Migrate AD FS 2 to AD FS 3 and How to update Office365 Federation

It's been a while since the last post. Currently, the writer is involved in multi-national Cloud projects. My colleague Marc Terblanche posted an awesome blog post on how to deploy AD FS 3.0 and WAP highly available using only PowerShell under 10 minutes. After we have AD FS 3 and WAP running in new environment. … Continue reading Migrate AD FS 2 to AD FS 3 and How to update Office365 Federation

Windows Azure Online Backup Step By Step

Before We discuss any further, You need to have Windows Azure account and enable Windows Azure Preview features. You need a x.509 v3 certificate to register your servers with backup vaults. The certificate must have 2048 key length , have valid Client Authentication EKU, validity period is no more than 3 years and reside at certificate … Continue reading Windows Azure Online Backup Step By Step

Connect your System Center 2012 to Windows Azure subscription

Microsoft just launched their Azure availability zone in Australia which will open new Cloud computing chapter in Australia. End of June post will be how to connect your Windows Azure subscription to your existing System Center 2012 App Controller. You need to have Windows Azure account and subscription as well as App Controller installed on … Continue reading Connect your System Center 2012 to Windows Azure subscription

Alias a Domain / Sub Domain Name to your S3 Bucket

Jump Start our Journey to the Kloud. Amazon clearly provides simple Storage and cheap bandwidth for their S3 services, not mentioning their other features and scalability they offer. There are few requirements before this Journey : First of all, obviously, you need your own domain name and your own Amazon S3 account Second, You need … Continue reading Alias a Domain / Sub Domain Name to your S3 Bucket

Allowed Inbound on Amazon Instance

Simple but important tips on your Amazon Instance. So You have deployed your Amazon Instance, checked. The Instance is running and when You try to RDP - Failed. You are confused and wondering why. Probably the answer is simple. You haven't allowed RDP Port on your instance. Really simple, Go to your Network and Security … Continue reading Allowed Inbound on Amazon Instance

Creating Amazon VPC easy as Click – Click – Click

Amazon has launched its Cloud product which is easy to setup your own 'private' cloud. Well, it is not entirely true. Amazon VPC ( Virtual Private Cloud ) is not a private cloud offering. It is a connectivity option for a public cloud. If you have concerns with sharing infrastructure, unfortunately You will be disappointed … Continue reading Creating Amazon VPC easy as Click – Click – Click