The new Windows Server Essentials experience
The third quarter of 2016 will bring a smile to the face of many business owners throughout the world. That’s when Windows Server 2016 will launch. You ...
Is Microsoft’s Windows cloud strategy a case of Azure-based frog boiling?
Microsoft has said that they’re a “mobile-first, cloud-first” company these days. Windows 10 represents the first wave of the new world, and already there are ...
Windows 10 servicing branches
Windows 10 is looming large on the horizon for many enterprises as they look to refresh their desktop estates. Understanding what is new in Microsoft’s ...
Finding and removing old computer accounts in your Active Directory domain
Any server administrator that works with Windows Server and Active Directory can tell you that it’s not uncommon for Active Directory to be littered with ...
My Default Domain Policy and Default Domain Controller Policy are broke!
At some point in a consultant’s travels, they will come across group policies that nightmares are made of. Let’s quickly talk about one of those ...
Update Windows Server 2012 R2 KMS host to allow Win 10 activations
Ready to deploy Windows 10 on your domain but still need to update your Windows Server 2012 R2 KMS host so it can successfully activate the ...
Network resource availability and data integrity
Part 2 of our Network Remodeling / Redesigning / Restructuring services series In my previous post Active Directory Design, Optimization, and Automation we discussed how ...
The quirks of Windows Server 2012 R2 in-place server upgrades
There are basically two approaches when it comes to server upgrades for going to Windows Server 2012 R2 – performing an in-place upgrade, or creating ...
Using PRTG to monitor Windows Server backup
While PRTG (available at http://www.paessler.com) has many cool sensors available out-of-box for monitoring valuable network and server related data, unfortunately, it doesn’t have an easy ...
Active Directory design, optimization and automation
Part 1 of our Network Remodeling / Redesigning / Restructuring Services series Active Directory is the central repository for nearly all networks today. Some of the ...
Network remodeling / redesigning / restructuring services – overview
This multi-series blog post will be an overview of Source One Technology’s networking support services. This series will give you insight into the network management ...
Jumping on the Windows 10 bandwagon
On July 29, 2015, Microsoft released their latest version of Windows – Windows 10. This is a new foray into a delivery system of software ...
