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Windows 10: Disk Optimization
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 13, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith Learn a quick trick in disk optimization in Windows 10 with the redesigned Reset and Refresh features that are designed to reduce the OS footprint.
PowerShell 5.0 Tutorial: Example-Driven Parsing using ConvertFrom-String
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 12, 2015
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Russell Smith
Russell Smith shows you how to easily parse complex text files using ConvertFrom-String in PowerShell 5.0.
Introducing Microsoft Azure Backup Server
- Oct 12, 2015
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Microsoft has started Project Venus by launching Microsoft Azure Backup Server, which offers more backup functionality and a local disk repository.
Dell’s $67 Billion Acquisition of EMC to be Biggest Tech Deal Ever
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 12, 2015
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PC giant Dell announced this morning that it would acquire storage giant EMC in a deal valued at $67 billion. EMC will merge with Dell, but VMware will not.
Azure IaaS Announcements at AzureCon
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 09, 2015
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Microsoft announced a number of improvements to Azure, including new services, price reductions, and virtual machines that affect IT pros.
Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: October 9, 2015
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Oct 09, 2015
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Because I’m so tired my eyes hurt, this week’s other news includes a legal aid to Microsoft’s email court case, PC sales hit another tough quarter, more.
PowerShell 5.0 Just Enough Administration (JEA) Part 2: Creating Toolkits and Understanding Logs
Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
- Oct 08, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn how to create your own JEA Toolkits (Endpoints), and monitor the logs for user activity.
Memory Compression in Windows 10 Threshold 2
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 08, 2015
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Russell Smith
Learn about upcoming changes to Memory Manager in Windows 10 Threshold 2, and how memory compression will be used to improve performance.
Microsoft: An Olive Branch And A Pistol
Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
- Oct 08, 2015
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Microsoft’s software and hardware strategy is evolving and with the new hardware being announced by the company, OEMs are being put on notice.
Microsoft Announces Facebook, Instagram, Box, Twitter, and more Universal Apps for Windows 10
Last Update: Jul 02, 2025
- Oct 07, 2015
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Russell Smith
Microsoft announces soon to be made available Windows 10 Universal Apps from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Netflix, and more.
PowerShell Problem Solver: Fun with CSV Imported Objects
Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
- Oct 07, 2015
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Use PowerShell to transform data from CSV files via objects in the pipeline.
Current Status Episode 29: Data Protection in the Cloud with Gina Minks
- Oct 06, 2015
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Petri IT Knowledgebase Team
Petri IT Knowledgebase Team Current Status co-hosts talk about data protection in the cloud with Gina Minks of Spanning.