by Dean Mikalajczyk | Apr 24, 2025 | Azure, Blog
Windows App: Everything You Need to Know As of November 27, 2024, the Azure Virtual Desktop Preview app is no longer available for download or installation, with support ending on December 27, 2024. Transitioning to the Windows App is essential to maintaining...
by Shane Schlabach | Mar 27, 2025 | Azure, Blog
Microsoft has begun deprecating TLS versions 1.0 & 1.1 across all services in Azure. This requires clients connecting to Azure resources to use TLS 1.2 at a minimum, preferably 1.3 if supported. While many deadlines have passed, Microsoft has extended support for...
by Shane Schlabach | Mar 20, 2025 | Azure, Blog
Microsoft has announced that it is retiring default outbound internet access for new Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) on September 30, 2025. What is default outbound access? Outbound access is a way for a VM to connect to the internet. Previously, VMs could be created...
by Shane Schlabach | Nov 27, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud
Security and management are essential when managing access to Entra joined machines. Using Microsoft Entra credentials achieves both and is a fairly straightforward setup when logging onto a device locally. Connecting remotely via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) can...
by Shane Schlabach | Aug 1, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud
As Azure grows and resources continue to improve, Microsoft will continuously retire old and outdated resources. Any resources not migrated by the retirement date may stop working as Microsoft shuts down the endpoints on which they run. Below is a list of all...
by XTIVIA | Jul 19, 2024 | Azure, Blog, Cloud
CrowdStrike recently experienced a significant outage affecting Windows hosts due to a defect in a single content update. This issue has impacted numerous environments, including Azure-related virtual machines and on-premises workstations. In this blog post,...
