How to implement Azure Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop [Part 06]

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How to implement Azure Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop [Part 06]

In this guide, we shall discuss “How to implement Azure Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop [Part 06]”. It explains how to implement Azure Private Link within an existing Azure Virtual Desktop environment, with the goal of improving security and control of network traffic to management and access services. Please see Azure Virtual Desktop: Connect…

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Azure Virtual Desktop: Autoscaling Implementing and Monitoring Session Hosts [Part 05]

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Azure Virtual Desktop: Autoscaling Implementing and Monitoring Session Hosts [Part 05]

In modern enterprise environments, efficient management of virtual desktop resources is critical to controlling costs while maintaining consistent service levels. Workloads in Azure Virtual Desktop typically follow variable usage patterns throughout the day and week, making static scaling models inefficient. Please see Azure Virtual Desktop: How to set Up Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Monitoring [Part…

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Azure Virtual Desktop: How to set Up Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Monitoring [Part 03]

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Azure Virtual Desktop: How to set Up Azure Virtual Desktop Insights Monitoring [Part 03]

In this guide, you will work with an existing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment and focus on implementing a comprehensive monitoring solution. Effective monitoring is essential to ensure the health, performance, and availability of AVD resources, as well as to gain visibility into user sessions and system activities. Please see Azure Virtual Desktop – Connect…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Azure Virtual Desktop: Manage Azure Virtual Desktop host pools and session hosts using the Azure portal [Part 02]

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Azure Virtual Desktop: Manage Azure Virtual Desktop host pools and session hosts using the Azure portal [Part 02]

This guide is designed within the context of managing and optimizing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments, with a particular focus on the use of Microsoft Entra ID–joined session hosts (formerly Azure AD). In constantly evolving business scenarios, it is often necessary to adapt virtual infrastructure to support growth, improve user experience, and ensure security, availability,…

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Azure Virtual Desktop: Deploy host pools and session hosts in the Azure [Part 01]

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Azure Virtual Desktop: Deploy host pools and session hosts in the Azure [Part 01]

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a strategic solution for modernizing application and desktop delivery, providing a scalable, secure, and fully integrated Desktop-as-a-Service platform within the Microsoft ecosystem. In this context, Microsoft Entra ID plays a central role in enabling a consistent, streamlined, and secure identity model for accessing resources. Please see Azure Virtual Desktop –…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

Disaster Recovery Test Checklist: What to Capture Before You Start

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Disaster Recovery Test Checklist: What to Capture Before You Start

This article is a practical checklist of the evidence to capture before you click Restore. A disaster recovery test should not begin with someone clicking Restore. It should begin with evidence. Here is a common way these tests go sideways. The team books a window, restores a VM, watches it boot, and calls the test…

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Backup, Virtualization

Upgrading Azure AD Connect to Microsoft Entra Connect Sync

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Upgrading Azure AD Connect to Microsoft Entra Connect Sync

In this guide, we shall discuss “Upgrading Azure AD Connect to Microsoft Entra Connect Sync”. Keeping your identity infrastructure up to date is essential for ensuring security, performance, and compatibility with Microsoft cloud services. Microsoft Entra Connect Sync (formerly Azure AD Connect) continues to evolve with new features, improvements, and deprecations that require administrators to…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

PCI Driver Error: Connection to Deployment Share could not be made

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PCI Driver Error: Connection to Deployment Share could not be made

There is nothing more frustrating than booting a client PC into your Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) environment, preparing to roll out a fresh operating system, and being stopped dead in your tracks by the infamous error: “PCI Driver Error: Connection to Deployment Share could not be made”. Please see Steps to Fix the “Invalid OS…

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Windows, Windows Server

Steps to Fix the “Invalid OS GUID” Error in MDT

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Steps to Fix the “Invalid OS GUID” Error in MDT

Deploying operating systems using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is straightforward until unexpected errors interrupt the process. One common issue you can encounter is the “Invalid OS GUID” error during task sequence execution. Therefore in this guide we will discuss the steps to Fix the “Invalid OS GUID” Error in MDT. Please see Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve…

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Windows, Windows Server

Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve Windows Defender Notification

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Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve Windows Defender Notification

Windows Security (formerly Windows/Microsoft Defender) is a critical component of modern Windows systems. However, you may occasionally encounter issues where SecHealthUI.exe crashes or generates event viewer errors, leading to malfunctioning security notifications. Therefore, we will discuss “Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve Windows Defender Notification”. Please see how to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Driver, and how…

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Windows, Windows Server

How to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Driver

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How to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Driver

If Windows Update or Device Manager fails to find the latest drivers for your graphics card as shown below. You can easily update them with this guide. Here, we will be discussing how to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Drive. Please see How to update Proxmox VE from to the latest version 9.2.3 today,…

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Windows

How to update Proxmox VE to the latest version 9.2.3 today

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How to update Proxmox VE to the latest version 9.2.3 today

On May 21, 2026, it was announced in the forum the release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.2. This release focused heavily on platform refinement, stability, and core optimization. Therefore, in this article, we shall discuss how to update Proxmox VE to the latest version 9.2.3 today. Please see Secure Boot 2023 Compliance Across WinPE, MDT,…

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Virtualization