Microsoft’s SQL Server has been around for quite some time. It has a huge installed base and is certainly one of the market-leading structured query language (the SQL in SQL Server) databases. If you’re company is running SQL Server, you may cross paths with this venerable repository.
Posted by Lafe Low on April 12th, 2018 at 5:58 PM0 comments
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PowerShell remains a ubiquitous and formidable arrow in the quiver of Windows tech guys. Much has been written about PowerShell—books, columns, and blogs—tips and tricks, secret techniques, and simply how to easily get the most out of this powerful ally. PowerShell is fairly unique in that it is truly valuable regardless of how deep you choose to dive into its capabilities. There is plenty to find about how to best use PowerShell for troubleshooting at a variety of levels. Here's a look:
Posted by Lafe Low on February 12th, 2018 at 10:09 AM0 comments
The battle of the hypervisors continues. Microsoft has done an admirable job positioning Hyper-V as one you must contend with, even if you prefer vSphere for certain virtualization tasks. You’ll find plenty of sound advice for working with and configuring Hyper-V in the blogs presented here. As a side note, I don't know why anyone hasn't yet latched onto the title The Hypervisor Advisor. If you’re a virtualization expert looking to start up a blog, feel free to steal that title!
Posted by Lafe Low on July 7th, 2017 at 1:08 PM0 comments
The TechMentor video library is now up and running. Get a free preview of the session content you can expect at a TechMentor conference, and consider joining us at Microsoft Headquarters in August!
Posted by Lafe Low on June 20th, 2017 at 5:33 PM0 comments
Security remains a top of mind issue across the board. The recent worldwide sweep of the WannaCry ransomware attack served as a reminder—not that we needed one—that cybersecurity seems to be a fire that simply refuses to be put out. And indeed it may never be. As our cybersecurity solutions and policies evolve, it seems the bad guys evolve just a couple of steps ahead. Thankfully, for every successful attack, there are many more successful defenses. If you’re looking to broaden your security knowledge, or just looking for some specific resources, take a trip through some of these Windows security blogs. They're sure to shore up your security smarts.
Posted by Lafe Low on May 19th, 2017 at 2:21 PM0 comments
PowerShell is indeed a powerful ally. Using its raw command-line power for automation and configuration management has given Windows devotees a fundamental level of precision control for years. PowerShell has been around long enough that there are some incredibly rich and detailed references in the blog world. Here are a few PowerShell blogs you should add to your favorites list.
Posted by Lafe Low on April 20th, 2017 at 11:37 AM0 comments
There's nothing quite like information straight from the source. That's exactly what TechMentor delivers this August 7-11 as we return to the Microsoft Campus for another week of straight-from-the-mothership IT learning.
Posted by Lafe Low on March 24th, 2017 at 11:37 AM0 comments