What’s New in Windows 10 Build 9926?
As promised, Microsoft held a media event on January 21, during which Terry Myerson presented and demoed the newest features of Windows 10. You can watch the on-demand recording of the event here. I...
View ArticleWhat’s New in Windows 10 Build 9926 – Part 2?
Along with Cortana and Project Spartan, Build 9226 offers some key new features in the areas of applications and gaming. Universal applications: New office applications are being released to...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 Will Die Soon and Yes, You Will Mourn
Ah 2003. George W. Bush was president, 50 Cent was topping the charts and Microsoft rolled out Windows Server 2003. On July 14, though, the product’s long run will end as Microsoft yanks support. Many...
View ArticleRecovery Assurance – Where Should I Deploy the ReliableDR Server?
This is the second part in the Recovery Assurance series where we decide the best location for the ReliableDR server. The first part of the series, How to Design a DR Plan Using ReliableDR, showed how...
View ArticleRecovery Assurance – How to Configure ReliableDR
This is the third part in the Recovery Assurance series where I show how to configure ReliableDR to connect into your infrastructure. My goal is to give you a general overview of the process. For...
View ArticleCloud Religion: AWS’s Holy War Versus Azure Stack
Last week Microsoft released a technical preview of Azure Stack. What is Azure Stack? To quote Microsoft: Azure Stack extends the Azure vision by bringing the cloud model of computing to every...
View Article[Infographic] Small Business, Big Cloud: Cloud IT Trends
You pretty much can’t get through a conversation about IT without talking about the cloud. But who’s really using the cloud, who’s just talking about it? And what about backup? Do you really need cloud...
View ArticleOffice 365 Backup Mistakes: 5 Surefire Ways to Lose Office 365 Data
One of the most common Office 365 backup mistakes is assuming data protection isn’t necessary. There’s a misconception among some IT administrators that Office 365 doesn’t require backup because it...
View ArticleNovell and VMware Virtualization (and Backup)
What the heck is Novell and VMware announcing? At first read, it would appear to be a lot of sound and fury, signifying very little. Novell is announcing it will support SUSE/SLES as a guest in a...
View ArticleWhat are SOFS and How Do They Help Hyper-V?
In Windows Server 2012 (and R2), Microsoft released the Scale Out File Server (SOFS) feature. SOFS provides highly available file-based storage for applications and general use, and they are...
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