Easy, flexible, and secure file transfers can be difficult to achieve using standard tools. SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer protocol...
FSLogix: Alternative to roaming profiles, user profile disks, and offline files

Since Microsoft acquired FSLogix, most companies now have an alternative for managing user profiles that is available at no...
Azure Migrate: Moving Hyper-V and VMware VMs to Azure

Azure Migrate is a tool to facilitate rehosting servers in Azure. It comprises a portal for analyzing and migrating...
If vMotion fails

Many reasons may cause vMotion to fail during the different phases. In this article, I will cover the top...
Improving VMware vMotion speed

VMware vMotion allows live migrating of virtual machines (VMs) from one host to another without downtime. It was a...
PolicyPak MDM Edition: Group Policy and more for BYOD

With PolicyPak MDM Edition, you can extend Group Policy—including preferences and security—with any MDM service and Windows 10, whether...
Managing PowerShell scheduled jobs

I'd like to walk you through the management of PowerShell scheduled jobs. The concept of PowerShell jobs is not...
AWS vCPU-based On-Demand EC2 instance limits

You may be aware that Amazon sets default limits on resources on a per-region basis. Currently there is a...
Specops Key Recovery: Self-service for unlocking BitLocker-encrypted devices

Specops Key Recovery (SKR) is a self-service solution for unlocking devices encrypted with BitLocker or Symantec Endpoint Encryption in...
Error changing time zone in Windows Server 2019: Use the command line or PowerShell instead

The solution is to use the command line program tzutil.exe or PowerShell. Both can be used independently of this...
Remote Desktop Manager: A powerful and full-featured connection manager

Are you looking for a solution to centrally manage your passwords and connections to hosts in your network? In...
Repadmin vs. PowerShell AD replication cmdlets

When it comes to fixing Active Directory replication issues, the Repadmin tool has been your first choice since the...
Managing user delegation in Azure Storage with shared access signature (SAS) tokens

A shared access signature (SAS) provides secure delegated access to resources in Azure Storage. SAS tokens can be signed...
Managing Hyper-V 2019 with System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Managing large-scale Hyper-V deployments at scale can be difficult with the default Hyper-V tools. Let's see how to manage...
SolarWinds Dameware Remote Everywhere: Cloud-based remote support

Dameware Remote Everywhere is cloud-based, remote support and remote access software that facilitates supporting a modern workplace across multiple...
Updating ESXi with VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM)

One of the lesser known built-in products in VMware vSphere is the vSphere Update Manager (VUM). In this post,...
PowerShell 7 is the common successor to Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core. It is currently available in Preview 4,...
What’s new in VMware Tools 11.0

VMware has updated their virtual machine (VM) tools recently. Let's look at what's new in VMware Tools 11.0.
VMware NSX-V vs NSX-T similarities and differences

VMware NSX is the premier enterprise networking virtualization platform. VMware has introduced NSX-T along with NSX-V. What are the...
Creating an Azure Private Link in the portal and with PowerShell

Azure Private Link is a new service that enables you to connect to specific Azure endpoints through the Microsoft...