In Episode 105, Ben and Scott get into the news around the latest release of Azure PowerShell and the transition from AzureRm to Az and the impacts it has on existing PowerShell-based automation for Azure. They also get into how you can protect your IaaS SQL Servers that are hosted in Azure using Azure Backup and a Recovery Services vault.

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* Intelligink - We focus on the Microsoft Cloud so you can focus on your business

Show Notes

* Azure PowerShell ‘Az’ Module version 1.0

* How to migrate from AzureRM to Az in Azure PowerShell

* Support Tip: Azure AD updating IP Addresses in Mid-January

* Office 365 IP Address and URL Web service

* Azure Backup can automatically protect SQL databases in Azure VM through auto-protect

* Back up SQL Server databases to Azure

Related Episodes

* Episode 17: Azure Automation

* Episode 60: Azure Cloud Shell (or 30 Minutes About A Text Box)

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