Network Security Groups

Microsoft recently announced that their Ignite (online only) conference will be running again on November 2-4. That means we are approaching peak season for announcements, new public preview releases, and general availability. “Q3” in announcements and roadmaps will often mean between early September and maybe the third week of October – a code freeze will… Read More

The first month of the year has come and gone but here is a recap of the Azure announcements for January.

It may be the middle of Summer but there is a lot going on with Azure, this is what you need to know about Azure for the month of July.

In this post, I will explain how you can use Application Security Groups (ASGs) in addition with Network Security Groups (NSGs) to create secure network designs for virtual machines in Azure. Before you read this post, you should read Understanding Application Security Groups in the Azure Portal to understand the purpose of ASGs and how… Read More

Here's how you how you can use Network Security Groups (NSGs) to secure the subnets of a typical virtual machine-based web application deployment in Azure.

Aidan takes a look back at 2018 and discusses some of the highlights from each month. It is interesting to me how I underrated some announcements which later became significant to Microsoft customers or to me.

It’s a new year and it’s time for new things. This month I’m starting a monthly series to summarize some notable things that have happened in Azure IaaS.

How do I block Internet access for my Azure virtual machines?

Aidan Finn describes the many networking announcements that were made at Microsoft Ignite 2017.

Aidan Finn explains how JIT access to Azure virtual machines enables you to further secure virtual network deployments and enable on-demand access to the machines.

Server administrators are going to be responsible for much of the networking that was not formerly in their scope. Azure Network Watcher is a great tool to help monitor and troubleshoot your network deployments.