Håvard Løkensgard

Tech Curiosity: Learn, Grow, Repeat

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  • Ensuring Success with Azure VPN: Verification Elements for Hub-Spoke Topology

    Ensuring Success with Azure VPN: Verification Elements for Hub-Spoke Topology

    Introduction If you’re working with Azure VPN, you may have encountered some challenges or issues when configuring your network. In this article, we’ll go over a checklist of important elements to verify when working with Azure VPN in a hub-spoke topology. This information can save you time and help ensure that your configuration is correct. Read more

  • Automating DNS Integration with PaaS Services in Azure

    Automating DNS Integration with PaaS Services in Azure

    Introduction Working with DNS in a cloud environment can be challenging, especially when integrating Platform as a Service (PaaS) services, such as Azure Storage or Azure SQL Database, into the network. In this article, we will explore how Azure Policy can help automate and streamline this process. The Problem For many enterprises, using PaaS services Read more

  • Azure Landing Zones: Enhancing Security and Simplifying Resource Management with Access Packages

    Azure Landing Zones: Enhancing Security and Simplifying Resource Management with Access Packages

    What is Access Packages? Access packages are a powerful feature of Microsoft Entra ID that can help organizations manage identity and access lifecycle at scale. Access packages must be in a container called a catalog, which defines what resources you can add to your access package. If you don’t specify a catalog, your access package Read more

  • Protecting Your Organization’s Resources with Microsoft Entra’s (Azure AD’s) Powerful Tools

    Protecting Your Organization’s Resources with Microsoft Entra’s (Azure AD’s) Powerful Tools

    In today’s digital age, protecting your organization’s resources is more important than ever. With the rise of cyber threats and data breaches, it’s crucial to have the right tools in place to manage access and enforce security policies. Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)) offers a range of powerful features to help you Read more

  • Azure Firewall as DNS Proxy with the new Azure DNS Resolver

    Azure Firewall as DNS Proxy with the new Azure DNS Resolver

    Introduction Since I’m one of those that is «born in the cloud» I have not been working very much with DNS until now. DNS has always been a black box, but now with the new Azure DNS Revolver I though is was about time to take a deep dive into this and see how this Read more

  • Tips and tricks when using the ALZ terraform module

    Tips and tricks when using the ALZ terraform module

    I have been playing around with the terraform module from Microsoft for the Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) for some time now. It is one of the technical implementation option for the ALZ under the CAF framework. While the module offers commendable features, its utilization and reverse engineering process can be intricate at time. I have Read more