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Step-By-Step: Configure AutoScale for a cloud service
Hello Folks, I’ve been playing around with Azure capabilities and I was really interested in...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 05/04/2015
DevOps Basics: Creating an Azure Website
An IT Professional’s role in the world of DevOps is becoming increasingly important. The...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 04/29/2015
Step-By-Step: Further Detail In Setting Up DirectAccess
Now that you have successfully complete installation of DirectAccess Client services, lets go into...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 04/28/2015
Step-by-Step: RDP to a Linux Server in Azure
Hello Folks, Last weekend was the 2015 Global Azure Bootcamp. I had the privilege of being in Quebec...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 04/28/2015
Step-By-Step: Prepare USB Media to Install Windows 10
Hello Folks, 6 years ago I wrote about easily making USB media to install Windows 7. the process...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 04/22/2015
Step-By-Step: Setting Up DirectAccess
DirectAccess, introduced by Microsoft during the release of Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 acts as an...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 04/21/2015
Step-By-Step: Docker Client Setup for Windows
DevOps, while not entirely new, provides a new opportunity for both IT professionals and developers...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 04/20/2015
Step-By-Step: Installing and Configuring Azure PowerShell
“IT administrators have nothing but time on their hands…” A comment heard from...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 04/15/2015
Mobility Management: Preparing An Intune Environment
Intune, Microsoft’s full-featured Mobile Device Management offering that supports Android,...
Author: MVP Benoit Lecours Date: 04/14/2015
Step-by-Step: Assigning a Static IP address to a VM in the new Azure Management Portal
Hello Folks, I was discussing Virtual Networking with an attendee at an event last weekend and we...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 04/13/2015
Étape Par Étape: Configuration Lync Serveur 2013 VDI avec VMware Horizon View
Le plugin VDI pour Lync est un nouveau composant apparu avec la version 2013 qui permet...
Author: MVP Christophe Boucetta Date: 04/07/2015
Step-By-Step: Microsoft Lync Server 2013 with VMware Horizon View Integration
The VDI plug-in for Lync is a new component which appeared with Lync Server 2013 which enables both...
Author: MVP Christophe Boucetta Date: 04/07/2015
Step-By-Step: Connect an Azure Web App to an existing Virtual Network
Hello Folks, During an Azure bootcamp, I was asked if there was a way to “connect” an Azure Website...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 04/06/2015
Step-By-Step: Installing Windows 10 on Oracle VirtualBox
If Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware Workstation 11 are not your first choice to test Windows 10 in a...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 04/01/2015
Step-By-Step: Moving An Active Directory Database to A New Location
When setting up Active Directory, the IT Administrator is given an option to select the folder path...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 03/31/2015
Step-by-Step: Protect Azure VMs with Azure Backup
Hello Folks, I’ve covered this topic before from many different angles. Step-by-Step: Setup the...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 03/30/2015
Step-By-Step: App Deployment via Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune, part of Microsoft’s EMS offering, enables cloud based mobile device...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 03/25/2015
Step-By-Step: Active Directory Optimization
End of support for Windows Server 2003 is fast approaching. With this in mind, most IT...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 03/24/2015
Step-By-Step: Image based RemoteApp Enablement via an Existing Azure VM - Part 2
Hello folks, Last week I started this topic by looking at how you Create your Image based on an...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 03/23/2015
Step-By-Step: Enabling App Passwords in Azure AD with Two-Factor Authentication
For some, passwords alone are not enough to ensure secure access to specific applications. In the...
Author: MVP Todd Lamothe Date: 03/17/2015
Top 3 Key Security Improvements Found in Windows 10 Technical Preview
Security is in the eyes of the beholder. A quote which holds steadfast amidst the IT Professional...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 03/16/2015
Step-By-Step: Testing Windows 10 Via VMware Workstation
At a recent event at the Nova Scotia Community College, the ask was put forward with regards to...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 03/11/2015
Step-By-Step: Creating a Windows 10 To Go Key Inside a Hyper-V VM
Windows 10 will include many cool features to enable system administrators in securing client...
Author: MVP Sean Kearney Date: 03/10/2015
Planned Maintenance – Azure Style
Hello Folks, All of us IT pros and DevOps people need to have some time for patching servers,...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 03/09/2015
Step-By-Step: Utilizing PowerShell History Viewer in Windows Server 2012 R2
PowerShell utilization has always been daunting for IT professionals. While there are a great many...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 03/04/2015
Final Word on IOPS in Azure
Hello Folks, In the past few weeks I’ve been spending some of my spare time in trying to explore the...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 03/03/2015
Azure Disk IOPS and Virtual Machines in IaaS Part II
Hello Folk, It’s been a while since we talked about IOPS. In fact the last post I wrote on the...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 02/26/2015
Utilizing Office 365 Staged Migration to Mitigating Risk
Currently there are three scenarios for an Office 365 Migration. They are as follows: Cutover Staged...
Author: MVP Sean Kearney Date: 02/24/2015
Step-By-Step: Testing Windows Server 2012 R2 via Boot-to-VHD
Support for Windows Server 2003 is shortly coming to an end. July 14th 2015 to be exact. Many IT...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 02/23/2015
BYOD Basics: Enabling Android in the Workplace via the Azure Authenticator App
Enabling Android in the workplace has always been a challenge for most IT Professionals. Aside from...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 02/18/2015
Step-By-Step: Migrating AD FS 2.0 to AD FS 3.0 for Office365 Single Sign-On
AD FS 3.0, included in Windows Server 2012 R2, provides a great deal of advancement over is...
Author: MVP Kelsey Epps Date: 02/17/2015
Azure Backup – New Functionality
Hello Folks, We’ve covered the “Backup” topic many times lately. Step-by-Step: Setup the Online...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 02/17/2015
Step-By-Step: Managing Windows Server 2012 R2 Via Windows 10
Details are beginning to emerge as to how Windows 10 will empower IT Professionals. What such detail...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 02/11/2015
Step-By-Step: Migrating Windows Server 2003 FSMO Roles To Windows Server 2012 R2
With it being over 10 years since the Windows Server 2003 release, there is now less than 5 months...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 02/10/2015
Step-by-Step: Managing Traffic for Workloads in Azure
Hello Folks, Last week I wrote about load balancing workloads in Azure. That generated some other...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 02/09/2015
Step-By-Step: Setting up Printers via Group Policy
In this installment we look at how to setup printers in group policy. As with all the Group Policies...
Author: MVP Garth Gorling Date: 02/03/2015
Microsoft Cloud Platform Roadmap
Hello folks, Throughout the year Anthony and I have been travelling across Canada speaking with IT...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 02/02/2015
Step-By-Step: Creating an Azure AD Lab Environment
Active Directory is one of the most predominant identity management tools found in business today....
Author: MVP Sean Kearney Date: 01/27/2015
Step-By-Step: Creating a Windows 10 to Go Workspace
Windows workspace on a approved bootable USB drive, first made available on Windows 8, provides a...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 01/26/2015
Step-By-Step: Restoring your PC data from Azure
Hello Folks, My last 2 posts were about backing up your Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 machines...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 01/21/2015
Step-By-Step: Configuring on-premises Lync Server 2013 integration Office 365 Unified Messaging
Utilizing an edge server and configuring a federation with Office 365 allows you to benefit from...
Author: MVP Christophe Boucetta Date: 01/20/2015
Step-By-Step: Creating a Windows Server 2012 R2 Work Folders Test Lab
Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility Solution (EMS) allows organizations to enable its employees to...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 01/19/2015
Step-By-Step: Enrolling iOS Devices Via Apple Configurator In Microsoft Intune
With the introduction of iOS into the workforce, IT professionals faced the dilemma of securing said...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 01/14/2015
Step-By-Step: Building A System Center Virtual Machine Manager Lab Part 1
*This post was authored by Garth Gorling. Correction of author is forthcoming Virtualization, and...
Author: MVP Garth Jones Date: 01/13/2015
Step-By-Step: Backup your PC data to Azure – Follow Up!
Hello Folks, Last week I wrote about backing up your Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 machines to...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 01/12/2015