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Google Announces Firestore Security Rules Simulator

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Google recently introduced the Firestore Security Rules Simulator – a new tool that developers and administrators can use to write and test security rules for Google’s Cloud Firestore database in a quick and efficient manner.

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Storage Explorer Preview in the Azure Portal

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This post will discuss the preview release of Microsoft’s Storage Explorer for Azure storage, which is built into the Azure Portal.

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Preview of WORM Storage Added To Azure

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn discusses and demonstrates the new write once-read many (WORM) blob storage feature that Microsoft recently launched in preview.

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5 Things You Can Do to Prepare for your SharePoint 2019 Migration

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Upgrading, even for the best of environments, always has a surprise or two in store, even for the most vigilant admin. Getting a good idea what’s going on in your farm right now is one of the best things you can do to improve your changes of a successful, less stressful upgrade when SharePoint 2019 comes around.

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Diving Deeper into Office 365 Audit Data with Cloud App Security

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Office 365 generates lots of audit data. Some of the data seems a little strange, and we need some help to understand it. Office 365 Cloud App Security helps, but at a considerable cost. Do you need the extra insight provided by Cloud App Security? That’s a decision you must make.

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How To Use The DISM Command to Repair Windows 10: A Step-By-Step Guide

Last Update: Jun 08, 2025

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to fix corrupt system files when System File Checker isn’t up to the job.

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Google Announces Cloud Filestore

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Google recently announced the coming beta of Cloud Filestore. This is a new service that will provide customers with managed storage with a shared file system interface.

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OpenSSH Comes Out of Beta in Windows April 2018 Update

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to get started with the OpenSSH client in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.

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Happy 10th Birthday Hyper-V!

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

On February 19, 2003, Microsoft announced that the corporation has acquired a privately held virtualization vendor called Connectix. It might not have seemed like it then, but this acquisition was the genesis of something huge in the IT world, and I’m not limiting that to just Hyper-V.

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Microsoft’s Making Golf (Even) More Enjoyable to Watch

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft and the PGA Tour have teamed up to help uncover new insights using all the data collected during each golf tournament.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows — June 2018

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This month sees Microsoft hold its first virtual Windows Server Summit with lots of news about upcoming features. Plus, Sets disappear from the latest RS5 Insider build and Microsoft is using AI to drive the Windows 10 April 2018 Update rollout.

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Everything You Need to Know About SharePoint — June 2018

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

This month, we are going to cover the SharePoint announcement with a little summertime flare.

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