Sunday, 15 January 2012

Mapping Skydrive as a network Drive

Requires installation of 'Microsoft live essentials' from http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials and use the Skydrive URL to map.

XXXX.Docs.live.net

Get the URL above when logged into skydrive.

Microsoft Password Recovery Tools

http://www.lostpassword.com/

Train in Microsoft Virtualization


Virtualization is becoming increasingly important in the market place and whether you are looking for a new job or expanding your current role, certification in this technology will validate your skills and make you more valuable to any employer. For this reason, we would like to inform you of some Virtualization offers and training resources that may interest you.
Virtualization Exam Pack Offer: This gives you the opportunity to earn the MCITP: Virtualization Administrator by taking the three required exams: 70-659, 70-669, and 70-693 at a 20% discount. Please visit the MCITP Certification page for additional information.
Jump Start Offer: If you are not ready to pursue the MCITP certification, this offer allows you to take an online Virtualization training course plus the first exam, Server Virtualization 70-659, for only $99! Once you earn this certification, you will be on track to complete your MCITP with just two exams remaining. Please review the Virtualization Jump Start Offer for more information.
Are you new to Virtualization?
If you are not quite ready to pursue a certification in Virtualization but you are interested in the technology and corresponding job role, Microsoft Learning has training resources available that will help you reach your certification goal. Please review the table below to find a learning plan for each Virtualization exam. 
MCITP: Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization
Required Exams
Learning Plans
If you are interested in classroom training to prepare for your certification, please visit our Class Locator tool to find a training partner in your area. Make sure ask your training provider about the Virtualization Challenge.

Microsoft “How Do I” Videos


Microsoft has assembled a list of “how do I” videos for customers to learn how to accomplish specific tasks with Microsoft products and technologies.  These videos provide step-by-step instructions to help you further develop your skillset.  We currently offer videos for both IT Professionals and Developers.
IT Professionals:
Developers:
You can also subscribe to our TechNet videos RSS feed or the MSDN videos feed to be notified when new videos are released. 

Microsoft Best Practice Analysers (BPA's)

Microsoft Best Practice Analysers


Best Practice Analyzers are free tools available for most Microsoft Enterprise products and they are used to determine the overall health of your platform.

The tools perform read only scans against your environment’s servers and identify items that do not conform to Microsoft best practices.

They should be run on a regular basis as part of your standard operations maintenance plan.



I’ve put together a list (see below) of available Best Practice Analyzers to help you get started.


-       SQL




-       Developer




Once you run the tools against your platform, if you identify items of concern that you’d like assistance resolving, please contact me and I can help you decide on the best Premier Support service available to help you eg. Logging a case, a full risk assessment analysis and report, Premier Field engineer remediation program etc.





Windows Server (includes PAL, DHCP, Hyper-V, WSUS, Active Directory, Remote Desktop, File Services, DNS)

-       Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool (reads performance monitor counter logs and analyses it using known thresholds)

















Exchange & Unified Communications



Sharepoint, Project Server and Office System




Forefront, ISA and Security













Miscellaneous (Small Business Server, Mobile Device Manager, Commerce Server, Biztalk)





Fixing Java KVM client error with 'Connection Failed'

Java 8u171 disables the use of the 3DES_EDE_CBC cipher. Solution is to reconfigure Java by editing and removing 3DES_EDE_CBC from the follow...