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Data is essential to every business, it accelerates business operations, drives sales, and maintains business integrity. The importance of data is not new, and neither is the importance of making sure that data is protected. Modern data protection is critical to every business and needs to be simple, flexible, and reliable. VeeamON 2021, May 25-26…

Windows Server 2019 is almost as easy to install as Windows 10. And in this article, I’m going to take you step-by-step through the process for installing Windows Server 2019 in a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM). First, I will show you how to install Hyper-V in Windows 10 or Windows Server. Then we will move…

Petri’s GET-IT: Teams 1-Day virtual conference is a full day of free learning dedicated to deep technical Microsoft Teams content aimed at accelerating the adoption, collaboration, and usage of the platform. Throughout the day you will hear from Microsoft MVPs and industry experts about how to take full advantage of Teams and dive deep into…

In this article, I will show you how to set up an Active Directory on Windows Server 2019 We’ll be using Server Manager to install and configure AD, so you’ll need to be running a version of Windows Server 2019 that includes the Desktop Experience server role. Alternatively, you can set up AD in Windows Server…

Back in the fall of 2019, Microsoft held a Surface event that will likely go down in history as one of the most ambitious announcements from the company. At the keynote, Microsoft unveiled three new products that were not only completely new for the company but also pushed them in a bold new direction. The…

Today, Microsoft allows your users to submit feedback about Microsoft 365 products at your organization. Are you curious about what they’ve been saying? Your curiosity will soon be satisfied. This feedback will start to be visible in the Microsoft 365 admin center under the Health category, in the Product feedback node. This new experience will…

Trends come and go but protecting your data and having the ability to easily restore items efficiently is a part of your business that can mean the difference between disaster and mild-hiccup. As we navigate the pandemic and employees bounce between home and work, data is more ‘in-flight’ than ever before. If you are looking…

If you spend five minutes listening to Microsoft talk about its cloud services, one of the key talking points is always about how it has the most data center regions around the globe. The company has invested billions to create local-redundant cloud operations in major economies and today, Microsoft has announced that it is taking…

During Microsoft Ignite 2021, Voices matter: Reconnect with Microsoft Teams Calling, Microsoft introduced a new technology that allows for connectivity from other telephone providers into Microsoft Teams called Operator Connect.  You might be thinking, “we’ve been doing that for years?!” and you’d be right.  Partners and customers have been able to integrate Session Border Controllers…

I’ve been drowning in project deadlines for the last month and I’ve not had a chance to keep up with the improvements in Microsoft Azure IaaS. So this month’s article is as much for me as it is for you! New General Purpose VMs The most common virtual machine family that I use in Microsoft…

While you may have fond memories of Flash from the games that ran in the browser, as the web matured, Flash did not. The technology evolved from being a tool used to build interactive components on the web to a significant security vulnerability. Microsoft has announced that starting in July, KB4577586 (the update to remove…

For all you IT Pros continuing to support an on-premises Exchange Server infrastructure (in any configuration), Microsoft has a vital message for you: It is extremely important to keep Exchange up to date. Due to the number of customers that were unprepared to install last month’s (Mar ’21) Emergency security patches, many had to scramble…