Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2020 !

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2020  !

new car , new stains
- trid soap
- tried vinegar - to no avail
- mum said it could be rust , scarred me to the floor, hopefully a few years warranty will cover it

clonezilla clone a ssd disc , clone a 3TB seagate ---- it can be very slow dure to bad clusters

the 240GB SSD with 120GB data cloned in 1.15 hours with bad clusters

the 3TB seagate hdd with 375GB data could not finish in 2.5 hours due to bad clusters, it was at 95.58% at 1 hour

what a day , What a day

chrome remote desktop re-visited --- much better than last time

chrome remote desktop re-visited

it become much better , it is usable now

netgear ready nas is almost full --- delete some snapshots

netgear ready nas is almost full --- delete some snapshots

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS-in-Business/Deleting-files-does-not-free-up-disk-space/td-p/956347


or change snapshots to weekly

partition magic - free minitools are good -- pw11

partition magic - free minitools are good -- pw11

move a blocking / stubborn partition around to the back

so I can resize C: drive in windows

otherwise I could not do resize if sandwiched

install Windows Pro 10 OEM to new disc - SSD

you can download the media from MS

create iso  or usb boot media

windows 7 pro oem license will also work to activate the windows 10 counterpart

my internet banking suddenly stopped working partially in IE 11 ; but chrome seemed ok

my internet banking suddenly stopped working partially in IE 11 ; but chrome seemed ok

reset IE 11 , still no luck

it is still possible to steal IE 11 passwds

it is still possible to steal IE 11 passwds

MS wont like that

Windows 10 Black Screen with Spinning Circle

in this case , the SSD become faulty , but it does not show up in the log

adata

paying the price for traveling

shiit.. happens ....

FFF - -- someone scratched my car's right front door. now when I open the driver door I hear some cracking

what a day

Team viewer not accepting password

the random password will change after each remote connection or restart of TeamViewer.


https://community.teamviewer.com/t5/General-Questions/Team-viewer-not-accepting-password/td-p/8103

How do I schedule an email in Gmail 2019? -- src - internet

When you're done composing your email and you're ready to schedule it:
Locate the drop-down arrow near the send button.
Click the arrow and then click Schedule send.
A menu will appear that lets you choose the date and time you would like the email to be sent.
Select the time and click Schedule send.

Remove email address from suggestions in To field on Gmail

https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/18021/remove-email-address-from-suggestions-in-to-field-on-gmail

delete from contacts

where is contacts

https://www.howtogeek.com/350563/how-to-find-contacts-in-the-new-gmail/

its in the apps --- top right the square dots

printer not working on a peer-peer sharing network

enable network discovery and sharing

re-share the printer

tweak windows firewall settings

remove / re-add the printer

Excel 2016 slow to start ...

Excel 2016 slow to start ...

but word is ok

clear up Excel startup folder , it become normal

windows 10 -- window update log

its hard to read in new windows 10 version

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/67283-read-windows-update-logs-windows-10-a.html

do this

Get-WindowsUpdateLog

after windows update , Office 365 outlook could not open, need password problem.....

after windows update , outlook could not open
-- run the O365 tool, create a new profile, the outlook can open
-- remove O365 accuount from the original profile, the outlook opens.
--- the original outlook profile is correupted

then another issue pops up...
-- outlook happily download emails for about 30 minutes, then screen flashes, need password on right hand corner
-- in retrospect, the password screen flashing means the windows supplied email account username/password, but the wrong one. but I do not have the chance to manually supply the u/p
-- eventually found a clue on the internet, looks like windows 10 wants to manage email account, in windows settings, disconnect the email account, the outlook can then maintain the connection

user cannot login after windows 10 pro updates

user cannot login after windows 10 pro updates

the normal user could not logon

the user name disappeared from the list

the username on the screen is the original admin username in the initial setup

luckiy, after a few retry , I managed to logon

and did a reboot ... then the user can logon

Azure Active Directory Domain Services pricing

not free

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/active-directory-ds/

invoke windows sunsystem for linux

type

bash
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/canitpro/2016/06/07/step-by-step-enabling-bash-on-windows-10/

Novell is now part of Micro Focus in 2014

Novell --- gone in 2014

Redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/redirect-known-folders

https://www.petri.com/enable-onedrive-business-known-folder-migration

Microsoft started rolling out Known Folder Migration in an update to the OneDrive client in June 2018. KFM lets users migrate their documents, desktop, and pictures to the cloud. But the feature isn’t enabled by default and for the time being is only supported for eligible OneDrive for Business users. KFM differs from Folder Redirection in that it migrates files to the cloud. OneDrive Folder Redirection does not migrate files and should only be used on new machines with empty folders.

Microsoft Edge was removed from Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Edge was removed from Windows Server 2016

静”中藏了一个“争”字；--- src internet

静”中藏了一个“争”字；
“稳”中藏了一个“急”字；
“忙”中藏了一个“亡”字；
“忍”中藏了一个刀字。
越想争，心越要静；
越急，心越要稳；
越忙，越要照顾好心；
越忍，越要看清事态！

azure provider register microsoft.insights

azure provider register Microsoft.DataFactory

azure provider register microsoft.insights

mod@Azure:~$ azure provider register microsoft.insights
info:    Executing command provider register
+ Registering provider microsoft.insights with subscription 51c1d6b1-cd03-4506-92a2-410f2907cc2b
error:   Namespace microsoft.insights Registration took too long to complete
error:   Error information has been recorded to /home/mod/.azure/azure.err
error:   provider register command failed

mod@Azure:~$ azure provider register microsoft.insights
info:    Executing command provider register
+ Registering provider microsoft.insights with subscription 51c1d6b1-cd03-4506-92a2-410f2907cc2b
info:    provider register command OK

What is Azure Bastion?

The Azure Bastion service is a new fully platform-managed PaaS service that you provision inside your virtual network. It provides secure and seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your virtual machines directly in the Azure portal over SSL. When you connect via Azure Bastion, your virtual machines do not need a public IP address. - src ms

docker image can be case sensitive --- otherwise docker push may got an error

something like un-authorized .... even if you login correctly

azure region --- if not local , some VM sizes may not available

like west us 2 , DS1 not available

but southeastasia , DS1 is available

Increase the Jump List Limit . windows 10 recent files

https://www.howtogeek.com/267705/how-to-increase-the-number-of-jump-list-items-in-windows-10/

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-increase-the-number-of-recent-files/2ec5e80a-c8f1-4e25-bd5e-4c98169a520e

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the new value JumpListItems_Maximum

20 ~ 30



Increase the Jump List Limit by Editing the Registry Manually

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/microsoft-defender-atp

Envelope vs Header FROM

https://www.xeams.com/difference-envelope-header.htm

reg add HKU\.DEFAULT\software\Sysinternals\BGInfo /v EulaAccepted /t REG_dword /d 1 /f

reg add HKU\.DEFAULT\software\Sysinternals\BGInfo /v EulaAccepted /t REG_dword /d 1 /f

Integrate Azure ATP with Windows Defender ATP ---- its not the same thing as you see

need figure out the licensing

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection -- w10 --- license not included in M 365 E3

 Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection  -- w10 --- license not included in M 365 E3

... bizare

CLOUD APP ... app connector is not inlcuded in MS 365 E3 .? ... disappointed ....

its an Azure feature ....

you can start a cloud app trial

ECP --- using rules to bypass anti-spam, ATP safelinks , ATP safe-attachments

ECP --- using rules to bypass anti-spam, ATP safelinks , ATP safe-attachments

365 , you dont see safe links option coz your sub does not include it

even if you have M 365 E3 ...

What is Microsoft 365 Business? - source MS

Microsoft 365 Business is a subscription service that lets you run your organization in the cloud while Microsoft takes care of the IT for you, managing devices, protecting against real-world threats, and providing your organization with the latest in business software.

fslogic - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/fslogix/overview

https://fslogix.com/faq
FSLogix Apps is a software agent which is loaded onto each PC that controls which applications are visible for each user. It goes beyond managing just shortcuts, ACLs, and file associations. It works at the registry and file system level. When the administrator designates that an application not t

Shifting from BIOS to UEFI with Windows 10 - MBR2GPT disk conversion tool

windows PE

Customize a Docker image to run your own web app- source microsoft

git clone https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mslearn-hotel-reservation-system.git

cd mslearn-hotel-reservation-system/src

copy NUL Dockerfile
notepad Dockerfile

FROM microsoft/dotnet:2.1-sdk
WORKDIR /src
COPY ["HotelReservationSystem/HotelReservationSystem.csproj", "HotelReservationSystem/"]
COPY ["HotelReservationSystemTypes/HotelReservationSystemTypes.csproj", "HotelReservationSystemTypes/"]
RUN dotnet restore "HotelReservationSystem/HotelReservationSystem.csproj"

COPY . .
WORKDIR "/src/HotelReservationSystem"
RUN dotnet build "HotelReservationSystem.csproj" -c Release -o /app

RUN dotnet publish "HotelReservationSystem.csproj" -c Release -o /app

EXPOSE 80
WORKDIR /app
ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "HotelReservationSystem.dll"]

docker build -t reservationsystem .

docker image list

docker run -p 8080:80 -d --name reservations reservationsystem

docker ps -a

docker container stop reservations

docker rm reservations

Retrieve an existing Docker image and deploy it locally - source microsoft

docker pull microsoft/dotnet-samples:aspnetapp

docker image list

docker run -d -p 8080:80 microsoft/dotnet-samples:aspnetapp

docker ps

docker container stop

docker ps -a

docker container rm

docker ps -a

docker image list

docker image rm microsoft/dotnet-samples:aspnetapp

docker image list

install docker on windows 10

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/quick-start/quick-start-windows-10

https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows

registry cleaner -- some people recommend against it

registry cleaner -- some people recommend against it

Azure currently supports Azure DevOps, GitHub, Bitbucket, OneDrive, Dropbox, and external Git repositories.

Azure currently supports Azure DevOps, GitHub, Bitbucket, OneDrive, Dropbox, and external Git repositories.

Azure App service has built-in auto scale support and will increase or decrease the resources allocated to run your app as needed, depending on the demand.

- source azure

“Malware” and “computer viruses” are often used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing.

“Malware” and “computer viruses” are often used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing.

- source Malwarebytes

1. A computer virus requires a host program.
2. A computer virus requires user action to transmit from one system to another.
3. A computer virus attaches bits of its own malicious code to other files or replaces files outright with copies of itself.

https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/security-awareness/ransomware/malware-vs-viruses.html

The five types of malware

Besides viruses, multiple other types of malware can infect not only desktops, laptops, and servers, but also smartphones. Malware categories include the following:

• Worms. A worm is a standalone program that can self-replicate ......
• 
  

Anger Problems

http://health.nzdf.mil.nz/mind/worried-about-how-i-think-or-feel/anger-problems/
short fuse

I thought I had 'anger issues' – but the real culprit was anxiety - source internet

https://www.healthline.com/health/why-am-i-so-angry#home-treatments\

take it easy

new utils website -- https://www.resplendence.com/

https://www.resplendence.com/whocrashed

new version of ccleaner needed to run on new windows 10

new version of ccleaner needed to run on new windows 10

stop windows 8.1 file history

Windows 8.1 For Seniors For Dummies

1. Type history on the Start screen. ...
2. The File History window opens on the desktop. ...
3. If the screen indicates that File History is off, select the Turn On button. ...
4. Go to the desktop, display the Charm bar, and choose Settings. ...
5. Select the Advanced Settings function.

https://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/windows-8/how-to-turn-on-file-history-in-windows-8-1/

clone a faulty hard drive to a smaller hard drive --- w8.1 -- clonezilla --- macrium reflect -- minitools -- partition wizard

clone a faulty hard drive to a smaller hard drive --- w8.1 -- clonezilla --- macrium reflect -- minitools -- partition wizard

now my w8.1 running on a faulty hard disk with bad clusters

its a 500GB disc

I have an old 320 GB disc to use

500GB --- 320 GB

I tried with marium reflect free edition ... it wont do that coz bad sectors and mft errors

I offload data to a usb disc

tried to shrink the partition to be less that 320GB, but it wont let me , it only allow me shrink 104GB for whatever reason

loaded minitools  --- partition wizard ....

resize the partition to 150GB , the disk has two partitions 1 reserved, 1 normal C:

I used clonezilla before, and I wanted to use it again

I have to recreate an partition for C: on the 320 GB drive

then boot the PC with clonezilla usb disc

choose partition to partition mode

tick rescue

it cloned the disk with bad clusters , it took 2.5 hours for about 145GB data

then reboot ,, it booted to light blue screen 0x000xxx error

press enter or F8 .... showing winload.exe missing .... I think I know what that is ....

boot the PC with M-PE disc, repair windows boot problems ....

restart again, it booted to normal mode....

stop wimdows 8.1 automatic repair loop and stop scanning and repairing disk shiite

stop wimdows 8.1 automatic repair loop and stop scanning and repairing disk shiite

I have an old w8.1 desktop, windows popped out a message that its failing, and confirmed by bios smart fail

I run chkdsk /r , and it could not finish ,

run chkntfs x c: .... no luck either

to stop automatic repair loop .... click restart

to stop chkdsk loop is bit tricky, as I have to press a key in 1 sec before the scanning starts

but my usb kn with kvm could not get that in time

luckily i still got a old compaq ps/2 kb and the old mb has ps/2 port

eventually i cancel the disk scanning

it booted to light blue screen,

restart again.... it booted to normal windows mode

hp support assistant cannot connect to internet

hp support assistant cannot connect to internet
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktops-Archive-Read-Only/HP-Support-Assistant-You-are-not-connected-to-the-internet/td-p/5395698/page/2

removed the hyper-v role on my old hp laptop

it is connecting ...

turn on mobile data use on Mi MAX

I bought data pack for my mum's Mi MAX

but she still could not get wechat update while on 3G / 4G

alas.... I need to enable mobile data use on the phone as well

a cn gaming issue on my Mi Mix --- the game froze every 5 ~ 30 minutes for 2 months , April , May

a cn gaming issue on my Mi Mix --- the game froze every 5 ~ 30 minutes for 2 months , April , May

when the freezing happened , phone was bit hot

I complained to game support and Mi-phone support, uploaded log files

surprisingly in late May , the freezing was gone ... interesting

windows 8.1 windows update issues .... updates never finish ... keeps rolling back

so this old notebook running windows 8.1 got 119 updates to install

I triggered the install, but every time it failed

I tried to do it one by one , but it will do the whole lot anyway

now Microsoft got a windows update trouble shooter

https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors

run the windows update

Run the Windows Update troubleshooter

it fixed a few reg entries

it helped

it still fails if I do the whole lot

but I can do one update one by one, or 10 each time

sometimes ok, sometimes rolling back

I kept running the 

the Windows Update troubleshooter

now the updates to be installed down to 53

what a night

recover windows 8.1 on an old HP laptop --- repair BCD the funny way - and - repair the BSOD the funny way

the old HP  laptop was having weird hardware problems, and last month it had done lost of windows update, then it crashed and burnt big time

the error was horrible .... now its another mission to recover

here are the errors

Your PC needs to restart

Please hold down the power button
Error Code: 0x00000100
Parameters:
0x00000000006
0x00000000003
0x00000000128
0x00000000988

sometimes the machine BSOD as
Recovery
Your PC counldn't start properly
A required device isn't connected or can'be accessed
Error code: 0xc000000f

Press F8 for startup settings

I tried press F8 to select various boot options like safe , no help


You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media ....

I tried a recovery usb disc of unkown windows version, sadly the usb media suffered the same problem after the fist boot

I knew this old HP notebook had hardware problems like it will BSOD in summer --- over heating, although its winter here right now

on my windows 10 machine , I downloaded windows 10 from Microsoft, created repair media . But it failed to repair the start up problem , the log file stated wrong version

StorageCraft's shadow protect RE disc come to rescue, run the BCD repair tool ....
the machine booted to BSOD . press F8 .... choose safe mode

interestingly, the machine booted to the full mode ....

shut down the machine , start again, it is working now until next time ....

can't believe what happened

make a bootable usb disc from an ISO file --- rufus is good at the moment

its said to be easy. but not straight forward

tools

rufus

https://rufus.ie/

I have winiso on my windows 10, but not straigthforward

https://www.howtogeek.com/127377/the-best-free-tools-for-creating-a-bootable-windows-or-linux-usb-drive/

how to recover deleted photo from iphone ? not easy in some situation

how to recover deleted photo from iphone ? also deleted from recently deleted

background:  it was deleted within 1 minute when the photos taken, so no itunes backup, no icloud backup as I don't have mobile data usage on this phone

if you happen to know , leave a comment

OK, I keep trying

1/  iBeesoft iPhone Data Recovery

could not find it , even having problem display thumb nail for some reason

2/ EaseUS MobiSaver
could not find those couple of deleted photos

3/ tried Enigma Recovery
but the trial version can only show deleted msgs

4/ tried Stellar Data Recovery for iPhone
good thing is that , before it scans iphone, it let you choose what type of data you want to recover,
it can also do deep scan
sadly it didn't show the couple of photos the robber deleted

5/ iMyFone D-Back
the trial version did not show the deleted photos I am looking for...

6/ Primo iPhone Data Recovery
sadly , no show of deleted photos I m after

7/ tenorshare ultdata
run the trial version, it only show part of photos it discovered, but my photo of interest not showing up

8/ Ontrack® EasyRecovery™ Home for iPhone
could not find the deleted photo of interest, crashed a couple of times after deep scan

Please kindly note that if Leawo couldn't recognize deleted photos, it probably means that they have been covered by other data

Windows 10 sandbox --- need VT , W10 insider build 18305 or later

https://www.howtogeek.com/399290/how-to-use-windows-10s-new-sandbox-to-safely-test-apps/


Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features On or Off. 

it will always run the same version of Windows 10 you are using

What is Microsoft Graph? its an API

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/overview

Microsoft Graph is the gateway to data and intelligence in Microsoft 365. Microsoft Graph provides a unified programmability model that you can use to take advantage of the tremendous amount of data in Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and Windows 10.

Mi Game PC simulator does not like old onboard graphics

Mi Game PC simulator does not like old onboard graphics -- on my old PC with active onboard graphics , the vbox will not start, because it is too slow.

then I put the nvdia graphics card back in, then the vbox can start, tho its still slow coz its old PCIexpress card any way\

AS 's terminator 3 is like T1 and T2

AS 's terminator 3 is like T1 and T2 , a re-hash

interesting synology NAS features --- active directory, bare metal backup ...

interesting synology NAS features --- active directory, bare metal backup ...

may not be free, need some license

Mi mobile game simulator ----- I got it working on an old PC

Mi mobile game simulator ----- I got it working on an old PC

it uses vbox --- yeah, virtual box

it conflicts with my notebooks hyper-v

it would not see my old hp amd notebook amd-v as VT

eventually I got it working on another old w 8.1 PC with intel VT

android emulator bluestack --- conflicting with hyper-v on my notebook

android emulator bluestack --- conflicting with hyper-v on my notebook

az container attach

az container attach cmd shows container events and logs. by contrast, the az container logs only shows the logs and not the startup events

Azure App Service Plans

App Service plans represent the collection of physical resources used to host your apps. App Service plans define:

• Region (West US, East US, etc.)
• Scale count (one, two, three instances, etc.)
• Instance size (Small, Medium, Large)
• SKU (Free, Shared, Basic, Standard, Premium)

Azure Virtual Machine update management - MS

install operating system updates and patches for both Windows and Linux virtual machines that are deployed in Azure, on-premises, or even in other cloud providers

1. There are no agents or additional configuration within the virtual machine.
2. You can run updates without logging into the VM. You also dont have to create passwords to install the update.
3. The Update Management solution lists missing updates and provides information about failed deployments in an easy-to-read format.

Update Management solution supports Windows and Linux, specifically:

• Windows Server (2008 and newer)
• CentOS 6 (x86/X64) and CentOS 7
• Red Hat Enterprise 6 (x86/x64) and 7 (x64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86/x64) and 12 (x64)
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS and 18.04 (x86/x64)

Components Used by Update Management

• Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) for Windows or Linux.
• PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) for Linux.
• Automation Hybrid Runbook Worker.
• Microsoft Update or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for Windows computers.

me comment: so there is still an agent, notice its relation with MS builtin windows updates

Opening ports in Azure VMs - MS

By default, new VMs are locked down.

Apps can make outgoing requests, but the only inbound traffic allowed is from the virtual network (e.g., other resources on the same local network) and from Azure Load Balancer (probe checks).

There are two steps to adjusting the configuration to support different protocols on the network. When you create a new VM, you have an opportunity to open a few common ports (RDP, HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH). However, if you require other changes to the firewall, you will need to adjust them manually.

The process for this involves two steps:

1. Create a network security group.
2. Create an inbound rule allowing traffic on the ports you need.

For inbound traffic, Azure processes the security group associated to the subnet and then the security group applied to the network interface. Outbound traffic is handled in the opposite order (the network interface first, followed by the subnet).

ecurity groups are optional at both levels. If no security group is applied, then all traffic is allowed by Azure. If the VM has a public IP, this could be a serious risk, particularly if the OS doesn't provide a built-in firewall.

SMTP (port 25) is a special case. Depending on your subscription level and when your account was created, outbound SMTP traffic may be blocked. You can request to remove this restriction with business justification.

There are two approaches we can use to authenticate an SSH connection: username and password, or an SSH key pair.

There are two approaches we can use to authenticate an SSH connection: username and password, or an SSH key pair.

- MS

There are two parts to an SSH key pair: a public key and a private key.

• The public key is placed on your Linux VM or any other service that you wish to use with public-key cryptography. This can be shared with anyone.
• The private key is what you present to verify your identity to your Linux VM when you make an SSH connection. Consider this confidential information and protect this like you would a password or any other private data.

You can use the same single public-private key pair to access multiple Azure VMs and services.

An email message contains two sender addresses

An email message contains two sender addresses, the 5321.MailFrom (used by a sending mail server to identify the sender, shown in the header as Return-Path) and the 5322.From (the address displayed as the From address by the mail client,

- MS

azure availability set and VM backup - MS

To ensure your services aren't interrupted and avoid a single point of failure, it's recommended to deploy at least two instances of each VM. This feature is called an availability set.

An availability set is a logical feature used to ensure that a group of related VMs are deployed so that they aren't all subject to a single point of failure and not all upgraded at the same time during a host operating system upgrade in the datacenter. VMs placed in an availability set should perform an identical set of functionalities and have the same software installed.

Microsoft does not automatically update your VM's OS or software. You have complete control and responsibility for that. However, the underlying software host and hardware are periodically patched

 When you place VMs into an availability set, Azure guarantees to spread them across Fault Domains and Update Domains.

Azure Backup is a backup as a service offering that protects physical or virtual machines no matter where they reside: on-premises or in the cloud.

• Files and folders on Windows OS machines (physical or virtual, local or cloud)
• Application-aware snapshots (Volume Shadow Copy Service)
• Popular Microsoft server workloads such as Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Exchange
• Native support for Azure Virtual Machines, both Windows, and Linux
• Linux and Windows 10 client machines

Unlimited data transfer. Azure Backup does not limit the amount of inbound or outbound data you transfer. Azure Backup also does not charge for the data that is transferred.

Azure Backup utilizes several components that you download and deploy to each computer you want to back up. The component that you deploy depends on what you want to protect.

• Azure Backup agent
• System Center Data Protection Manager
• Azure Backup Server
• Azure Backup VM extension

Microsoft 365 --- according to MS

Microsoft 365 Enterprise you get the following products and services:

Product	Description
Office 365 Enterprise	Includes Office 365 ProPlus, the latest Office apps for your PC and Mac (like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), and a full suite of online services for email, file storage and collaboration, meetings, and more.
Windows 10 Enterprise	The most productive and secure version of Windows with comprehensive deployment, device, and app management.
Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)	Designed to help manage and protect users, devices, apps, and data in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. Includes Microsoft Intune, Azure AD Premium, and Azure Rights Management.

Compiling a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine - source MS

Compiling a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine

• Start with the network
• Name the VM
• Decide the location for the VM
• Determine the size of the VM
• Understanding the pricing model
• Storage for the VM
• Select an operating system

Azure reserves the first four addresses and the last address in each subnet for its use.

take an inventory:

• What does the server communicate with?
• Which ports are open?
• Which OS is used?
• How much disk space is in use?
• What kind of data does this use? Are there restrictions (legal or otherwise) with not having it on-premises?
• What sort of CPU, memory, and disk I/O load does the server have? Is there burst traffic to account for?

You can specify a name of up to 15 characters on a Windows VM and 64 characters on a Linux VM.

This name also defines a manageable Azure resource, and it's not trivial to change later.

 A good convention is to include the following information in the name:

Element	Example	Notes
Environment	dev, prod, QA	Identifies the environment for the resource
Location	uw (US West), ue (US East)	Identifies the region into which the resource is deployed
Instance	01, 02	For resources that have more than one named instance (web servers, etc.)
Product or Service	service	Identifies the product, application, or service that the resource supports
Role	sql, web, messaging	Identifies the role of the associated resource An Azure resource is a manageable item in Azure The VM itself Storage account for the disks Virtual network (shared with other VMs and services) Network interface to communicate on the network Network Security Group(s) to secure the network traffic Public Internet address (optional) If Azure creates the resource, it will use the VM name to generate a resource name - another reason to be very consistent with your VM names! Option Description General purpose General-purpose VMs are designed to have a balanced CPU-to-memory ratio. Ideal for testing and development, small to medium databases, and low to medium traffic web servers. Compute optimized Compute optimized VMs are designed to have a high CPU-to-memory ratio. Suitable for medium traffic web servers, network appliances, batch processes, and application servers. Memory optimized Memory optimized VMs are designed to have a high memory-to-CPU ratio. Great for relational database servers, medium to large caches, and in-memory analytics. Storage optimized Storage optimized VMs are designed to have high disk throughput and IO. Ideal for VMs running databases. GPU GPU VMs are specialized virtual machines targeted for heavy graphics rendering and video editing. These VMs are ideal options for model training and inferencing with deep learning. High performance computes High performance compute is the fastest and most powerful CPU virtual machines with optional high-throughput network interfaces. There are two separate costs the subscription will be charged for every VM: compute and storage. By separating these costs, you scale them independently and only pay for what you need. pay-as-you-go Reserved Virtual Machine Instances - pay in advance Virtual disks can be backed by either Standard or Premium Storage accounts When you create disks, unmanaged disks or managed disks Azure only supports 64-bit operating systems

Azure VMs: some guidelines based on the scenario you are targeting ... source MS

What are you doing?	Consider these sizes
General use computing / web Testing and development, small to medium databases, or low to medium traffic web servers.	B, Dsv3, Dv3, DSv2, Dv2
Heavy computational tasks Medium traffic web servers, network appliances, batch processes, and application servers.	Fsv2, Fs, F
Large memory usage Relational database servers, medium to large caches, and in-memory analytics.	Esv3, Ev3, M, GS, G, DSv2, Dv2
Data storage and processing Big Data, SQL, and NoSQL databases, which need high disk throughput and IO.	Ls
Heavy graphics rendering or video editing, as well as model training and inferencing (ND) with deep learning.	NV, NC, NCv2, NCv3, ND
High-performance computing (HPC) If you need the fastest and most powerful CPU virtual machines with optional high-throughput network interfaces.	H

storage options: traditional platter-based hard disk drive (HDD) or a more modern solid-state drive (SSD).  There are two levels of SSD storage available: standard and premium. Choose Standard SSD disks if you have normal workloads but want better performance. Choose Premium SSD disks if you have I/O intensive workloads or mission-critical systems that need to process data very quickly.

unmanaged or managed disks

With unmanaged disks, you are responsible for the storage accounts that are used to hold the VHDs that correspond to your VM disks. You pay the storage account rates for the amount of space you use.A single storage account has a fixed rate limit of 20,000 I/O operations/sec. This means that a single storage account is capable of supporting 40 standard virtual hard disks at full throttle. If you need to scale out, then you need more than one storage account, which can get complicated.

Managed disks are the newer and recommended disk storage model. They elegantly solve this complexity by putting the burden of managing the storage accounts onto Azure.