I find that in my experience that a Node Image may need to get an update due to a big or security vulnerability. This is a seldom occurring occasion but I strongly be prepared for production environments. So what is a Node Image upgrade? MS docs says AKS supports upgrading the images on a node …
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How to Reset Ubuntu Password in Windows WSL
Background You have a Windows 10 environment with WSL installed and are using a Ubuntu distribution. You forgot the password that was setup when you first setup Ubuntu. You need the password when you install software such as when doing apt install <software>. So here's how: Open windows command prompt. wsl --user root 2. Change …
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My Azure Resource Graph Queries using Aggregation
Azure Resource Graph supports querying resources across multiple subscriptions and is fast. The key value add is that it supports aggregation using the summarize operator. For example answering questions such as How many resources grouped by subscription or location? How many of each OS type are used in resource groups? What is the most used …
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First Glance at Microsoft Search Admin Portal
At Microsoft Ignite 2018, the new Microsoft Search has been announced for a more enterprise search across some key Office 365 services. You can read the official announcement in this blog post: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2018/09/24/microsoft-search-cohesive-search-that-intelligently-helps-you-find-discover-command-and-navigate/ More often than not, when I’m in requirements, strategy or solution planning meetings with large organizations, stakeholders desire a “Google-like” experience that searches across all Office 365 services and even …
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Monitoring Azure Virtual Machines with Log Analytics Part 3: Dashboard
As shown in my previous post, the log analytics query can return a table or a chart. In this blog post, I will show how to put together various tables and charts together in a dashboard style and for others to see. I will show how to create a dashboard with Azure Portal’s dashboard capability. You can …
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How To Validate an Azure SQL Database Connection Using Virtual Network Rules
In my blog post Virtual Network Integration between Azure Virtual Machine and Azure SQL Database, I have shown an implementation of secure database connections from a virtual network subnet to a PaaS Azure SQL DB using service endpoints and virtual network rules. I will show how to validate the connection using SQL Management Studio from …
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Preparing Developer Virtual Machine for SharePoint 2016 Preview
In anticipation for the SharePoint Server 2016 Preview release this month of August 2015, I have prepared a Hyper-V virtual machine for development and evaluation purposes. System Requirements http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2015/05/12/what-s-new-in-sharepoint-server-2016-installation-and-deployment.aspx Scenario Deployment type and scale Processor RAM Hard disk Database server running a single SQL instance Development or evaluation installation with the minimum recommended services 64-bit, …
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SharePoint 2013 Workflow Integration with the WaitForCustomEvent Activity
Implementing an integration scenario with SharePoint 2013 Workflows using WaitForCustomEvent Activity in Visual Studio 2012 Technical Requirement: Integrate a SharePoint workflow with another application to call into the application and wait for a response with data. Applicable business scenarios A document management approval workflow notifies a CRM system of a customer engagement and provides a …
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Workflow Manager 1.0 Setup and Validation on a Development Environment
Sharing my approach and knowledge of setting up a SharePoint 2013 development server with Workflow Manager 1.0. There are many step by step guides on installing and configuring Workflow Manager 1.0; however, this is from a topology point of view as well as areas of validating the setup.
My favourite SharePoint 2013 resource of the week
Out of all the resources posted on many blogs and on technet, I find the following link the best to kick off the learning curve: SharePoint 2013 training for IT pros http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/fp123606 These videos are great because Talk mostly net new features/functionality Great starter for experienced SharePoint professionals Good depth of overview on new features …
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Roy Kim on Azure and Microsoft 365 