Windows 11
Very exciting news to see Windows 11 coming soon. If updates do indeed install quicker and more silent it will be a bonus on the success of #windows10. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11 “If […]
Author: Chris Peacock
Ask yourself, what would you do if you deleted your Office 365 data?
“One of Advantage’s customers, an early adopter of Office 365, was adamant they didn’t need backup. They were wrong. One Friday night a team member accidentally deleted the Accounts Department’s […]
Announcement! We are now Resellers of Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and more…
We are pleased to announce that we are now resellers of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Windows Server, and Windows Desktop to name a few. We are […]
Azure Cost Management and Billing – Forecasting, alerts and spending limits!
Azure Cost Management and Billing can help you better understand where you’re accruing costs in the cloud, identify and prevent bad spending patterns, and optimise costs to empower you to […]
Do you backup your Office 365 data?
If you don’t currently backup your Office 365 data, take a look at this informational document. SkyKick Cloud Backup and Office 365: Better together As skykick partners we can ensure […]
Azure Regulatory Compliance dashboard for ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-53 R4, PCI DSS 3.2.1
The Regulatory Compliance dashboard in Azure Security Center is an excellent tool for helping organizations understand their compliance posture relative to industry standards. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/strengthening-compliance-in-azure-security-center/
Microsoft Access migrated to Azure SQL Database
A customer using a maglock door entry system configures user swipe cards/keypad pins/key fobs using some software with a #microsoftaccess database. They wanted the database to be accessible remotely, but […]
Tamper-proof storage now included with Azure Immutable Blob Storage
Tamper-proof storage now included with Azure Immutable Blob Storage. Uses Write Once Read Many (WORM) policies. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/microsoft-azure-launches-tamper-proof-azure-immutable-blob-storage-for-financial-services/
Azure VMs with Serial Console Access
A long time in the waiting but we finally have console access to Azure VMs with Serial Console Access. Now if a VM fails to start more can be done […]
Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewall for Azure Storage now generally available
Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewall for Azure Storage now generally available. Ability to secure access to specific networks and sources only. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/virtual-network-service-endpoints-and-firewalls-for-azure-storage-now-generally-available/
Accelerated Networking generally available for Azure VMs
Accelerated Networking now generally available, for free, increasing network speeds to 30Gbps for Azure VMs running Windows and Linux. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/maximize-your-vm-s-performance-with-accelerated-networking-now-generally-available-for-both-windows-and-linux/
Azure Bot Service and Language Understanding service general availability
Azure Bot Service and Language Understanding service (LUIS) now general availability. Automate those human interactions, such as customer service, via chat or speech with language translation too. These are a […]
Azure Archive Storage for rarely accessed data
Azure Archive Storage now general availability offering the cheapest storage for rarely accessed data, but which needs to be kept for compliance / regulatory purposes. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/cloud-storage-now-more-affordable-announcing-general-availability-of-azure-archive-storage/
Connect applications to marketplace services using Open Service Broker for Azure
Using Open Service Broker for Azure you can connect your applications to the many services in the marketplace using a standard method. Works with the likes of Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, […]
Azure Service Fabric using Containers for Cloud Migration
A good article on Azure Service Fabric and containers for a lift-and-shift approach of workloads to the cloud. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/lift-shift-and-modernize-using-containers-on-azure-service-fabric/
Migrate VMWare to Azure with Azure Migrate
Migrate VMWare workloads and VMWare-based applications to Azure using Azure Migrate. It’s a free service! https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/transforming-your-vmware-environment-with-microsoft-azure/
Azure Reserved VM Instances with huge cost savings
Azure Reserved VM Instances now available to commit to a 1 or 3 year term and gain a cost saving of up to 72% (or 82% when using Software Assurance […]
Backup Windows Server System State using Azure Backup
Backup Windows Server System State using Azure Backup. Supports backups for Windows File Servers, Active Directory, and IIS Web servers hosted on Windows Server 2016 all the way back to […]
Azure is Cyber Essentials Plus certified
Azure is now Cyber Essentials Plus certified. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/azure-is-certified-to-meet-strict-uk-government-cyber-essentials-plus-requirements/