Michael Simmons

For administrators of Office 365, one of the functions of your role may be to create auditing reports for Exchange Online. In this post, Michael Simmons helps you to understand the different auditing reports that are available in Office 365, and describes why they are useful.

Microsoft has recently made some significant changes in the way they’re running the certification program, including the return of the #1 certification in the Windows world: the MCSE. In this post, Michael Simmons talks about the changes in Microsoft’s new certification program and what the new MCSE means for IT pros.

There are many reasons why organizations need to keep track of their correspondences. In this post, IT veteran Michael Simmons explores why journaling is important and how to do it using Office 365.

In this post, Michael Simmons provides an in-depth look at how to create a storage pool on Windows Server 2012, using both the PowerShell cmdlets and the Storage Manager GUI tools.

We look into Storage Spaces, the Windows Server 2012 storage subsystem, and delves into why it deserves a closer look.

Do you still have questions about Windows 8? Are you wondering if Microsoft finally got it right this time? In this post, we answer 8 questions about Windows 8.

Resilient File System (ReFS) is a new file system introduced in Windows Server 2012, which, before long, we will all be using on our boot partitions. In this post, We explain how ReFS will likely replace NTFS completely within the next versions of Windows, and why you will love this new file system.

Whether you’re looking to take advantage of Dynamic Access Control, begin virtualizing your Active Directory infrastructure, or start using one of the other amazing features that Windows Server 2012 Active Directory offers, it all begins with getting a Windows Server 2012 added as a domain controller. Read on to learn how.

Office 365 allows you to connect to your work email as easily as you’ve been connecting to your personal Hotmail account. We go over several approaches to moving your contacts or address book into Office 365.

Delivering IT as a service (ITaaS) reduces errors and increases end user satisfaction. This post by IT veteran Michael Simmons provides an overview of some of the concepts surrounding the development of delivering ITaaS in enterprise organizations. Simmons lists all the Microsoft System Center 2012 products and a description of what each one does.