Shane Schlabach, Author at Virtual-DBA Remote DBA Services & Support - Certified Database Experts

Securing Your Data: A Guide to Encrypting Unencrypted AWS EBS Volumes

Shane Schlabach — Thu, 22 May 2025 20:43:24 +0000

SUMMARY: Securing data both in transit and at rest is a top priority. Because AWS does not automatically enable encryption for new volumes by default, users must implement specific operational steps to secure existing unencrypted AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes for enhanced protection and compliance. Encrypting AWS EBS volumes is recognized as a fundamental […]

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Azure Retiring Azure Database for MariaDB

Shane Schlabach — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:13:45 +0000

SUMMARY: Microsoft is permanently retiring the Azure Database for MariaDB service on September 19, 2025, requiring all current users to migrate their database instances immediately to prevent permanent deletion and loss of all data, primarily by migrating to the recommended Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server platform. Organizations must act promptly to initiate the migration process now to ensure sufficient […]

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Azure Removing Default Outbound Access for Virtual Machines

Shane Schlabach — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:06:02 +0000

SUMMARY: Microsoft is retiring default outbound internet access for new Azure Virtual Machines on September 30, 2025, to enhance cloud security by requiring administrators to replace unmanaged, ephemeral IP addresses with explicit routing solutions like NAT Gateways or Load Balancers. Organizations should immediately audit their deployment templates and transition to explicit outbound configurations to prevent […]

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Azure Deprecating TLS 1.0 and 1.1

Shane Schlabach — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:22:00 +0000

SUMMARY: Microsoft is deprecating Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1 across Azure SQL services, requiring organizations to upgrade client connectivity to TLS 1.2 by August 31, 2025, to ensure data security and compliance. Teams should proactively enforce TLS 1.2 immediately, using the Azure portal or PowerShell to avoid potential service disruptions when the […]

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Securely Accessing Azure Virtual Machines with Entra Login

Shane Schlabach — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Security and management are essential when managing access to Windows machines in Azure. Using Microsoft Entra credentials achieves both and is a fairly straightforward setup. However, MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) can complicate the process and require some additional steps to get it working. MFA is an extra layer of security for logging into various resources, including […]

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AWS S3 Batch Operations

Shane Schlabach — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:29:49 +0000

When creating an S3 Replication Rule, objects that were uploaded prior to the rule being created will not be replicated. These will need to be replicated manually with an S3 Batch Operation. This can also be used for occasional one-off replications if needed. Step-By-Step Guide 1. Browse to the S3 page and choose Batch Operations […]

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AWS S3 Cross-Account Replication

Shane Schlabach — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:33:15 +0000

When you create a general-purpose S3 bucket, AWS automatically redundantly saves all data across a minimum of 3 availability zones in the region where the bucket was created. This allows for 99.999999999% file durability, which ensures that you will never lose any of your data. Even with that level of data security, having the data […]

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AWS IP Addresses No Longer Free

Shane Schlabach — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:03:07 +0000

One of AWS’s excellent features is that public IP addresses, known as Elastic IPs, have been free as long as they were assigned to a resource. That is about to change on February 1, 2024. All Elastic IPs will be charged at $0.005 per hour while allocated to your account. This is the same rate […]

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12 Tips and Tricks for AWS

Shane Schlabach — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 01:00:53 +0000

You’ve heard of 12 days of Christmas!? Well, below are 12 Tips and tricks for AWS! Enjoy! #1 Require MFA for all users #2 Utilize Free Tier #3 Rightsize with Compute Optimizer #4 Save Money with Reserved Instances # 5 Step Up Security by Using IAM Roles #6 Encrypt EBS Volumes #7 Save Time with […]

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Mastering Instance Access and Security with AWS Session Manager

Shane Schlabach — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:45:32 +0000

Session Manager is an AWS-managed service that provides users access to their instances without using a Bastion Host or opening inbound ports, such as 3389 for RDP & 22 for SSH. It can also offer access when an instance is unresponsive. There are a couple of essential things to note before enabling Session Manager. After […]

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