Blog

Dedicated Forest Root Domains in Active Directory

New Ask an Admin! Check out the benefits and disadvantages of using a dedicated forest root domain in your Active Directory design.

View Article

New Sharing User Experience in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online

Microsoft has released the latest sharing experience for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. Find out why Juan Carlos Gonzalez Martin thinks this version is more intuitive and easy to use.

View Article
Security – 4

This Week in IT – Windows Hacked: Security Flaw in Top Laptops Revealed!

This Week in IT, discover how experts from Blackwing HQ uncovered startling Windows Hello fingerprint vulnerabilities on Dell, Lenovo, and Surface laptops. Learn about the flaw and what it means for your device’s security. Plus, Windows 10 is getting a new feature and there are some changes to end of support for Exchange Server 2019….

View Article
Security

How to Minimize Your Active Directory Attack Surface

Last Update: Apr 17, 2024

When newly installed, Active Directory’s (AD) default configuration is designed to be easy to use. As a result, attackers can exploit AD to take over your entire network with relative ease. Here’s what you can do to further protect your organization by reducing your Active Directory attack surface. This article is sponsored by Semperis. Securing…

View Article

What’s New in SQL Server 2014

Curious what new features Microsoft SQL Server 2014 offers? We’ve updated this guide with the latest info to help you decide if you’re due for an upgrade.

View Article

Surface 3, A Year Later

It was over a year ago that Microsoft released the Surface 3, and it is worth taking a second look at the entry-level device.

View Article

M365 Changelog: New browser usage reports available to support your organization’s migration to Microsoft Edge

Last Update: Jun 27, 2023

MC244044 – Coming soon, IT admins will be able to view Microsoft browser usage, alongside other Microsoft products like SharePoint and OneDrive, on the usage dashboard of the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. This new report will allow IT admins to see browser usage trends, in response to the retirement milestone for Microsoft Edge Legacy (March 9, 2021)….

View Article

The Dashboard: Microsoft’s Unhealthy Relationship With UWP Devs

There is little doubt Microsoft is a developer company. There is, however, serious doubt about Microsoft being a company which supports indie app developers. The demise of UWP and its confusing twists and turns is no secret and is now old news. As that news was bouncing around the Microsoft blogs, UWP developers’ dedication was…

View Article

Microsoft Releases The First Insider Server Build

Microsoft has released today the first Insider build of Windows Server, a pre-release version of the platform that allows you to test new features before they ship in a final product.

View Article

Upgrade to System Center 2012 SP1 VMM: Post-Installation

After the upgrade, then what? Follow through with these post-installation steps for System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

View Article
Go to page