☢️ First thing to do at every Active Directory. Do it now, if you haven't checked yet. Enable your Recycle Bin for easy recovery of Active Directory objects. #ActiveDirectory #WindowsServer2025

☢️ Second thing to do at every Active Directory is to verify "Protect object from accidential deletion" for your Organizational Unit structure. Do it now, if you haven't checked yet. Enable your Protect object from accidential deletion to protect you. #ActiveDirectory #WindowsServer2025

✨💻✍Did you know that you can contribute to the #Microsoft365 platform community blog? We want your posts about how you extend Microsoft 365 - regardless if you are doing this code-first or low-code! 👉 Here is how to get started:

I had breakfast with the team and took a look at the latest architectural diagram, which was created this morning. If you want to guess what this diagram is about, please be aware that the coffee cup is T1 and the orange juice glass is T0. #ITArchitecture #CGIRCDA #RCDA

Adopting Risk Cost Driven Architectire leads to quantifiable improvements: • 6× fewer schedule delays • 7× fewer cost overruns • 3× fewer project issues When architecture is driven by business impact, everyone wins. 📈 More benefits here: 👉 www.cgi.com/de/de/soluti...

🧨 Skype for Business is not dead. Very obviously there is a customer demand and Microsoft announced "Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition (SE)". lnkd.in/e4EH-gXV If you are involved in Skype for Business Server SE projects please contact me. #Skype #SkypeforBusiness #ITInfrastructure

Choose the right Azure Region for your Azure Arc servers based on the most important 4 categories. Read my latest blog: hartiga.de/azure/azure-... #AzureArc #AdaptiveCloud #HybridCloud

Sometimes traveling for meetings is nice. #Seelenfrieden #MeerIstMehr

Getting ready for the work day with the smell of fresh hay. #wonderful

The Evolution of a T-Shaped IT Professional What is a T-Shaped Profile? Building a T-Shaped Career Lessons from My Career Growth Are you a T-Profile yet or on your way? Do you want to become a Generalist or T-Shaped? hartiga.de/?p=1514

A Linux VM with Proxy, such as tinyproxy, can be used to reduce bandwidth as it caches frequently requested websites. Today we want to configure a Linux VM with a Proxy and deploy it for troubleshooting. Table of Contents - Why build a Linux VM with Squid on Hyper-V? hartiga.de/?p=1452

COM Port Management with no administrator rights is a challenge. You might have noticed that I am currently involved in IT and OT discussions. During OT modernization, I encountered a unique challenge in a transformation project. #Tools hartiga.de/tools/window...

If you are a #MVP you can add the MVP Label on your #Bluesky Profile verified-bluesky-rpu7w3bv.fermyon.app

Managing multiple remote connections efficiently is a challenge for IT professionals and homelab enthusiasts alike. Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCM) simplifies this process by providing a centralized interface for organizing and accessing remote desktops. #Tools #Winget hartiga.de/?p=1741

First time in our new office with coffee, sunshine and a beautiful view. #wearecgi #coffee

For decades, Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) have operated in parallel silos, each serving distinct purposes. hartiga.de/?p=1719

Azure Service Lifecycles are an important part of your roadmapping. When using them you’ll often encounter terms like Private Preview, Public Preview, and General Availability (GA). #Azure hartiga.de/?p=1711

Windows Server Summit starting today! Build your agenda now and join the Windows Server community today! techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/techco... #Windows #Microsoft #WindowsServer2025

On my way to the Modern Server Management powered by Azure Arc in Würzburg with Alexander Ortha and Manfred Helber. Listening to the Cloud Optimizer Podcast with @cloudcoffeebreak.com and Matthias Braun to refresh fundamentals. #AzureArc #AdaptiveCloud #Azure

You are receiving error 0xC004FC07 when trying to apply a license to your Windows Server 2022 / 2025? Maybe your server is randomly shutting down after a few hours? hartiga.de/?p=1681

If you need to document your Azure setup or showcase a new solution design, it's best to utilize the official Azure Architecture Icons. hartiga.de/?p=1666

Interested in Windows Server 2025 or building your first homelab? Check my series Everything in the series is Azure Arc enabled. These articles open doors into a fantastic world of Adaptive Cloud in Azure. Start your journey: hartiga.de #AdaptiveCloud #WindowsServer #AzureArc #ActiveDirectory

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This week it’s being 4 days on site at a customer. The good news is, that its lake Constance and a wonderful Hotel directly at the lake. Make Lemonade out of Lemons. 6am walk with the happy old 12 year dog. #happylife #nature

Completed all the preperations for 2 weeks full of content in LinkedIn and the next weeks for my blog. Now where is my choclate or ice cream as a reward?

Azure offers a variety of managed disk types tailored to different workloads and performance needs. #Azure hartiga.de/?p=1617

Couldn’t attend the MVP Summit this year, but the community had my back! Huge thanks to @hartiga.de for sending me MVP swag. This is what real community means—thinking of each other, even from afar. Sharing is caring! #mvpbuzz #communityrocks #communitySocks

When updating a Windows Server 2025 from Windows Standard to Windows Server 2025 Datacenter edition using the GUI, you did receive error 0xc004f050? #WindowsServer2025 hartiga.de/?p=1610

AVMA can help in the ever-evolving world of IT, where managing software licenses across virtual machines (VMs) can be a daunting task, especially when dealing with offline devices. #Azure #HyperV #WindowsServer2025 hartiga.de/?p=1609

Just seen the coolest demo equipment for an adaptive cloud solution. Thanks for Adam Sarsony for bringing this demo equipment with you to the #MVPSummit #Azure #AdaptiveCloud #HybridCloud

Finally made it to the MVP wall. If you ever have the chance to be part of the MVP Summit, make sure you do everything to participate. It’s been a great organization with an unbelievable amount of smart and kind people from around the globe. #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

Arrived in San Francisco and completed some shopping earlier. Now on the way to the 8-Bit Arcade Bar with fellow MVPs Karl Wester-Ebbinghaus and Harm Veenstra. Join us for a beer and Flipper competition. #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

Ready for San Francisco! I am getting more excited every minute to start the initial flight to San Francisco. Thanks to United Airlines and the Fraport AG Teams for making this the fastest checking (40 minutes) and best experience ever! Save trip everyone! #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

On premise and Azure naming conventions and reserved resource names do collide, when you do an Azure Arc Onboarding with an ReservedResourceName error. It is important to remember the Azure naming convention / reserved resource names. #ActiveDirectory #Azure hartiga.de/?p=1497

The suitcase is packed! Off we go tomorrow lunchtime towards Seattle for the MVP Summit. I'm already looking forward to getting to know this place and the people. #MVPSummit #MVPBuzz

Understanding Tier 0 Assets Retired ESAE - How have we secured in the past? Can we use Azure Arc for Tier 0 / Privileged Access Devices? #AzureArc #Security hartiga.de/?p=1535

Azure File Sync now includes support for managed identities (MI). This feature allows organizations to authenticate with Azure File shares using an Entra ID identity, replacing the need for a shared key. Check the full story: learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/....

Ask Me Anything: Mastering Azure Cost Optimization Join my AMA on March 5th, 12 – 1 PM CET (Remote) during Azure Spring Clean 2025. Learn to cut cloud waste, use Reserved Instances & Savings Plans, and build long-term cost control with FinOps. Register now events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8af4c4...

Having problems with Azure Arc onboarding specific resources with names like HYPERV or DYNAMICS or a substring of MICROSOFT or WINDOWS? Remember the Azure naming convention applies in such cases. Check out the full list here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

Driver Automation Tool 8 BETA has a home now - github.com/maurice-daly.... The initial MSI has been uploaded, and updates will continue to be posted over the coming days / weeks. Note the limitations, I am adding functionality in sprints rather than a big release. #ConfigMgr

Interested in some agile and people management topics? There is a great book "The Phoenix Project", that I did just recommend to some people at lunch. If you have other great examples, let me know! I always need more stuff for the long car rides. www.amazon.de/Phoenix-Proj...

Windows Server 2025 comes with AzureArc support, but the agent is not pre-installed. You don't have to remove it, as only the feature to download and install it, is included. Get started with #WindowServer2025 today.

Thanks for helping us achieve a record year. You are fired. Sadly the corporate world is driven by shareholder value only. Read these news, if someone tells you great story about your corporate business and that we are all „friends / family“.

Windows LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is the successor to the legacy LAPS, offering significant improvements and new features while maintaining some of the core functionalities of its predecessor. Below is a detailed comparison of the two versions. #ActiveDirectory hartiga.de/?p=1195

Work life balance is important. This Saturday starts with this view. What could be better? This view with coffee!

This birthday week started early with gifts. Received my copy of "Cloud Observability with Azure Monitor" written by José Ángel Fernández and Manuel Lazaro Ramirez. Thanks for writing about this topic and covering #hybridcloud and #adaptivecloud. The #AzureArc Chapter incl. #SCOM MI was awesome.

Interested in becoming a Microsoft MVP for Windows and Devices? If so, check out this blog or reach out directly. Double gold star for those that share this with stellar females in IT. We are actively looking to diversify our community. #MVPBuzz #Windows techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

Introduction to Azure Arc What is the Multicloud Connector? hartiga.de/?p=1400

An alle Politiker, die von Atomkraftwerken träumen. Schaut euch folgendes Video von @ralphruthe.bsky.social an. Denkt drüber nach, ob ihr kurzfristig Strom importieren wollt oder dauerhaft das Know How für AKWs, Uranstäbe von Russen, Chinesen oder Amerikaner wollt. www.youtube.com/shorts/kl-LQ...

When seeking the most valuable Azure Hyperscaler certification, many individuals opt for the "The Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)". #Azure hartiga.de/?p=1342