Azure Arc: One agent to manage them all
At Microsoft’s Virtual Ignite 2020 conference this week, a recent technology took center stage: Azure Arc. Part of the Azure Hybrid solution, […]
SSO is your doorkeeper, watch it with Azure Sentinel
For many organizations, a Single Sign On (SSO) identification system is used to verify users’ access to applications and services. Everyone uses […]
A Governance Plan for Managing Overrides to Azure Monitor and Azure Sentinel Rules
A common and useful concept in management applications is to distinguish between (1) built-in, non-changing monitoring settings and (2) custom, dynamic exceptions […]
SCOM Service Account Password Freedom at Last
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (MOM and SCOM) administrators have for almost two decades needed to manage up to four (4) domain […]
Using Azure Sentinel: How much does it cost?
Microsoft’s cloud-based SIEM, Azure Sentinel, achieved general availability (GA) on 9/24/2019. Two previous articles Azure Sentinel: New Microsoft SIEM almost free to […]
Windows 10 platform: Getting value from Microsoft Stores for Business and Education
As many enterprises nearly complete their migrations to Windows 10, IT pros are turning their attention to optimizing the Windows 10 platform. […]
Azure Sentinel updates: New Data Connector UX, AWS live, CyberArk coming
With little fanfare earlier this month, Microsoft released a significant UX (user experience) update to the Data Connectors component of Azure Sentinel, […]
Azure Sentinel: New Microsoft SIEM almost free to trial
2019 is the year to invest in learning about Azure Sentinel. A key reason: during the Public Preview period Azure Sentinel services […]
Speaking at MMS 2019
I’m leaving tomorrow for Minneapolis to speak at the Midwest Management Summit in the Mall of America next week. I will be […]
SCOM 2019: Fast track setup on an Azure VM
The newest release of System Center Operations Manager, SCOM 2019, recently became available to install and evaluate in March 2019. Microsoft continues […]