybrid Cloud Webinar Series to learn and discover how to manage and govern your Windows and Linux machines hosted outside of Azure on your corporate network or other cloud providers, similar to how you manage native Azure virtual machines.

When a hybrid machine is connected to Azure, it becomes a connected machine and is treated as a resource in Azure. Azure Arc provides you with the familiar cloud-native Azure management experience, like RBAC, Tags, Azure Policy, Log Analytics, and more.

Conclusion

These two sessions will be a lot of fun including an overview of the Azure Hybrid Cloud capabilities. I hope this gets your interested and I hope to see you there!

Sep082020September 8, 2020September 7, 20200 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Speaking at ESPC20 Online

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer, Windows Server

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking at ESPC20 Online. This year ESPC20 will be a new virtual conference offering you affordable, world-class Microsoft 365 learning at your fingertips, from wherever you are in the world. Tune in live Oct 14th & 15th or catch up on-demand across 100+ sessions from SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure experts.

Next to great keynotes from Karuana Gatimu, Scott Guthrie, and Jeff Teper, I am happy to be part of one of the breakout sessions.

Join me for my ESPC20 Online session: Azure Hybrid – Learn about Hybrid Cloud Management with Azure

Windows Server, Azure Stack HCI, and Windows Admin Center not only provide you with great hyper-converged solutions but also enable you to connect to Azure Hybrid Cloud services. In this session, Thomas Maurer will show you how you can connect Azure services like Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, Azure File Sync, Azure Monitor and many more to your on-prem Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI environment. And how you can manage and implement governance for your hybrid servers from the cloud, using Azure Arc for servers.

ESPC is always top quality and I am truly looking forward to this year’s virtual conference. Check out some of ESPC’s reasons why you don’t want to miss this event.

Reasons to Attend ESPC20 Online

Refresh – With so much change, keep up with the product developments and practices that matter most.
Revitalise – Find new and better ways of working, to bring new energy and effectiveness to your work.
Investment – Invest in your team, yourself and your career by learning new skills or mastering current ones.
Access – With no travel, watch live or on-demand at a time that suits you from the comfort of your workspace.
Experts – Hear from the best of the best – Microsoft Product Team members, RDs, MVPs, MCMs and independent experts.
Depth – With levels catering from Level 100-400 there is something for everyone.
Network – Build your professional network online, with like-minded people from across the globe.
Vendors – Find the best solutions from the best local, European and Global providers.
Independence – Information and advice you can trust, learn what’s trendy and what works.
Breadth – Attend a variety of session types across the biggest SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure topics.
Affordability – Enjoy the quality of ESPC with incredibly affordable prices and options.

I hope to see you at ESPC20 Online!

Sep032020September 3, 2020September 3, 20200 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Learn about Windows Server Hybrid and Azure IaaS VMs

Learn Windows Server Hybrid and Azure IaaS VMs

Posted in Certification, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Windows Server

A couple of weeks back I promoted a post about how you can learn about Windows Server on Azure and a post on ITOpsTalk for New Microsoft Learn Modules for Azure and Windows Server IT Pros. This week I got another message by colleague Orin Thomas (Cloud Advocate and Author of the Windows Server 2019 Book), that a lot more Microsoft Learn modules have been published, covering Windows Server Hybrid and Windows Server on Azure IaaS VMs (Infrastructure-as-a-Service).

Learn about Windows Server Hybrid and Windows Server Azure IaaS VMs 🎓

Here is a full list of Microsoft Learn modules to learn about Windows Server Hybrid and Windows Server Azure IaaS VMs (virtual machines). This includes many of the Azure Hybrid Cloud services you can use together with Azure, like Azure Arc, Azure File Sync, Azure Site Recovery, and many more. These Microsoft Learn modules also cover a lot of the Azure Management services to manage your Windows Server virtual machines running on Azure, like Azure Monitor, Azure Update Management, networking, and much more.

Implement Hybrid Identity Windows Server
In this module, you’ll learn to configure an Azure environment so that Windows IaaS workloads requiring Active Directory are supported. You’ll also learn to integrate on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environment into Azure.
Implement DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs
In this module, you’ll learn to configure DNS for Windows Server IaaS VMs, choose the appropriate DNS solution for your organization’s needs, and run a DNS server in a Windows Server Azure IaaS VM.
Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and Routing
In this module, you’ll learn how to manage Microsoft Azure virtual networks (VNets) and IP address configuration for Windows Server infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machines (VM)s.
Deploy and Manage Azure IaaS Active directory Domain Controllers in Azure
In this module, you’ll learn how to extend an existing Active Directory environment into Azure by placing IaaS VMs configured as domain controllers onto a specially configured Azure virtual network (VNet) subnet.
Implement Change Tracking and File Integrity Monitoring
In this module, you’ll learn how to monitor Windows Server Azure IaaS VMs for changes in files and the registry, as well as other monitor modifications made to application software.
Implement Windows Server IaaS VM Network Security
In this module, you will focus on how to improve the network security for Windows Server infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machines (VMs) and how to diagnose network security issues with those VMs.
Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
In this module, you’ll learn to deploy Azure File Sync, migrate from DFS, and use Storage Migration Services to migrate file servers to Azure.
Implement hybrid backup and recovery with Windows Server IaaS
You’ll learn about Azure Backup before learning to implement Recovery Vaults and Azure Backup Policies. You’ll learn to implement Windows IaaS VM recovery, perform backup and restore of on-premises workloads, and manage Azure VM backups.
Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
You’ll learn how to implement scaling for virtual machine scale sets and load-balanced VMs. You’ll also learn how to implement Azure Site Recovery.
Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
You will learn to describe Azure Arc, implement Azure Arc with on-premises server instances, deploy Azure policies with Azure Arc, and use role-based access control (RBAC) to restrict access to Log Analytics data.
Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
You’ll be able to implement Azure Monitor for IaaS VMs in Azure, implement Azure Monitor in on-premises environments, and use dependency maps.
Manage Azure updates
You’ll be able to enable Azure Update Management, deploy updates, review an update assessment, and manage updates for your Azure VMs.
Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
You’ll be able to plan a migration and select appropriate server migration tools. You will also learn how to use Azure Migrate, how to assess physical servers, and how to migrate those servers.
Audit Security of IaaS VMs
You’ll learn about Azure Security Center and how to onboard Windows Server computers to Security Center. You’ll also learn about Azure Sentinel, security information and event management (SIEM), and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR).
Implement Windows Server Azure Hybrid Network Infrastructure
You’ll learn to connect your on-premises environment to Azure, implement subnets and routing between your on-premises and cloud environments, and ensure that workloads in the cloud and on-premises perform DNS resolution to locate each other.
Configure BitLocker disk encryption for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
You’ll be able to configure Azure Disk Encryption for Windows IaaS VMs and back up and recover encrypted data.
Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
You’ll be able to describe Azure compute and storage in relation to Azure VMs, and deploy Azure VMs by using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or templates.
Automate the configuration of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
You’ll be able to deploy Desired State Configuration (DSC) extensions, implement those extensions to remediate noncompliant servers, and use custom script extension.
Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
You’ll be able to use suitable tools and techniques to manage Windows IaaS VMs remotely. You’ll also be able to restrict administrative connections to those VMs.
Understand Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine cost management
You’ll be able to use the Pricing calculator to assess likely costs, use Azure Advisor to monitor actual costs for Azure resources, implement Spot VMs and Azure Reservations, and describe benefits of Azure Hybrid licensing.
Customize Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine images
You’ll be able to create new VMs from generalized images and use Azure Image Builder templates to create and manage images in Azure.
Create and implement application allowlists with adaptive application control
You’ll be able to implement Adaptive application controls within your organization to protect your Windows Server IaaS VMs.
Upgrade and migrate Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
Learn to migrate a workload running in Windows Server to an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machine (VM) and to Windows Server 2019 by using Windows Server migration tools or the Storage Migration Service.

I hope you enjoy the new Microsoft Learn modules for Windows Server Hybrid and Windows Server on Azure IaaS. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below. If you are looking forward to take some exams, also check out my Microsoft exam study guides, for example for:

Happy Learning!

Jul222020July 22, 2020July 22, 202014 Commentsby Thomas Maurer

Azure Stack HCI version 20H2 – everything you need to know!

Posted in Hardware, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, PowerShell, Virtualization, Windows Server

Microsoft just announced the new Azure Stack HCI, delivered as an Azure hybrid service, at Microsoft Inspire 2020. Azure Stack HCI, as a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solution, is expanding the Azure Stack portfolio to offer a comprehensive and flexible lineup of edge infrastructure and hybrid cloud environments. In this blog post, I want you to provide you with an overview of the new Azure Stack HCI, version 20H2.

You can also find the full announcement blog on Azure.com.

What’s Azure Stack HCI

Azure Stack HCI is a hyper-converged cluster solution that runs virtualized Windows and Linux workloads in a hybrid on-premises environment. Some of the most popular use cases are datacenter modernization, Remote/Branch office scenarios, SQL Server based virtual applications, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, and running Kubernetes clusters.

Hyperconverged infrastructure stack – The Azure Stack HCI operating system is based on core components from Windows Server, and it is designed and optimized on being the best virtualization host and hyper-converged platform. It is enhanced with software from Azure that includes our latest hypervisor with built-in software-defined storage and networking, that you install on servers you control, on your premises. This provides additional functionally, features and performance.
Delivered as an Azure hybrid service – Azure Stack HCI is now delivered as an Azure service with a subscription-based licensing model and hybrid capabilities built-in. You can enhance the cluster with Azure hybrid capabilities such as cloud-based monitoring, site recovery, and backup, as well as a central view of all of your Azure Stack HCI deployments in the Azure portal.
Familiar for IT to manage and operate – Runs on your choice of hardware, from your preferred vendor, and continue using the tools and processes your team already knows to manage virtual machines, including Windows Admin Center, System Center, and PowerShell.

This new Azure Stack HCI product takes its name from a program that Microsoft has run for several years with recent versions of Windows Server. That program was very popular, and it’s what inspired this new product.

Azure Stack HCI – Inspired by its popular predecessor

Part of the Azure Stack Portfolio

Azure Stack HCI joins the growing family of Azure Stack solutions, which offers a comprehensive and flexible lineup of edge infrastructure. The Azure Stack portfolio ranges from Azure Stack Hub, which is an extension of Azure, bringing the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises environment, to Azure Stack Edge, which brings Azure compute for AI and machine learning at the edge.

Azure Stack HCI version 20H2 – Part of the Azure Stack portfolio

You can learn more about the Azure Stack portfolio on Azure.com.

Jun022020June 2, 2020June 7, 20200 Commentby Thomas Maurer

Skylines Summer Sessions – Azure Arc & Azure Stack

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer, Windows Server

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking about Azure Arc and Azure Stack during the Skylines Summer Sessions. During the Summer months, Sklines Academy is bringing you a host of different interactive chats with Azure experts from around the world. You can join these sessions on YouTube. My video will air on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 7 pm CEST.

In this Skylines Summer Session, I am discussing Azure Hybrid together with Microsoft MVPs Richard Hooper and Gregor Suttie.

What is Azure Arc?
Use cases for Azure Arc
The future of Azure Arc and Windows Admin Center
Desired Azure Stack Services
Demo: Managing and Governing Azure Arc for Servers
and more!

I hope you enjoy the Skylines Summer Sessions. You can check out more about the Azure Stack Portfolio or Azure Arc for Cloud-Native Hybrid Cloud management on my blog. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment, and don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

May242020May 24, 2020May 24, 20200 Commentby Thomas Maurer

One Ops Question – How do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter?

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Thomas Maurer

In this week’s One Ops Questions, I am going to answer how do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter?

How do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter?

If you want to integrate Azure Stack Hub into your on-premises environment, you will need to think and make about a couple of design decisions, like network integration, management considerations, and more. Here you can find more information about Datacenter integration planning considerations for Azure Stack Hub integrated systems. You can also learn more about the full Azure Stack portfolio including Azure Stack Hub, Azure Stack HCI, and Azure Stack Edge.

Find out more on Microsoft Docs.

Try Azure for free: https://aka.ms/TryAzure13

I hope you enjoyed watching the One Ops Question video on how do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter. If you have questions, feel free to leave a comment!

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Tag: Azure Hybrid

Speaking at ESPC20 Online

Learn Windows Server Hybrid and Azure IaaS VMs

Learn about Windows Server Hybrid and Windows Server Azure IaaS VMs 🎓

Skylines Summer Sessions – Azure Arc & Azure Stack

One Ops Question – How do I integrate Azure Stack Hub in your Datacenter?

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