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Aidan Finn, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), has been working in IT since 1996. He has worked as a consultant and administrator for the likes of Innofactor Norway, Amdahl DMR, Fujitsu, Barclays and Hypo Real Estate Bank International where he dealt with large and complex IT infrastructures and MicroWarehouse Ltd. where he worked with Microsoft partners in the small/medium business space.

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How Does Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Work?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

We’ve already told you about Dynamic Memory – now learn how it works so that you can configure your VMs to make the best use of your host’s memory.

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What Is Hyper-V Dynamic Memory?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Check out Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, a cool feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Learn to increase the VM to host ratio and more in this overview!

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Microsoft Announces the Enterprise Mobility Suite

Last Update: May 24, 2025

Microsoft announced the Enterprise Mobility Suite this week, a bundle that includes Azure AD Premium, Azure Rights Management, and Windows Intune.

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Microsoft Launches Office for iPad

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

As expected, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the availability of Microsoft Office for the iPad at a press event in San Francisco this morning.

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Forget Amazon Workspaces – Build a DaaS in Microsoft Azure (or any Other Cloud)

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Amazon has just announced their new Workspaces Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offering. So is this new service worth a look?

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How to Enable Hyper-V Virtual Machine Processor Compatibility Mode

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Doing some live migration? Learn to enable processor compatibility mode in Hyper-V to allow a VM to move between different gens of the same processor family.

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Using Hyper-V Virtual Machine Processor Resource Control

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this post, learn to use the virtual processor resource control settings to configure Hyper-V virtual machine reservations, limits, and weights.

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Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Machine NUMA Topology

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Find out the whys and hows behind customizing the virtual non-uniform memory access (NUMA) configuration of a VM in this handy how-to.

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What Is Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA)?

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Know about NUMA? Discover how Hyper-V interoperates with the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architectures of host computers in this helpful intro.

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Configuring Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) Cache

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Use just a little bit o’ RAM or a lot! Learn to enable Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) Cache to improve the read performance of CSV in WS2012!

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Unified Threat Management and the WatchGuard XTM Firewall

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Looking into unified threat management? Check our review of WatchGuard XTM, which provides security and connects on-premise and (hybrid) cloud services.

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How Would Microsoft Design a Scale-Out File Server: Disks, Networking, and More

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Discover how disks, networks, servers, and Storage Bricks play a part in designing a SOFS in part 2 of this series.

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