Setup Azure File Share with Entra ID hybrid identities
I hear a lot of people that want to get rid of their traditional file server and don’t want to move to SharePoint for various reasons. As an alternative we can use Azure File Share with integrated Entra ID authentication. This manual contains al the information required to setup...
Setup Azure File Share with AD authentication (Manual)
With the traditional file server coming to a end, it is time to move along with Azure File Share and AD authentication. Pre-requisites: Office 365 Tenant with an Office 365 Admin account Active Directory on-premise environment AD Connect PowerShell AzFilesHybrid: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-files-samples/releases STEP 1: First, let’s create a new storage...
Performance enhancement on Azure Premium SSD Disks
Microsoft has announced SSD bursting capabilities. This means that Premium SSD disks can achieve higher peak loads than the maximum IOPS with a new maximum of 3500 IOPS and a bandwidth up to 170 MiB/s. Together with this announcement Microsoft also announced new disk sizes (4, 8 & 16...
Azure Private Link now available in Preview!
With an increased security and privacy in mind Microsoft has been working on private links to Azure resources. Azure Private Link is a secure way to consume Azure Services like Azure SQL and Azure Storage using a private connection in your own VNet. This will replace the need for...
Azure Ultra Disk performance storage now available!
For very high demanding workloads, storage wise, Azure has released Ultra Disk performance tier for production use. I’ve already written about it in a previous post ( Slow IOPS in Azure VM’s? not anymore!) But now is the time to take a deeper look. Which disk types do we...
Slow IOPS in Azure VM’s? not anymore!
— UPDATE 31-12-2019 — New disk sizes P1-P3 & E1-E3 In Azure there are several ways to implement your VM storage. I get a lot of complaints about slow storage in Azure. In this article I will try to explain why this might be slow, and what you can...
Kies je de juiste plek voor je data opslag in Azure
In Microsoft Azure zijn er meerdere manieren om je data op te slaan. Hierbij is het van belang om de juiste locatie te kiezen. Er zijn meerdere factoren van belang voor de keuze. Om te kunnen kiezen is belangrijk om te weten welke opslag mogelijkheden er zijn in Azure....