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System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1: Prepare Installation

Jun 24, 2013
Aidan Finn

Discover the steps to prepare for an installation of System Center 2012 SP1, including Distribute Key Management (DKM) and service accounts.

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How to Download, Install, and Configure Azure AD Connect V2

Last Update: Jul 17, 2023

Mar 03, 2022
Michael Taschler

In this guide, I’ll provide information on where to download Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) Connect V2 and walk you through the installation and configuration of it. Microsoft states that the most common topology is a single on-premises forest, with one or multiple domains, and a single Azure AD tenant. My guide will…

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Windows Server vNext Technical Preview Due in May

Apr 07, 2015
Paul Thurrott

When Microsoft announced the Windows 10 Technical Preview last October, it was accompanied by the first-ever Windows Server vNext Technical Preview release as well. Since then, however, development of these systems has diverged, and Microsoft hasn’t ever delivered another Server Technical Preview release. But that’s finally going to change: a new Server Technical Preview build…

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Why PowerShell’s Desired State Configuration Should Matter to You

Aug 24, 2015
Jeff Hicks

PowerShell MVP Jeff Hicks explains why PowerShell’s Desired State Configuration (DSC) should matter to you as an IT professional and how it can help bolster your career.

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Lync 2010 Integration with Outlook Web App 2010 (OWA 2010)

Aug 29, 2013
Phoummala Schmitt

It’s all about communication, folks. Learn how to integrate Lync 2010 with OWA 2010 to allow users to have Lync IM sessions and more!

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Why You Should Use Windows Update for Business Instead of Windows Server Update Services

Dec 10, 2020
Russell Smith

As more employees work from home, Windows Update for Business provides a simpler way to update Windows endpoints with the latest patches.

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Microsoft Looks to Make Azure More Container Friendly With Container Instances

Jul 26, 2017
Brad Sams

Microsoft is rolling out a new container service that is being pitched as the easiest way to launch and manage containers in the cloud.

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Top 10 IT Trends – from the Microsoft Perspective

Mar 03, 2014
Aidan Finn

Get out your crystal ball and find out how Microsoft is preparing for the next 5 years of change in the IT world.

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Enable Envelope Journaling in Exchange 2000/2003

Jan 08, 2009
Daniel Petri

Standard message-only journaling simply delivers a copy of a message flagged for archival to a designated journal mailbox. Envelope journaling instead delivers archival messages using an envelope message containing a journal report with the original message as an attachment. In order to enable standard journaling please read Enable Journaling in Exchange 2000/2003. Envelope Journaling is…

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Setup a Virtual Network in Windows Azure

Jan 09, 2014
Russell Smith

You got lab needs, we got a solution. In this Ask an Admin, create a virtual network in Windows Azure to set up a lab environment for Active Directory.

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