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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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A Guide to Different Microsoft Azure Backup Options

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

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

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Why Is Microsoft Releasing SQL Server on Linux?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn provides his take on why Microsoft’s is releasing its SQL Server platform to the open source Linux platform.

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Why is Backup so Hard?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn gives his thoughts on why backup is so hard and difficult for IT professionals.

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What Should I Do In Azure First?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

As an IT pro facing the mammoth size and immense possibilities of Azure, trying to figure out what you should start doing in the cloud is… a challenge.

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What is Microsoft Azure?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this introductory article, Aidan Finn explains what Microsoft Azure is and isn’t, along with key features of the service.

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Results of Aggregating Azure Premium Disks

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

See how performance improves when you add additional data disks based on Premium Storage to an Azure virtual machine.

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Improvements to Azure AD Connect, Plus Reasons to Upgrade to Latest Version

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Learn what’s new in Azure AD Connect 1.1, plus reasons why you should upgrade to the latest version.

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Performance Results of Aggregating Standard Azure Disks

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Aidan Finn performs several different tests to determine performance of aggregating standard data disks in Microsoft Azure.

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Using The Biggest Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure’s Cloud

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Aidan Finn plays with the biggest virtual machine in Microsoft Azure, the GS5, and explains the cost and performance implications for using it.

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Simplified Azure Site Recovery for VMware vSphere

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how Microsoft is simplifying Azure Site Recovery for vSphere, which should make Microsoft’s DR site in the cloud much more attractive.

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First Public Preview of Microsoft Azure Stack

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has announced the first public preview of Microsoft Azure Stack. Learn about this new service and whether it’s right for you.

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50,000 IOPS with an Azure VM: Is It Possible?

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Aidan Finn tests whether it’s possible to achieve 50,000 IOPS with a Microsoft Azure VM.

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