Microsoft Managment Summit Begins! #mms2013

MMS is an event that happens annually and is a place like no other for Systems Managment people.  Figure at least half the systems Managment professionals in the word are going to be here in Vegas this week.  I will share what I see as time goes on over the week.

Sadly, these won’t be...
Microsoft Managment Summit Begins! #mms2013

Certification Update: MCTS and MCITP are ending, have you taken those last tests?

As many of you know, the Microsoft Certified IT Professional / MCITP and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist / MCTS programs are ending.  This has been inferred by many of us, but the reality is that Microsoft has stated this flat out.  However, they never really made a big deal about...
Certification Update: MCTS and MCITP are ending, have you taken those last tests?

Quick Comment: Active Directory 2012 USN Rollback Protection. Finally safe virtualization?

So something that doesn’t seem to be getting much press is that Windows Server 2012 brings safe virtualization and protection from USN rollbacks.  Yes, it does.  All the docs say it, but Hyper-V 3.0 and PowerShell V3 get all the press.
Windows Server tried to detect USN rollbacks, but this...
Quick Comment: Active Directory 2012 USN Rollback Protection. Finally safe virtualization?

Certification Spotlight Series: MCSE: Private Cloud … how does it rate? Just buzzwords or real value?

So, you’re looking at the next generation of IT certifications are you?  You want a cert with all the new buzz words.  Right?  Let’s sit down and take a look at the point of the spear for these new Microsoft certifications.  The new MCSE: Private Cloud. Microsoft Certified Solutions...
Certification Spotlight Series: MCSE: Private Cloud … how does it rate? Just buzzwords or real value?

Technology Concept: Do you have a broken glass account?

Do you have a broken glass account?  Are you ready for your environment to survive if you are not there anymore?  Do you consider the hit by a bus concept to be a joke?
So I am sure you all have heard of the old “hit by a bus” concept.  This is the idea that in case something happens,...
Technology Concept: Do you have a broken glass account?

Certification Spotlight: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuration; what the heck does that cert mean?

So, when you are looking at hiring or being hired in you will always hear about certifications, but you want a good one.  Great, let’s talk about some!
Which next? Well, let’s hit one of the odd-ball specialty certifications by Microsoft.  The test is 070-0158. Sounds really engaging...
Certification Spotlight: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuration; what the heck does that cert mean?

Active Directory: Have you backed up your Domain Name System (DNS) today?

Have you ever backed up your Domain Name System (DNS) records independent of the traditional system state backup of your domain controllers? No?  So, if you lose DNS you are doing a full Active Directory restore? Yep.  Oh, OK.
Um, why?  Isn’t that kind of extreme?  Let’s make this a...
Active Directory: Have you backed up your Domain Name System (DNS) today?