Top 5 Active Directory Best Practices
Prescriptive guidance about Active Directory hasn’t generally been updated since the January 21, 2005 TechNet Active Directory Best Practices article. Some of the legacy information no longer applies, but we see many of the basics being […]
Microsoft Account Formerly Windows Live ID
Due to the volume of questions, these bullet points are provided to alleviate the confusion about what is a “Microsoft account“: “Microsoft account” is the new name for what used […]
Windows Server 2012 Web Licensing
Before Windows Server 2012, there was an actual Windows Web Server 2008 edition. For years, many people mistakenly thought you had to license web users when running a Windows web […]
CRM Next Release Spring 2014
The Spring 2014 update for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online is nearly here with most customers automatically upgraded with no downtime by the end of May. The new capabilities will help you […]
Microsoft Patches IE in 3 Days While Heart Bleed Persists
At approximately 10am PDT on 5/1/2014, Microsoft released an out-of-band update for the Internet Explorer/Adobe Flash vulnerability published in Security Advisory 2963983: Microsoft customers with automatic updates or Intune will […]
Facts of Internet Explorer Vulnerability 2014
Following the recent Heart Bleed exploit, Open Source pundits have been scrambling and the press has capitalized on a slow news cycle to bash Microsoft. Here are the actual facts: […]
Do You Have a Spare?
Everyone has a spare in their car trunk. It’s often forgotten until you need it, but it gets you going until you can get a new tire. So do you have a […]
Heartbleed Reality
Let’s clear the confusion as our phone lines and inboxes are being flooded with questions – and as usual most public information is either just plain wrong or greatly exaggerated […]
Which Office 365 Plan is Right for Me?
Office 365 Plan Choices Updated for 2015 There are over 4 dozen Office 365 subscription plans, for virtually every need and price point from a-la-carte single service starting at $2 per […]