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HP Printer software bloat
With every passing iteration of new HP printers and drivers, one thing is for sure,…
Wikileaks and the immortality of data
With all the hoopla over the Wikileaks scandal and sensitive information being spread over the…
Automate joining a workstation to a domain using powershell and batch file
If you are a network admin looking for an easy way to script the joining…
Tumblr goes tumbling – site down due to DB failure
We as IT administrators have all been there before, the dreaded DB failure or cluster…
New AVG update takes down Windows 7 64 bit computers
Last night AVG placed an update out on their website which apparently caused panic among…
4G Wireless speed facts or fiction
I saw an interesting article on MSN this morning about 4G speeds and the fact…
Testing a Disaster Recovery Plan with VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM 8.1
When it comes to disaster recovery, one of the most overlooked areas for most environments is testing. Disaster recovery is…
Monitoring Hyper-V Performance with Server Performance Advisor
When working with virtualization platforms, monitoring gathering information concerning performance is a necessary part of keeping an eye on key…
New Intel Vulnerability Foreshadow L1 Terminal Fault VMware Affected
Yet another security vulnerability has been discovered that is based on the Spectre and Meltdown attacks found in Intel processors.…
Testing a Disaster Recovery Plan with VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM 8.1
When it comes to disaster recovery, one of the most overlooked areas for most environments is testing. Disaster recovery is…
Testing a Disaster Recovery Plan with VMware Site Recovery Manager SRM 8.1
When it comes to disaster recovery, one of the most overlooked areas for most environments is testing. Disaster recovery is…
Upgrade VMware vCenter VCSA appliance to 6.0 U3b
Even though many may look at their next update/upgrade of VMware VCSA appliance as going to 6.5, some may still…
Monitor Network Traffic with Port Mirror and TAP Port with Palo Alto
Recently, I added a cool piece of networking gear to the home lab environment – a Palo Alo PA-220 next…
Windows Server 2019 New Security Features
There is no doubt about it that security is on the minds of everyone today. With high profile breaches and…
Windows Server 2019 New Security Features
There is no doubt about it that security is on the minds of everyone today. With high profile breaches and…
Installing Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Recently, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Pro for Workstation version of Windows 10 to the fall lineup of Windows 10…
Windows Server 2012 R2 Installation Screenshots Step by Step
Microsoft recently released the Preview version of Windows Server 2012 R2 for download and install. We got our hands on…
Windows Server 2016 Security Features and Hardening
There is no doubt about it that Windows Server 2016 is Microsoft’s most powerful server operating system. If you have…
