Two Azure IP Addresses You Need to Know About

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This video goes over two Azure IP addresses used for Azure VM’s.  The WireServer IP of 168.63.129.16 and the Azure Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) IP address 169.254.169.254.  In the video, I go over what each is used for and then give a demonstration on using the WireServer IP address to query DNS.  After that, I use the IMDS REST Endpoint to pull metadata including the Azure environment and scheduled events.

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How to use Postman and PowerShell to Query API Data

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Postman and PowerShell

In this video, I demonstrate how to use Postman, a free API development and testing tool, to format URL’s and make requests against web endpoints and use those URL’s to get data in PowerShell.  I also give a quick walk through of viewing the data in PowerShell.

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Windows Virtual Desktop Email Discovery

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In this video, I show you how to configure Email Feed Discovery for Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD).  Email Feed Discovery allows users to setup the Remote Desktop Client with their email address instead of the WVD Feed URL.

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Azure B2B vs. B2C

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In this video, I go over the difference between Azure Business to Business, or B2B and Azure Business to Customer, or B2C.  This is a high-level comparison between the two services for those getting ready for an Azure Certification or designing Azure solutions.

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Azure Point-to-Site VPN with Azure AD Authentication and MFA

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This video goes over how to deploy an Azure VNet Gateway on an existing VNet and enable Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN connections using Azure AD to authenticate the client.  A P2S connection allows clients to connect securely to an Azure Gateway and access resources on the private VNet.  The video goes on to demonstrate how enable Multi-Factor Authentication with a Conditional Access policy or enforcing MFA per-user.

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Auto Start and Stop Session Hosts in Windows Virtual Desktop Spring Update (ARM) Edition with an Azure Function

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I am happy to release an update to my Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) Start-Stop script for Windows Virtual Desktop updated for Spring 2020, or “WVD ARM.”  This script uses an Azure Function to starts and stops WVD Session hosts in a host pool based on the user load. 

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Azure Point-to-Site VPN with Certificate Based Authentication

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This video goes over how to deploy an Azure VNet Gateway on an existing VNet and enable Point-to-Site (P2S) VPN connections.  A P2S connection allows clients to connect securely to an Azure Gateway and access resources on the private VNet.  The video goes on to demonstrate how to create a root certificate and client certificates to use for authentication.  After that, configuring the client is demonstrated as well as blocking a client by revoking a certificate.

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