PFE Field Notes
Automations, tips and tricks from the field
Using Azure Automation, OMS and Storage Tables to capture Configuration Data of Azure VMs Part Two
Well it’s been a long time since part one of this blog and much has changed with OMS Log Analytics....
Author: John Knightly Date: 01/12/2018
Find Azure VMs that are "Shut Down" but not "Deallocated"
As you likely know, if you shut down an azure VM from the operating system, Azure does not...
Author: John Knightly Date: 10/13/2017
No Extensions! Getting Basic Azure VM Metric Data
If you need to grab some basic performance metrics on an Azure Virtual Machine that doesn't have...
Author: John Knightly Date: 09/28/2017
Customizing, Exporting and Importing Azure VM Diagnostic Settings
Azure VM Diagnostics on Windows VMs can track more than just the basic performance counters. Through...
Author: John Knightly Date: 09/06/2017
Using Azure Automation, OMS and Storage Tables to capture Configuration Data of Azure VMs Part One.
Many customers have legacy configuration management database (CMDB) systems that they'd like to...
Author: John Knightly Date: 08/23/2017
Pass-the-Hash Lab
If you haven't seen how a PtH attack works first hand, I highly recommend this lab. It walks through...
Author: John Knightly Date: 07/18/2017
Using Azure Automation with Multiple Subscriptions
Azure Automation is very useful for almost every Azure administrator, but it can be challenging to...
Author: John Knightly Date: 05/26/2017
RDP not working over Azure S2S VPN with Palo Alto
I ran into an interesting issue with a customer this week. We were deploying a route based VPN from...
Author: John Knightly Date: 05/26/2017
Greenfield Test Environments in Azure
Most IT pros will use and re-use environments for testing anything and everything as well as...
Author: John Knightly Date: 05/17/2017