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23 Sep 2026Azure

Conditional Access Policies That Hold Up

Your Conditional Access policies have holes between them. Here's how to find them, close them, and prove they're closed. Here's the thing about Conditional…

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15 Sep 2026Uncategorized

Zero Trust Is Not a Product

Most people can recite the three principles of Zero Trust. Far fewer can tell you how the standard actually defines it. That’s how we…

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15 Sep 2026Uncategorized

SC-500 vs AZ-500: What Microsoft’s New Cloud and AI Security Certification Means for Your Career

If you’re studying for Microsoft security certifications, there’s one fact you need to understand immediately: AZ-500 is gone, and the replacement is not simply…

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15 Sep 2026Uncategorized

What I Would Tell My Younger Self

Daily writing promptWhat's the best advice you'd give to someone younger than you?View all responses Things can seem like they're taking too long to…

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27 Mar 2024Azure

Power Tools for the System Admin

Microsoft has really changed the way we do business with some of the services available in Azure. I am in the Azure platform more…

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20 Feb 2023Azure

Deploying Azure Files

Now that we have gone through the due diligence and planned out our Azure files deployment, we can get started on the deployment phase.…

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8 Feb 2023Azure

The Magic of Kubernetes

Kubernetes or k8s is one of those things we always hear about but does not always come into our daily work. In theory, it…

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6 Feb 2023Cloud Security

Utilizing features in Defender for Office 365

In today's world, email-based attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and widespread, posing a serious threat to organizations of all sizes. From phishing scams to…

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1 Feb 2023Azure

Planning for Azure files

Azure files can be a great idea but can also cause a lot of problems if you implement them before you are ready. As…

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29 Jan 2023Azure

Azure Network Security Explained!

Once we start running workloads in Azure, there will always be the question of security. Azure provides methods for the customer to manage security…

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