Tip of the Day
Tiny amounts of knowledge for a fast paced world!
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Introducing RemoteApp PowerShell Cmdlets and SDK
The Azure RemoteApp PowerShell cmdlets and SDK have now been released, and are a part of the Azure...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/08/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Backup - Not just for on-premises anymore
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Azure Backup - Not just for on-premises anymore Protect your Windows and Linux...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/07/2015
Tip of the Day: Happy Birthday!
Today’s Tip… Last month marked the 20th anniversary of Windows 95! While not the first operating...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/04/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: Business continuity during a SQL Azure Outage
Today’s (SQL) Tip… We have two options during an outage Geo-Replication and Geo-Restore. If the...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/03/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: Import/Export with SQL Azure V12
Today’s (SQL) Tip… As mentioned earlier you have to make sure you are up to date to work with SQL...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/02/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: Using SSMS with SQL Azure V12
Today’s (SQL) Tip… A common issue we are seeing is issues managing V12 databases, especially because...
Author: Robert Mitchell [MSFT] Date: 09/01/2015
Tip of the Day: Connectivity to SQL Azure V12
Today’s (SQL) Tip… We have ran into a few issues with connectivity in SQL Azure V12. This is...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/31/2015
Tip of the Day: What Do You Know About Intune?
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Enterprise mobility, and with it the need for convergent management...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/28/2015
Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Network and Internet Settings
Today’s (Networking) Tip… The Settings App in Windows 10 provides access to all of your connections...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/27/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure AD Conditional Access for Apps
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… You can now add Conditional Access policies to LOB apps added to Azure Active...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/26/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: How to perform full password sync with AAD Sync
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… There may be a time when you have started using Azure Active Directory Sync...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/25/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: AAD features included with Office 365?
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… We have recently enabled some Azure Active Directory Basic edition features you...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/24/2015
Tip of the Day: NTFS File Growth (p2)
Today’s Tip… A few years ago Rob wrote a blog entry entitled, “The Four Stages of NTFS File Growth”....
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/21/2015
Tip of the Day: Creating a Bootable USB Device
Today’s Tip… Interested in a faster method to install an Operating System that does not require...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/20/2015
Tip of the Day: Support for Code Regions
Today’s Tip… One of the cool things about the Windows PowerShell ISE is that it supports code...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/19/2015
Tip of the Day: Shutting down the Charms
Today’s Tip… With Windows 8.1, you can disable charms easily. For me this was an issue because I...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/18/2015
Tip of the Day: Understanding KVP in Hyper-V
Today’s Tip… While not new, some people have confusion about how the Hyper-V host communicates...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/17/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Deploy Office Applications Using Azure RemoteApp
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… You can now deploy Office applications using the Shared Computer Activation...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/14/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure RemoteApp Create a Hybrid Collection
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… If your applications need communicate with on-premises or other Azure based...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/13/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure RemoteApp Create a Cloud Collection
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… If you do not require applications to talk to backend servers the easiest way...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/12/2015
Tip of the Day: How Many Screens Can You Connect to Your Surface Pro 2/3?
Today’s Tip… You can make photos, videos, and presentations bigger by connecting Surface Pro to a...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/11/2015
Tip of the Day: Internet of Things with a side of Raspberry Pi
Today’s Tip… On February 2nd, the Raspberry Pi 2 was released to the public. Windows 10 will support...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/10/2015
Tip of the Day: Windows 10 Phone Technical Preview Release
Today’s Tip… Windows Phone 10 Technical Preview released on February 12th. Just a few of the new...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/07/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: Power BI Q & A Bar
Today’s (SQL) Tip… Recently one of my coworkers and I were attempting to build a simple report in...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/06/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: Check this out for some great BI tips
Today’s (SQL) Tip… Today I would like to point out a great resource for information about SQL BI...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/05/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: You shouldn’t be using Auto Export anymore
Today’s (SQL) Tip… Automatic export is a tool built into SQL Azure. It was formerly used as the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/04/2015
Rob is the coolest cat
And here is why. He meows a bunch and doesn’t share his milk bowl or any yummies. Back Story: Rob...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 08/01/2015
Tip of the Day: Network Abstraction Demystified
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Network Abstraction Demystified Yesterday's tip talked about the...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/31/2015
Tip of the Day: Understanding Network Virtualization - Part 2
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Understanding Network Virtualization - Part 2 Yesterday's provided a...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/30/2015
Tip of the Day: Understanding Network Virtualization
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Understanding Network Virtualization The Virtualization Paradigm Server...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/30/2015
Tip of the Day: Private Cloud Recipe
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Private Cloud Recipe Looking for something new to serve at an upcoming...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/29/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Bulk license assignment
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… You have learned lots about license management using PowerShell. Now you are...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/28/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Some more license management tips
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Assigning licenses with the same service plans Some subscriptions have the same...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/27/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Assign custom licenses
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… In the Office 365 portal, you can assign users a license and remove (or...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/24/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: How to list plans for each subscription
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Next, we will take a look at how you can see what service plans are available...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/23/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Add licenses using PowerShell
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… If you have Office 365, Intune, or Azure Active Directory subscriptions, you...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/22/2015
Tip of the Day: To IPv6 or to not IPv6...
Today’s Tip… Previously there has been a lot of unofficial and sometimes conflicting information...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/21/2015
Tip of the Day: More Math Fun
Today’s Tip… A while back I wrote a couple tips on how to use Windows PowerShell to do basic math....
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/20/2015
Tip of the Day: Dumpchk.exe
Today’s Tip… Microsoft’s own Debugging Specialist, Bob Golding posted a video to YouTube about using...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/17/2015
Tip of the Day: Special Pool Video
Today’s Tip… Microsoft’s own Debugging Specialist, Bob Golding has posted a video to YouTube that...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/16/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure is now bigger, faster, more open, and more secure
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Are you aware of a number of exciting features now available in Azure,...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/15/2015
(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Microsoft Azure RemoteApp General Availability
Today’s (Cloud) Tip… As of December 11, 2014 Azure RemoteApp is now generally available. Each Azure...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/14/2015
Tip of the Day: Create Installation Media Quickly for Windows 8.1
Today’s Tip… If you haven’t already noticed, newly purchased systems no longer come with...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/13/2015
Tip of the Day: Surface Pro 3 – Deployment and Administration Guide Available
Today’s Tip… The comprehensive deployment guide for Surface Pro 3 is now live on Download Center....
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/10/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: A few useful added images in Azure for SQL on IaaS
Today’s (SQL) Tip… There are a few very useful images built into the new Azure portal for putting...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/09/2015
(SQL) Tip of the Day: Azure SQL Database Update Preview
Today’s (SQL) Tip… You may have heard about codename Sterling. This is the update for SQL Azure that...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/08/2015
Tip of the Day: More Message Analyzer 1.1: Sifting through data with the 'Find' feature
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Most are familiar with filtering, which allows the narrowing of focus by...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/07/2015
Tip of the Day: More Message Analyzer 1.1: Viewing Network Virtualization Traffic
Today’s (Networking) Tip… Did you know that Message Analyzer includes parsers enabling you to view...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/06/2015
Tip of the Day: More Message Analyzer 1.1: Remote Capture
Today’s (Networking) Tip… This amazing feature lets Message Analyzer capture messages remotely. This...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/03/2015
Tip of the Day: More Message Analyzer 1.1: The Message Stack Tool Window
Today’s (Networking) Tip… The Message Stack Tool Window is another in a long list of the useful tool...
Author: Shannon Gowen Date: 07/02/2015