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Author: Brandon Lee

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.
How to map a network drive using the IPV6 address in Windows
Windows

How to map a network drive using the IPV6 address in Windows

So in case you were wondering why we haven’t rapidly adopted IP version 6, then you may not have tried to map a network drive to an IPV6 address as…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 26, 2013January 11, 2021
How Information Technology Workers Will Actually Become The Most Appreciated Employees in 10 Years
IT Thoughts

How Information Technology Workers Will Actually Become The Most Appreciated Employees in 10 Years

Let’s face it; Information Technology is not always the most fun department to work in. For starters, people rarely come to see you to you if you want coffee or…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 21, 2013March 23, 2024
How to add an ODBC entry Windows 7
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How to add an ODBC entry Windows 7

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is the mediator between a workstation and server that allows the establishing and “talking” to a database.  ODBC configuration utility in Windows 7 allows one to…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 21, 2013January 11, 2021
Quick Steps to install SQL 2008 R2 Client Tools in Windows 7
Windows

Quick Steps to install SQL 2008 R2 Client Tools in Windows 7

Most SQL admins or users who need to be able to see DBs on a SQL box or need to run SQL queries from their desktop, will most likely want…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 21, 2013January 11, 2021
How to configure and setup Windows 2012 VPN
Windows Server 2012

How to configure and setup Windows 2012 VPN

Windows 2012 continues the iteration of Windows VPN that continues to provided remote access capabilities for network connectivity from the outside.  There have definitely been improvements with Windows 2012 VPN…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 14, 2013November 22, 2023
Microsoft Exchange You do not have permission to send to this recipient
Exchange

Microsoft Exchange You do not have permission to send to this recipient

This is one of those nagging undeliverable messages that can cause much heartburn for a messaging administrator as the problem can be several different things.  However, we want to highlight…

by Brandon LeeDecember 5, 2012January 11, 2021
Installing Exchange 2013 in Windows Server 2008 R2 step by step
ComputersExchange

Installing Exchange 2013 in Windows Server 2008 R2 step by step

Microsoft messaging administrators everywhere always look forward to the next version of Microsoft Exchange as it usually brings many desired improvements and other benefits to organizations running Microsoft’s messaging platform.…

by Brandon LeeNovember 12, 2012January 11, 2021
Windows Server 2012 still missing the shared folder icon
Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012 still missing the shared folder icon

One of the misnomers of Windows Server 2008 R2 that gave admins fits is the lack of any type of shared folder designation.  If you have a folder with several hundred…

by Brandon LeeNovember 6, 2012January 11, 2021
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit replaces WAIK
Windows

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit replaces WAIK

For those administrators out there who have been using the Microsoft Automated Installation Kit, there are changes coming down the pipeline with the introduction of Windows 8 and Windows Server…

by Brandon LeeNovember 6, 2012January 11, 2021
Blade Servers Saving Money and Transforming Modern Business Computing
Servers

Blade Servers Saving Money and Transforming Modern Business Computing

The computer network of any organization could be considered the backbone, whether it be large or small. Having the right equipment along this network could improve the organization’s efficiency in…

by Brandon LeeOctober 11, 2012March 25, 2024

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