Manage Archives - Thomas Maurer Cloud and Datacenter Blog focusing on Microsoft Azure Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-icon1024-32x32.png Manage Archives - Thomas Maurer 32 32 71605618 Manage Arc-enabled Windows Server with Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/06/manage-arc-enabled-windows-server-with-windows-admin-center-in-the-azure-portal/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/06/manage-arc-enabled-windows-server-with-windows-admin-center-in-the-azure-portal/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:41:29 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=23959 With a new feature called Windows Admin Center in the Azure portal, you can now securely manage your Windows Server machines running as an Azure virtual machine (VM) or running on-premises with Azure Arc, directly from the Azure portal. Azure provides a lot of different management tools to manage your virtual machines or physical servers …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/06/manage-arc-enabled-windows-server-with-windows-admin-center-in-the-azure-portal/feed/ 4 23959 An introduction to the Cloud Adoption Framework Manage methodology https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/12/an-introduction-to-the-cloud-adoption-framework-manage-methodology/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/12/an-introduction-to-the-cloud-adoption-framework-manage-methodology/#respond Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:21:01 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=23128 I am happy to let you know that I became the new host of the Microsoft Azure Enablement show for the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure part. It is a great honor to be selected as the host for this show to help our customers be successful with their cloud journey. As part of the …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/12/an-introduction-to-the-cloud-adoption-framework-manage-methodology/feed/ 0 An introduction to the Cloud Adoption Framework Manage methodology - Thomas Maurer Join Wayne Meyer and Thomas Mauer for a discussion of the Manage methodology of the Cloud Adoption Framework in the Azure Enablement Show! Azure,Azure Enablement Show,Cloud,Cloud Adoption Framework,Manage,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,Video,Cloud Adoption Framework Manage methodology 23128 Learn how to deploy and manage Azure resources with ARM templates https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/12/learn-how-to-deploy-and-manage-azure-resources-with-arm-templates/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/12/learn-how-to-deploy-and-manage-azure-resources-with-arm-templates/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:39:09 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=19553 Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates are a great way to deploy and manage resources in Azure. With the new Microsoft Learn learning path, you can learn who you can get started with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates. What is Azure Resource Manager But first, what exactly is Azure Resource Manager? Azure Resource Manager is the …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/12/learn-how-to-deploy-and-manage-azure-resources-with-arm-templates/feed/ 2 19553 Organize Azure Arc enabled Servers https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/organize-azure-arc-enabled-servers/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/organize-azure-arc-enabled-servers/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:03:45 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=16842 In this blog post, we are going to have a look at how you can organize and manage Azure Arc enabled Servers running on-premises or at other cloud providers, using Azure as a single control plane. But before we start with that let’s first have a look at how customers are using Azure Resource Manager …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/organize-azure-arc-enabled-servers/feed/ 1 16842 Manage updates and patches for your Azure VMs https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/manage-updates-and-patches-for-your-azure-vms/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/manage-updates-and-patches-for-your-azure-vms/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:11:25 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=18584 In this week’s Azure tip video we are going to have a look at how to manage updates and patches for your Azure virtual machines (VMs). After watching this video, you’ll be able to enable Azure Update Management, deploy updates, review an update assessment, and manage updates for your Azure VMs. You can use Update …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/manage-updates-and-patches-for-your-azure-vms/feed/ 0 Manage updates and patches for your Azure VMs - Thomas Maurer In this week's Azure tip video we are going to have a look at how to manage updates and patches for your Azure virtual machines (VMs). Azure,IaaS,Linux,Manage,Management,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,patches,Server,update,Update Management,Updates,Virtual Machine,VM,Windows Server,Manage updates Azure VM 18584 How to add an Azure Arc enabled SQL Server https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-add-an-azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-add-an-azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:22:37 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=18197 A couple of months ago Microsoft announced a new Hybrid Cloud feature called Azure Arc enabled SQL Server. Azure Arc enabled SQL Server allows you to manage your global inventory of SQL servers, protect SQL Server instances with Azure Security Center or periodically assess and tune the health of your SQL Server configurations. In this …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-add-an-azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/feed/ 1 18197 How to Manage Hyper-V VM Checkpoints with PowerShell https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/07/how-to-manage-hyper-v-vm-checkpoints-with-powershell/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/07/how-to-manage-hyper-v-vm-checkpoints-with-powershell/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:23:00 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=16579 In this blog post we are going to have a look at how you can create, manage, apply, and remove VM Checkpoints in Hyper-V using PowerShell. Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) checkpoints are one of the great benefits of virtualization. Before Windows Server 2012 R2, they were known as virtual machine snapshots. VM Checkpoints in Hyper-V …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/07/how-to-manage-hyper-v-vm-checkpoints-with-powershell/feed/ 4 16579 Livestream on Hybrid Cloud Server Management with Azure Arc https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/05/livestream-on-hybrid-cloud-server-management-with-azure-arc/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/05/livestream-on-hybrid-cloud-server-management-with-azure-arc/#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 05:41:58 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=16410 On Wednesday, May 27, I plan to do a Livestream on how to govern and manage servers in a hybrid cloud environment with Azure Arc. In the live stream, we will set up my Azure environment and add on-premises Windows and Linux servers to Azure Arc, so I can start managing them using the Azure …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/05/livestream-on-hybrid-cloud-server-management-with-azure-arc/feed/ 0 Livestream on Hybrid Cloud Server Management with Azure Arc - Thomas Maurer This Wednesday, May 13, I plan to do a Livestream on how to govern and manage servers in a hybrid cloud environment with Azure Arc Join me now! Azure,Azure Arc,Azure Hybrid,Cloud,Govern,Hybrid,Hybrid Cloud,Livestream,Log Analytics,Manage,Management,Microsoft,Policy,Server,Thomas Maurer,Youtube,Livestream Azure Arc 16410 How I Manage and Plan Tasks as a Remote Worker https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/04/how-i-manage-and-plan-tasks-as-a-remote-worker/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/04/how-i-manage-and-plan-tasks-as-a-remote-worker/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:31:22 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=16006 I know being a remote worker and working from home can be a challenge, especially when it comes to managing and planning your tasks and to-dos. Since I started at Microsoft, I became a remote worker working from my home office, and I needed to figure out what the best way for me is to …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/04/how-i-manage-and-plan-tasks-as-a-remote-worker/feed/ 15 16006 Azure Friday: Manage hybrid servers using Azure Arc https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/03/azure-friday-manage-hybrid-servers-using-azure-arc/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/03/azure-friday-manage-hybrid-servers-using-azure-arc/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2020 13:22:41 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=15522 Last Friday, I had the chance to join Donovan Brown on Azure Friday to talk about how you can manage and govern your hybrid servers using Azure Arc. I showed how you can manage and govern your Windows and Linux machines hosted outside of Azure on your corporate network or other cloud providers, similar to …

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