Aidan Finn

This post will explain how and why Microsoft recently changed how to restore individual or a collection of files from a backup, performed using either the MARS (Microsoft Azure Recovery Services) agent or the Azure for IaaS virtual machines solutions.

Discover how to (remotely and securely) manage your on-premises Hyper- V hosts, including Nano Server, from Azure’s (remote) server management tools on Windows 7, Macs, and even non-Windows tablets.

Aidan Finn explains how Microsoft changed the process for upgrading the Hyper-V integration components in a Windows guest OS virtual machine.

As you begin to implement your organization’s 2017 tech strategy, here are the top five most interesting things that are going on in the world of Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure that you should consider.

Check out the new file types, their functions, and locations, which you’ll find in a Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V VM.

Deploy an Azure JSON template from the Azure Portal using the (still in preview) Templates feature.

Find out why the recent changes to the licensing of Windows 10 Enterprise through the Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) program is a big deal.

Find out how to use the Azure portal to save JSON templates from an existing resource group.

Find out how to deploy a JSON template in Azure using PowerShell and a parameters JSON file.

Learn how to deploy multiple resources in a fairly simple example of an Azure Resource Manager JSON file.

Learn how to build a simple JSON file using the Azure Portal, and customize it using the free version of Visual Studio, VS Code.

Find out how to use VS Code to edit, review, and save JSON files to deploy resources in Azure.