Aidan Finn

Understanding the basics of a Microsoft Azure virtual machine makes it easier to not only design and price virtual machines, but also lends itself to troubleshooting machines that go wrong.

If you deploy a network service in an Azure virtual machine, then the default virtual network routing will need to be modified. This post will explain why you will need to use User Defined Routing.

Aidan Finn provides an overview of the process that Azure Backup currently uses to seed the first full backup using a secure couriered disk transfer.

Learn how to remotely test network connectivity to virtual machines in Microsoft Azure.

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

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.

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

Did you know that there are two versions of Azure? Yes, and there are also some situations and solutions that you now take for granted and will not be available to you.

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

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