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What is Azure Front Door?

Last Update: Aug 01, 2022

Aidan details another surprise service announcement from Microsoft Ignite, Azure Front Door, answering what this thing is, and dealing with the fear of “version 1.0”.

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What is DNS?

Last Update: Jul 26, 2022

Do you know how domain names, like microsoft.com, are translated into IP addresses? The Internet uses a service called the Domain Name System (DNS). In this article, you will learn what DNS is and it translates domain names into IP addresses, so that browsers and other Internet-connected apps and services can find webservers. Plus, check out our…

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How to Configure DNS on a Domain Controller with Two IP Addresses

Last Update: May 27, 2022

In this Ask an Admin, find out how to configure DNS on a Windows Server 2012 DC using two IPv4 addresses.

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Microsoft Adds BT and Verizon As Azure ExpressRoute Partners

Last Update: Apr 21, 2022

Learn more about Microsoft’s plans to introduce a new WAN solution to connect on-premise clouds, as well as the company’s new partnerships with BT and Verizon.

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What is 5G and How is it Better Than 4G LTE?

If you are in the market for a new smartphone, you’re probably wondering what is 5G? There is no doubt that the new technology has become quite the buzzword in recent years. And smartphone manufacturers and mobile carriers have been promising a true generational leap, making the purchase of a 5G handset a good investment….

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Microsoft Brings HTTP/3 via Windows Server 2022 to Exchange Online

One of the most important infrastructure features Microsoft released with the recent Windows Server 2022 is HTTP/3. Since hitting the ‘General Availability’ milestone this past September, the Windows Server team has partnered with the Microsoft 365 team in starting a phased upgrade of the front-end Exchange Online servers with Windows Server 2022. Microsoft started with…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – May 2021 Edition

Microsoft’s Build conference was on last week and it gave us lots of AI, Machine Learning, and every other type of “machines doe it better” cloud tech announcements. But there were also a few infrastructure announcements during the month. I’ve become the “Azure networking” person at my job, so it’s no surprise (to me) that…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – February 2021 Edition

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve spotted lots of tiny little changes in the Azure Portal. And my feeds have lit up over the last few hours. There must be a big Microsoft conference happening right around now? Yup, Microsoft Ignite (March 2021) is here and that means there will be lots of cool…

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – October 2020 Edition

October, the first month in Q4 of the calendar year and Q2 of the Microsoft financial year, is also in the middle of planning for the next semester of development of Microsoft Azure (codenamed Cobalt).

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – July 2020 Edition

In the Microsoft calendar, July marked the end of FY20 and the start of a whole new semester for Azure (and Windows) development.

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