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Moving Your DMZ to Azure? It’s an Opportunity, Not Just a Migration
Boosting your organisation's security posture often starts with a simple goal: reducing public endpoints. Many are...

Azure Update Manager: Modern Patching for the WSUS Administrator
If you’ve spent time as a Sysadmin or in an IT Operations team, chances are you're familiar with Windows Server Update...

Deploying Azure Local 23H2: Lessons Learned and Tips for a Smooth Setup
This post is for anyone jumping into Azure Local 23H2 and finding the official documentation a bit thin in places. I...

Simplify Hybrid Patching with Azure Update Manager
Managing server patching across hybrid and multi-cloud environments doesn’t need to be complex. Azure Update Manager...

Azure Disaster Recovery: A Modern Approach
Disaster recovery isn’t something new and as IT professionals, it's something we've dealt with for decades, but in...

Modernise or Miss Out: Why Libraries Must Shift Public PCs to the Cloud
Public PCs Are Critical Infrastructure for Digital Inclusion Windows 10 is reaching end of life, and for many...

Mastering GitHub Codespaces CLI: A Developer’s Guide
GitHub Codespaces CLI is a powerful set of GitHub CLI (gh) commands designed to manage Codespaces directly from the...

Building a Cloud Migration Business Case
Since February, we've engaged in numerous conversations with customers who purchased hardware during COVID and are now...

Enhancing Secure Development with GitHub & Azure DevOps
A number of years ago, we transitioned internally to GitHub and have since seen significant benefits. In this post, we...

Take Control of Your Cloud Marketplace with Azure Private Marketplace
Cut Through the Clutter: Manage Your Marketplace with Confidence Have you tried deploying Windows Server 2025 yet? A...

Future-Proofing IT with Azure Local & Managed Azure
Embracing Innovation for a Smarter Future Organisations today are encouraged to adopt innovative IT solutions that...

Azure Application Gateway WAF Triage Workbook: Simplifying WAF Management
What is the Azure Application Gateway WAF Triage Workbook? The Azure Application Gateway WAF Triage Workbook is a...

The Shift from Microsoft EA to CSP: What It Means for Your Business
Microsoft has a long history of providing licensing programs directly to businesses, with its Enterprise Agreement...

Is Azure’s Premium SSD v2 the Right Choice for Your Workload?
Changes to Azure storage are rare, but when they happen, they can be game changers. Which is why we’re excited about...

FortiGate vs. Azure Firewall: How to Choose the Best Firewall for Microsoft Azure Security
When evaluating firewall solutions on Azure, a key decision is whether to use the native Azure Firewall or opt for a...

See How Your Azure Costs Compare: 2025 Benchmark Insights
Our Azure Benchmarks for 2025 are almost ready, and we’re inviting you to participate and make this a success for both...

8 Tactical Tips to Optimise Your Azure Environment Today
Every Microsoft Partner has an Azure Optimisation guide they make available to customers. And if you took the time to...

Deploying FortiGate’s on Azure with ExpressRoute & Azure Route Server
I’ve recently had the opportunity to design and implement this topology with a customer. If you have any experience...

Finding the Last VMs in Your Azure Environment Affected by the CrowdStrike BSOD
After addressing the initial wave of BSOD issues caused by the recent CrowdStrike update, it's crucial to ensure that...

Post-Clean Up Actions After Fixing Azure VMs Stuck in BSOD
After successfully recovering your Azure VM from the BSOD issue caused by the recent CrowdStrike update, it's crucial...

Fixing Azure VMs Stuck in BSOD from Recent CrowdStrike Update
Our team spent a considerable amount of time helping customers fix their Azure VMs Friday afternoon and over the...
Azure Application Modernisation Guidelines
We've put together a template for you to use when assessing your applications for modernisation on Azure. This...

Containers in the Enterprise – Not so fast
Containerisation of workloads and the associated orchestration technologies have been around for quite a while in ‘big...

Is It Time to Revisit Your Cloud Foundation?
Recently, we were looking at a company’s IT environment, and what we saw surprised us. Although the company had...
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