Andreas Hartig is an IT architect sharing hands-on insights on Windows Server, Azure, security baselines, and hybrid cloud architecture. His blog focuses on automation, governance, and real-world infrastructure engineering.
25 articles from this blog
Summary of Windows Server Summit 2026 Day 3, covering core infrastructure, identity, networking, storage, and virtualization updates for hybrid cloud architects.
Summary of Windows Server Summit 2026 Day 2, covering Azure Arc, hybrid management, and local AI workload integration.
Summary of Windows Server Summit 2026 Day 1, covering Windows Server 2025 updates, sessions, and future roadmap.
Explores free tools like MockAD and md2ADUC for visualizing and designing Active Directory structures, moving beyond static diagrams.
Guide to fixing Azure Arc Agent 1.54 stuck on updates, moving to 1.6x, and configuring WSUS for Azure Connected Machine Agent 3.
Guide to enabling Azure Arc auto updates using WSUS and Group Policy Objects for on-premises server management.
Guide to setting up WSUS on Windows Server 2025, covering architecture, deprecation, and lifecycle for on-premises update management.
Guide to enabling automatic Azure Arc agent updates via Azure Portal and Azure Policy for hybrid cloud management.
Microsoft's AGPM tool reaches End of Life on April 14, 2026, with no direct replacement, prompting a need for migration to modern alternatives.
A Debt-Aware ADR Model to manage technical debt and speed up architectural decision-making by treating choices as financial transactions.
Guide to personalizing Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh for a more functional and informative command-line interface.
Argues that Windows patching is an organizational governance and risk management issue, not a technical one, and defines clear operational roles.
Explores using WinGet with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate and standardize Windows software deployments.
Updated guide for setting up a VPN connection between a Ubiquiti UniFi UDM and Microsoft Azure using the new Standard SKU resources.
A guide to the best GUI tools for tailing and monitoring log files on Windows in 2026, focusing on performance and features.
A guide to implementing 'Quality of Life' Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to streamline Windows administration in lab and development environments.
A guide to automating time zone configuration on Windows servers using Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and PowerShell.
A guide to securely automating ICMP (Ping) responses on Windows Server 2025 using Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
A guide to using the GRC DNS Benchmark tool to test and analyze Windows DNS server performance and reliability.
Explains Microsoft Security Baselines for Windows Server 2025, their purpose, and how to use the Security Compliance Toolkit for deployment and management.
