Category: How To
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Converting a Windows Server with GUI to Server Core and vice versa
Windows Server 2012 comes with a couple of new features that can be used to make your life as a System Administrator much better. One of these cool features is the ability to convert a server with full installation into a core edition and vice versa. You can perform this action because each full installation […]
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How to Create Local Storage with Windows Server 2012
We’ve talked previously about some of the features newly introduced with Windows Server 2012. In this article we’ll discuss Storage Spaces, a feature that allows you to provision storage to remove servers by creating storage pools. With Storage Spaces you can utilize physical inexpensive disks that once configured react just like a SAN (storage area […]
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Types of Network Monitoring Applications
Information security is a big ticket issue for organizations, as sensitive data represents a gold mine for cyber criminals. Data breaches cost companies an average of $3.5 million in 2014, according to an IBM study. Another major risk for companies is network downtime. This costs companies up to $5,600 per minute, according to a Gartner survey. There’s no […]
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Configuring NIC Teaming
In this article we will learn about a new feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2012, NIC teaming. This technology allows a server to group multiple network interfaces (NIC) into a so called team. To achieve similar results with older Windows Server Editions, you would had to buy a dedicated third party equipment that […]
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Your Google Plus Presence: Part 2 – Increasing Your Audience.
In part one we discussed page optimization and the ins and outs of Google Plus posting; how often you should post and how to construct posts that are engaging. In part two we will look at the various methods you can employ to ensure that your audience rises rapidly with quality contacts who will engage […]
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How to Increase your Google+ Presence : Part 1 – Posting
Our blog post this week is a guest post from John Waldron at markITwrite. This will be a 2 part series giving tips and tricks to making the most of your Google+ account. Since a large part of the G+ community is comprised of techie type folks, we thought this might come in handy for […]
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IT Services, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
In-house tools can make you more efficient at monitoring, patching, providing remote support, and service delivery. But you also need to ensure regular scheduled maintenance of every client system. That’s where a Managed Service Provider (MSP) comes in. What’s a Managed Service Provider (MSP)? A managed service provider (MSP) caters to enterprises, residences, or other […]
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How To Use Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) have been around for nearly 10 years now. It all began in 2006 when they started offering IT infrastructure services to businesses – what is now more commonly known as cloud computing. Of course, cloud computing has literally soared far and away in popularity and usage over the past few years […]
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Installing Microsoft Share Point 2013 Standalone Server
Introduction SharePoint is a business productivity platform that puts emphasis on collaboration, information sharing and management. It gives users in a work place the ability to communicate and share information effectively and has been gaining in popularity. In this tutorial we are going to go through the initial steps that are necessary in order to […]
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Troubleshooting Network & Computer Performance Problems
Problem solving is an inevitable part of any IT technician’s job. From time to time you will encounter a computer or network problem that will, simply put, just leave you stumped. When this happens it can be an extremely nerve-wracking experience, and your first instinct might be to panic. Don’t do this. You need to […]