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• Do I really need to pay for a design if I am using Azure?

  By matthitchcock on February 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  I’ve been involved in many discussions about possible engagements to deploy infrastructure on Azure, they all inevitably lead to the same question; “Why should I spend weeks having a design documented for me when all I need is a credit… Read More ›

• Moving an Azure PaaS Cloud Service to a different VNET and Subnet

  By matthitchcock on January 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  I ran into an issue today that I wanted to share as it caused me some real frustration for a while, so I am hoping it might help you. I have an Azure Cloud Service in the Classic portal running… Read More ›

• I’m Speaking at the PowerShell Conference Europe 2016

  By matthitchcock on January 17, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  I’ll be speaking at the PowerShell Conference Europe 2016 in Hannover, Germany. My session will cover Just Enough Administration (JEA) for Domain Controllers.

• A Closing Summary of my 2015

  By matthitchcock on December 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  As we get into the final hours of 2015 I wanted to write a short summary of 2015. I did intend to blog more in 2015 than the previous year, I did of course fall short of that and I… Read More ›

• Azure Active Directory Domain Services now in Preview

  By matthitchcock on October 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

  A day or so ago I was excited to see that Azure Active Directory Domain Services is now in Preview. http://blogs.technet.com/b/ad/archive/2015/10/14/azure-ad-domain-services-is-now-in-public-preview-use-azure-ad-as-a-cloud-based-domain-controller.aspx AADDS makes it possible to run your Active Directory entirely from Azure without Windows Server Domain Controllers. As someone… Read More ›

• Update Help on NetworkSwitch Module Failing

  By matthitchcock on October 16, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Just a quick share, I was updating my help files the other day and was getting an error on the NetworkSwitch module, My machine is Windows 10 running the bundled version of WMF and PowerShell. As it turns out however,… Read More ›

• PowerShell Conference Asia – Is it for Beginners too?

  By matthitchcock on July 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Through our Meetup group, someone asked recently “Is PowerShell Conference 2015 Asia suitable for beginners?” Looking through the agenda, I think there is a lot that a beginner would get out of it, so how might the conference experience look… Read More ›