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EXPTA Gen5 Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V Server for Around $1,000 USD – Parts Lists...
I’m very pleased to announce the release of my 5th generation Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V lab server, the Gen5! You can use this home server to create your own private cloud, prototype design...
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How to Perform an Extended Message Trace in Office 365
You can use Message Trace from the Exchange Admin Center in the Office 365 Portal to trace emails through Exchange Online. You can trace messages based upon a number of criteria including email...
View ArticleScheduled Task to Update Your Federation Trust
Microsoft published an article this morning about keeping your federation trust up-to-date. This is really important if you are in a hybrid configuration or if you are sharing free/busy information...
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Making the Case for Documentation
The Clouds are moving fast and it’s sometimes difficult to catch up with changes in functionality and new features. Customers rely on accurate documentation about how things work to make important...
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Best Practices for Configuring Time in a Virtualized Environment
I frequently work with customers who are having trouble with time synchronization in their virtualized environment (whether they know it or not). Accurate time is immensely important in a Windows...
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Microsoft Ignite – One Conference to Rule Them All!
Yesterday morning the on The Official Microsoft Blog announced the name for their new enterprise technology conference – Microsoft Ignite. This conference, called MUTEE (Microsoft Unified Technology...
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Turning a Disaster Recovery Test into a Disaster
I recently assisted a customer with a disaster recovery test for Exchange 2013 that went very wrong. I’m sharing what happened here in case the same unfortunate series of events happen to you so you...
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How to Enable RelayState in ADFS 2.0 and ADFS 3.0
RelayState is a parameter of the SAML protocol that is used to identify the specific resource the user will access after they are signed in and directed to the relying party’s federation server. It is...
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Is Your Organization Using SHA-1 SSL Certificates?
I just published an article on Windows IT Pro about Microsoft’s decision to block Windows from accepting SHA-1 SSL certificates. This has important ramifications for your users and your IT...
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New Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7 Released
Microsoft released a new version of Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) 2.7 to the public today. RDCMan is a central place where you can organize, group, and manage your various Remote Desktop...
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