Cognosys Azure Managed Services
For those not familiar with Managed Services, it is the proactive remote monitoring and management of a computer network which, when combined with scheduled on-site maintenance, ensures optimal network performance, minimizes unscheduled downtime, and maximizes IT productivity and all of these at a reasonable monthly cost. Managed Services can help enterprises manage and deploy multi... Read More
Cognosys Launched CogConf – Video Conference & Webcasting Solution For Virtual Classroms – Educational Innovativeness
Cognosys is introducing an exciting tool aimed to dissipate time consuming, lengthy workloads of multi-national banks. CogConf Webcast and Video Conferencing services makes it easy, cost-effective and reliable to webcast and archive your multimedia presentations – without investing in network hardware, bandwidth and excess manpower. Of course, why waste money and time when you can... Read More
AD FS Proxy Step by Step Install Guide
At this point you should have your AD FS server installed on your internal network. We’ll now walk through the process of installing and an AD FS proxy server. There are a couple requirements: • The AD FS Proxy must be able to communicate with the AD FS Server over port 443. • The AD... Read More
How to create a Point-to-Site VPN connection from your machine to Windows Azure
A guide on how to create a Point-to-Site VPN connection from your machine to Windows Azure and how to connect to your Azure Virtual Machines after the Point-to-Site VPN connection is created. To allow for creating certificates and scripting I recommended using the following technologies: Windows 7 or 8 Windows Server 2012 Visual Studio 2012... Read More
How to Attach a Data Disk to a Windows Virtual Machine
You can attach both empty disks and disks that contain data. In both cases, the disks are actually .vhd files that reside in an Azure storage account. Also in both cases, after you attach the disk, you’ll need to initialize it so it’s ready for use. NOTE: It’s a best practice to use one or... Read More
Step-By-Step: Creating a File Share in Azure
File storage in Azure offers shared storage for applications and virtual machines in Azure. The access to the share uses SMB 2.1 protocol. Basically, apps and VM can access date using a mounted file share, and on-premise applications can access file data in a share via the File storage API. The common uses of File... Read More
How to create a Site-to-Site VPN between your network and Azure
Extend your lab network to the cloud and start learning the ways you can leverage the cloud to benefit your enterprise. • Download Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview • Use the info in this post to setup your own lab. • Consume the following MVA modules they’re full of great info... Read More
Configuring Active Directory Sites and Replication
Active Directory includes the concept of sites, which are groupings of computers and other objects that are connected by a high speed local area network (LAN) connection. An individual site includes computers that are on one or more Internet Protocol (IP) subnets. It can encompass one building or several adjacent buildings in a campus setting.... Read More
How to Add Redundant Storage to your Azure VMs
One of the first questions every client asks about Azure VMs is how to add redundant drive space to a VM once its launched. If this isn’t your first question once you RDP into the server, you are likely doing something wrong. If your server shows a D drive labeled Temporary Storage, it is just... Read More
How to set up a Passive FTP Server in Windows Azure VM
FTP can run in either active or passive mode. Passive mode is extensively used to solve the issue of the client firewall blocking the FTP server data connection. Providing a detailed explanation on how to set up a Passive FTP server in Windows Azure VM: How to deploy a Windows Azure VM How to install... Read More