I mentioned in a previous post that we were experimenting with Azure Virtual Desktop. One of the things that I need to be able to do is launch from a web page. We have figured out how to do that using this info: Uniform Resource Identifier schemes with the Remote Desktop client for Azure Virtual… Continue reading Further AVD Adventures
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Launching an AVD Published App Via Command Line
We are experimenting with Azure Virtual Desktop and I have a need to launch a published application from a command line. I haven’t found much documentation on that, and perhaps that is because I don’t know where to look. However, I did find out a few things that might help me. Everyone who has the… Continue reading Launching an AVD Published App Via Command Line
What is this CI/CD thing? Let’s do a tutorial!
Well, according to Wikipedia, CI/CD is: In software engineering, CI/CD or CICD generally refers to the combined practices of continuous integration and either continuous delivery or continuous deployment. CI/CD bridges the gaps between development and operation activities and teams by enforcing automation in building, testing and deployment of applications. So, of course I get what… Continue reading What is this CI/CD thing? Let’s do a tutorial!
Revisiting my Blog
I have spent a decent amount of time over the years, trying to convince myself to spend some time on my blog. I have updated the OS of the VM that runs it. I have migrated from whatever platform I started on (I think I had two different ones going at one point.) I have… Continue reading Revisiting my Blog
StorSimple Virtual Array
I really like Microsoft. As a company, they don’t always do things the way I would like them to, but overall, they make products that meet a need. We operate in a (mostly) centralized infrastructure. Our file servers are (mostly) in our main office. I have a few virtualized StorSimple appliances that I use in… Continue reading StorSimple Virtual Array
Migrating to Azure
So, at the time of this writing, my blog is down. If you are reading this, then I must have succeeded in migrating it to Azure for hosting. If I didn’t succeed, maybe I will be the only one who reads this. I am an “on again/ off again” blogger, so anything is possible. I… Continue reading Migrating to Azure
Express Route Provisioning Error
We have recently decided to invest in an Express Route circuit for Azure. It is supposed to be helpful with Azure and Office 365. There are two ways to provision the ExpressRoute circuit. Both require PowerShell. There is the classic: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/expressroute-howto-circuit-classic/ And there is the Resource Manager: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/expressroute-howto-circuit-arm/ Here is the note about those… Continue reading Express Route Provisioning Error
StorSimple Virtual Appliance
I have been interested in StorSimple for some time, but haven’t actually used it before. Recently, Microsoft announced a virtual appliance preview. It looks pretty interesting and I have a test scenario where I want to use it. If my testing goes well, I may expand my use of it. The documentation on it is… Continue reading StorSimple Virtual Appliance
Shrinking volumes
Sometimes, I find it useful to shrink volumes. This happens about once every 2 or 3 years. Since I do it so infrequently, I have to look it up every time. In my experience, while you can do it from the GUI, it isn’t always successful. Also, I have not ever seen it work to… Continue reading Shrinking volumes
Don’t instal build 10547
I have been very happy with the Windows 10 builds. Most of them have at least been “no visible change” for me. Build 10547 however, was not like that. I had heard of some issues with that build from one of my co-workers, but nothing specific enough to not make think it was other than… Continue reading Don’t instal build 10547