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It’s interesting that I have developed what has become almost a level of dread when it comes to installation of gateway servers in OpsMgr. This is due to the fact that my percentage of failed initial installations for a gateway has been pretty darn high (kinda like installing reporting in the old days). For background…
During a recent Hyper-V build out in my lab I decided to try my hands at installing Hyper-V on the core version of Windows versus the full version of Windows. The specific benefits I expected from core include: (benefits taken from: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee391628(v=vs.85).aspx) 1) Reduced servicing 2) Reduced management 3) Reduced attack surface 4) Less…
I have been thinking about creating a Nationwide U.S. Office 365 User Group. I envision this group to meet once a month via a Lync Meeting and to discuss all things Office 365. I would work to line up presenters and vendors on timely topics from installation to administration. I would like to gauge the…
My wife would likely say that one of the curses of being married to an IT geek is that you end up with all of the techno-hand-me-down’s. Her laptop is a good example of this. At the time it was purchased it was an excellent system but as requirements have grown a single processor system…
When I was building my System Center 2012 testing lab I installed SQL server in a virtual running on my HyperV systems I was controlling with SCVMM 2012 RC. I’ll admit it, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I put all of the System Center products into one database server with two…
Updated 03/09/2012 modified Jason Sandys link to his new blog page that includes 64-bit version. Modified the zip file to include both 32-bit and 64-bit of OSDPlusPlus. I’ve been working on a project for an Operating System Deployment (OSD) where the client wanted some type of user input during a ConfigMgr TS. The purpose of…
1) Try it! There is nothing like hands-on experience with a product. Download Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Software and install it from here! 2) CEP: Join the Community Evaluation Program (CEP) to “evaluate early versions of products with guidance from the product team and by sharing of experiences and best practices among a community…
Routines and rituals help organize our personal lives. They include brushing our teeth daily, taking out the trash once a week, paying our bills once a month, changing the air filters in our homes once a quarter and celebrating holiday traditions once a year. Our routines provide a consistent structure and keep us grounded in…
This is all from rumors and has not been verified, to my knowledge, by anyone at Microsoft. But with that said I hope it is ALL TRUE. First off, Windows Phone 8 (code name Apollo) is going to switch from the WinCE Kernel to the full Windows 8 Kernel! The full leaked story I am…
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