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An Introduction to Exchange Online Protection (EOP)

Last Update: Sep 24, 2024

J. Peter Bruzzese provides an introduction to Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft’s latest solution for protecting your Exchange server from malware and spam.

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Leaked Windows 9 Videos Show New Start Menu, Virtual Desktops, Live Tiles, and More

Last Update: Jun 29, 2025

Hot on the heels of new Windows 9 screenshots, German IT site WinFuture has posted some videos that show the Windows 9 Technical Preview build in action.

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Microsoft Buys Minecraft Maker for $2.5 Billion

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Microsoft announced that it is buying Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billion. Does this mean that Windows Phone users will finally get Minecraft for their favorite smartphone?

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How to Enable Two Factor Authentication for Google Apps and Gmail

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Learn how to enable two-factor authentication for Google Apps and Gmail with this step-by-step tutorial by Jonathan Hassell.

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Using VMware vApp

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In her first post for the Petri IT Knowledgebase, VMware vExpert Melissa Palmer explains what VMware vApp is, how useful a vApp can be, and how to create one.

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The Microsoft Azure Sales Strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn explains how Microsoft is positioning Azure towards small and medium enterprises as a supplement to on-premise IT resources.

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Windows 9 Technical Preview Screenshots Leaked

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

More details about Windows 9 leaked on to the web today in the form of Windows 9 technical preview screenshots, posted by two German technology websites.

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Microsoft Unveils Office Delve for Office 365

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft will let admins delve deeper into their Office 365 data with the newly-released Office Delve. Peter Duggan and J. Peter Bruzzese give us the details.

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Enabling SQL Server Traffic Encryption

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Looking to make your data more secure? Daniel Petri shows us how to enable SSL traffic encryption in Microsoft SQL Server in this step-by-step tutorial.

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Boot a Hyper-V Virtual Machine Using PXE

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn shows us how to boot a Hyper-V virtual machine off of a network by using the preboot execution environment (PXE).

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A Handy IT Help Desk Configuration Script

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Frustrated by tedious IT help desk tasks? Daniel Petri and Haim Cohen provide some relief with a configuration script that automates repetitive help desk tasks.

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Using Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn shows how to use the Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Enhanced Session mode to get increased performance for virtual machine connections.

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