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Aidan Finn, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), has been working in IT since 1996. He has worked as a consultant and administrator for the likes of Innofactor Norway, Amdahl DMR, Fujitsu, Barclays and Hypo Real Estate Bank International where he dealt with large and complex IT infrastructures and MicroWarehouse Ltd. where he worked with Microsoft partners in the small/medium business space.

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Create Guest Clusters in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

Last Update: Mar 04, 2024

Create a guest cluster using virtual machines with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and learn what Microsoft is doing to make guest clustering easier.

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Datacenter networking servers

Using Shared VHDX to Create a Guest Cluster in Windows Server 2012 R2

Last Update: Mar 04, 2024

Learn how to use a shared VHDX to create a guest cluster on WS2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts.

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Cloud Computing

Streamlining SaaS Governance: How Nudge Security Simplifies Compliance and Security Management for Cloud Apps

Last Update: Nov 03, 2023

Nudge Security provides a simple and easy to implement solution to a challenging problem for organizations managing compliance, security, and governance of third-party cloud apps and services. Its simplicity encourages governed use of SaaS apps and the ability to monitor new apps and user signups. Nudge Security is a powerful alternative to complex products like…

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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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A Guide to Different Microsoft Azure Backup Options

Last Update: Sep 11, 2023

Aidan Finn outlines the different ways businesses can use Microsoft Azure Backup.

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Azure Application Gateway Web Application Firewall Preview

Last Update: Jun 21, 2023

Find out about a new network security feature, the Web Application Firewall, for web applications that was launched in preview at Microsoft Ignite 2016.

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Datacenter networking servers

The Ultimate Guide to Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

An often-overlooked element of security is the Web Application Firewall (WAF), especially in cloud computing. In this article, I explain what a WAF does, the different kinds of WAF, and I discuss why you should deploy one or more WAFs in your architecture. What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? A Web Application Firewall, often…

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What’s the Future of the IT Pro?

Last Update: Jun 12, 2023

What’s in store for IT pros in the future?

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Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing and the Energy Crisis: Is Building More Data Centers Sustainable?

In this post, I want to discuss a topic that is getting an increasing amount of attention in Europe: the impact of cloud computing on the energy sector. This was already a concern before the current energy crisis started, but the power consumption of cloud computing is rarely out of the news now. First of…

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How to Choose an Azure Virtual Machine

Last Update: Mar 16, 2023

How should your company select an Azure virtual machine? Aidan Finn lays out what the series and preset sizes really mean and offers guidelines for getting the most for your budget.

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