Michael Paul | @micoolpaul

Veeam, VMware & Microsoft Blog

Category: Microsoft

Data Protection Considerations: Digesting the SQL ConstantCare Report

July 3, 2023

For those of you who don’t spend much time or have much experience with SQL Server, Brent Ozar is a well-known and respected Microsoft SQL consultant. In addition to consultancy and training services, Brent Ozar offers tools such as the First Responder Kit, and a SQL Server monitoring service called SQL ConstantCare. SQL ConstantCare is…
Microsoft Azure Resource Locks & Alerts – A ‘What, How, and Why?’ Guide

June 26, 2023

Accidental deletions are never wanted, in this blog post I show you how to add a layer of protection & reporting to accidental/malicious deletion attempts within Microsoft Azure.
Microsoft 365 – Changing Azure Subscriptions For Metered APIs

June 19, 2023

So you started consuming a metered API, and now your organisation requires you to change the subscription it’s billed to? In this blog post I show you how to update this in only a few steps!
Veeam & File Shares: Licensing & Feature Comparison

May 18, 2023

It’s easy to backup a file share right? Of course it is! But protecting the data in the most useful way can require a bit of extra consideration. In this blog post I’ve compared the ways Veeam can protect file shares, and any licensing considerations or ‘gotchas’ to be aware of.
The Many Forms of Modern Authentication – An Exchange Server Story

May 5, 2023

Microsoft recently released Exchange Server 2019 CU13 also known as ‘H1 2023’. This has introduced another method for implementing Modern Authentication, but this comes with design decisions that I’ll explore within this blog post.
Microsoft Azure Security Advisory – Elevation of Privilege: Guest User Permissions after Deletion

April 14, 2023

Microsoft have been emailing potentially impacted customers regarding a potential elevation of privilege issue, related to Azure AD Guest Users. Read on for details about the vulnerability and its impact.
Delaying Windows Feature Updates with Group Policy

December 1, 2022

It’s not necessary to invest in SCCM, Intune, or fancy RMM tools to get control over your Windows Updates. In this blog post I’ll show you how to use group policy to get a grip on your endpoint update policies.
Veeam Supported Products Reaching End of Life in 2023

November 14, 2022

Times change, and software changes with them, until it’s no longer supported. At any point, a patch to an operating system, a .NET framework update, or anything else really, could end up with the software no longer being backed up properly, or not working at all in production. Without valid support there’s no process to…
Exchange Online Basic Auth – One (Final) Time Enablement

November 8, 2022

A quick note on an important point that I missed originally in Microsoft’s announcement. As users are starting to find their basic authentication mechanisms are being actively disabled, Microsoft have provided one last mechanism to prevent a complete outage if you rely on basic authentication currently. Which Protocols Are Impacted? If you’re using basic authentication…
Free Microsoft Certification: Microsoft Ignite | Cloud Skills Challenge is BACK for Fall 2022

October 3, 2022

Hi everyone, Have you ever wanted a chance to get Microsoft Certified? Now’s your chance! If you haven’t seen the Cloud Skills Challenge before, it’s simple. Microsoft provide multiple learning ‘Track’ options, courtesy of their free Microsoft Learn resources. If you complete one or more tracks within their pre-defined challenge window (12th October to 9th…