I went through this learning module on Microsoft Learn, but I can tell you I have already felt the effects of storage costs in Azure. This learning module went through a hypothetical situation, but it reaffirmed what I was feeling. Storage costs go up by a factor of ~7x versus a typical on-premises data center. However, I… Continue reading Microsoft Azure: The many factors that affect the total cost of running on Azure

I have been focusing the majority of my learning time, and my time in general lately, towards learning System Administration related tasks on Microsoft’s Azure service offerings. Below is a example of a fun learning module. You can actively view my progress here. Badges represent completed courses. Trophies represent completed learning paths. This was a module on… Continue reading Microsoft Learn: Modules I have completed with an example

Taking this Microsoft Learn module, I was able to create an app that interacts with Azure Queue storage. Azure Queue storage, as Microsoft describes, implements the publish-subscribe pattern in the cloud to allow communication between applications. Below I showcase parts of the app I created. The full code project can be found here. This function creates a queue… Continue reading Microsoft Azure: Working with Azure Queue storage

While taking this Pluralsight course, I followed along by creating a Windows Active Directory Domain like the one demonstrated in the course. I am hosting this in Hyper-V on my localhost. Below I showcase my implementation. Here is the site topology for the domain controllers in the Company.pri domain. Since Hyper-V doesn’t provide routers at the hypervisor… Continue reading Microsoft Windows Active Directory: creating a multi-domain, multi-site domain

Using this walkthrough I automated the configuration of a web server using my personal Microsoft Azure subscription. This page shows the last steps involved. Here are screenshots showcasing the major parts of my instance. Create the virtual machine Use the az vm extension command to run a PowerShell script which installs and configures Microsoft Internet Information Services with PHP Here is… Continue reading Microsoft Azure: Automate the configuration of a web server