Using the Surface 2 RT like a Pro-fessional
For the last several months I have been on a quest to migrate from my laptop onto my Surface 2…
Configuring the Azure Rights Management Connector with a Windows FCI File Server
On March 4th, 2014, Microsoft announced the availability of integrating on-premise File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) file server with the Azure…
Content Distribution: The Myth
A quick post to dispel a common ConfigMgr myth about content distribution. The functionality in question is what happens when…
Notes on The Software Update Scan Cycle
Most of the below information is cobbled together from a couple of TechNet pages, a blog post or two, presentations…
Hyper-V Replication between two workgroup servers
Enabling Hyper-V between two workgroup servers requires issuing self-signed certificates with makecert.exe and a registry key to bypass the…
Redeem your Bing reward credits for 100GB of OneDrive storage for a measly 100 credits!
I have 787 Bing reward credits and was going to redeem some of them for a $5 Starbucks or $5…
Multihomed migrations in Operations Manager: Lessons from the field
Are you currently running Operations Manager 2012 or earlier and interested in getting to Operations Manager 2012 R2? If so,…
OpsMgr 2012 Dashboards using SquaredUp
Squared Up enhances IT operations visibility with an innovative web interface for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). It enables…
The upcoming Veeam Hyper-V management pack
July last year I wrote a blog post called "Oversized and undersized VMs plus one IT geek meltdown" which summarized…
An American Redneck in Malaysia (#SCUAPAC)
Recently I had the opportunity to speak at SCU APAC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was a whole new experience…