Orin Thomas
@orinthomas.com
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Model Spaceship Gatherer. Author of 45 technical books. Cloud Advocate. aka.ms/orin
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The new edition of Windows Server Inside Out is available. It includes everything from Securing AD and Hardening Windows Server, to how to host and manage Hyper-V, integrate with Azure Services and how to host generative AI workloads like Ollama and Foundry Local.
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about 2 months ago
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A short introduction to Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Landing Zones
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A short introduction to Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Landing Zones
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Unnvd7U-s
2 days ago
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Azure Migration Challenges (& how to overcome them)
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Azure Migration Challenges (and how to overcome them)
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nydDycl66AU
3 days ago
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A presentation I did for Microsoft Reactor on Migration, Modernization & Agentic Tools
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Azure Decoded: The New Migration & Modernization Foundation Virtual Training Day
YouTube video by Microsoft Reactor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaVISr34SSM
10 days ago
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Prepare your servers for Secure Boot certificate updates
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Prepare your servers for Secure Boot certificate updates
The original Secure Boot certificates introduced in 2011 are approaching the end of their planned lifecycle, with expirations beginning in late June 2026. These certificates must be updated before the...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/2026/02/23/prepare-your-servers-for-secure-boot-certificate-updates
12 days ago
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Public Preview of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) for Windows DNS Server
aka.ms/dohserver
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Secure DNS with DoH: Public Preview for Windows DNS Server | Microsoft Community Hub
Bring encrypted, authenticated DNS to Windows DNS Server with our new DoH public preview, designed for Zero Trust‑minded enterprises that want stronger...
https://aka.ms/dohserver
14 days ago
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@wsvguy.bsky.social
17 days ago
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DNS & DHCP Server Monitoring, Health & Automation survey for Windows Server Admins (including requests for future features)
forms.microsoft.com/pages/respon...
(It's always DNS!)
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Microsoft Forms
https://forms.microsoft.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR5Wu3J1P3CREu3VDF3QSGABUOFlMQ1lQSldEVUlMQlVROUdRMjZXNlRHNC4u&route=shorturl
18 days ago
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Windows Admin Center Architectural Changes
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Windows Admin Center Architectural Changes | Microsoft Community Hub
Windows Admin Center: Virtualization Mode is a new experience that helps you manage your virtualization infrastructure across your Hyper-V clusters, storage...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-admin-center-blog/windows-admin-center-architectural-changes/4488583
25 days ago
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Advancing Windows security: Disabling NTLM by default
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Windows...
about 1 month ago
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The new edition of Windows Server Inside Out is available. It includes everything from Securing AD and Hardening Windows Server, to how to host and manage Hyper-V, integrate with Azure Services and how to host generative AI workloads like Ollama and Foundry Local.
www.amazon.com/Windows-Serv...
about 2 months ago
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Configure Backup & Recovery for Windows Server IaaS VMs hosting IIS websites in an Azure availability set
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Configure Backup & Recovery for Windows Server IaaS VMs
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP-IvqWa9TU
2 months ago
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Native NVMe in Windows Server 2025 (~80% IOPS gains over WS22)
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Announcing Native NVMe in Windows Server 2025: Ushering in a New Era of Storage Performance | Microsoft Community Hub
We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of Native NVMe support in Windows Server 2025—a leap forward in storage innovation that will redefine what’s possible...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windowsservernewsandbestpractices/announcing-native-nvme-in-windows-server-2025-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-storage-p/4477353
3 months ago
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Announcing Support for S2D Campus Cluster on Windows Server 2025
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Announcing Support for S2D Campus Cluster on Windows Server 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub
Applies to: Windows Server 2025 Failover Clustering with the 2025-12 Security Update (KB5072033) (26100.7462) applied on each Failover Cluster node. First, I...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/failoverclustering/announcing-support-for-s2d-campus-cluster-on-windows-server-2025/4477075
3 months ago
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Deploy and configure an Azure Application Gateway for load balancing and website protection.
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hhuGuCLr7U
3 months ago
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Windows Server Failover Clustering with Storage Spaces Direct & SAN Storage
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Announcing Support for S2D and SAN Coexistence | Microsoft Community Hub
Applies to: Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 Failover Clustering Failover Clustering has supported SAN storage since Windows NT 4.0 Server,...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/failoverclustering/announcing-support-for-s2d-and-san-coexistence/4475351
3 months ago
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Overview of Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode
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Overview of Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4NP9p75EFM
4 months ago
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No need to use WinGet to install Nano to edit files from the terminal - Just use: edit filename in Windows Terminal
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5 months ago
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Same Same, But Different, But Still Same
#BattleTech
5 months ago
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Deploy Azure DNS Public Zones
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Deploy Azure DNS Public Zones
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsqpy89K8Dw
5 months ago
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Install and run Azure Foundry Local LLM server & Open WebUI on Windows Server 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6FU...
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Install and run Azure Foundry Local LLM server & Open WebUI on Windows Server 2025
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6FUjWN13X4
5 months ago
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reposted by
Orin Thomas
Sonia Cuff
6 months ago
đź‘€ Microsoft Ignite session catalog!
add a skeleton here at some point
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@birmo.bsky.social
Another Book for the BirmoShelf
6 months ago
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Enable Certificate-Based Authentication for Windows Admin Center Gateway Servers with AD CS
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Enable Certificate-Based Authentication for Windows Admin Center Gateway Servers with AD CS | Microsoft Community Hub
Implementing certificate-based authentication for Windows Admin Center (WAC) involves leveraging smart card login (user certificates) in Active Directory. In...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopstalkblog/enable-certificate-based-authentication-for-windows-admin-center-gateway-servers/4455790
6 months ago
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Install Latest Version of PowerShell on Windows 11
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6 months ago
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Customize your PowerShell prompt with Oh-My-Posh
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6 months ago
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Delegate Active Directory password reset permissions using the Delegation of Control Wizard.
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Delegate Active Directory password reset permissions using the Delegation of Control Wizard
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5kKHF6ZlYY
6 months ago
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Install and Configure Windows Server 2025 Server Core
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Install and Configure Windows Server 2025 Server Core
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdLVGwPrlC0
6 months ago
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Overview of Windows Server Management Tools & Finding The Right Tool For The Job
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Overview of Different Windows Server Management and Administration Tools
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szTZ8Wvv65Y
6 months ago
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This AI generated song about the Windows Registry is great
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMAB...
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AI Slop Song Teaches You the Windows Registry
YouTube video by ThioJoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMABp9z3C_g
6 months ago
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Configure Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal
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Configure Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwgfZOdZx_k
6 months ago
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Shielded VM Template Creation in a Hyper-V Guarded Fabric
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Shielded VM Template Creation in a Hyper-V Guarded Fabric | Microsoft Community Hub
To set up a shielded virtual machine template on a Hyper-V guarded fabric, you need to prepare a secure environment (Host Guardian Service, guarded hosts)...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopstalkblog/shielded-vm-template-creation-in-a-hyper-v-guarded-fabric/4450300
6 months ago
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How to perform a Memory RAM check using Windows Memory Diagnostics
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How to perform a Memory RAM check using Windows Memory Diagnostics
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTxJKL6mNO4
6 months ago
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How to manually configure DNS on your Windows 11 Wifi connection.
youtu.be/YW6dFVwddpY
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How to manually configure DNS on your Windows 11 Wifi connection
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://youtu.be/YW6dFVwddpY
6 months ago
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Enable, Disable and Understand Windows Protected Print Mode
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Enable and Disable and Understand Windows Protected Print Mode
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jUbVkwu7nY
6 months ago
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VMWare VM Hyper-V Conversion tool in Windows Admin Center (public preview)
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Introducing the VM Conversion tool in Windows Admin Center – Public Preview | Microsoft Community Hub
As organizations update their infrastructure, a growing number are seeking adaptable, Microsoft-supported solutions that address current...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windowsservernewsandbestpractices/introducing-the-vm-conversion-tool-in-windows-admin-center-%E2%80%93-public-preview/4446604
6 months ago
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Windows 11 Disk Management. Basic, Dynamic, GPT, MBR, Simple, Spanned & Mirrored.
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Windows 11 Disk Management. Basic, Dynamic, GPT, MBR, Simple, Spanned & Mirrored.
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym1x6xDs_Uk
7 months ago
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Survey issued by the product team on Security Hardening in the Enterprise for the next version of Windows Server
forms.office.com/r/1uubZqukKh
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Microsoft Forms
https://forms.office.com/r/1uubZqukKh
7 months ago
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Three different methods to join a Windows 11 computer to an Active Directory domain
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Three different methods to join a Windows 11 computer to an Active Directory domain
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edXN07DX1Gc
7 months ago
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Enable Copilot in Azure and manage IaaS VMs using Copilot in Azure
youtu.be/jG4eTpF6hWc
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Enable Copilot in Azure and manage IaaS VMs using Copilot in Azure
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://youtu.be/jG4eTpF6hWc
7 months ago
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Creating Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates using VS Code and GitHub Copilot
youtu.be/UCmYEIsJ4PM
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Creating Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates using VS Code and GitHub Copilot
YouTube video by ITOpsTalk
https://youtu.be/UCmYEIsJ4PM
7 months ago
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@nedpyle.com
just watched this docco. Even more info than the Rinzler book about your favourite movie. A+
7 months ago
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@nedpyle.com
Great analysis of Aliens
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTIx...
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Aliens: Is the Special Edition Actually Better?
YouTube video by Random Film Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTIxbBRurwA
7 months ago
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Apply Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) with Intune
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinf...
10 months ago
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@thespaceshipper.com
I assume you're all in ;-)
10 months ago
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See my Windows Server Summit session, Beyond the MCSE: Windows Server training and certification on demand and at your convenience at:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/window...
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Beyond the MCSE: Windows Server training and certification - Windows Server Summit
Take your skills to the next level. Learn about the different Windows Server training and certification options, including the freely available Active...
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/windowsserver-events/beyond-the-mcse-windows-server-training-and-certification/4397260
10 months ago
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Windows Server certification was the jump off point for many of today's IT Professionals. In this Windows Server Summit session this Tuesday afternoon (US PDT) I explain the current offerings and how you can obtain a free credential in "Beyond the MCSE"
techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/window...
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10 months ago
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@nedpyle.com
Did you get this?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9r...
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Aliens Expanded: Collector's Edition - available now
YouTube video by Alien Theory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9rk8qELDY
11 months ago
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Find out more at
aka.ms/wss2025
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11 months ago
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Finally got a Neb
11 months ago
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General Availability of ACLs for local users for Azure Blob Storage SSH FTP:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurest...
11 months ago
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