Azure Firewall Deep Dive Training
I’ll tell you about my new virtual training course on Azure Firewall and share some schedule information in this post. Background I’ve been talking about Azure Firewall for years. I’ve…
23/11/2024
Default Outbound Access For VMs In Azure Will Be Retired
Microsoft has announced that the default route, an implicit public IP address, is being deprecated 30 September 2025.
Background
Let’s define “Internet” for the purposes of this post. The Internet includes:
The actual Internet.
Azure services, such as Azure SQL or Azure’s KMS for Windows…
12/10/2023 Article Bloggers Aidan Finn
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