IT Knowledgebase Articles

Are you having issues figuring out what service packs you have installed on your device? Jeff Hicks show you how to gather this info using the command line tool, WMIC.EXE, as well as by using Windows PowerShell.

Networking Consultant Sean Wilkins takes a look at the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), how its metric is calculated, and how this information can be used to ensure that traffic is taking the path that is expected.

Want to know if your CPU supports SLAT (Second Level Address Translation)? In this post, Daniel Petri goes over the specific requirements for the embedded Hyper-V feature that Windows 8 Client offers.

You might be wondering if it’s safe to keep sensitive files and information on your mobile device. IT veteran Mike Danseglio discusses how to decide what data to save on your device using the Mobile Cloud, as well as three questions you should ask yourself before safely saving your data.

In this video post, Ed Liberman describes what the components of Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 are, and how they relate to those found in past versions of Windows Server.

In part three of this series, learn how to read data from an Excel file using PowerShell.

In this post, Networking Consultant Sean Wilkins looks at the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol, how its metric is calculated, and how this info can be used to ensure that traffic is taking the path that is expected.

John O’Neill Sr. demonstrates how to save time (and possibly your sanity) when connecting multiple devices to an email system, by showing how to create an Exchange ActiveSync Configuration Profile for your iPhone or iPad. In future articles, he will cover how to add additional functionality to your iOS device configuration profiles.

Should you put your applications in the cloud or on the device? In this post, Dr. Avril Salter discusses the Mobile Cloud, how and when you should use it, and what it means to the IT industry.

Why is server virtualization beneficial? Greg Ferro lists in detail the top 5 benefits of server virtualization for IT departments, which includes cost control, better operation with automation, ability to reduce risks with snapshots, storage management, and granular scaling.