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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The public cloud is mature and reliable. So why does Brien still run a bunch of physical servers out of his home? For a lot of good reasons that the cloud can't match, it turns out.
02/11/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Ransomware is a lot more sophisticated now, attacking data on network drives and in the cloud. Before physically interacting with ransomware, take these precautions to stop anything outside the VM from getting infected.
02/09/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced an update to its plans to end "Basic Authentication" when used with the Exchange Online e-mail service.
02/04/2021
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Acronis will unify its products into a single line on March 31, aiming to roll up security, e-mail security, file sync and share, management, notarization, backup and disaster recovery under the Acronis Cyber Protect license.
02/02/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday described a few Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) advancements as part of a WVD "Master Class" video presentation, which lasted about seven hours, with labs.
01/29/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Application-integrated backup tools should never replace conventional backups, but they have their place.
01/27/2021
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Microsoft's "Open License program" will end on Jan. 1, 2022, and not just for commercial customers, but also for government, education and nonprofit organizations.
01/21/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A three-keystroke solution to a problem that has no discernible cause.
01/21/2021
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It's a hybrid world, but remote work is here to stay, according to Microsoft's Teams and SharePoint head Jeff Teper.
01/20/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
DOS might seem like a relic now, but sometimes it's the only way to fix a problem that Windows seems ill-equipped to deal with -- like this one.
01/19/2021
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Microsoft on Tuesday notified Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users that it's no longer going to automatically support "user proxies" to get patches from Microsoft's content delivery networks (CDNs), starting with this month's cumulative update release.
01/13/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Planning to run Hyper-V VMs on your Windows desktop? Here's how to ensure that you don't deplete Windows of the resources it needs to run smoothly.
01/13/2021
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Microsoft recently announced that it has released Azure Stack HCI, in conjunction with hardware partners, at the "general availability" commercial-release stage.
12/14/2020
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Microsoft recently described SharePoint Online intranet-adoption growth stats, as well as new and notable features, and it outlined potentially breaking changes for users of "classic" search.
12/10/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
When one of his Windows Servers stopped connecting to its storage array, Brien could find only an incomplete fix and an even weirder problem with Windows.
12/04/2020
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Microsoft announced the preview release of Azure Purview, a new data governance solution, as well as the "general availability" commercial release of Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Synapse Studio.
12/03/2020
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Microsoft announced a new SharePoint Success Site template for SharePoint Online intranet users on Tuesday, adding another tool to better steer site creators.
12/01/2020
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Microsoft on Monday announced new Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online improvements that are getting rolled out to subscribers.
11/30/2020
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Microsoft may have started something new by attempting to charge its customers for software that uses its application programming interfaces (APIs).
11/20/2020
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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its Azure Hybrid Benefit program for Linux, previously at preview, is now commercially available.
11/17/2020
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Database protection goes far beyond backups; ensuring the quality and consistency of those backups is equally important. Here are the maintenance tasks that will make sure your databases stay in top shape.
11/16/2020
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Microsoft this week announced that the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Extended Security Update (ESU) program is approaching Year 2.
11/13/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
We all know how important it is to back up your data, but should you be backing up your IT infrastructure, too? Here are the key factors that will tell you if you need to back up infrastructure items or if you can safely skip it.
11/12/2020
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Microsoft's plans for its enterprise video streaming platform could greatly improve how organizations manage, store and search through video data.
11/10/2020
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A more unified Microsoft Search reporting capability for IT pros overseeing SharePoint Online sites will be arriving sometime next month, Microsoft announced this week.
11/04/2020