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I've always been a great fan of Group Policy Objects. They are a fantastic way to retain control of your environment. With Windows Server 2012 the good things keep coming. Today we will look at what’s new in Group Policy in Windows Server 2012....
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Over the past few months we have made a big deal about the storage features of Windows Server 2012, including how the built-in iSCSI Software Target allows you to build a low-cost software-SAN (storage area network) for small environments, and how that...
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Hello Folks, Today we will look at some of the new features and enhancements in Active directory with Windows Server 2012. As usual, I suggest you download the evaluation of Windows Servers 2012 and use the info in this post to setup your own lab and...
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Many of you know that used to do a lot of VMware training… primarily for a company called VMTraining. So I was thrilled when they reached out to me recently and asked if I was willing to do a webinar on Hyper-V for their customers… and for anyone...
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I love this time of year. The days are getting longer, warmer and the deck is calling my name. (these are my feet….) At my house, summer months are very busy. the kids are home, my wife is at home (she’s a teacher) so I tend to hide in my office...
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While delivering an CANITPRO Camp not to long ago, an IT administrator shared his story as to why he had decided to move his organization's SQL backup to the cloud. It seemed that his predecessor was very diligent in switching the backup tapes every morning....
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TechEd is Microsoft's leading IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers technical conference being hosted on June 3rd -6th in New Orleans, LA. Those who have attended TechEd in the past have always found it rewarding in the aspect of professional development...
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BranchCache enables remote offices to have centralized access to file-shares over the wide area network at faster speeds and using less bandwidth. Included in Windows Server 2012 and in some editions of Windows 8, BranchCache is part of a collection of...
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Chatter around cloud computing has increased as of late as more organizations are investigating how to harness the power of the cloud. Having an always on, always operational infrastructure based in the cloud provides piece of mind for most. With Microsoft's...
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There is a lot of new stuff in Windows Server 2012 Active Directory. Active Directory management enhancements Active Directory Administrative Center Active Directory Recycle Bin management Fine-Grained Password Policy management Windows PowerShell History...
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Sharing knowledge amidst social media is a passion of mine. I challenge myself to try and spark a conversation via any of the most widely used social media avenues available. So when a request for a Step-By-Step post on Active Directory migration following...
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Anyone who has attended one of our #CANITPRO Camps provided across Canada has been appreciative of the fact that actual hardware is provided to run all labs. Attendees are also appreciative of the amount of hours that Pierre, Mitch, and I put forth in...
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Hello folks, In this series, we’ve looked at deploying or leveraging the goodness of Windows Server 2012. we’ve looked at VDI, Data Deduplication, DirectAccess, Hyper-v among others… Today we’ll look at ReFS. It’s part of the Windows Server...
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Today is my first day working in my new role as Technical Product Manager at Provance Technologies. A little while back Provance approached me to talk about this position, and it seemed like a very natural fit. Rarely have I felt such a positive...
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Hello folks, A new feature of Windows Server 2012 called Storage Spaces is designed to change the storage task for enterprises by providing an in-box storage virtualization that can use low-cost commodity storage devices. We’ve covered Storage Spaces...
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Mitch, Pierre and I have been delivering #CANITPRO camps for some time now and we are thoroughly enjoying connecting with the IT community across Canada. Many IT professionals we have encountered have enjoyed both version "A", concentrating on Hyper-V,...
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Hello Folks, This is a re-post of a great article that our friend Mitch Tulloch wrote for the BizTech Information Technology site. We are reproducing it with his blessing. Mitch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of several...
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What is desktop virtualization? Its many things to many people. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Session Virtualization RemoteApp In this post we will only cover what desktop virtualization is and what components, needs and challenges are addressed...
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A colleague asked me earlier today if I knew off the top of my head how many roles and features there are in Windows Server 2012 , and I had to admit that I did not know. As Albert Einstein once said, why memorize what you can reference. However...
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Everyone runs Windows… okay, that is not entirely true, but by 2012 it is the rare datacentre that does not have any Windows running. I have been crisscrossing the country and indeed traversing the globe telling people how wonderful Hyper-V and...
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For full details please see http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrreporting/thread/c42ba8cf-02a5-4e2e-8d20-39b05a4a5740 select distinct R.Netbios_Name0 as 'Name' , R.User_Name0 as 'User' , CS.Manufacturer0 as...
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Those who attended one of the Windows 8 #CANITPRO Camps earlier this year were privy to seeing the setup and enablement of a Windows-To-Go USB key as one of the presented demos. What makes this offering compelling is the fact that one could literally...
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Wow… Calgary was a blast, and after three great sessions it is great to be home… temporarily. The next two weeks are a whirlwind of craziness. First up, I am presenting two sessions on System Center in Toronto on Monday. At the end of the...
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For full details please see http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrreporting/thread/c42ba8cf-02a5-4e2e-8d20-39b05a4a5740 select distinct R.Netbios_Name0 as 'Name' , R.User_Name0 as 'User' , CS.Manufacturer0 as 'Manufacturer'...
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One of our influencers in Montreal Alexandre Brisebois, wrote this article on Tuesday. With his permission we are re-publishing it here, without any changes. Merci Alexandre! -M Earlier this month Amazon cut prices on Virtual Machines and...
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