Tech, notes, reflections and everything in between.

A real AVD profile disk full case: how a 47.56 GB Outlook OST was traced back to a cached shared mailbox, and fixed without expanding anyone's disk.

Creating an Azure Storage account and file share, then locking it down by disabling public network access and connecting to it privately through a Private Endpoint.

Getting comfortable with the Linux terminal: moving around with absolute and relative paths, and the basic commands for creating, copying, and deleting files.

An introduction to Terraform and Infrastructure as Code: writing a first resource, reading the state file, and using variables to make configuration reusable.

Connecting two isolated Azure virtual networks with VNet peering, proven with a before-and-after RDP and ping test between two VMs.

An introduction to Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets: creating one, scaling it manually, then handing scaling over to autoscale rules based on CPU.

A step-by-step walkthrough of standing up a Windows virtual machine on Azure: resource group, virtual network, VM, and a working RDP connection at the end.

A walkthrough of provisioning a new user in Microsoft Entra ID, from account creation through to license assignment, using a test account throughout.

A hands-on walkthrough of deploying an Azure Public Load Balancer across two VMs, from network setup to a working failover test.

An honest account of preparing for and sitting the AZ-104 exam — what helped, what surprised me, and what I would do differently.

A coursework project turned first full-stack build: what went right, what got rushed, and why I'm showing it anyway.

Reflections on what I'm learning, unlearning, and figuring out along the way — the wins, the pivots, and the moments that didn't go as planned.