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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
the Irony of Saudi Arabia
IT really does boggle the mind. This Sunday 19th October/25th Dhul Hijjah is a working day in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
Bye bye to Server 2003 (and R2)
Take a long hard look… Depending on when you are reading this Windows 2003 is either still in your environment or it’s…
Co-op Bank’s Lost & Stolen card debacle
Hmmm, this is tragic by Co-operative Bank. My card stopped working “bad card” says Mr Chip & Pin, seems retailers are used…
Using SubInACL to dump permissions and re-apply
As usual during a data centre migration at some point you need to move a huge chunk of data. I’ve come across…