Posts

2022

2022-05-12 – Multiple ARM template VM Custom Script Extension post deployment scripts

2021

2021-04-05 – Encrypting ExpressRoute for improved security
2021-03-17 – What I've learned about Microsoft after a month of employment 🔰
2021-01-17 – Six years goes by pretty quickly

2020

2020-10-15 – Blocking hackers with Azure Firewall efficiently
2020-10-13 – Terraform + CSVs = Netflix
2020-06-29 – ARM Custom Script extension 🆚 Desired State Configuration extension
2020-05-15 – Quitting coffee ☕
2020-05-13 – Azure VNet wasted IP addresses
2020-03-05 – Hub and Spoke network topology in Azure
2020-02-04 – Azure VNets and 172.16.0.0/12
2020-01-27 – Azure Bastion's current annoying limitation

2019

2019-11-29 – Azure Backup PowerShell removal of backup protection of a Azure VM
2019-11-07 – Interesting Azure announcements at Ignite (Orlando) 2019
2019-09-12 – Last post on WordPress 😲
2019-07-31 – What's wrong with removing a RouteTable association with AzureAz Powershell 🤦
2019-06-14 – Azure NSG security rule management like a boss
2019-05-08 – Export Azure IaaS VM properties, including NIC IP address to CSV
2019-04-30 – Changing Bitnami WordPress permalink structure without causing 404s and maintaining SEO
2019-04-12 – HTTP 301 redirects via Azure App Service for SharePoint Online
2019-04-01 – AD FS 4.0 and the curious case of claim issuance policy naming

2018

2018-09-03 – Office 365 URLs and IP address updates for firewall and proxy configuration, using Flow and Azure Automation
2018-07-27 – Azure ExpressRoute Public and Microsoft peering changes
2018-07-12 – Why is the Azure Load Balancer not working?
2018-07-05 – PowerShell gotcha when connecting ASM Classic VNets to ARM ExpressRoute
2018-03-09 – Creating a DMZ in an Azure VNet with a firewall appliance
2018-03-08 – Creating Azure VNet DMZs with NSGs
2018-01-22 – Updated Intune and NDES reference architecture, multiple NDES patterns

2017

2017-10-31 – Happy 3rd blog birthday
2017-10-03 – Clouduccino.com is now lucian.franghiu.com
2017-06-09 – The quickest way to create new VMs in Azure from an existing VM snapshot
2017-05-24 – How to bypass firewall NVA's in Azure using RouteTables
2017-04-21 – Lessons learned from deploying Cisco Firepower Threat Defence firewall virtual appliances in Azure
2017-04-20 – Getting Azure 99.95% SLA for Cisco FTD virtual appliances in Azure
2017-04-18 – Adding alternative backend pool NIC to the Azure Load Balancer with PowerShell
2017-02-21 – I just discovered Azure Resource Visualiser
2017-02-17 – Why are you not using Azure Resource Explorer?
2017-02-01 – In 2017 I want to move the blog to Azure App Service

2016

2016-12-31 – Goodbye 2016
2016-12-09 – Azure AD Connect pass-through authentication- yes, no more AD FS required
2016-12-06 – Real world Azure AD Connect: the case for TWO Azure AD Connect servers
2016-12-02 – Real world Azure AD Connect: multi forest user and resource + user forest implementation
2016-11-29 – Completing an Exchange Online Hybrid individual MoveRequest for a mailbox in a migration batch
2016-10-31 – Happy 2nd blog birthday: clouduccino
2016-10-24 – How to export user error data from Azure AD Connect with CSExport
2016-10-12 – Azure AD Connect: An error occurred executing configure AAD Sync task: user realm discovery failed
2016-10-11 – Azure networking VNET architecture best practices
2016-10-01 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) Day 5
2016-09-30 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) Day 4
2016-09-29 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) Day 3
2016-09-28 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) Day 2
2016-09-27 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) Day 1
2016-09-26 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) 1 day to go
2016-09-25 – Microsoft Ignite 2016 (Atlanta) 2 days to go
2016-09-22 – Yammer group and member export via Yammer API to JSON, then converted to CSV
2016-09-08 – Looking ahead to Microsoft Ignite 2016
2016-07-14 – The new Azure AD Connect built in user filter: adminDescription
2016-06-30 – Azure reference architecture
2016-06-14 – What does it mean to be a Kloudie?
2016-06-03 – Azure AD MFA cheat sheet
2016-05-12 – How to delete an in-place hold policy with error: 'can’t remove mailbox search'
2016-04-29 – Exchange Server hybrid 'edition' myths and misunderstandings
2016-04-12 – Can you use the Azure App Proxy Service instead of a WAP for AD FS 3?
2016-03-28 – Learn from negative customer experiences, but, celebrate and high-five positives more
2016-03-08 – Azure AD Connect manual sync cycle with PowerShell, Start-ADSyncSyncCycle
2016-03-07 – Considerations for Exchange Server 2016 Hybrid
2016-02-23 – Exchange Online PowerShell 'Set-MailboxFolderPermissions' error: 'There is no existing permission entry found for user'
2016-02-15 – Wandering generality vs meaningful specific
2016-02-08 – Good practices for implementing a healthy Azure AD and Office 365 identity foundation
2016-01-22 – How to add users to an Exchange Online in-place hold

2015

2015-12-03 – Connected data source error code: 8344; Error: insufficient access rights to perform the operation
2015-11-20 – How to remove users from an Exchange Online in-place hold policy
2015-10-28 – Happy 1st blog birthday!
2015-09-17 – Azure AD Connect: SyncRuleEditor.exe and why is targetAddress missing
2015-09-05 – Azure Active Directory Connect Export profile error: stopped-server-down
2015-08-04 – Azure Active Directory PowerShell module installation error
2015-07-31 – Azure Preview Features website
2015-07-30 – Making an impact
2015-07-29 – A Docker and containerisation prologue
2015-07-28 – AD FS design gotcha with Windows Integrated Authentication
2015-07-27 – Moving forward, improving, growing, bigger, faster, stronger
2015-07-26 – More on the Azure VNET gateway
2015-07-25 – A blog a day keeps procrastination away
2015-07-24 – How to resolve AD FS 3.0 WAP sign in 'Error 503: Service unavailable'
2015-07-23 – Azure VNET gateway: basic, standard and high performance
2015-07-22 – AD FS: An error occurred. Contact your administrator for more information.
2015-07-21 – Azure AD Connect: Connect Service error 'stopped-extension-dll-exception'
2015-07-20 – How to install Azure Active Directory Connect
2015-07-19 – Azure Enterprise Agreement (EA) portal and adding an existing Office 365 tenant
2015-06-25 – The best motivational movie
2015-06-13 – June 2015 Sydney Office 365 User Group
2015-06-08 – Microsoft Intune 101
2015-06-01 – Office 365 readiness assessment
2015-05-20 – Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Masters
2015-05-04 – AWS networking: IP address list
2015-04-28 – Amazon Web Services vs Microsoft Azure service comparison cheat sheet
2015-04-23 – SCCM 2012 R2 Device Collection for mobile devices
2015-04-22 – Skype for Business Server 2015
2015-04-17 – How to: Multi-Factor Authentication, Office 365, ADFS v3.0 and SSLs via InTune - Part 5
2015-04-15 – How to: Multi-Factor Authentication, Office 365 and Server 2012 R2 ADFS v3.0 – Part 4
2015-03-26 – Microsoft Surface Pro 3 cannot change screen orientation fault
2015-03-20 – How to: Multi-Factor Authentication, Office 365 and Server 2012 R2 ADFS v3.0 – Part 3
2015-03-16 – Azure Pricing Calculator
2015-02-18 – How to: Multi-Factor Authentication, Office 365 and Server 2012 R2 ADFS v3.0 – Part 2
2015-01-30 – How to: Multi-Factor Authentication, Office 365 and Server 2012 R2 ADFS v3.0 - Part 1
2015-01-01 – It's more than just a new year in 2015

2014

2014-12-03 – Lync 2013 Enterprise Voice error: 'The number you have called has been disconnected'
2014-11-24 – Exchange Unified Messaging error: An attempt to route to an Exchange UM server failed
2014-11-20 – Lync 2013 conferencing and the Set-CsUserServicesConfiguration cmdlet
2014-11-03 – Without a goal, you can't score
2014-10-30 – 70-533: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
2014-10-28 – Hello world