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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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Enabling Auto-Scaling for Azure VMs

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Enabling Auto-Scaling for Azure VMs

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Saving Money with Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Land your next job promotion by following this helpful advice from Aidan Finn for reducing the cost of virtual machines running in Azure.

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Use Microsoft Azure Backup with Recovery Services

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn teaches us how to use Microsoft Azure Backup with Recovery Services to backup and restore your files on Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 client devices.

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The Top 7 Microsoft News Stories of 2014

Last Update: Jul 29, 2025

Aidan Finn takes a look back at the biggest headlines in the world of Microsoft this year, and puts together a summary of what he considers to be the top Microsoft news stories of 2014.

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Deploying a Microsoft Azure Storage Account

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Learn how to easily deploy a Microsoft Azure Storage Account in preparation for storing new or uploaded virtual machines.

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Choosing Microsoft Azure Storage for IaaS

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft MVP Aidan Finn walks us through some possible options for choosing and deploying storage in Microsoft Azure, with a focus on virtual machines and IaaS.

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About Hyper-V Virtual Processor Limitations

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn clears up common myths on Microsoft guidance on Hyper-V virtual processor limitations in his latest article.

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Microsoft Makes Azure Disaster Recovery For SMEs and Branch Offices

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft’s Azure Site Recovery is now more affordable to small-to-medium enterprises and branch offices.

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Using Microsoft Azure Online Backup

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Aidan Finn provides an overview of Microsoft Azure online backup, and gives his take on whether the new online backup service is ready for primetime.

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Anti-Malware Solutions for Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Learn about different anti-malware solutions for your Microsoft Azure virtual machines.

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Using Microsoft Azure Forced Tunneling

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn teaches us about forced tunneling, a new Azure feature that lets you control the flow of traffic from your Azure virtual networks.

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Reduce VDI costs by Enabling Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2012 R2

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn shows us how enabling data deduplication on Windows Server 2012 R2 storage can save on your VDI deployment costs.

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