Author: Imoh Etuk

Imoh Etuk is an experienced cloud infrastructure architect. He's an Azure Compute Infrastructure and Azure Storage MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and an AWS Community Builder. He is deeply passionate about empowering technical communities by sharing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and enabling individuals and businesses to leverage cloud technologies to achieve their goals. Note: All technical content written by Imoh Etuk is free for community use. It is meant to serve as a guide for IT professionals, developers, business decision-makers, and students. Imoh Etuk does NOT guarantee that all the steps in his technical guides will work in your particular scenarios or use cases.

How to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop in Azure Portal

19/02/202522/02/2025

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In this article, I take you through how to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop in Azure Portal. In the current hybrid work landscape, companies are looking for efficient, secure, and scalable virtual desktop solutions. Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) offers a cloud-based virtualization platform that supports remote work while minimizing reliance on on-premises infrastructure. This article delves…

Virtualization, Web Server, Windows

How to Install SonarQube on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

30/03/202422/02/2025

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How to Install SonarQube on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

SonarQube is a free, web-based tool for analyzing the quality of code. Through plugins, SonarQube can evaluate a variety of code written in several programming languages. In this tutorial, you will learn how to Install SonarQube on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Please see how to change the Windows Pagefile Size, how to Change Active Directory Domain…

Network | Monitoring

How to Sync Data in Cloud Drives to Synology NAS

29/03/202401/04/2024

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This post shows you how to sync data in cloud drives to Synology NAS using Synology Cloud Sync. In today’s world, juggling data between multiple cloud storage services can be a real hassle. You may also be interested in learning how to create Blob Storage and upload files. Dive deep into understanding how storage Sense…

Backup, Network | Monitoring, Storage

How to Restore Deleted Azure App Service Using PowerShell

27/03/202428/03/2024

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In this post, I will briefly take you through how to Restore Deleted Azure App Service Using PowerShell. Before I proceed, let’s talk about Azure App service in detail. Azure App Service is a managed platform created by Microsoft for hosting web applications, mobile backends, and RESTful APIs. You can easily deploy WordPress on Azure…

Automation, AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Scripts

How to Install Azure Storage Explorer on Windows

15/02/202416/10/2025

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In this post, I demonstrate how to install Azure Storage Explorer on Windows. As part of this post, I also take you through how to set it up after installation. Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer offers a variety of options to install on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It simplifies the process of managing Azure storage data….

AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Backup, Containers, Storage

How to Migrate RDS CALs

10/02/202412/02/2024

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In this post, I will show you how to migrate RDS CALs from one server to another. RD CALs, which stand for Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses, allow users and devices to access and utilize Windows Server-published resources, such as Windows applications, desktops, and files. Looking forward to creating VDI collections? Check out this previous…

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Windows, Windows Server

How to Install Azure DevOps Server 2022

04/02/202404/02/2024

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In this guide, I take you through how to install Azure DevOps Server 2022 on your on-premises infrastructure. You can use Azure DevOps Server 2022 in an on-premises environment. It can help streamline software development, improve communication, and promote collaboration. Please see Azure DevOps: Docker and Kubernetes Deployment with GitHub and how to deploy your first…

Automation, AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Version Control System, Web Server, Windows Server

How to Deploy Azure Resources Using Azure Bicep

31/01/202427/08/2024

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In this article, I show you how to deploy Azure resources using Azure Bicep. It is a domain-specific language (DSL) for declaratively deploying Azure resources. It aims to simplify creating and managing your Azure infrastructure by offering several advantages over the traditional method using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates. Azure Bicep is used to deploy…

Automation, AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Configuration Management Tool

How to Create Self-Hosted Agent for Azure DevOps Pipelines

30/01/202406/12/2024

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How to Create Self-Hosted Agent for Azure DevOps Pipelines

Azure DevOps Pipelines offer a powerful and flexible way to automate your software development workflows. You can create and configure self-hosted agents to enhance your flexibility and control over your build and deployment processes. This article will walk us through the steps to create a self-hosted agent for Azure DevOps Pipelines. You may also be…

Automation, AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Version Control System, Windows

Dockerizing a NodeJs Express Application

27/01/202430/01/2024

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This post will walk you through a step-by-step demonstration of Dockerizing a NodeJs Express application. In the world of containerization, Docker has constantly played a huge role in helping us shape the way modern software is developed. When an application is “dockerized,” its dependencies, environment variables, and other requirements are all included in a Docker image….

Automation, Containers

How to Delete Backup Job in Recovery Services Vault

27/12/202327/12/2023

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How to Delete Backup Job in Recovery Services Vault

In this post, I show you how to delete a backup job in the Recovery Services Vault. Azure Recovery Services Vault is a centralized management service in Azure that acts as a storage container for backup data. It also serves as a recovery point created from various Azure services and on-premises sources. Think of it…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Backup, Storage

How to Install Azure Backup Agent

27/12/202327/12/2023

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In this post, I show you how to install Azure Backup Agent on your on-premises machine and use it to back up the machine to the Azure Cloud. Azure Backup uses the MARS agent to back up files, folders, and system states from on-premises machines and Azure VMs. You can take the backup for your…

AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Backup, Windows, Windows Server

Join Bulk Devices using a Provisioning Package to Azure

25/12/202327/12/2023

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In this guide, you will learn how to join bulk devices using a provisioning package to Azure. I explain how to create a provisioning package and enrol all devices in Intune and Entra ID. Bulk joining of Windows devices to your Microsoft Entra tenant leverages the Windows Configuration Designer (WCD) to generate a provisioning package….

AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Windows