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A blog about Microsoft Azure, Hyper-V, Windows Server and other interesting technologies

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Create a fully private AKS infrastructure with Bicep #AKS #biceplang

Intro In this blog post I will describe a way to implement an architecture that includes a private Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Cluster by using Bicep, a declarative language for describing and deploying Azure resources. According to project’s page on GitHub, Bicep is a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for deploying Azure resources declaratively and It aims to drastically simplify the authoring experience with a cleaner syntax, improved type safety, and better support for modularity and

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IT PRO|DEV Connections 2020 is back! #itprodevgreece

The greatest, community driven, technical event in Greece for IT Professionals and Developers is back! It’s been long time since the last ITPRO|DEV Connections event  took place. There are a few reasons for that, but this does not matter anymore as we proudly bring it back to life and this time in virtual form! This event is community driven, and this year the number of the communities that take part are bigger than ever before. This signifies great momentum and deep commitment from the commun

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Getting Started with Nano Server

What is Nano Server ? Nano Server is a new installation option that became available with the arrival of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview. It is a purpose-built, stripped down operating system designed to run services and to be managed remotely. Windows Server 2016 will offer the following installation options: http://vaggeliskappas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/NanoServer01-1024x638.png Nano Server has been designed according to Zero-Footprint model and its size on disk is around 500M

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Getting Started with Nano Server

What is Nano Server ? Nano Server is a new installation option that became available with the arrival of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview. It is a purpose-built, stripped down operating system designed to run services and to be managed remotely. Windows Server 2016 will offer the following installation options: Nano Server has been designed according to Zero-Footprint model and its size on disk is around 500MB. It has no GUI, binaries or metadata in the OS image, it sets up significant

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Getting Started with Nano Server

What is Nano Server ? Nano Server is a new installation option that became available with the arrival of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview. It is a purpose-built, stripped down operating system designed to run services and to be managed remotely. Windows Server 2016 will offer the following installation options: Nano Server has been designed according to Zero-Footprint model and its size on disk is around 500MB. It has no GUI, binaries or metadata in the OS image, it sets up significantly

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2015 Microsoft MVP Award on Hyper-V

Lately, I have been under the rock of work and that is why i didn’t write about this sooner. On October 1st I received an email saying: http://vaggeliskappas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MVP2015.png As you can imagine i was eagerly awaiting for this email and the excitement i got was really great. I would like to thank all community members of autoexec.gr and friends, many of whom are or were fellow MVPs, for their help, support and guidance throughout this last year. Last but not least, I

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2015 Microsoft MVP Award on Hyper-V

Lately, I have been under the rock of work and that is why i didn’t write about this sooner. On October 1st I received an email saying: As you can imagine i was eagerly awaiting for this email and the excitement i got was really great. I would like to thank all community members of autoexec.gr and friends, many of whom are or were fellow MVPs, for their help, support and guidance throughout this last year. Last but not least, I would like to thank my friends working at Microsoft Hellas for

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2015 Microsoft MVP Award on Hyper-V

Lately, I have been under the rock of work and that is why i didn’t write about this sooner. On October 1st I received an email saying: As you can imagine i was eagerly awaiting for this email and the… The post 2015Microsoft MVP Award on Hyper-V appeared first on href="http://vaggeliskappas.com">Vaggelis Kappas. class='bbc_url' rel='nofollow external'>Source

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5nine Manager – What’s new in version 7.1

Recently 5nine Software released the version 7.1 of 5nine Manager. 5nine Manager is an easy-to-use and cost-effective management solution for Microsoft Hyper-V. It provides many of the features of Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager that you need for everyday Hyper-V and cluster management, at a fraction of the cost.   In this blog post we are going to explore the latest improvements and enhancements of 5nine Manager v7.1, so keep reading.   5nine Manager v7.1 helps system admi

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Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 (TP3) is now available

In the unlikely event that you have not heard, Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 (TP3) is now available for download. You can get it from TechNet Evaluation Center http://vaggeliskappas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WS2016TP3-Eval.png You can find it in Azure’s Image Gallery http://vaggeliskappas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WS2016TP3-Azure.png You can find it on your MSDN Subscription http://vaggeliskappas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/WS2016TP3-MSDN.png For more information

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Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 (TP3) is now available

In the unlikely event that you have not heard, Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 (TP3) is now available for download. You can get it from TechNet Evaluation Center You can find it in Azure’s Image Gallery You can find it on your MSDN Subscription For more information about TP3 you can visit the following Microsoft blogs: What’s new in Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 3 New Windows Server Preview Fuels Application Innovation with Containers, Softwar

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Running pfSense as an Azure IaaS Virtual Machine

A client of mine has asked me if it would be possible to run pfSense as a Microsoft Azure IaaS Virtual Machine. pfSense® software is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD, specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface. At that time, I had in mind that running FreeBSD 10 under Hyper-V and in Microsoft Azure, is something that can be done. So, I decided to build a deployment as a Proof of Concept and to write a blog post about t

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Running pfSense as an Azure IaaS Virtual Machine

A client of mine has asked me if it would be possible to run pfSense as a Microsoft Azure IaaS Virtual Machine. pfSense® software is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD, specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface. At that time, I had in mind that running FreeBSD 10 under Hyper-V and in Microsoft Azure, is something that can be done. So, I decided to build a deployment as a Proof of Concept and to write a blog post about t

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Running pfSense as an Azure IaaS Virtual Machine

A client of mine has asked me if it would be possible to run pfSense as a Microsoft Azure IaaS Virtual Machine. pfSense® software is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD, specifically tailored for use as a firewall and router that is entirely managed via web interface.   At that time, I had in mind that running FreeBSD 10 under Hyper-V and in Microsoft Azure, is something that can be done. So, I decided to build a deployment as a Proof of Concept and to write a blog post abou

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5nine Cloud Security – What’s New in Version 6

5nine Cloud Security Version 6.0 for Hyper-V has just been released , so let’s start to explore what is new in this version. 5nine Cloud Security is the first and only agentless security and compliance solution built specifically for the Microsoft Cloud Platform and Hyper-V virtual machines running Windows and Linux. The solution provides multi-layered protection with an integrated virtual firewall, agentless antivirus and malware protection, along with an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) all in

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Secure Azure Virtual Network using Network Security Groups

The way that Network Virtualization is implemented in Hyper-V and subsequently in Microsoft Azure IaaS, enables explicitly the Routing between Virtual Subnets. This is the reason why the traffic between Virtual Subnets, that are part of the same Virtual Network, is unrestricted unless we have applied Network Security Groups. Network Security Groups Is a way to control traffic between Virtual Subnets of an Azure Virtual Network as well as the Internet. Moreover, Network Security Groups provide s

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Secure Azure Virtual Network using Network Security Groups

The way that Network Virtualization is implemented in Hyper-V and subsequently in Microsoft Azure IaaS, enables explicitly the Routing between Virtual Subnets. This is the reason why the traffic between Virtual Subnets, that are part of the same Virtual Network, is unrestricted unless we have applied Network Security Groups. Network Security Groups Is a way to control traffic between Virtual Subnets of an Azure Virtual Network as well as the Internet. Moreover, Network Security Groups provide s

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Secure Azure Virtual Network using Network Security Groups

The way that Network Virtualization is implemented in Hyper-V and subsequently in Microsoft Azure IaaS, enables explicitly the Routing between Virtual Subnets. This is the reason why the traffic between Virtual Subnets, that are part of the same Virtual Network, is unrestricted unless we have applied Network Security Groups.   Network Security Groups Is a way to control traffic between Virtual Subnets of an Azure Virtual Network as well as the Internet. Moreover, Network Security Groups provid

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Create a Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs in Azure IaaS

Every time I present a session about Microsoft Azure IaaS, the most common question is about Virtual Machines’ capability of getting more than one Virtual Network Interface (vNIC). At TechEd Europe 2014, Microsoft announced support for multiple Network Interfaces (vNICs) in Azure VMs, as well as other additions to Azure Virtual Networks like Network Security Groups. Moreover, the capability of adding more than one vNIC to a Virtual Machine will enable Virtual Appliances scenarios like Firewalls

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Create a Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs in Azure IaaS

Every time I present a session about Microsoft Azure IaaS, the most common question is about Virtual Machines’ capability of getting more than one Virtual Network Interface (vNIC). At TechEd Europe 2014, Microsoft announced support for multiple Network Interfaces (vNICs) in Azure VMs, as well as other additions to Azure Virtual Networks like Network Security Groups. Moreover, the capability of adding more than one vNIC to a Virtual Machine will enable Virtual Appliances scenarios like Firewalls

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Create a Virtual Machine with Multiple NICs in Azure IaaS

Every time I present a session about Microsoft Azure IaaS, the most common question is about Virtual Machines’ capability of getting more than one Virtual Network Interface (vNIC). At TechEd Europe 2014, Microsoft announced support for multiple Network Interfaces (vNICs) in Azure VMs, as well as other additions to Azure Virtual Networks like Network Security Groups.   Moreover, the capability of adding more than one vNIC to a Virtual Machine will enable Virtual Appliances scenarios like Firewa

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Integrate Microsoft Azure Active Directory tenant with Office 365

One question that is coming up too often, at least at TecEd Europe 2014, is if it’s possible to integrate an Azure AD that you got when you signed up to Office 365 with the one you have got when you subscribed to Microsoft Azure. The short answer is yes, it is possible and if you want to learn how this integration happens, then keep reading! This scenario means that there are two separate directories. The first one was created when you setup your Office 365 Subscription, while the second one ca

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Integrate Microsoft Azure Active Directory tenant with Office 365

One question that is coming up too often, at least at TecEd Europe 2014, is if it’s possible to integrate an Azure AD that you got when you signed up to Office 365 with the one you have got when you subscribed to Microsoft Azure. The short answer is yes, it is possible and if you want to learn how this integration happens, then keep reading! This scenario means that there are two separate directories. The first one was created when you setup your Office 365 Subscription, while the second one ca

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Microsoft Hyper-V MVP Award 2014 (EN)

What an exciting day October 1st was! I received an email saying:http://vkappas.cloudapp.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MVP01.png I’ m very proud and honored for this award as it shows that my work and effort have been recognized and this fact gives me the strength and the inspiration to continue my contribution to the IT Pros community. I would like to thank all community members, autoexec.gr and friends, many of whom are or were fellow MVPs, for their help, support and guidance throughout

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