A significant number of NetBackup customers are currently looking to eliminate tape within their environments. For a long time people have been saying that tape is dead but until recently it was not cost effective as the amount of data you could store on an LTO tape and the performance of the drives made it […]
WannaCry Ransomware in the Press and Everywhere
Here is everything that you need to know/be aware of regarding the Ransomware scam (WannaCry) Who is impacted? A number of organizations globally have been affected, the majority of which are in Europe. Is this a targeted attack? No, this is not believed to be a targeted attack at this time. Ransomware campaigns are typically […]
Running Office 365 in VMware Horizon? You need FSLogix
VMware recently released white paper detailing Best Practices for Delivering Microsoft Office 365 in VMware Horizon 7 with Published Applications. This is a handy reference if you’re deploying Office 365 ProPlus on RDS hosts under VMware Horizon. It’s even worth reading even if you’re not a VMware customer. The paper covers the installation and configuration […]
Microsoft Ignite 2017 Update #1
The first two days at Microsoft Ignite on the Gold Coast have seen me do 10,000 steps by mid afternoon, so I have well exercised feed to match a well exercised brain by the end of the day. Having said that, I have had the chance to catch up with a few of our partners […]
A Look Back before Microsoft Ignite 2017
Ignite, Microsoft’s conference for the IT Pro and developer community, kicks off on the Gold Coast this week. Myself, Michael Webster and Samer Haque will be in attendance to absorb the plethora of information on offer. The sheer number of sessions on offer means that I won’t be able to get to everything I’d like, […]
Microsoft Ignite 2016 – What to Look Out For!
Microsoft Ignite 2016 is less than a week away, and we’re getting ready for some exciting announcements during the event. One of the eagerly anticipated releases will be Microsoft System Center 2016. The core components of System Center 2012 R2 are back, with the exception of App Controller. Microsoft continues its drive to simplify datacentre […]
Securing the Cloud
The use of public clouds is continuing to increase and information security professionals must understand the native security provided by the public cloud vendor and the gaps that must be filled by the end-user. Just as in the case of a physical data centre there is an expectation that public cloud providers maintain a certain […]
The Latest Additions to SharePoint 2016: Part 1.0
In our last blog we discussed how Microsoft are shaking up the game with their latest updates to SharePoint. Here, I thought I’d take a chance to discuss my favourite features that make using SharePoint a win for businesses. It’s no secret that SharePoint has been around for a while, (over a decade in fact) […]
Automatically Naming Resources in an Azure Resource Management Template
Why? Resource templates are a great concept, but are fraught with danger. Badly named resources and naming inconsistency across resources in different subscriptions can make it difficult to determine purpose. If a resource such as a Virtual Network or a Storage Account is badly named in a resource template file, you may find that you […]
Cloud Heavy Weights: Google Changing the Game
The lead spot in cloud computing is a competitive match amongst the heavy weight contenders Amazon, Microsoft and Google, each trying to undercut each other in terms of price and offerings. However, with Google announcing 12 new data centres and 11 new cloud regions coming online over the next 12-25 months, the game has undoubtedly […]