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 official advice from Microsoft is that: Azure SQL…
Gap in the market for Recruitment Agencies
I think there's a gap in the market which recruitment agents could potentially exploit. It's been many years since I stopped contracting. Now back on the market little has changed…
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 seems many are not 100% clear on the…
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 to do this? For all Domain Controllers you…
Did Microsoft Decode the Future in 2016? Not really
Microsoft Future Encoded Billed as an event where the future direction of Microsoft (and its partner network) would head in the next 3-5 years I thought it worth heading to…
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. The information was only sent by email last…
Free MS Books for Kindle or Kindle App
Whether you have a Kindle, or a smartphone/tablet with the Kindle App installed you can download the following Microsoft related technical books for free. Right now from Amazon. They are:…