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My discussion, tips and news on different subjects within Cloud Computing and Concepts

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Re-Architect Your Monolithic App to Microservices

Let’s look at some of the high-level methods required to migrate your website from a monolithic platform to a container-based microservices platform on GCP. The goal is to migrate your application one feature at a time, avoiding a single large-scale…
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The Google Cloud Adoption Framework

Leveraging leadership and people management best practices like re:Work, Site Reliability Engineering and BeyondCorp, Google developed a framework for adopting the cloud, know as The Google Cloud Adoption Framework. This framework works with…
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Google Anthos

Anthos is a fully managed hybrid cloud platform that enables you to run Kubernetes clusters in the cloud and on-premises environments. As an open cloud computing platform that works well with multi-cloud environments, it works across public…
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Google Cloud Deployment Manager

Let’s look at the Cloud Deployment Manager, an infrastructure automation tool from Google Cloud, Google’s Infrastructure as Code (IaC) offering, that automates the creation and management of Google Cloud resources. Infrastructure as Code…
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Cloud Migration Strategies

Let’s look at the technology landscapes that are helping enterprises scale, adopt and modernize while they migrate to Google Cloud. We’ll review strategies and the tools to help you get there. Cloud Migration Approach Migrations are often…
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Google Cloud Architecture

Google Cloud Architecture Role of the Google Cloud Architect As a Google Cloud architect, we are here to help customers leverage Google Cloud technologies. You need to have a deep understanding of cloud architecture and the Google Cloud Platform.…
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Infrastructure Modernization Overview with GCP

Infrastructure Modernization with Google Cloud New businesses that have fully been developing in the cloud are rightfully challenging older business models. Scale is no longer a competitive advantage, but rather has become the common place.…
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Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing and Services

by David Maiolo 2018-03-28 Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Platform and Services In this article I’ll walk you through an overview of Microsoft Azure, and some of the cloud services it offers. We’ll also take a look at some of the basics…
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Deploying Windows 10 with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

Deploying Windows 10 with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) There are a number of different ways Configuration Manager can be used to Deploy Windows 10. In-place Upgrade: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 to the latest version. The upgrade…
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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a suite of utilities that is part of the subscription service Microsoft Software Assurance program. The MDOP suite is grouped into 3 technologies: Virtualize,…
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Windows 10 Deployment with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

Deploying Windows 10 with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is a collection of tools for automating desktop and server deployments. MDT performs deployments by using the Lite Touch Installation (LTI), Zero Touch…
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Windows 10 Deployment Solutions and Tools

Windows 10 Deployment Solutions and ToolsWindows AutoPilot Windows AutoPilot automates the process of setting up and configuring Windows 10 on new devices. It can also be used to reset, repurpose and recover devices. Windows AutoPilot joins…
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Co-management for Windows 10 Devices

by David Maiolo 2018-03-2018 Overview Co-management for Windows 10 Devices Starting with Configuration Manager 1710, co-management allows you to concurrently manage Windows 10 1709 by using both Configuration Manager and Intune. It’s a…
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Cloud Based Management Gateway Overview

by David Maiolo 2018-03-16 Cloud-Based Management Service Overview Internet-based client management has been available for years in Configuration Manger, however it’s generally not very easy to setup, with an estimated 10% of Microsoft’s…
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Intune Guide – Overview

Microsoft Intune By dmaiolo 2018-03-14 This article is part of a six-part series I have put together on Microsoft Intune. History of Microsoft Intune Intune Overview Mobile Device Management (MDM) Conditional Access Policies …
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Intune Guide – History of Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune By dmaiolo 2018-03-14 This article is part of a six-part series I have put together on Microsoft Intune. History of Microsoft Intune Overview Mobile Device Management (MDM) Conditional Access Policies Mobile…
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Process Monitor (ProcMon) Tutorial

In this tutorial, I provide an overview of Process Monitor (ProcMon), a powerful Windows monitoring tool. I explain how to start and filter ProcMon, find changed values, enable boot logging, and run ProcMon against a remote machine. I created…
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Process Explorer (ProcExp) Tutorial

I created a tutorial for Process Explorer (ProcExp) to help me practice my skills for an upcoming interview to be a Sr Solutions Architect at Microsoft. Process Explorer is a tool within the Windows Sysinternals utilities that shows information…
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Netsh Networking Shell Tutorial

In this Netsh Networking Shell Tutorial, I explain how to use the Netsh command line scripting utility that has been around since Windows Server 2003. Although somewhat depreciated by cmdlets available in PowerShell, Netsh can allow you to view…
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SCCM Software Update Group to Baseline Tool

Overview I created this tool, SCCM SUG to Configuration Baseline, to allow you to easily convert an SCCM Software Upgrade Group to a Configuration Baseline. This would most likely be used if you wanted to target a specific Client Setting…
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FireEye HX Rollout Compliance with Deployment Strategy

Overview I developed this tool, Run-DGMFireEyeHXCompliance.psm1, to test and confirm a FireEye Endpoint Security (HX) rollout in a corporate environment. Additionally, at the end of this document I have provided you with a FireEye HX Deployment…