Setup RDP Two Factor Authentication with Duo Security
Remote desktop servers that are sitting out in DMZ’s or just forward facing RDP enabled servers are security risks at best since they are configured to answer to remote desktop…
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Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.
OLE DB provider SQLNCLI11 for linked server unable to begin distributed transaction
Today in working with a new virtual machine that was spun up with Windows Server 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014, I was asked to troubleshoot an issue where distributed…
Good VMware Home Lab Switch
Recently, I was looking to snag a really good VMware home lab switch for a couple of hosts and shared storage to replace an aging run of the mill HP switch…
Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster SQL 2012 SSL configuration
A project recently had me working on Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster SQL 2012 SSL configuration for an international company who had recently provisioned this new Windows cluster to replace an…
Monitor LSI Megaraid RAID controller in VMware
Last week in working with a “whitebox” ESXi server running a VMware lab that was running on an LSI 9280-16i4E controller, the need arose to monitor LSI Megaraid storage controller…
Tape vs Disk vs Cloud backup what solutions are you using?
I wanted to shoot a post out there to you guys visiting the site to see which solutions for backup you are using in your enterprise environment. Â In doing consulting…
Receive alerts when user connects or disconnects from RDP
If you administer a forward facing terminal server or even if you have an RDP connection setup on your home Internet connection for quick access to your home network, then…
Installing ESXi 6.0 in VMware workstation 11
So with eager excitement all VMware admins out there have been looking to get their hands on ESXi 6.0. Â I am no exception to that rule. Â VMware is a product…
Blast from Past – Upgrade NT4 domain to Windows 2003
Believe it or not, there ARE still some environments out there running Windows NT domain controllers – Yes the end of life for public support from Microsoft was January 1,…
SQL Server local SQL authentication error logged in locally
Guys, so I have run into a really weird situation with a development SQL Server local SQL authentication error logged in locally. Â Local SQL authentication succeeds if you login remotely…