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Entra Domain Services (Entra DS) is an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) compatible managed service hosted in Azure. Windows AD-sourced users can replicate to Entra ID with Entra Connect Sync. Legacy NTLM password hashes can also be replicated from Windows AD to Entra DS for the same sign-on
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In this video, we review deploying Microsoft Entra Domain Services (Entra DS) and configuring replication with Entra ID. The video starts by outlining the requirements and features of the Entra DS service, including password hash synchronization. Then we create a virtual network (VNet) for the service and deploy Entra
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In this blog post, we’ll delve into the reasons why using Entra Domain Services (Entra DS) as a replacement for Windows AD might not be the best choice. We’ll break down each point discussed in a recent YouTube video, highlighting the limitations and considerations associated with Entra DS. Overview
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Grafana is a full-featured data visualization platform for Linux and Windows. With Azure Managed Grafana, we can host Grafana dashboards in Azure without the hassle of deploying and managing an Azure virtual machine. This video reviews the different options for Azure Managed Grafana Essential, Standard, and Grafana Enterprise. Then
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Many organizations rely on geo-replicated Azure storage as part of their disaster Recovery strategy. However, not all storage in Azure supports geo-redundant storage (GRS) or geo-zone-redundant storage (GZRS). This video reviews a new feature that supports geo-replicated storage for Azure standard file shares with large file support enabled, along