Gap in the market for Recruitment Agencies
zulfikar I think there’s a gap in the market which recruitment agents could potentially exploit. It’s been many years since I stopped contracting.…
new AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam is now OUT
As I predicted a few months back, the new exam has been released while the current one with outdated content will only…
AWS Solution Architect Associate Exam – update due (in 2018?)
I recieved an email from AWS today inviting me to sit a new Beta exam for the AWS Solution Architect Associate certification.…
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…
DirSync, Azure AD Sync – Support Ends April 13, 2017
Official Microsoft support for DirSync (x64, single forest) and Azure AD sync (multiple forests) ends within a year on April 13th 2017.…
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…
Understanding why Online Security is important
Understanding why Online Security is important I could dive into the usual do’s and don’ts of security but within 5 minutes most…
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…