7 Windows Server 2019 features to know

T-Blog Editor/ November 4, 2020/ Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Timeless Tips, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server Troubleshooting, Windows Server versions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIf administrators want to get the most from Windows Server 2019 features, they should familiarize themselves with this cheat sheet of the improvements Microsoft has made. By Kristen Gloss Microsoft constantly develops new tools and features to upgrade Windows Servers, but IT administrators have to do their research to stay up to date. Windows Server 2019 offers capabilities, including machine

Read More

How to enable Hyper-V on Windows 10 for a lab environment

T-Blog Editor/ November 4, 2020/ Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, IT Managed Services, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhile there are several ways to test new updates on virtual machines, Hyper-V enables desktop administrators to add multiple VMs to a single desktop and run tests. By Gary Olsen IT staff often need to replicate user problems or new software updates in a lab setting to identify potential issues. In the past, this required a significant amount of hardware

Read More

Top 6 complexity challenges of operating a cloud at scale

T-Blog Editor/ November 3, 2020/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data Center Hardware, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIt’s not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud complexity issues. Look out for these six common problems. By Zachary Flower Embracing cloud computing is hardly a unique experience for most companies, but there’s a significant difference between living in the cloud and scaling in it. As

Read More

CIO strategies for COVID-19 require new long-term IT planning

T-Blog Editor/ November 3, 2020/ CIO Resources, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Leadership and strategic planning, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCIOs should look beyond the immediate IT requirements created by the COVID-19 outbreak and think about what will be needed in post-pandemic environments. By Craig Stedman For IT teams, the immediate priority during the coronavirus crisis has been to ensure that organizations have the technologies they need to continue operating amid lockdowns and business restrictions. But CIO strategies for COVID-19

Read More

7 essential remote worker security policies for IT departments

T-Blog Editor/ November 2, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data security technology and strategy, Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, IT Managed Services, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWith the COVID-19 pandemic forcing so many to work remotely, IT admins need to update the security aspect of their organization’s work-from-home policies to keep pace with this trend. By John Powers When COVID-19 first hit, organizations focused on enabling remote work for their employees, but the next step is to ensure that proper security policies keep work-from-home users’ data

Read More

The basics of zero-trust network access explained

T-Blog Editor/ October 26, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network management and monitoring, Network Security, Timeless Tips, Trends: Datacenter Hardware and Solutions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSome experts believe VPNs have struggled to adapt to an increasingly cloud-based, internet-dependent world. Enter zero-trust network access, which may be network security’s future. By Lee Doyle, Doyle Research In organizations with remote employees, productivity depends on secure, reliable access to applications, services and data over the internet from any device at any location or time. Yet, the internet can expose

Read More

A complete guide to troubleshooting Windows Hello

T-Blog Editor/ October 22, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips, Windows 10, Windows 10 troubleshooting

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWindows Hello has several common issues that administrators may need to troubleshoot. Find out what those issues are here and what to do about them. By Gary Olsen Passwords are a very common authentication method that have numerous flaws, and Windows Hello’s access control features can help organizations work around the weakness of passwords for Windows 10 desktop authentication. In

Read More

VDI explained: What is virtual desktop infrastructure?

T-Blog Editor/ October 22, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips, Virtual desktop infrastructure and architecture

Reading Time-approximately: 15 minutesVirtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a desktop virtualization technology wherein a desktop operating system, typically Microsoft Windows, runs and is managed in a data center. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Jo Harder, Erica Mixon The virtual desktop image is delivered over a network to an endpoint device, which allows the user to interact with the operating system and its applications as if

Read More

Cloud storage best practices in the work-from-home era

T-Blog Editor/ October 20, 2020/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFind out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers. By Kurt Marko The scramble to support ubiquitous work-from-home environments has hit every corner of IT, but the effects on infrastructure operations haven’t been uniform. Organizations operating primarily

Read More

Procedure for replacing a controller in Dell Equallogic PS6100 Storage Systems

T-Blog Editor/ October 20, 2020/ Expert Advise and Opinion, How do i...?, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteScenario: The controller has a bad battery and we have a replacement.  We just need to know the process of sticking it in it.  The controller with the bad battery is the secondary non-active controller right now. Do I need to backup settings from the old controller or will the settings auto populate when I plug it in?  Will I first

Read More