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379 articles on Microsoft 365 archiving, SharePoint storage management, Azure infrastructure and the broader Microsoft cloud.
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Exchange Online Archiving: What It Is, What It Costs, and What It Doesn't Cover
What is Exchange Online Archiving? Microsoft's EOA gives users an in-place archive mailbox - here's what it costs, what it covers, and where it leaves gaps.
M365 Departed User Archiving: Keep Data, Reclaim Licences
When a Microsoft 365 user is disabled, their OneDrive, mail and Teams data starts disappearing within days. The complete guide to archiving leavers, reclaiming licences, and the cost of getting it wrong.
AvePoint Alternative: Squirrel for SharePoint Archiving
Evaluating an AvePoint alternative for SharePoint Online archiving? Squirrel archives directly into your own Azure Blob Storage - dedicated per-customer, in your tenant, in your region. Compared side by side.
SharePoint Online Archiving: A Complete Enterprise Guide (2026)
How SharePoint Online archiving actually works in 2026 - what to archive, what it costs, compliance requirements, and how to pick a solution that doesn't lock you in.
SharePoint Preservation Hold Library: The Hidden Storage Trap
The Preservation Hold Library silently inflates SharePoint storage and you can't just delete it. Here's why it grows, and how to reduce its impact without breaking retention compliance.
Preservation Hold Library in SharePoint: The Hidden Storage Cost
What is the Preservation Hold Library in SharePoint? It's the hidden retention repository that silently inflates storage costs. See how it works and how Squirrel stops it from growing.
SharePoint Storage Limit Reached? Avoid Microsoft Overage Charges
Your SharePoint tenant is hitting its storage limit and overage charges are starting. Here's how to identify what's consuming storage and reclaim space without breaking access or deleting files.
Mastering the User Off-Boarding Process
Learn best practices for user off-boarding to protect data, revoke access, stay compliant, and reduce risks when employees leave your organisation
SharePoint Archiving Best Practices for Compliance
Learn SharePoint archiving best practices to cut storage costs and stay compliant with GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and Essential 8.
Stop paying for Microsoft 365 licenses
Still paying for Microsoft 365 licenses after employees leave? Learn how to safely archive OneDrive, Email, and Teams data, delete the license, and stay compliant
Departed Microsoft 365 Users: Archive Data and Reclaim Licences
Find out how Microsoft handles user data after offboarding - and how Chipmunk helps you retain OneDrive, Email, and Teams data automatically.
SharePoint Analytics: What to Track and How to Report on It
Discover SharePoint Storage Explorer, a free tool to optimize storage, track usage trends, and efficiently manage your SharePoint environment.
Microsoft 365 Backup: What MS 365 Covers and What It Doesn't
What is Microsoft 365 backup? Microsoft 365 has native retention and versioning, but it is not a true backup. Here is what MS 365 covers, where the gaps are, and how to fill them.
2025 OneDrive Licensing Changes
Navigate Microsoft's new OneDrive licensing changes, avoid fees, and protect your data proactively with our Chipmunk solution.
Squirrel vs. Microsoft 365 Archiving: Key Differences Explained
Compare Squirrel Archiving vs. Microsoft 365 Archiving. Reduce SharePoint storage costs, automate archiving, and enable self-service restores with ease!
How to Restore or Reactivate an Archived SharePoint Site
How to reactivate a SharePoint site archived by Microsoft (the "a SharePoint administrator archived this site" warning) and how to restore archived files with Squirrel. Both scenarios covered.
How to Archive a SharePoint Site
How to archive a SharePoint site step by step: archive entire SharePoint Online sites to Azure Blob Storage with Squirrel, cut storage costs, and keep stub files in place for one-click restore.
SharePoint vs. OneDrive vs. Teams
Confused about where to store files in Microsoft 365? Learn the key differences between SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams to optimize storage and collaboration
Mastering Private Teams Channels
Learn how to effectively manage and utilize private Microsoft Teams channels for secure collaboration and data management
File Archiving: Everything You Need to Know
Explore the fundamentals of file archiving, its critical role in data management, and how archiving optimizes storage, enhances compliance, and secures data
Microsoft Purview: A Complete Overview
Discover Microsoft Purview, a unified data governance & compliance solution. Learn how it helps protect, classify & manage data across cloud & on-premises
How to Set Up a Preservation Hold in SharePoint Online
Learn how to create a Preservation Hold in SharePoint Online using Microsoft Purview. Step-by-step guide for ensuring compliance and data retention.
SharePoint and Microsoft Information Protection
Explore how to integrate Microsoft Information Protection with SharePoint for enhanced security and data governance.
Microsoft Teams vs. SharePoint. The Ultimate Guide
Discover the differences between SharePoint and Microsoft Teams with this comprehensive guide. Understand key features, use cases, and learn when to choose one over the other or use both for enhanced collaboration and document management.
How to Move SharePoint Online Documents to Azure Blob Storage
Cut SharePoint Online storage costs by moving inactive documents into Azure Blob - how the move works, what it costs, and how to keep files accessible to users after the move.
How to Change SharePoint Document Versioning
Step-by-step guide to changing the SharePoint Online version limit. Reduce storage growth from runaway versions, and understand how the default 500-version cap compounds your tenant costs.
What Does Archiving Mean? A Plain-English Guide for Enterprise IT
What does archiving mean? Archiving is moving inactive data to lower-cost storage while keeping it accessible. A plain-English guide to what archived means, how archiving works, and what it means for SharePoint and Microsoft 365.
SharePoint Microsoft Information Protection
Explore how SharePoint integrates with Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) to secure sensitive data. Learn how archiving solutions like Squirrel handle MIP-labeled documents while ensuring compliance with security standards
Securing External Sharing in SharePoint Online
Learn best practices for securing external sharing in SharePoint Online. Understand how to protect sensitive data with policies, MFA, Conditional Access, and Azure AD B2B while enabling secure collaboration with external partners.
Best Practices with Microsoft 365 Compliance Center
Discover best practices for using the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center to manage data retention, ensure compliance, and protect sensitive information. Learn how tools like Squirrel enhance archiving and storage cost optimisation.
What is SharePoint REST API? Explained for Beginners
What is SharePoint REST API? Explained for Beginners - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
The Ultimate Guide to Archiving Software
A buyer's guide to enterprise archiving software - what to look for, common categories, how to compare vendors, and the questions IT procurement teams should always ask.
Comprehensive SharePoint Glossary
SharePoint glossary - every term IT admins encounter when managing SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365, from Hub Sites to Preservation Hold Library, explained in plain language.
Differences Between Microsoft 365 and Office 365
Microsoft 365 vs Office 365: the difference is bigger than a rebrand. A clear breakdown of which licences include what, what's exclusive to M365, and how to choose the right plan.
Comprehensive Guide to Increasing SharePoint Online Storage
How to increase SharePoint Online storage in 2026: the three real options (buy more, archive cold content, optimise libraries) and how to know which is right for your tenant.
How to see the size of your SharePoint Document Libraries
SharePoint document libraries grow much faster than admins realise. A practical guide to sizing, monitoring and trimming libraries before they blow your tenant storage budget.
Office 365 E3 vs Office 365 E5
Compare Office 365 E3 and Office 365 E5 to determine which best suits your business needs. Explore the key differences in features, security, analytics, and pricing to help make the right decision for your organisation.
Comparing Manual vs. Automated Archiving in SharePoint Online
Streamline SharePoint archiving with Squirrel, an easy-to-implement solution that reduces storage costs and improves efficiency. Learn more today!
SharePoint Online Document Library Reporting
Discover how SharePoint Storage Explorer enhances document library reporting with advanced features, customizable search, and detailed insights for optimized storage, compliance, and improved collaboration.
Mastering Version Control in SharePoint
Struggling to keep track of changes in your SharePoint documents? Master version control in SharePoint with this guide! Learn how to view version history, revert to previous versions, and ensure seamless collaboration.
How to use SharePoint Powershell
Learn how to use PowerShell to manage SharePoint Online with essential commands, automate tasks, and secure permissions. Ideal for SharePoint administrators
Mastering SharePoint Document Archiving
Master SharePoint document archiving - practical patterns, automation options, retention alignment and the storage cost tradeoffs every IT team faces when SharePoint grows.
Azure Files vs SharePoint Online
Compare Azure Files and SharePoint Online: Learn the key differences in features, performance, security, and cost to choose the best cloud storage solution for your business.
Archiving and Compliance in SharePoint
Explore the future of document archiving in SharePoint Online with advanced, cost-effective solutions that ensure compliance and ease of access. Learn how innovative tools can streamline your document management.
Master SharePoint Online Storage Consumption
Master your SharePoint Online storage consumption with our expert guidance and tools. Ensure efficient and cost-effective storage management.
How to Check SharePoint Storage Size (Tenant, Site, Library)
Three ways to check SharePoint Online storage size - admin centre for tenant totals, site usage reports for per-site, and the SharePoint Storage Explorer tool when admin centre isn't enough.
Improving SharePoint Performance by Archiving Old Documents
Boost SharePoint Online performance by archiving outdated documents using Squirrel. Enhance efficiency and reduce storage costs.
Streamlining SharePoint Archiving with Squirrel
Streamline your SharePoint Online management with Squirrel. Simplify document archiving and retrieval processes effortlessly.
Cut Costs and Enhance SharePoint
Cut your SharePoint Online costs effectively with our innovative solutions. Save on storage and maintenance with SmiKar.
Transforming SharePoint Online
Discover how to transform your SharePoint Online experience with advanced features and enhanced productivity. Learn more at SmiKar.
Understanding SharePoint Online Storage
Understanding SharePoint Online Storage - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
SharePoint Online Document Retention
Practical guide to SharePoint document retention - how Microsoft Purview retention policies actually work, the storage cost they create, and how to balance compliance with predictable storage spend.
What are the Azure Storage Updates for 2024?
Microsoft's FY24 updates to Azure Storage at a glance - new SKUs, performance tiers, cost controls and identity features that change how IT teams plan their storage estate.
SharePoint Document Library Issues
Fix common Microsoft SharePoint document library issues and understand how to secure and organize your files.
What are SharePoint Document Sets?
Explore how SharePoint's Document Sets enhance document management by offering shared metadata, streamlined collaboration, and robust security.
What are SharePoint Online Views?
Master SharePoint Views for optimized document handling with our expert guide on customization and filtering techniques. Click to learn more!
SharePoint Document Library Security
SharePoint's permission levels-Full Control, Edit, Contribute, Read, View Only-through our guide, ensuring security and team collaboration.
Secure External Document Sharing in SharePoint
Explore best practices for secure SharePoint document sharing with external parties, ensuring data protection and collaboration efficiency.
FAQs about Microsoft SharePoint Online
Answers to frequently asked questions about SharePoint online to help you navigate its features and tools and best practices.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Policies in SharePoint Online
Discover how to safeguard sensitive data in SharePoint Online with DLP policies: a guide on setting up, managing, and enhancing data protection.
Governance Best Practices in SharePoint Online Environments
Explore best practices for SharePoint Online governance to enhance security, collaboration, and efficiency in your digital workspace.
SharePoint Online Pricing & License Plans Explained (2026)
SharePoint Online pricing for 2026: every license plan, what's included, storage limits per plan, and how to estimate your real per-user cost - with a free calculator.
SharePoint Online RBAC: Role-Based Access Control Done Right
How to design SharePoint Online RBAC that scales - built-in roles, custom permission levels, group-based assignment, and the common mistakes that lead to permission sprawl.
Mastering SharePoint Online Free Ebook
Mastering SharePoint Online Free Ebook - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
SharePoint vs Azure Blob Storage Cost Calculator
Effortlessly compare SharePoint Online and Azure Blob Storage costs with our calculator. Make smarter storage decisions for your business today!
Automating Business Processes with SharePoint and Power Automate
Discover how to streamline your business processes with SharePoint Online and Power Automate. Follow our step-by-step guide to easily automate repetitive tasks, enhance efficiency, and boost productivity. Perfect for professionals seeking to optimize their workflow.
Optimizing SharePoint Online Performance
Best practices for improving the performance of SharePoint Online sites, including content organization, search optimization, and managing site collections efficiently.
Confluence vs Microsoft SharePoint Online
Compare Confluence & SharePoint in a unique showdown. Discover key features, integration, and ideal use cases to choose the right tool for you.
How to get SharePoint Online Library Size
Streamline your SharePoint Online management with a tool offering clear insights into document library sizes for efficient data handling
Mastering Workflow Automation in SharePoint Online
SharePoint Online Workflow Automation. Streamline business processes with Power Automate, overcome common challenges, and implement best practices for efficient workflow management
Want to learn SharePoint Online Basics?
Want to learn SharePoint Online Basics? - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
Getting Started with SharePoint Online
Discover SharePoint Online with our step-by-step guide for beginners, covering key features for efficient document management and team collaboration.
How to reduce SharePoint Online Costs
How to reduce SharePoint Online Costs - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
Unveailing the ESX API Key Features
Explore the ESX API in VMware vSphere: Automate tasks, secure access, and integrate systems for efficient virtual environment management.
Guide to Office 365 Compliance and Data Governance
Explore in-depth insights on Office 365 compliance and data governance, including DLP, eDiscovery, and best practices for effective management.
Ensuring Robust Security in Office 365
Explore essential Office 365 security best practices to protect your digital workspace. Learn key strategies for robust cyber defense.
10 Tips and Tricks for SharePoint Online Administration
10 Tips and Tricks for SharePoint Online Administration - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better management.
The Limitations of Microsoft Teams
Explore the limitations of Microsoft Teams, including feature restrictions, collaboration challenges, and integration issues in this insightful blog post.
Optimizing Data Management with Azure Files Snapshots
Azure Files snapshots explained - what they are, how to create and restore them, retention strategy, and the storage cost implications of snapshot-based protection.
Navigating the Migration to SharePoint
Discover key strategies for successful SharePoint migration. Get insights on overcoming challenges, ensuring user adoption, and optimizing your SharePoint setup
The Advanced Features of SharePoint Online
Explore advanced SharePoint Online features for data management, BI integration, and custom site design to enhance collaboration and efficiency
Mastering Version Control with SharePoint Online Versioning
Master version control with SharePoint Online. Discover how to track changes, restore previous versions and safeguard your documents. Dive in now! |
Harnessing PowerShell to Optimize SharePoint Online Management
Working with SharePoint Online via PowerShell - installing the module, connecting to a tenant, the most useful cmdlets for admins, and common scripts for storage and site management.
Optimizing SharePoint Online Costs
Learn effective strategies for optimizing costs in SharePoint Online and make the most of your SharePoint investment.
How to Setup up SharePoint Alerts
Discover how to set up SharePoint alerts efficiently to stay informed about important updates and changes in your SharePoint environment.
Unveiling the Synergy: SharePoint Online with Azure AD
Explore the integration of SharePoint Online with Azure Active Directory and enhance your organization's collaboration capabilities.
Elevating Document Management with SharePoint Document Libraries
Dive into the world of SharePoint document libraries and unlock the potential for streamlined document management and collaboration.
Optimizing SharePoint Security
Enhance the security of your SharePoint environment with expert tips and best practices for optimizing SharePoint security measures.
A Deep Dive into Office 365 Enterprise Licensing
Explore advanced tips and technical guidance in this deep dive on enterprise-level Azure and Microsoft O365 topics.
SharePoint Online Limits 2026: Storage, Files, Versions
Every SharePoint Online limit administrators need to know in 2026 - tenant storage, per-site quotas, file size, versions, list items - plus how to manage them when you start hitting them.
Navigating Common SharePoint Pitfalls
Get solutions and insights into common SharePoint issues, ensuring a smooth and trouble-free experience for your users.
SharePoint against Onedrive Comparison
Explore the differences between SharePoint & OneDrive: from collaboration tools to storage capabilities. Find the best fit for your organization
Exploring the 2023 Enhancements in SharePoint Online
Delve into SharePoint Online 2023 updates including improved document management, new Microsoft Syntex features, and enhanced user experience. Explore how these enhancements address modern enterprise challenges.
Mastering Group Creation in SharePoint
See and Learn how to create and manage groups in Microsoft SharePoint to simplify collaboration and permissions.
Unveiling Microsoft SharePoint
Unveiling Microsoft SharePoint - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
Indepth Overview of Microsoft Office 365 Services
Indepth Overview of Microsoft Office 365 Services - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
What is a SharePoint Site Collection?
Understand what a Microsoft SharePoint site collection is and how to manage subsites, storage, and permissions.
Microsoft SharePoint Best Practices
Explore SharePoint best practices for collaboration, analytics, and security. Dive into strategies for seamless user experience and organizational efficiency.
Azure File Storage Best Practices
Discover comprehensive best practices for optimizing Azure File Share. Dive into storage tier selection, data protection, AD authentication, and performance benchmarking to harness Azure's full potential.
SharePoint Admin Guide for Beginners
SharePoint for beginners - what it is, what it isn't, the core building blocks (sites, libraries, lists), and how it fits with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive in a Microsoft 365 tenant.
Unlocking Microsoft SharePoint
Unlock the full potential of Microsoft SharePoint with valuable tips and tricks to improve productivity and collaboration within your organization.
Differences Between SharePoint On-Premise and SharePoint Online
Compare Microsoft SharePoint On-Premise vs Online to see which fits your business structure, budget, and IT needs.
Microsoft SharePoint: From Its Inception to Future Prospects
Explore the ultimate guide to SharePoint tailored for IT professionals. Dive into its history, architecture, integration with Office 365, and future prospects.
Understanding Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
Explore the ins and outs of Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) with our detailed guide. Discover its benefits, how it compares to other backup solutions, and why it's essential for data protection in the modern digital age
Navigating Common Azure Files Issues and Solutions
Explore common challenges with Azure Files and their solutions. A comprehensive guide for IT professionals to optimize their Azure storage experience.
Microsoft OneDrive: Your Ultimate Guide to Cloud Storage
Microsoft OneDrive: Your Guide to Cloud Storage - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
Do you have a Cloud Exit Strategy?
Deep dive into Azure Cloud Decommissioning and the reasons behind the growing trend of Cloud Repatriation. Explore the benefits of transitioning from cloud to on-prem and learn strategies for a seamless Cloud-to-Local transition.
Azure Key Vault: A Comprehensive Overview
Unlock the power of Microsoft's Azure Key Vault with our comprehensive guide. Safeguard your cryptographic keys, secrets, and certificates while optimizing costs and storage.
Using Azure Policy to Enforce Storage Account Compliance
Learn how to set up Azure Policy for storage effectively. This comprehensive guide covers policy definitions, assignments, and monitoring to help you achieve a secure and compliant Azure environment.
Understanding Zero Trust Principles
Unlock the ultimate guide to Zero Trust Principles. Understand its core tenets, benefits, challenges, and how to implement it. Boost your organization's cybersecurity today
Hyper-V Troubleshooting Strategies
Troubleshooting Hyper-V issues? Our comprehensive guide covers common errors, effective tools like Snapshot Master, and best practices to keep your virtual environment running smoothly
Hyper-V PowerShell Commands: A System Administrator's Guide
Master essential Hyper-V PowerShell commands to manage your virtualization infrastructure efficiently and effectively.
Mastering the VMware CLI: Tips and Tricks
Explore this comprehensive guide on VMware CLI commands. Learn how to manage virtual machines, networks, and storage, all from the command line. Master VMware like a pro
Azure Files: Latest Enhancements and Features
Discover the latest updates in Azure Storage. Microsoft Azure continuously improves its cloud storage services to provide secure, efficient, and user-friendly solutions. Stay updated with the most recent enhancements in Azure Storage.
How to schedule an AzCopy Data Transfer
Learn to manage data transfers with AzCopy. Streamline the process using the command line, scripting, or Task Scheduler. Ensure secure and timely data transfers
How to integrate Azure and VMWare
Explore the comprehensive guide to VMware and Azure integration, covering technical insights, best practices, tools, and strategies for a seamless hybrid cloud solution.
Introduction to Azure Files Backup
Explore various backup options with Azure Files. This guide provides all the information you need to choose the right backup solution. Click now to learn more!
Ensuring GDPR compliance with AZCopy
Learn how to ensure GDPR compliance when using AzCopy with our insightful guide. Protect personal data and meet legal requirements. Click now! |
Integrating Azure Files with Windows Server
Discover how to seamlessly integrate Azure Files with Windows Server, enhancing your data storage and collaboration capabilities. Our step-by-step guide offers insights into setting up, configuring, and optimizing the integration to fit your business needs.
A Deep Dive into Managing Permissions with AzCopy
Explore AzCopy's intricate permission management with our expert guide. Learn best practices, avoid common mistakes, and master advanced techniques.
Azure Blob Storage Versioning: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn about Azure Blob Storage versioning and how it can help you manage and track changes in your cloud storage resources.
The Essential AzCopy Cheat Sheet
Master AzCopy with this complete guide to transfer data between your devices and Azure Storage efficiently.
AzCopy and Azure File Sync: How They Work Together
Explore the capabilities of AzCopy and Azure File Sync for seamless data migration and synchronization in Azure cloud environments.
Common AzCopy Errors and How to Fix Them
Troubleshoot common AzCopy errors and ensure a smooth data transfer experience in your Azure cloud deployments.
Uploading Files Using AzCopy: A Detailed Technical Guide
Explore the detailed technical guide to using AzCopy, a command-line utility by Microsoft Azure, for data transfer.
Upgrading to Azure Data Lake Gen2: A Seamless Transition
Unlock the potential of Azure Data Lake Storage with a seamless transition from Gen1 to Gen2. Discover enhanced performance, security, and cost-efficiency in this comprehensive how-to guide
AzCopy Installation: Simplifying Data Transfers to the Cloud
Embark on a data adventure with our comprehensive guide to installing and using AzCopy. Learn the basics, explore examples, navigate troubleshooting, and fortify your data transfers with robust security measures
Azure's Robust Journey with GDPR Compliance
Explore how Microsoft's Azure and GDPR form a powerful alliance in the quest for data privacy. From real-world success stories to step-by-step guides, this comprehensive blog post unveils Azure's tools, vision, and commitment to making GDPR compliance accessible and innovative for all. Start your journey today!
Azure Blob Storage Malware Scanning soon to be GA
Discover the power of Malware Scanning in Defender for Azure Blob Storage. Real-time protection, compliance assurance, and enhanced data security
Introduction to Azure Kubernetes Service
Explore the benefits and use-cases of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), a fully-managed container orchestration service. Learn how to set up and manage AKS for efficient, scalable application deployment.
What is Azure Storage Global Accelerator!
Discover Azure Storage Global Accelerator and unlock the power of high-speed, global data delivery for your cloud applications. Learn how this cutting-edge service boosts performance, reliability, and user satisfaction.
Introduction to Azure Cloud Services
Explore Microsoft Azure's primary cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Discover their unique features, benefits, use cases, and understand how they can transform your business operations, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
Azure IoT: Enabling the Future of Connectivity
Explore the exciting world of Azure IoT - Microsoft's comprehensive suite of services and solutions powering the Internet of Things. Discover how Azure IoT is unlocking potential, improving efficiency, and driving innovation in a connected world
Azure Setup Guide: Your Path to the Clouds!
Embark on your journey to mastering Microsoft Azure with our comprehensive setup guide. From creating your account and understanding the portal to deploying your first resource and beyond, we cover it all in a light-hearted, engaging manner. This guide also includes an FAQ section to answer your burning Azure questions. Dive in to become an Azure whiz!
Key Security Features of Microsoft Azure
Explore Microsoft Azure's robust security features that safeguard your digital assets in the cloud. Dive into identity management, network security, information protection, threat protection, and security management features that make Azure one of the most secure cloud platforms globally.
Unleashing the Power of Azure Storage Integration
Unleash the power of Azure Storage integration to optimize your cloud-based storage solutions and boost your organization's efficiency.
Decoding VMware Snapshot Files
Gain insights into decoding VMware snapshot files and improve your virtualization management in VMware environments.
AWS S3: An In-Depth Overview and User Guide
Explore the world of AWS S3, Amazon's scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service. This guide covers everything from basic concepts, core and advanced features
Advanced Azure Networking Techniques
Uncover the power of Azure Networking with this comprehensive guide. Explore the critical components, from Azure Virtual Networks and Load Balancer to VPN Gateway
Top 10 Azure Services: Harnessing the Power of Microsoft Azure
Discover the top 10 Azure services that can empower your organization in the cloud. From virtual machines and app services to databases and machine learning
An Introduction to Azure Functions?
Unleash the power of serverless computing with Azure Functions. This guide delves into Azure Functions' capabilities, exploring everything to get started
Azure vs AWS: A Comparative Analysis
Confused between Azure and AWS for your business? Our detailed comparison will help you make an informed decision. Check it out now.
Introduction to Azure Redis Cache
Explore the features, benefits, and use cases of Azure Redis Cache, a powerful in-memory data structure store by Microsoft Azure. Learn how it enhances application performance, provides scalability, and ensures data persistence.
Choosing the Right On-Premise Hypervisor
Choosing the right on-premise hypervisor is crucial for organizations seeking efficient resource utilization, scalability, and cost savings. This comprehensive article explores factors to consider, popular hypervisor options, comparisons, best practices, and FAQs to guide the decision-making process.
Getting the Most Out of Your Azure VMs
Explore our comprehensive guide to getting the most out of your Azure VMs. Learn about optimization strategies for cost management and performance, and understand the process of cloud repatriation with tools like Carbon. Whether you're looking to enhance your Azure VM performance or considering migrating back to on-premise, this article provides the insights you need.
Which one to chose, Azure Storage vs GCP Storage
Explore the technicalities and nuances of Azure and GCP's storage services in our detailed comparison. Understand the specifics of each platform's object, block, file, NoSQL, and queue storage offerings to make the right choice for your data storage needs.
Deep Dive into System Center Configuration Manager
Delve into the dynamic world of SCCM, also known as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, through our comprehensive guide. Discover its powerful features, functionalities, architecture, and the value it brings to IT administration. Understand why SCCM stands out among its peers in the realm of IT management tools.
Demystifying System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Discover the essentials of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and how it can streamline your virtualization infrastructure management.
Azure File Storage: A Detailed Examination of NFS and SMB Shares
Explore a comprehensive analysis of NFS and SMB protocols in Azure File Storage. This article provides an in-depth examination of their technical specifics, performance, security, interoperability, and cost implications. It will guide you in making an informed decision between NFS and SMB for your Azure File Storage requirements.
Hyper-V Explained: Basics and Benefits
Explore our comprehensive guide on Hyper-V, Microsoft's powerful virtualization technology. Learn about its key features, benefits, and how it compares to other platforms.
Understanding VMware: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn about VMware tools, features, and how to integrate them with your Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
A Complete Guide to using Azcopy
Explore our comprehensive guide to Azcopy, Microsoft's command-line utility for efficient data transfer to and from Azure Storage.
10 Essential Security Tips for Safeguarding Your Cloud Services
Explore ten crucial security tips for cloud services in our comprehensive guide. Learn about multi-factor authentication, regular updates, data encryption, role-based access control, and more to safeguard your data and ensure optimal cloud security.
What are VMware Tools? Features and Installation Guide
Learn about VMware tools, features, and how to integrate them with your Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
Azure Data Lake Explained: Your Comprehensive Guide
Explore the capabilities of Azure Data Lake, Microsoft's scalable data storage and analytics service for big data workloads.
Guide on migrating VMware VMs to Microsoft Azure
Discover the comprehensive guide to migrating VMware VMs to Microsoft Azure, the significance of post-migration activities,
Azure Service Bus. Understanding Its Role and Capabilities
Explore the world of Azure Service Bus in this comprehensive guide. Understand its features, architecture, benefits, and pricing. Learn how to set it up and discover its real-world applications. This article is a must-read for anyone looking to utilize Azure Service Bus in their applications.
Azure Storage Queue vs Service Bus
Explore the key differences between Azure Storage Queue and Azure Service Bus, their pros and cons, and decide which service best suits your messaging needs
Whats new with Microsoft's Hyper-V in 2022?
Discover the latest advancements and exciting new features in Hyper-V 2022. Explore the benefits and improvements brought by this powerful virtualization technology
Differences between snapshot with memory and without memory
Explore the key differences between snapshots with memory and without memory in virtual machines.
Introduction to Azure DevOps - Key Concepts and Features
Learn about Azure DevOps, a comprehensive suite of services for the entire software development lifecycle. This article covers all major components, including Azure Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans, Artifacts, and Dashboards.
What's New with VMware ESXi Version 8
Explore the latest features of VMware ESXi Version 8.0, including enhanced scalability, refined device management, and improved security. Discover how these upgrades can revolutionize your virtual and cloud environments.
Understanding VMWare Snapshot Quiescing
Delve into the intricacies of VMware vSphere snapshots, with a focus on understanding memory state and quiesced snapshots.
What is VMware's ESXi? A Beginner's Guide
Explore the intricacies of VMware's ESXi: an industry-leading virtualization solution. Learn about its benefits, architecture, installation, and key features while understanding its role in effective virtual machine management.
Azure Storage Best Practices for Security & Performance
Learn Azure storage best practices for security, performance, availability, resiliency, cost optimization, and data management. Optimize your storage strategy today!
Understanding Azure Storage SAS Tokens
Explore the intricacies of Azure Storage SAS Tokens in this comprehensive guide. Understand what SAS is, its types, how it works, its uses, and best practices.
Cloud Reverse Migration: A Comprehensive Guide
Explore the trend of cloud reverse migration and how SmiKar's Carbon simplifies the process of migrating Azure VMs back to on-premise environments. Understand the key reasons businesses opt for cloud repatriation and how Carbon can aid in this transition
Revamping Azure Storage: A Look at the 2023 Updates
Explore the exciting updates in Azure Storage for 2023, including enhanced security measures, performance improvements in Azure Files, and increased flexibility with dynamic blob containers in Azure Blob Storage.
Azure Files Geo-Redundancy - How It Works and Benefits
Explore the powerful features of Azure Files Geo-Redundancy, a 2023 service release enhancing data storage and accessibility.
The Return Journey: Understanding Cloud Repatriation
Explore the rising trend of cloud repatriation. Learn why businesses are moving data back on-premises for control, security, and cost savings. Dive in now
Active Directory vs. Azure Active Directory?
Discover the differences and benefits of Active Directory and Azure Active Directory. Learn which is best for your organization in this detailed comparison.
Microsoft Azure: Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing
Explore the limitless potential of Microsoft Azure in this comprehensive guide. Understand its core services, learn how it can benefit your business.
Understanding Azure Blob Storage Soft Delete
Explore the key features of Azure Blob Storage Soft Delete, understand its importance, and follow a detailed step-by-step guide to retrieving your lost data.
Guide to Azure Blob REST API: Upload, Download, Manage, Secure
Learn how to utilize Azure Blob Storage REST API to upload, download, and manage data securely with Shared Access Signature and CORS rules.
Mastering Azure Blob Storage Backups
This comprehensive guide to Azure Blob Storage Backups covers everything from the basics to advanced features and common issues, ensuring data is protected.
Azure Service Principals: The Ultimate Guide
Learn how to create and manage Azure Service Principals, assign roles, and secure them effectively in this detailed guide for Azure users.
Unlocking the Power of Premium Block Blob Accounts
Learn about the benefits of using Premium Block Blob Accounts for storing media files, backing up data, and hosting websites with high traffic volume.
Unveiling the Locked Secrets: Exploring Azure Storage Data Encryption
Learn about Azure Storage Data Encryption, types of encryption, key management, compliance regulations and best practices for implementation in this expert-written article.
Mastering Azure VMs: Comprehensive Guide to VM Size Selection
Learn about Azure VMs sizes and how they affect performance. Explore different categories and specific sizes to optimize your cloud computing experience.
Securing Your Cloud Data with Azure Storage Private Endpoints
Learn how to secure your data in the cloud with Azure Storage Private Endpoints. Discover benefits, setup, best practices, and use cases.
Comprehensive Guide to Azure Storage Shared Access Signatures
Learn how to secure access to Azure Storage with Shared Access Signatures (SAS). Discover best practices, tips, and advanced topics in this detailed guide.
Comparing Azure, VMware, and Hyper-V
Compare Azure, VMware, and Hyper-V virtualization platforms, evaluating their differences and similarities in deployment, networking, performance, security, and more to make an informed decision for your organization's needs.
Mastering Azure Storage Account Failover
Learn how to set up and test Azure Storage Account Failover with this comprehensive guide. Ensure your data stays safe and accessible during a disaster.
Azure Tenant: Comprehensive Guide to Managing Your Cloud Domain
Learn how to create and manage an Azure Tenant effectively. Secure your tenant, optimize costs, and integrate with other Microsoft services. Start now!
Understanding Azure Subscriptions
Explore the fundamentals of Azure Subscriptions, their types, and their relationship with Azure Resource Groups. Learn best practices for managing multiple subscriptions for efficient cloud operations.
Hyper-V Best Practices - Optimize Your Virtualization Setup
Discover Hyper-V best practices for optimizing performance, security, and manageability in your virtual environment. Learn about host configuration, storage management, VM optimization, and more to ensure a reliable and efficient virtual infrastructure.
Hyper-V vs VMware: A Comprehensive Comparison
Explore the key differences between Hyper-V and VMware, two leading virtualization platforms, as we delve into their features, performance, compatibility, and cost to help you make an informed decision for your organization.
Azure Blob Storage Monitoring - Best Tools and Tips
Discover the importance of monitoring Azure Blob Storage to optimize performance, ensure data security, and manage costs.
Azure VM Types - A Comprehensive List and Uses
Explore Azure VM types, General Purpose, Compute Optimized, Memory Optimized, Storage Optimized, GPU Optimized, and High-Performance Computing VMs
How to Protect Your Storage Account Against Blob-Hunting
Discover how to protect your storage account against blob-hunting by implementing strong authentication, encryption, access control, monitoring, backups, and following security best practices.
Azure Append Blobs - Overview and Scenarios
Discover the use cases of Append Blobs in Azure Blob Storage, ideal for managing log data. Learn about its features, limitations, redundancy options,
Azure Page Blobs Explained - Uses and Advantages
Discover the power of Azure Page Blobs, their unique features, and how they enable efficient random read-write access for large files like virtual hard disks and databases.
What are Azure Block Blobs? Overview and Use Cases
Discover the ins and outs of Azure block blobs, a versatile cloud storage solution for large files, as we explore their components, operations, benefits, and use cases.
Understanding and Using Azure Blob Storage Change Feed
Explore Azure Blob Storage Change Feed and learn how to set it up, process data, and apply real-world use cases for effective data monitoring and management.
Azure Disk Storage Best Practices
Explore this comprehensive guide on Azure Disk Storage, covering cost factors, best practices, trade-offs, and challenges.
Azure Data Box: Simplifying Data Transfer to Azure
Read our guide on Azure Data Box, covering cost factors, best practices, and a step-by-step guide for efficient data transfer to Azure cloud storage.
Best Practices for Azure Resource Groups
Delve into the world of Azure Resource Groups, and learn to optimize their organization for management, cost tracking, security, and collaboration.
How to Set Up Azure Key Vault - Complete Tutorial
Discover how to integrate Azure Key Vault with Azure Storage for enhanced data security using our step-by-step guide, learn best practices for encryption keys.
How do you secure Azure Blob Storage?
See how to secure Azure Blob Storage with this informative guide, covering access control, encryption, monitoring, disaster recovery, and best practices.
Azure Unmanaged Disks Soon Deprecated
Azure Unmanaged Disks will be deprecated on September 30, 2025. Managed disks are a newer, more efficient option that offers the same functionality.
Managed vs. Unmanaged Disks in Azure
Explore the differences between Managed and Unmanaged Disks in Azure, their key features, trade-offs, and challenges.
Harnessing the Power of AZCopy with Azure Storage
Discover how to effectively use AZCopy, a powerful command-line tool, to transfer and manage data within Azure Storage. See real life examples using AZcopy
Introduction to Azure Storage Service Encryption
Discover the ins and outs of Azure Storage Service Encryption, including server-side and client-side encryption methods, best practices, and data security
Unlocking the Potential of Azure File Sync
Azure File Sync is a cloud-based service that enables seamless file synchronization and tiering between on-premises Windows Servers and Azure Files
Azure Managed Disks - Features and Benefits Explained
Azure Managed Disks. Features and Benefits Explained - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
What are Azure Blob Containers?
Explore this guide on Azure Blob Containers, covering key factors, tradeoffs, challenges, and best practices for efficient storage management in the cloud.
What are Azure Resource Groups?
Explore the fundamentals of Azure Resource Groups, their advantages, and best practices for organizing resources and cost optimisation..
What are Azure Storage Retention Policies?
Discover the essentials of Azure Storage retention policies, including key cost factors, tradeoffs, and challenges. Optimize policies to reduce costs
Azure Blob Storage Types and Cost Factors
Explore Azure Blob storage types, pricing factors, and cost optimization in this analysis. Learn how to balance performance, durability, and cost.
Understanding Azure Blob Storage Pricing
Discover how to optimize your costs for Azure Blob Storage. Our comprehensive analysis explores key factors impacting pricing, tradeoffs involved
Optimising Azure Data Lake Storage
Discover the key factors impacting costs in Azure Data Lake Storage, learn to balance cost, performance, and durability trade-offs and optimize your storage
Understanding Azure Cool Tier Storage
Explore Azure Cool Tier Storage and its cost factors, including storage capacity, data transfer, transactions, and redundancy.
Unlock the Power of Azure Storage: Download the Free Ebook
Unlock the full potential of Azure Storage with the free ebook, 'Azure Storage Unlocked.' Explore core services, features, cost and best practices.
What is Azure Blob Hot Tier Storage?
Explore the cost implications, tradeoffs, and challenges of Azure Blob Hot Tier storage, along with tools to optimize storage management.
How to use Azure Blob Storage Reserved Capacity
Optimize your Azure Blob Storage costs with Reserved Capacity, a pricing feature offering significant discounts for long-term storage commitments.
Azure, AWS and GCP Storage Cost Calculator
Use our Cloud Storage Cost Calculator to compare cloud storage costs from Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services.
Azure Storage Account Growth Reports
Track and manage the growth of your Azure Storage Account with advanced analytics and reporting. Discover how to monitor storage account usage and growth
5 Cost-Effective Tips for Azure Blob Storage.
Learn 5 cost-effective tips for Azure Blob Storage management, including how to reduce storage costs and gain insights with Cloud Storage Manager
How to Control Your Azure Storage Costs with Budgets
Learn how to control your Azure Storage costs with budgets, storage tiering, data deduplication, and other optimization strategies.
What is Patch Management? Guide and Benefits
Learn about patch management and why it's essential for cybersecurity. Discover best practices for the risks of not doing so, and the role of cybersecurity.
5 Azure Storage Cost Management Tools You Should Know
Learn about the top 5 Azure Storage cost management tools that can help businesses optimize their storage costs and improve performance.
What is Azure Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage?
Learn about Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) in Azure, its benefits, and how it differs from Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS).
What is Azure Zone Redundant Storage?
Learn about Azure Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS) and how it can improve the resilience and availability of your data in Azure.
What is Azure Locally Redundant Storage?
What is Azure Locally Redundant Storage? - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
Understanding Azure Fault and Update Domains:
Azure Fault and Update Domains are essential components for ensuring high availability and resiliency in Azure. In this article, we'll explore what they are, how they work, and why they're important
What is Azure Geo-Redundant Storage?
Azure Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS) ensures high availability and durability for your data. Discover the benefits of GRS, its architecture and best practices.
What is Azure Storage Archive?
Learn about Azure Storage Archive features and benefits, and how to retrieve and modify data stored in this solution. Gain insights and optimize your data
90 things about Azure Storage you may not know
Discover 90 things about Azure Storage that you may not know, including features such as blob storage, file storage, disk storage, tiering, replication, versioning, encryption, and more.
All Azure Storage Accounts listed by Size
View and manage the sizes of your Azure Storage Accounts with this guide. Discover how to optimize your storage environment and ensuring cost-efficiency
How to Recover a Deleted Storage Account
Learn how to recover a deleted Azure storage account with our step-by-step guide. We show you how to use the Azure portal or support to get your data back.
How much Storage are you using in each Azure Region?
Curious about how much Azure storage you're using in each region. This article will explore the different storage options and how to track your usage.
Understanding Azure File Storage Performance Tiers
Learn about the different performance tiers available for Azure File Storage and how you can maximize your cloud storage capabilities with the right tier.
Differences Between Block Blobs, Append Blobs, and Page Blobs
Working with Azure Blob Storage? Understand the differences between block blobs, append blobs, and page blobss and the use cases of each type of blob.
Azure Blob Storage Metadata: 8 KB Limit, Tags vs Metadata
Azure Blob Storage metadata explained: the 8 KB per-blob limit, the difference between metadata and blob index tags, naming rules, and how to query and update metadata in practice.
How do I Access Blob Storage? A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to access Blob Storage in Azure using various methods. This guide provides a detailed walkthrough for beginners and advanced users alike.
What's the Difference Between Gen 1 and Gen 2 VMs?
We discuss the key differences between generation 1 and generation 2 virtual machines (VMs) and help you choose the right one for your organization's needs.
Azure Storage - All Subscriptions listed by Size
Do you want to know how much Azure Storage you are using per your subscription? See how to get the total size of Storage you have in each Azure Subscription
Understanding Hyper-V Checkpoints: A Comprehensive Guide
A comprehensive guide to understanding Hyper-V checkpoints. Learn about what Hyper-V checkpoints are, how they work, and their benefits and drawbacks.
SCCM Software Center Cannot Be Loaded?
SCCM Software Center Cannot Be Loaded? - a detailed look into the tools, techniques, and solutions for better cloud management.
Migrating On-Premises File Shares to Azure File Storage
Migrate your on-premises file shares to Azure Files for scalable and cost-effective cloud-based file storage. Learn about the technical limits, pros and cons and use cases
Ensuring High Availability with Azure Datacentre Redundancy
Learn how Azure Datacentre Redundancy can help ensure high availability for your business-critical applications.
Azure Blob Storage vs. Azure Table Storage?
In this article, we will compare Azure Blob Storage and Azure Table Storage, two of the most popular storage options in Azure.
Azure Blob Storage vs. Google Cloud Storage?
Azure Blob Storage and Google Cloud Storage are both popular options for storing and managing data in the cloud.Compare the features, benefits, and pricing
How to Setup Azure Files
If you want to replace your on-premise file servers with a cloud based smb storage, Azure Files is easy to setup and use.
Comparison of GCP, Azure and AWS Cloud Storage
This article will guide you through a detailed comparison of GCP, Azure, and AWS Cloud Storage, so you can choose the best option for your business needs.
What Are Azure Queues and How Do They Work?
Learn what Azure Queues are and how they can be used to create highly scalable, resilient, and distributed applications in the cloud.
Using Azure Storage as a Backup Location: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn how to use Azure Storage as a backup location for your important data with this comprehensive guide. Understand the benefits and challenges
Best Practices for AWS and Azure IAAS
Get expert insights on AWS and Azure IaaS best practices for ensuring high uptime and availability of virtual machines.
What are the Azure Storage Limits?
Learn about the limitations of Azure Storage including Azure Blob storage, Queue storage, Table storage, and Virtual Machine disk limits.
Understanding Azure Storage Regions: A Comprehensive Guide
Get an in-depth understanding of Azure Storage Regions, its types, benefits, and how to choose the right one for your business needs.
The Ultimate Planning Checklist for Migrating Azure VMs to VMware
Planning to migrate Azure VMs to VMware? Get the ultimate planning checklist and simplify the process with Carbon - the automated migration software.
Why Migrate Azure VMs to VMware: The Benefits
earn about the benefits of migrating Azure VMs to VMware. Discover the advantages of transitioning from the cloud-based platform to the virtualized infrastructure.
Efficient VMware Snapshot Management - Best Techniques
Looking for a solution to maximize your VMware environment with efficient snapshot management? Start managing snapshots in your VMware environment with ease.
Azure Storage: Compare Prices and Plans - The Ultimate Guide
Learn everything about Azure Storage, from the different plans available to the factors that influence the cost of storage. Compare prices and find the best plan for your business needs.
Azure Storage Security: Keep Your Data Safe
Learn about the security features of Azure storage and how to protect your data in the cloud. Get peace of mind with Azure.
Azure File Shares: A Beginner's Guide
Learn the basics of Azure file shares and how to use them to store and share files in the cloud. Get started with Azure file shares today.
What are Azure Tables and what are they used for?
Understand how Microsoft Azure Tables offer fast, cost-effective NoSQL storage for massive datasets in the cloud.
How can you save money with Azure Files?
Discover how Azure Files can help businesses save on cloud storage costs with scalable, secure solutions for data management.
Azure Data Lake storage Gen2 and Blob storage?
Explore the main differences between Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Blob storage, including scalability, cost, performance, and security. Choose the best option for your cloud data management needs
When should you use VMWare Snapshots?
VMware snapshots are a feature that allows administrators to create point-in-time copies of virtual machine's disk for backup, testing, or other purposes.
Azure Blob Storage vs AWS S3: A Comprehensive Comparison
Want to know which block type storage is right for you, from the two biggest cloud vendors, AWS or Microsoft Azure? Read this arcticle to be more informed.
Azure Blob Storage Tiers Overview
Azure storage tiering is a feature of Azure storage that allows for automatic movement of data between different storage tiers based on usage patterns.
Are VMware Snapshots Backups? Detailed Explanation
A VMware snapshot is a point-in-time copy of the virtual machine's disk files and memory state. These snapshots are used to capture the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time and allow users to revert to a previous state if necessary.
An In-Depth Overview of Azure Storage Accounts & Services
Get the best out of your Azure storage account with this comprehensive guide! Learn all about storage accounts, services and more.
Azure Native Services: The Microsoft Cloud Building Blocks
Azure native services explained - compute, storage, networking, identity, AI and analytics. What each one does, when to use it, and how they integrate without third-party glue.
How do you connect an Azure Storage Account to Active Directory?
Azure Storage authentication refers to the process of verifying the identity of a user or device that is attempting to access resources stored in an Azure Storage account.
How to setup and use Azure SFTP Service with Azure Storage.
Step-by-step setup guide for SFTP on Azure Blob Storage - enable the protocol, create local users, configure permissions, and connect a client. Covers permissions, networking and auditing.
What is Azure Files and what are they used for?
Learn about Azure Files: a fully managed, scalable cloud file system offering secure file sharing and storage.
Overview of Folders in Azure Blob Storage
Learn how to effectively organize and manage your data in Azure Blob Storage using the powerful feature of folders. Discover the difference between containers and folders.
How to change the Tiering of Azure Blobs
See how to change the tiering of your Azure Storage, either an individual Blob, or multiple blobs to different Azure Storage Tiers with a few clicks
Azure Blob Storage vs Azure File Storage
Are you confused about which Azure Storage Service to use, for mapping a drive, or just dumping large amounts of data in to? This post goes indepth in to the differences between Azure Blob Storage and Azure File Services.
How to create an Azure storage account
Need to know how to create an Azure Storage Account. In this blog post we provide a step by step page showing you how to easy it is to do.
Achieving PCI DSS Compliance in the Cloud
Are you trying to achieve PCI DSS Compliance in the Cloud, Read the guidance and guest post by reciprocity on how to do just that
How Cloud Technology Can Help Your Business
How Cloud Technology Can Help Your Business? See how withg this guest post by Aileen Conner
How to search for an Azure Blob
Do you need to search through all your Azure Storage Accounts, Containers to find the Blob / File you want? See how easy it is to find those Blobs
How to find duplicate BLOBs in your Azure Storage Accounts
Ever wondered how many duplicate blobs you have in your Azure Storage Accounts? In this blog post, we show you how to find all your Azure duplicate blobs
How to see all your Azure VM Snapshots
Ever wondered how to find all your Azure VM snapshots and how much blob storage they are actually using? This blog post shows you how.
How to get the size of all your Azure Storage Accounts
Have you ever wondered how much Blob Storage you are using in Azure? In this blog post, we will show you a couple of quick tricks that can reduce Azure Blob Storage costs and consumption.
Minimizing Azure Blob Storage Costs: Tips and Tricks
In this blog post we will show you a couple of quick tricks that can reduce Azure Blob Storage costs, usage and consumption.
How to download an Azure VM
See how to download an Azure VM to your VMware environment. In this blog I will show you how to quickly download your Azure VM easily with Carbon.
How to find Azure BLOB files that haven't been accessed
See how to find your Azure BLOB files that have not been accessed in the last 3,6,12,36 months or longer. Stay up to date with our Azure Blobs and more
How to find the largest Azure Blobs
In this blog post, we will show you how to find the largest blobs in your Azure storage accounts, One of the many features of Cloud Storage Manager
Move users to another domain and retain AD Connect sync
In this blog post, we will show you how to easily move users to another domain while retaining AD connect sync to Azure AD.
How to sync users from a second domain using AD Connect
In this blog post we show you how to sync users from a second AD domain using your existing Azure AD connect sync to Azure AD
How to Get Azure Blob Container Size
How do you find out the size of your Azure Blob Storage Conainers? See how to do just that and more in our latest blog post.
The top Azure Blogs we follow.
Ever wondered what Azure Blogs you should follow? See which ones we do and stay up to date on all the wonderful services in Microsoft Azure.
What is Azure Blob Storage?
Find out what is Azure Blob Storage with details about Blob Storage various options, and see how you can start using it today in this post.
How to view the size of all your Azure Storage Accounts
See how to view the size of all your Azure Storage Accounts and Blobs in our blog post. Gain insights into your Azure Storage Consumption.
How to create an Azure storage lifecycle management policy
See how easy it is to create an Azure Lifecycle Management Policy and start tiering your Azure Storage Blobs to save you money.
How to schedule a snapshot on multiple Virtual Machines.
Do you need to schedule a snapshot of your VMware or HyperV Virtual Machines then auto delete those snapshots after a period of time? See how in our blog
Step by step guide on how to install Microsoft's System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Step by step guide on how to install Microsoft's System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Azure vs AWS - Comparing IaaS Resilience
This blog post I compare AWS and Azure from a datacentre persepective with a focus on resilience and how to ensure your IaaS remains available.
Update SCCM to Version 1906 - Easy Update Instructions
Step by step informative guide on how to upgrade to SCCM 1906.
How to clone a Azure VM
See how to easily clone your Azure VMs, or migrate them from Azure Service Manager to Azure Resource Manager with the Azure VM Cloner
How to Schedule Azure VM Deployment - Step-by-Step Guide
See how to quickly and easily schedule the deployment of your Azure Virtual Machines
How to update SCCM 1902 Hotfix Rollup KB4500571
See the functionality and how to update SCCM 1902 Hotfix Rollup KB4500571
How to Update SCCM to Version 1902 - Quick Guide
See the functionality and how to update SCCM 1902 with our Blog Post.
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble (Part 4)
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble - Part 4 of a 4 Part blog by guest poster Tommy Tang
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble (Part 3)
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble - Part 3 of a 4 Part blog by guest poster Tommy Tang
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble (Part 2)
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble - Part 2 of a 4 Part blog by guest poster Tommy Tang
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble (Part 1)
Is Disaster Recovery Really Worth The Trouble - Part 1 of a 4 Part blog by guest poster Tommy Tang
Multi-Cloud Deployment - Are you Ready?
Are you really ready to tackle Multi Cloud with GCP, AWS and AZURE? See our blog post for insights in to a multi cloud deployment.
How to upgrade to SCCM 1810
Want to upgrade your SCCM environment to SCCM 1810? IN this blog post we show you how in a step by step guide to upgrade to SCCM 1810
SCCM Clients re-evaluate software updates
Do you need to change the time for an SCCM client to re-evaluate software updates? See how to in this blog post
Adobe Flash Compromised - Latest Security Concerns
Adobe Flash Compromised, Stay up to date with our blogs about Azure, SCCM, VMware and HyperV.
VMWare – Reverting a Virtual Machine Snapshot
Do you need to revert a VMware virtual machine snapshot? See how to in our blog post
Managing Patching - Who Loves It and Why It Matters
Who loves managing monthly Microsoft patching? See how to reduce your risk and more with our blog post.
Microsoft Azure IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) Overview
An overview of the capabilities of Microsoft Azure's Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering. Read our post to become informed.
Azure AD Connect - How to hard match user accounts
Having trouble matching user accounts in Azure AD. See our informative blog post and learn how to hard match those user accounts.
Snapshot before Patching
Do you want to reduce your Monthy Microsoft Patching risk? See how SnaPatch can help.
MICROSOFT’S March 2017 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S March 2017 PATCH RELEASES
SCCM update 1610 Hotfix KB4010155
See the new features and bug fixed in SCCM update 1610 Hotfix KB4010155 and learn how to upgrade your System Centre Configuration Manager environment to this version.
MICROSOFT’S February 2017 PATCH RELEASES
See the new features of MICROSOFT’S February 2017 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S January 2017 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S January 2017 PATCH RELEASES, Stay up to date with our blogs about Azure, SCCM, VMware and HyperV.
KB3209501 Update for SCCM 1610
Our how to guide on updating your Microsoft SCCM environment to KB3209501, or better known as Microsoft's SCCM 1610 following our step by step guide.
MICROSOFT’S December 2016 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S December 2016 PATCH RELEASE, Stay up to date with our blogs about Azure, SCCM, VMware and HyperV.
Filtering Users and Groups using Azure AD Connect
Do you need to filter your on-premise users within Azure AD. This blog post shows you how to easily filter out both users and groups.
Azure VM Scheduler tasks not running
Azure VM Scheduler tasks not running? See where to find the error in your log files to continue using the Azure VM scheduler to startup and shutdown your Azure VMs.
Upgrade SCCM 1610 - A Comprehensive Guide
See the new features of the SCCM 1610 update and learn how to upgrade your System Centre Configuration Manager to release 1610
MICROSOFT’S November 2016 PATCH RELEASES
See the Microsoft's Patch Releases for November 2016
Configuration Manager 1606 Hotfix KB3180992
See how to install Configuration Manager 1606 Hotfix KB3180992
70-534 - Maintaining the Azure Cloud
SmiKar See how to setup your Azure IAAS environment for failure, redundancy and high availability
70-534 - Azure Datacentres
This blog post is to help you understand and pass the Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions exam and gain that sort after certification.
70-534 - Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
See the skills you will require to know to pass exam 70-534 – Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification
Azure Tools
See our software suite of management tools designed for Azure. From Snapshots, VM Migrations, to saving you money on your Azure Storage Costs.
MICROSOFT’S October 2016 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S October 2016 PATCH RELEASES, Stay up to date with our blogs about Azure, SCCM, VMware and HyperV.
Automate Azure Shutdown
See how to save time and money, by scheduling the shutdown, deallocation and then power back on your VMs within Azure without any need for powershell
MICROSOFT’S September 2016 PATCH RELEASES
See the Microsoft's Patch Releases for September 2016
How to Automate a scheduled power down and on of Azure VMs
Automate a scheduled Power Down and On of your Azure VMs without Powershell. See how the Azure Virtual Machine Scheduler can help you reduce costs and time.
KB3176934 breaks Windows 10 Powershell
Microsoft update KB3176934 breaks Windows 10 Powershell. Our blogs on Azure, SCCM and VMware
Microsoft Patch KB3179575 causing authentication issues with Windows 2012 servers
KB3179575 which was in the August Patch Tuesday deployment is to fix issues with the Windows 2012 (not R2) operating system.
Microsoft patches KB3177725 & KB3176493 causing printing issues
If you are having printing issues it could be a Microsoft patch. Microsoft patches KB3177725 & KB3176493 could be causing printing issues.
MICROSOFT’S August 2016 PATCH RELEASES
Microsofts Patch releases for August 2016, so what updates were released for that month. Our blogs on Azure, SCCM and VMware
How to snapshot multiple VMs
Ever need to schedule a snapshot of multiple virtual machines? See how easy this is and more with SnapShot Master.
How to Schedule a VMWare Snapshot
Do you need to schedule a VMware snapshot? See how easy this is to do with a few clicks with SnapShot Master.
Schedule a Hyper-V Checkpoint
Do you need to schedule the creation and deletion of your HyperV checkpoints? See how SnapShot Master can do this and more.
How to upgrade to SCCM 1606
See the new features of the SCCM 1606 update and learn how to upgrade your System Centre Configuration Manager to release 1606
How to Create a Hyper-V Template for Deployment
Do you need to regularly deploy a HyperV VM? See how to create a VM template in HyperV
MICROSOFT’S July 2016 PATCH RELEASES
See the Microsoft's Patch Releases for July 2016
VMWare PowerCLI Installation Failed
If you are installing VMWare’s PowerCLI for remote administration of your VMWare farm, you may at times receive the following error, “Setup has detected that the installation package is corrupted.
How to Create a VMWare Template for Deployment
Do you need to regularly deploy a Vmware VM? See how to create a VM template in VMware.
How to Deploy a VM and Join a Domain Automatically
If you ever have the need to deploy a Virtual Machine and have some customisations for deployment this post will show you
Deploying a Zero Day Exploit Update Fix with Microsoft SCCM 2012
Zero Day Exploits worrying you? See some best practices to assist you in the analysis and deployment of Zero Day Exploits
Create a SCCM Automatic Deployment Rule for SCEP definition updates
In this blog post, I will show you how to set up a monthly SCCM 2012 Automatic Deployment Rule for SCEP definitions updates.
Create a SCCM Automatic Deployment Rule
Read this blog to learn and see how to create an SCCM Automatic Deployment Rule. Patching has never been easier since SCCM and ADRs.
How to create a Patch Management Process
What is the best practice for developing a Patch Management Process and how do you deploy updates to your infrastructure successfully without the risk.
SCCM Update Deployment Issues?
If you have ever had issues with Update Deployment using SCCM, the first place to start is to look at the various Logs SCCM has.
Configuration Manager did not find a site to manage this client.
See how to fix the dreaded issue with SCCM clients, Configuration Manager did not find a site to manage this client and other handy SCCM information.
Manually download updates with SCCM
See how to manually download Windows updates with System Centre Configuration Manager and get them ready for deployment to your environment.
Microsoft SCCM update deployment best practices
If you are new to setting up Microsoft's SCCM, its beneficial to learn the Microsoft SCCM update deployment best practices. See them in our blog post
SCCM 2012 Installation Prerequisites Tool
A great tool from Microsoft SCCM 2012 Installation Prerequisites Tool, Stay up to date with our blogs about Azure, SCCM, VMware and HyperV.
SCCM build numbers
Microsoft's System Centre Configuration manager (SCCM) version build numbers to help you identify which SCCM version you are on and can go to.
MICROSOFT’S JUNE 2016 PATCH RELEASES
See the Microsoft's Patch Releases for June 2016
How to Assess Your Security Risk - Best Practices
Quick blog post on assessing your security risk with patching of your server environment.
Update rollup for System Center Configuration Manager 1602 - KB3155482
In this blog post you will see the great new features and how manually to install SCCM 1602 - KB3155482. Visit our blog to find out more on SCCM.
SCCM 1602 Upgrade - Step-by-Step Tutorial
See the functionality of SCCM 1602 and learn how to uprade your System Centre Configuration Manager environment to version 1602
MICROSOFT’S MAY 2016 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S MAY 2016 PATCH RELEASES, see what KB articles apply for this month here. Our blogs on Azure, SCCM and VMware
MICROSOFT’S APRIL 2016 PATCH RELEASES
The following thirteen Patch Tuesday updates / patches have been released by Microsoft for the April 2016 Update deployment.
Manually download updates with SCCM
See how to manually download selected windows updates within Microsoft's SCCM.
Microsoft's March 2016 Patch Releases
See the Microsoft's Patch Releases for January 2016
Auto Deployment Rule Error 0x87d20415
See how to fix the Microsoft SCCM Auto Deployment Rule Error 0x87d20415 as well as other SCCM tips and fixes
SCCM 2012 Cumulative Update 3 - Upgrade Guide
SCCM 2012 Cumulative Update 3 Overview of the functionality in this release for Microsoft's System Centre Configuration Manager
The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
Revert a snapshot of a virtual machine and you get the dreaded error "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed."
Restore a Domain Controller from a Snapshot
Reverting a snapshot of an active Domain Controller can be a risky and problematic issue. See how to restore your DC from snapshot in this blog post
SCCM Log files for Software Updates
Do you need to find issues in your SCCM update deployments? See which log files will show you where in this blog post.
SCCM Clients failing to install windows updates
Are your SCCM clients failing to install windows updates? This blog post shows you a possible issue that can resolve this.
SCCM Version 1511 - New Features
See the update features of Microsoft's System Centre Configuration Manager 1511 in our blog post.
Microsoft's Febuary 2016 Patch Releases
In this blog post, we detail Microsoft's Febuary 2016 Patch Releases. Find what patches Microsoft had released in February 2016
Microsoft's January 2016 Patch Releases
Microsoft's January 2016 Patch Releases
Adobe Flash Player - Critical Security updates released
Theres been an issue with Adobe Flash Player - Critical Security updates released that you should deploy straight away. Our blogs on Azure, SCCM and VMware
Patch Management Pain?
Is patch management causing you pain? With SnaPatch you can automate a snapshot of your VMs prior to pushing Windows Updates.
SCCM - version 1511 New Features
See our blog post on the new features of SCCM 1511. Our blog keeps you up to date with information on Azure, SCCM and VMware
Outlook 2010 only starting in Safe Mode (KB3114409)
Outlook 2010 only starting in Safe Mode (KB3114409) Our blogs on Azure, SCCM and VMware
Microsoft's December 2015 Patch Releases
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Important update for WSUS 4.0 - KB 3095113
Microsoft has released an Important update for WSUS 4.0 - KB 3095113. See information about this update in this blog post.
Microsoft’s October 2015 Patch Releases
Microsoft’s October 2015 Patch Releases
VMWare – Snapshot Consolidation
Snapshot consolidation is useful when snapshot disks fail to compact after a Delete or Delete all operation or if the disk did not consolidate.
Microsoft’s September 2015 Patch Releases
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Microsoft patches KB3177725 & KB3176493 causing printing issues
Microsoft patches KB3177725 & KB3176493 causing printing issues, Stay up to date with our blogs about Azure, SCCM, VMware and HyperV.