If we need to access an Azure VM using RDP or SSH, most commonly we use public IP method. In this way, the virtual machine will have a public IP address (static or dynamic) assigned to it. Also, RDP or SSH service ports will open to the public via NSG. This is easy but not a very secure method.
If we have VPN or Express Route connectivity to Azure, we can connect to virtual machines using…
People use safes, security boxes to protect their valuable things. In digital world “Data” is the most valuable thing. Passwords, Connection Strings, Secrets, Data encryption/decryption keys protects access to different data sets. Whoever have access to those will also have access to data behind it (of cause they need to know how to use those ?). So how we can protect those valuable…
There are many different solutions available to load balance applications. It can be based on separate hardware appliances, virtual appliances or system inbuilt method such as NLB (Network Load Balancer). However, there are few common challenges on these environments.
• If its third-party solution, additional cost involves for licenses, configuration and maintenance
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In Hyper-V or VMware virtualization environment, Enable/Disable NIC in a VM is not a big deal. Even if you do not have NIC or valid IP configure, administrators still can connect to VM as it does have “Console” access. Few weeks ago, I received an email from one of my regular blog readers. He accidently disabled NIC in azure vm and he lost RDP access to it. since there is no console…
