IT Knowledgebase Articles

Avril Salter discusses the top 3 mistakes companies make when selecting a cloud service provider and what you can do to avoid them. This is the first post in a series of upcoming articles that will guide IT pros into successfully embracing and implementing this new delivery model.

In this post, Michael Simmons explains the functions of the Administrative Templates for Group Policy Objects in Windows Server, specifically, Server 2008 R2. These templates allow a huge range of customization of settings for administrators configuring computers and users in Active Directory.

Jeff Hicks continues his two-part series on creating custom events in the Windows Event Log. In this post, Jeff explains how to use PowerShell to create the log events as opposed to EVENTCREATE.EXE which he demonstrated in Part 1.

Sean Wilkins gives a brief overview of Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager. Sean explains how UCS brings together many of the psychical managerial components into one integrated (unified) solution which can help cut costs.

Michael Simmons explains how you can use PowerShell to find mailbox sizes in Office 365. Michael shows you two functions that you will need (and can save for later use) and then walks you through the steps to administer Office 365 quickly and efficiently in PowerShell.

Do you know what Microsoft Intune is and are you using it? Released just under a year ago, Intune provides a cloud-based solution to manage and secure your PCs. Microsoft Evangelist John Weston gives 10 compelling reasons why you need to be using Intune if you aren’t already.

Peter De Tender concludes his six-part series on installing Service Manager 2012 in this post. In his concluding post, Peter explains how to install and configure the Self-Service Portal based on SharePoint Foundation 2010.

In part 1 of his two-part series, Jeff Hicks explains how to create events/entries inside the Windows event logs. There are a variety of reasons why this could be useful, and Jeff covers a few, and luckily creating an event is pretty straightforward once you get a hang of it.

Any technology presents unique security issues but cloud computing stands on its own as it ties many different technologies together. In today’s post, Mike Danseglio touches on the main points of the 80 page document, “Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing”, published in December by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

In this post by IT veteran Michael Simmons, learn how to set up the sharing features of your document libraries in Office 365 so you can share a document library with someone outside of your organization, including clients or contractors.