PKI and Certificate Resources

Bookmark this! https://aka.ms/PkiLinks

Having taken some recent internal PKI training, I decided to take my internal PKI resources, update with some of the newer concepts I have been learning about, and am now sharing with you. This is a lot! But if you want to really know PKI and Certificates, particularly around Windows Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), then there is plenty for you to read below 🙂 As I find new and update resources, I will refresh this blog. Enjoy?

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Azure Resource Manager aka.ms/Azure/ARM

Once you have your Azure Subscription, I think the planning and implementing Resource Groups should be first on your list. Because if this is not done, then when you go to deploy anything in the new Azure portal in ARM mode, then a default Resource Group will be created for you. If you pre-make a few to start with, then once you create storage, network and compute resources, then you can assign those resources to Azure Resource groups, per Azure Region, as you see fit. There are many ways to do this e.g. by dev/test environments or by resource types such as domain controllers or web servers. At a high level, most Azure pages will say to create these according to managed lifecycles of Azure Resources. By default the subscription administrators will have access to all of these, so if you make a bunch, then later, you can create groups to assign RBAC to delegate administration.

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aka.ms/Azure/DevOps

Hello again. It’s been too long since I made a post. But before I make any new posts, I want to migrate some of the better posts I did on TechNet Blogs. Most of them were migrated here. However a few seemed to not make it over. Regardless, I want to move the more relevant ones all over to WordPress since I did back them up.

At Microsoft DevOps has been very important for a while, and now in Services, it is becoming even more of the modus operandi. These are some awesome classic resources that are still relevant. Enjoy!

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How many subscriptions are enough? aka.ms/Azure/Subscriptions

This old TechNet post was the culmination of several conversations about how many subscriptions is enough? While just one might be enough, hundreds isn’t manageable in most cases. So below are some decision criteria to consider, along with some summary thoughts at the bottom.

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aka.ms/Azure/Gov

This blog was a collection of Azure Government related resources for those that may work in the Government space in any capacity. It probably may need some updates. But I hope to get to those later this year. Here is the TechNet post. I hope these links are useful to you.

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EZ Overnight Oats

I want to eventually do some YouTube videos, but that takes a lot of time! Hope to get to them. Just ordered an external webcam (Razor Kiyo) with a light, so will use that for my first post. But for now, can post my favorite recipes, starting with this, at aka.ms/EZVegan.

Overnight Oats

I usually make 2-3 of these at a time for convenience. Not any more as I want them more fresh. Continue reading “EZ Overnight Oats” →

Archived AllergicToCode Content

Happy New Years all!

I just discovered that all of my original blog content on TechNet Blogs has officially been moved to their archives. I still have some great content there. I will slowly move or update the most relevant content as needed. Some of the older content I’ll just let lie. Nonetheless, I have redirected my aka.ms/MarkGrimes url to just come to this newer WordPress site. Continue reading “Archived AllergicToCode Content” →

The EZ Vegan

Hello all! As I have been going through this journey called life, I am continually seeking to do so better. Don’t we all? I want to dispel the myths that as we age we will get shorter, fatter, on more and more medications and not as mobile as we were when we were younger. While there are some exceptions, for the majority of things that will kill ourselves and our loved ones, “Our genes are not our destiny”. I want to stay as Vibrant, Active and as Drug free as possible through the remainder of my life to fully enjoy all the richness that it has. I believe that this is made best possible through a Whole Food Plant based diet. Continue reading “The EZ Vegan” →

Top Security and Identity Resources

aka.ms/Secure – now isn’t that easy?

Let me preface this first. One, I work for Microsoft, so I am only including links on this post primarily from our ‘Docs’ pages, with the exception of some government related posts. Not that there’s anything wrong with any other posts or links. But these are some of the ones I find most useful to share with my fellow colleagues and customers. Secondly, there is so much that is out there, even within our own docs, there may be many many more I’ll post further below. And many more that I miss or forget. These are some of my favorite pages that I often use for referencing Microsoft’s current recommended Security and Identity practices in no particular order. I hope you find these useful as well and share away with aka.ms/Secure. Continue reading “Top Security and Identity Resources” →

Azure Stack Labs

In my recent post for Azure Stack Operator Exam Operator link (aka.ms/70-537), I created hyperlinks that map to all of the exam objectives. If you actually walked through each and every link you would eventually come to instructions that tell you “how to” do that thing. The documentation team has done a pretty good job of providing step-by-step instructions to do virtually anything in Azure Stack. Also, if you just want to watch, just found a whole series of “How To” videos on YouTube!

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