Azure SQL PaaS version confusion
zulfikar So, it seems that simply obtaining the version information for your SQL PaaS database server isn’t as straightforward as it seems, the…
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Protected view & local NAS/Network share
Easiest way to setup an exception for protected view for local drive mappings, all Windows versions (yes, including 10): Fire up Internet…
Cricket World Cup 2019 Games Venues Tickets & More
The CWC2019 comes to these shores (well England and Wales) next year from 30th May to the final on 14th July 2019,…
Continuous Learning – how to guide
The Information Technology landscape I work in has changed rapidly, and continues to evolve at pace. The common challenge I find now…
Office 365 and the backup/data loss conundrum
With GDPR on the horizon and many organisations rapidly moving to Office 365, Azure services, Skype for Business and SharePoint online it…
Azure VM, Active Directory and a Dedicated Disk
Installing the AD DS role onto a Azure virtual machine? Creating a Domain Controller in the cloud? Are you sure you want…
Did Microsoft Decode the Future in 2016? Not really
Billed as an event where the future direction of Microsoft (and its partner network) would head in the next 3-5 years I…
Eid al-Fitr 2016AD 1437AH
So, I predicted at the beginning of this month that Saudi will announce Eid al-Fitr as Wednesday 6th July and therefore completing…
Ramadan 2016AD, 1437AH – Clarity from Chaos
As usual confusion as to when Ramadan begins this year is abound. IT really does surprise me as to how a LOT…
Hyperconvergence – what (the heck) is it?
The latest buzzword in virtualization, yet for me the technology it describes is old hat (in the I.T. world old hat isn’t…
Lync no more
‘Skype for Business‘ is here. After Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype 4 years ago this month they have been (slowly) integrating it with…
Being told what to do…
…when those things are idiotic! One of those days. It started well, plenty of time to head down the M40 and get…