https://www.silviodibenedetto.com Technical blog by Silvio Di Benedetto, Microsoft MVP — Azure, Windows Server, Intune, Security and more. en silvio.dibenedetto@insidetechnologies.eu (Silvio Di Benedetto) Silvio Di Benedetto https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/img/brand/logo.png https://www.silviodibenedetto.com https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/rc4-deprecation-kerberos-active-directory-2026/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/rc4-deprecation-kerberos-active-directory-2026/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Starting with the January 2026 cumulative updates, Microsoft has begun a phased deprecation of the RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4) cipher within the Kerberos... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/secure-boot-2026-ca-2011-to-ca-2023-transition/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/secure-boot-2026-ca-2011-to-ca-2023-transition/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Microsoft Secure Boot is approaching one of the most significant lifecycle events of the last decade. The Microsoft-issued certificates that have anchored... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/active-directory-the-best-practice-for-security-hardening/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/active-directory-the-best-practice-for-security-hardening/ Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Active Directory remains the core of digital identity in the majority of enterprise infrastructures, and for this very reason it is also one of the primary... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/how-to-configure-azure-communication-services-to-replace-legacy-smtp/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/how-to-configure-azure-communication-services-to-replace-legacy-smtp/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT With Microsoft deprecating legacy SMTP relay capabilities in Office 365, organizations need a robust, scalable, and secure alternative for application-based... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/windows-admin-center-v2511/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/windows-admin-center-v2511/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Windows Admin Center (WAC) version 2511 is now Generally Available (GA), marking a major milestone after its transition to the modern.NET 8 architecture. Silvio Di Benedetto news https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/introducing-windows-admin-center-vmode/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/introducing-windows-admin-center-vmode/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT During the Microsoft Ignite 2025 pre-day, the product team has announced a new product dedicated for virtualization enviroment. Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-file-sync-v21-2/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-file-sync-v21-2/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Azure File Sync v21.2, is being flighted to servers which are configured to automatically update when a new version becomes available and is available... Silvio Di Benedetto news https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/microsoft-mvp-award-2025/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/microsoft-mvp-award-2025/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT In 2025, I was honored to be renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the fourteenth consecutive year in the Cloud Datacenter Management category. Silvio Di Benedetto news https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-local-how-to-migrate-from-azure-stack-hci-22h2/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-local-how-to-migrate-from-azure-stack-hci-22h2/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT One of the major features of Azure Local, compared to Azure Stack HCI, is the clear separation between the services handled by the operating system and... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/parallels-ras-20-2-now-available/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/parallels-ras-20-2-now-available/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT In today's digital workspace, organizations require flexible, secure, and efficient solutions to provide employees with access to critical applications and... Silvio Di Benedetto news https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/parallels-vipp-award/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/parallels-vipp-award/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT I am thrilled to share the exciting news that I have been renewed as a Very Important Parallels Professional (VIPP) for the 9th consecutive year! Silvio Di Benedetto news https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-arc-collect-and-manage-custom-logs-from-event-viewer/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-arc-collect-and-manage-custom-logs-from-event-viewer/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT In recent months, we have published several articles explaining how Azure Arc can fetch information from our servers and then transfer it to Log Analytics. Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-arc-collect-performance-counters-from-windows-server/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-arc-collect-performance-counters-from-windows-server/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT After seeing, in this article Azure Arc: collect and manage custom logs from Event Viewer, how to retrieve custom logs from the Windows Server event viewer... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/active-directory-configure-the-cloud-kerberos/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/active-directory-configure-the-cloud-kerberos/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Going back to 2015, when Windows 10 was released, one of the biggest innovations revolved around Windows Hello for Business. Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/exchange-online-massive-email-sends-with-high-volume-email/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/exchange-online-massive-email-sends-with-high-volume-email/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Several months ago, a new service within Exchange Online was announced, called High Volume Email (HVE), which allows administrators to create email accounts... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-arc-configure-a-linux-rsyslog-to-log-analytics/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-arc-configure-a-linux-rsyslog-to-log-analytics/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT New appointment related to Azure Arc, where we will see how the integration of the Linux world works in terms of devices based on proprietary firmware or... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/microsoft-sentinel-collect-and-analyze-logs-from-fortigate/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/microsoft-sentinel-collect-and-analyze-logs-from-fortigate/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT New appointment related to the Log Analytics world, where we will talk about how to retrieve logs from Fortinet firewalls to store administrative activities... Silvio Di Benedetto articles https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/vi-aspetto-a-wpc2024-con-le-mie-sessioni/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/vi-aspetto-a-wpc2024-con-le-mie-sessioni/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Anche quest'anno Inside Technologies sarà presente come Platinum Sponsor a WPC 2024 per il terzo anno consecutivo! Questo evento rappresenta un'opportunità... Silvio Di Benedetto events https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-file-sync-v19/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-file-sync-v19/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Azure File Sync agent v19, is being flighted to servers which are configured to automatically update when a new version becomes available and is... Silvio Di Benedetto news https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-file-sync-v18-2/ https://www.silviodibenedetto.com/blog/azure-file-sync-v18-2/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The Azure File Sync agent v18.2, is now available via Microsoft Update and Download Center because a restart is required. These are the improvements: Silvio Di Benedetto news