Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication
zulfikar In an effort to reduce SYSVOL bloat and replication across Domain Controllers (DCs) consider using DFS Replication (DFSR). A bigger reason however is that FRS is no longer supported in…
Windows 10 TP Enterprise Activation
For some reason the Technical Preview (TP) version of Windows 10 Enterprise arrives with a KMS activation setting. Type in slmgr /dlv to get this info: slmgr /dlv This fails…
Uplifting Active Directory to 2012/2012 R2
Background Following on from my earlier post about the death knell for Server 2003 which is due to retire in July 2015 I provide some guidance on uplifting your Domain…
Migrations – been there, done this…
Always in a state of transition, IT departments around the world are continually deploying new systems, applications and hardware. However one of the biggest changes, and challenges, is the successful…
a classic Response to a poor LinkedIn InMail
I recieved the following within the LinkedIn internal 'InMail' messaging system: Hi Zulfikar, Greetings for the day. Wipro Technologies is a global information technology, consulting and outsourcing company with 145,000…
Visio Stencils .vssx
I just downloaded a new Visio stencil to use in my artistic creations! However my copy of Visio 2010 (yes, 2010!) could not understand it. Previously Visio Stencil files always…
The tragedy of QNAP support
QNAP make some pretty cool NAS storage products. However their after market support leaves a lot to be desired. If your QNAP NAS device just works and never has problems…
Predictive Analytics – a caution from Harold
Having watched with interest since season 1 I have to say Person Of Interest is one of my favourite TV shows. It combines a level of geekness, Seal-esque violence and…