How to Build an RDS Farm with Windows 2019 Using RDS Broker HA and RDS Session Hosts

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In this post I will go step by step to include everything you need to do to build an RDS farm that will include x2 RDS Broker Server, x2 RDS Session Hosts and x1 SQL Server.  I will go over how to achieve HA for the entire environment and what you will need to do to get everything up and running.

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Deploying Windows 10 to AWS using Packer and the AWS PowerShell module

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The reason for this post is that I wanted to create a one click solution to deploy a Window 10 machine into AWS.  I wanted the AWS instance to be named in Windows, added to the domain, install applications, name the AWS instance tag an much more.  The tools I initially decided on to create this were VMware, awscli, PowerShell, Terraform and Packer.

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Configuring Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Enterprise Setup

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I have previously done a post on setting up Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Community edition but I wanted to write what was involved in doing a fully fledged enterprise configuration in accordance with Veeam best practices.  Below I walk through all the necessary steps to get Veeam up and running and also explain any other configuration necessary for equipment and applications involved.

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Installing and configuring Veeam Backup for Office 365

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After you have completed your migration to Office 365 your attention will turn to how to backup all of your Office 365 data.  I decided to use Veeam Backup for Office 365 for this task and in this post I’ll run through what you need to do to get it up and running step-by-step.

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