Azure Virtual Machines

The Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a web portal for managing local or remote servers via a gateway that uses PowerShell Remoting and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) over WinRM. WAC will eventually replace Server Manager, and going forwards, is where Microsoft will make future investments in Windows Server GUI management.

The half-year point has passed meaning that Azure (and Windows/Windows Server) are into a new planning & development cycle.

As we approach Build, Microsoft is ramping up the Azure announcements; here’s everything that happened last month.

Even though February was a shorter month, there were still a number of significant Azure announcements that you should know about.

When it comes to picking a cloud vendor, putting all your eggs in one basket might be the easiest option, but it’s not a best practice.

Microsoft has finally made Windows Server 2019 (WS2019) generally available for IaaS virtual machines on their public cloud, Microsoft Azure.

Aidan shows you how you can switch a virtual machine’s disks between the different tiers, such as from Standard HDD to Premium SSD, or from Premium SSD to Standard SSD.

Aidan breaks down what you need to know before choosing an Azure virtual machine.

Aidan explains how a new way to restore virtual machine’s disks from backup simplifies some of the complexity we have had with recovering infrastructure assets in the past.

It’s the end of the month and if you missed any of the Azure announcements, we have you covered.