.sln Is Dead, Long Live .slnx: Why This Tiny Change Matters for Your Pipelines Some months ago here I used file-based apps and dotnet run app.cs as an excuse to question when C# might realistically replace PowerShell in day-to-day operations. This time the trigger is less flashy, but just as impactful: the new .slnx solution…
Read MoreAzure DNS Private Resolver is a managed service that enables you to resolve DNS queries for private DNS zones across Azure and on-premises networks, simplifying hybrid network architectures and removing the need for custom DNS servers or DNS forwarders hosted on virtual machines. This service reduces operational complexity and provides scalable, secure name resolution for…
Read MorePreface Cybersecurity is one of the biggest challenges for IT systems engineers. In many companies, local administrator accounts on PCs share the same password during installation. Imagine a real-world scenario: malware enters the network, steals the local administrator password, and uses it to spread to dozens of machines. Within hours, every last bit of infrastructure…
Read MoreScenario Power BI Report Server is widely used in company environments, where typically several Windows servers with different roles are deployed in an OnPremise Active Directory domain. In this blog, I’ll describe how to configure user single sign-on access to a Power BI Report Server: the underlying protocol for authentication will be Kerberos and its…
Read MoreOne overarching goal in the IT industry is to enable authorized users to securely access company resources. The implementation that fulfills this general requirement will depend on several factors, some of which will become clear as the topic unfolds. This article gives a logical and historical overview of what Secure Access is, the use cases…
Read MoreIntroduction With the End of Support (EOS) date for Windows 10 approaching (it’s set in fact for October 14, 2025), companies must urgently plan their transition to Windows 11, as Windows 10 will no longer receive security updates after that date. This means non-updated devices will be exposed to vulnerabilities and thus be non-compliant with…
Read MoreTL;DR. Owner assignment on the Power Platform via the UI requires a lot of clicks. I use a small, idempotent PowerShell 7+ script that assigns co-owners to many cloud flows across many environments using az tokens and Flow Admin REST APIs. It filters by name prefix, checks existing permissions, retries on throttling, and runs on…
Read MoreScenario: Introduction Think of an organization that maintains most of its IT infrastructure on Azure. It applies a segmentation strategy by branch office, where the assets underlying each regional branch office are deployed to their specific landing zone subscription, i.e. SUB-BRANCH-A, SUB-BRANCH-B, etc. The landing zones share the same Microsoft Entra ID Tenant as their…
Read MoreWhy am I writing this? The recent introduction of file‐based apps in .NET 10 Preview 4 marks a turning point in how we think about C# for quick tasks and prototyping. With a single command – dotnet run app.cs – you can now execute a standalone C# file without ever creating a .csproj (May 28,…
Read MoreScenario Windows has provided Remote Desktop functionality for a very long time. A lot of companies use this feature to build up a remote Desktop Farm and then let people run programs remotely, which can be very useful when going over a WAN connection with high latency. Starting with Windows Server 2012, Microsoft added the…
Read MoreLet’s assume we have the following reference scenario, which we’ll use just for simplicity: A fictitious commercial freight business moves large volumes of goods all over Europe. It has two legally registered offices, one in the Netherlands (Western Europe) and the other in Ireland (Northern Europe), where the accounting departments are located. The business’ board…
Read MoreManaging user access in Atlassian Cloud can become complex, especially when integrating with Identity Providers (IDPs) for user provisioning via SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management). A common challenge arises when users who were initially synchronized through your IDP become deactivated after moving them from a group synchronized with Atlassian. Due to the SCIM link,…
Read MoreIn the world of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform administration, ensuring users have timely access to environments is a common challenge. The standard synchronization process between Azure Entra security groups and Power Platform environments can sometimes leave administrators waiting longer than desired, especially when onboarding multiple users simultaneously. The Challenge We’ve all been there –…
Read MoreAt SharpCoding 2025 in Rome – hosted at Microsoft’s headquarters – I had the pleasure of sharing our approach to simplifying deployments using Azure Container App Jobs. In my session, “Guided Deployments: Power Platform under Control with Azure DevOps,” I discussed how we tackled the challenge of reliably extracting, versioning and deploying custom power platform…
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