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Enhancing Security: Microsoft to Phase Out Default Outbound Access for Azure VMs

Microsoft is introducing a significant change to Azure that will impact how virtual machines (VMs) connect to the Internet. Starting in September 2025, default outbound access for new VMs will no longer include unrestricted Internet access. In Microsoft Azure, outbound Internet access is enabled by default for resources within a virtual network (VNet). This default...

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Azure Arc-Enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager Gets New Management Features

Microsoft has released new Azure management capabilities tailored for Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). This latest update enables customers to oversee their virtualized workloads operating on-premises or cloud environments. Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is a solution that allows organizations to manage virtualized workloads running on on-premises or cloud…

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The Easy Ways to Restore Azure VMs From Backup

Last Update: Sep 11, 2023

In this post, Aidan explains the different ways that you can use Azure Backup to restore an Azure virtual machine.

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Disaster Recovery with Azure Backup for SQL Server VMs

Last Update: Sep 11, 2023

Running VMs in the cloud has become a big part of the modernization of IT infrastructure for most businesses. However, even though those VMs that are in the cloud, the backup mechanisms that they use to provide disaster recovery (DR) capabilities are essentially the same as they would use for on-premise VMs. They often use legacy technologies that require a lot of resources and are difficult to scale.

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Guide: How to Install Windows 10 in a Virtual Machine

Last Update: Mar 14, 2023

Windows 10 includes all the software you need to set up a virtual machine (VM). Using a feature called Hyper-V, a hardware-based hypervisor for virtualization, you can install Windows 10 and other operating systems in VMs running in Windows 10. You can think of it like running a computer inside a computer; where the host…

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Microsoft Announces Ephemeral OS Disk Support for Confidential Azure VMs

Microsoft has announced Ephemeral OS disk support for Azure confidential virtual machines (VMs). The new feature enables organizations to use Azure hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs) in order to protect sensitive data while is being processed from unauthorized access. Azure confidential computing was first announced at Microsoft’s Ignite conference in 2017. These confidential VMs are…

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Designing a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Last Update: Jun 27, 2022

Considering a Hyper-V VM? Learn more about configuring a virtual machine on Hyper-V to run an operating system or service.

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What is a Virtual Machine?

A virtual machine (VM) is an emulated or digital version of a physical computer. Virtual machines can be used to run different operating systems and applications, store data, connect to networks, as well as perform other tasks like a physical device. Virtual machines run on a physical device called a host or parent server. And…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – June 2019

Each month Microsoft adds new features and updates existing products for Azure, here’s the updates you need to know about for June.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – February 2019

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

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