Are you looking for a disaster recovery solution for your on-prem servers? In this post we’ll walk through the steps to setup a MABS (Microsoft Azure Backup Server), and configure it to backup to Azure Recovery Services and locally. Requirements…
In this post, we’ll explore how Windows Terminal can revolutionize your command line experience inside of Windows 11. Windows Terminal offers a streamlined interface for maximizing productivity when working in the command prompt, bash or Powershell, all at the same…
As a Linux administrator, CentOS has likely been a trusted choice for your server environments for many years. However, recent changes with CentOS have left many administrators searching for alternative distributions that align better with their needs. In this blog…
Over the years I’ve tested many aspects of Microsoft’s Active Directory. Sometimes those tests resulted in unforeseen consequences on my production environment. When Hyper-V came along it was the perfect tool to test different environments including Active Directory. In this…
Ever have an instance when making changes to one Active Directory Domain Controller and it doesn’t propagate to other domain controllers? In this post I’ll show you how to check the sync health of your domain controllers and how to…
Most Network Administrators use Bitlocker to secure their laptops and PCs. It’s built into Windows and best of all it’s free. (NOTE: Bitlocker is not included with Windows 10/11 Home.) It’s fairly easy to setup, but one problem is saving…
I looked at a free SSL Certificate Authority called Let’s Encrypt years ago, but the certificates only lasted 90 days and then you had to manually recreate the requests. This works fine for test and development systems, but not so much for…
Looking for consistency in your company’s email signatures? Tired of sending out the “official” signature only to find staff didn’t use it? If you have an Office 365 subscription you can setup an email signature for everyone with no intervention…
Have you ever tried to request a large file from someone at another company or even within your own company? If you have someone send a file via email it can get caught in spam or if it’s too large…
Microsoft has a large selection of Office 365 subscriptions, but unless you understand these services how do you make an educated decision on which subscription to purchase? Security seems to be on everyone’s mind these days after recently publicized breaches…