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Upgrade SCCM 1610 – A Comprehensive Guide
How to upgrade SCCM 1610 Microsoft has recently released SCCM 1610, the much-awaited upgrade to their System Center Configuration Manager. This upgrade includes new features and enhancements in Office 365 management, application management, Windows 10, client...
MICROSOFT’S November 2016 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S November 2016 PATCH RELEASES Microsoft have released 14 new Patch Tuesday releases for deployment this month of November. See how you can remove the risk of patch deployment by adding SnaPatch to your SCCM patching infrastructure? MS16-129 – Critical...
Configuration Manager 1606 Hotfix KB3180992
Configuration Manager 1606 Hotfix KB3180992 If you're using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and haven't updated to build 5.00.8412.1204 yet, it's time to do so. Microsoft has released a hotfix KB3180992 to fix various issues with SCCM. In this article,...
70-534 – Maintaining the Azure Cloud
70-534 - Maintaining the Azure Cloud Azure Overview As explained in the previous post around the Azure Datacentres, Microsoft's Azure offerings have to be reliable, have high performance and be incredibly resilient. Therefore maintaining the Azure Datacentres can be...
70-534 – Azure Datacentres
70-534 - Azure Datacentres The second post of many more to come to help you understand and pass the Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions exam and gain that sort after certification. Well first things first, lets cover off the Microsoft Azure Datacentres. The...
70-534 – Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
70-534 - Skills to study Well if you love Microsoft products as much as we do, and you wish to learn about them further and be recognised as one of the select few that are solution experts, well you will need to study, study and complete more study. There is nothing...
Azure Tools
Azure tools Cloud Computing As cloud computing continues to transform the IT landscape, businesses are turning to cloud providers to meet their infrastructure and service needs. Microsoft's Azure is one of the top cloud providers on the market, offering an array of...
MICROSOFT’S October 2016 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S October 2016 PATCH RELEASES Microsoft have released 10 new Patch Tuesday releases for deployment this month. Are you ready to remove the risk of patch deployment by adding SnaPatch to your SCCM patching infrastructure? MS16-118 – Critical Cumulative...
Automate Azure Shutdown
Automate the Shutdown and Startup of your Azure VMs If you're using Microsoft Azure, you know that time is money when it comes to running virtual machines. Fortunately, you can automate the shutdown and startup of your Azure VMs to save both. In this article, we'll...
MICROSOFT’S September 2016 PATCH RELEASES
MICROSOFT’S September 2016 PATCH RELEASES Well after a horrible last month for patches causing issues (KB3176934 breaks Windows 10 Powershell , KB3179575 causing authentication issues with Windows 2012 servers, and KB3177725 & KB3176493 causing printing issues),...