Dana EppFeb 201 minHow to detect when emergency accounts are used in Azure ADSo in the latest episode of #KnowOps I help a community member out by showing how to setup Azure to detect and alert when emergency 'break-glass' accounts ar...
Dana EppFeb 131 minHow to secure your Azure storage accounts properlyAzure relies heavily on Azure Storage. From your VM disks to your application queues, chances are you have sensitive data already saved in Azure Storage. In ...
Dana EppFeb 61 minHow to restrict network access to Azure Key VaultSo in this week's episode of #KnowOps I help answer the question on how to lock down Internet access to your Azure Key Vault through the use of network restr...
Dana EppJan 301 minHow to use Managed Identities to access Azure resources securelyNew episode of #KnowOps is out. I demonstrate how you can use "managed identities" inside of a virtual machine running in Azure to access secrets in Key Vaul...
Dana EppJan 231 minHow to keep your 'secrets' secret in AzureLatest episode of #KnowOps is out. I show how to use Azure Key Vault to protect secrets that you can use pretty much everywhere in Azure, from Logic Apps and...
Dana EppJan 161 minARM Template BasicsYou gotta ❤ the power of Infrastructure as Code. Being able to describe your cloud environment in a text file and spin it up with a single command is just aw...
Dana EppJan 91 minHow to learn Azure for FREE in 2020Throughout 2019 I took time every month to brush up on my skills in Azure. I paid for online courses, attended seminars and even subscribed to content on Pat...
Dana EppDec 20, 20191 minHow to setup your Azure Subscriptions the right wayIn the latest episode of #KnowOps I help clarify how you should consider setting up your Azure subscriptions when you first start deploying production worklo...
Dana EppDec 6, 20191 minRecon your Azure resources with Kusto Query Language (KQL)Latest episode of #KnowOps is out. I introduce you to how I sift through millions of records of audit data in Azure in a matter of seconds using KQL, the Kus...
Dana EppNov 22, 20191 minHow to keep up with changes in Azure (CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME TOOL!)It seems like almost every day Microsoft makes improvements to Azure. Being a better Azure administrator means you need to keep up with Azure as it gets upda...
Dana EppNov 8, 20191 minWhat pizza and Azure cloud computing have in commonAnother episode of #KnowOps you might be interested in. I talk about the different cloud computing options in a way for new admins to understand. Of course, ...
Dana EppOct 30, 20191 minIs your data secure in Azure?Recently I have had the opportunity to engage with peers on social media about how secure their data is in Azure. It brought up some interesting questions, a...
Dana EppOct 17, 20191 minWhy you really should be using Azure Resource LocksYou lock up things that are important to you like your house, car, and bicycle right? Of course you do. You really should be doing that with your cloud resou...
Dana EppOct 4, 20191 minAzure CLI FundamentalsIf you are new to the Azure CLI, or don’t feel like a cloud shell ninja, I've put together an introduction to help you get started. Command your cloud from t...
Dana EppSep 13, 20191 minNo Ops? #KnowOps! : Azure administration for the rest of usSo at work I am seeing an interesting trend where people who do not self-identify as Azure administrators, and yet are actually responsible for their company...
