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Step-By-Step: Setting up AD FS and Enabling Single Sign-On to Office 365
This is a typical highly available setup into Office 365. Ideally this server will be installed as...
Author: MVP Kelsey Epps Date: 09/11/2015
Step-By-Step: Enabling Hyper-V for use on Windows 10
Virtualization provides a plethora of solutions from making the most of an organization’s...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 09/08/2015
RSAT tools for Windows 10
Hello Folks, It’s now expected that soon after the release of a new client OS, we release a new set...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 09/02/2015
Windows 10 Tips: Fixing Issues Caused by Universal Drivers
Windows 10 provides a great number of provisioning options which, when harnessed properly, can save...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 08/26/2015
PowerShell Tips: Managing Local Users and Groups
Windows Server 2016, when launched, will demand IT Professionals to become more proficient at...
Author: MVP Sean Kearney Date: 08/24/2015
Step-By-Step: Enabling Automatic DHCP Server Backup
Like any database, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)server also at times may require...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 08/19/2015
Step-By-Step: How to Clean Install Windows 10
One question that is frequently asked both in person and online as of late is as follows: “How...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 08/12/2015
PowerShell Tips: Enabling A Remote Exchange Management Shell
Time and time again, I find myself needing to remote into the Exchange 2013 server on the...
Author: MVP Thomas Rayner Date: 08/10/2015
Step-By-Step: Addressing Forest Functional Level Issues Syncing Azure AD to Windows Server 2016 TP2
Summer is usually a slow time for most IT administrators. I usually take advantage of the downtime...
Author: MVP Adin Ermie Date: 08/05/2015
Step-By-Step: Protect physical servers with Azure Site Recovery – Part 2
Hello Folks, Today we pickup right where we left off last week when we were walking through the...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 08/03/2015
Step-By-Step: Reducing The Windows 10 Installation File Size Via DISM
Amidst the recent Windows 10 launch, Microsoft has released numerous versions of its latest client...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 07/29/2015
IT Admin Basics: Understanding Group Policy Design
Windows 10, and the additional abilities that come with it, provides additional policy capabilities...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 07/27/2015
Step-By-Step: Installing Microsoft Azure Pack for Windows Server
The Microsoft Azure offering has been around for a while and offered features and abilities are...
Author: MVP Adin Ermie Date: 07/22/2015
Step-By-Step: Protect physical servers with Azure Site Recovery
Hello Folks, Last week I was reading about the devastating fires in western Canada. I happen to come...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 07/20/2015
Step-By-Step: Building Windows 10 Provisioning Packages
Standard practice for most IT administrators when migrating to a new client offering entails...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 07/15/2015
Addressing Windows Server 2003 Migration Uncertainty
In 2003, I was a strapping 14 year old entering the 9th grade. The original XBOX was just catching...
Author: MVP Thomas Rayner Date: 07/14/2015
Step-By-Step: Setting up the new Azure Active Directory Connect
Hello Folks, A while back we covered using the Active directory Sync Tool. That tool as now been...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 07/13/2015
DevOps Basics: Enabling The Puppet Virtual Machine Extension Via PowerShell
Practicing DevOps in one’s organization sometimes requires the inclusion of existing processes...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 07/08/2015
Step-By-Step: Changing The UPN Suffix For An Entire Domain Via PowerShell
Some organizations require the use of multiple UPN suffixes for their operations. From time to time,...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 07/07/2015
DevOps Basics: ARM Templates Part 2
Hello Folks, Last week we discussed the composition of ARM Templates. A few days later I was...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 07/06/2015
DevOps Basics: Quickly Creating Customized Azure Virtual Machines via PowerShell
In the previous post entitled DevOps Basics: Quickly Creating Azure Virtual Machines via PowerShell,...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 07/01/2015
20 Helpful Steps Migrating Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2
Windows Server 2003 support ends July 14th 2015. While you’ve probably heard this a multitude...
Author: MVP Dave Kawula Date: 06/30/2015
DevOps Basics: Infrastructure as Code – ARM Templates
Hello Folks, Any solution you deploy in the cloud requires some kind of supporting infrastructure....
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 06/29/2015
DevOps Basics: Quickly Creating Azure Virtual Machines via PowerShell
PowerShell, as highlighted numerous times in CANITPRO.NET, can quickly complete tasks normally...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 06/24/2015
Étape-par-Étape : Installation des mises à jours Skype for Business Server 2015 en version Entreprise
Le premier cumulative update pour Skype for Business Server 2015 est disponible. Avec Microsoft Lync...
Author: MVP Christophe Boucetta Date: 06/23/2015
Step-By-Step Installation of Skype for Business server 2015 Enterprise cumulative updates
The first cumulative update for Skype for Business Server 2015 is available. With Microsoft Lync...
Author: MVP Christophe Boucetta Date: 06/23/2015
DevOps Basics: Infrastructure as Code – The Visual Studio Method
Hello folks, Last week and the week before we talked about Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and the...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 06/22/2015
Step-By-Step: Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication on XBOX ONE
Much of this week’s online news has been centered on the E3 event taking place in LA. Gamers,...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 06/17/2015
Windows 10 Tips: Managing Universal Apps in an Enterprise Setting
Windows 8.1, Love it or hate it, was intended to be both a desktop and device operating system....
Author: MVP Colin Smith Date: 06/16/2015
DevOps Basics: Infrastructure as Code – The PowerShell Method
Hello Folks, Last Thursday I wrote about deploying an Infrastructure using a template through the...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 06/15/2015
DevOps Basics: Infrastructure as Code
Hello Folks, Last week in Toronto, we ran our first DevOps hackathon. It brought together developers...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 06/10/2015
Step-By-Step: Building a System Center Virtual Machine Manager Lab - Part 1
Curiosity has gotten the best of me recently and this time around System Center Virtual Machine...
Author: MVP Garth Gorling Date: 06/09/2015
Windows 10 Tips: Joining a device to Azure AD
Azure AD Join, similar to Domain Join, enables devices to be made visible in a directory to be...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 06/08/2015
DevOps Basics: Backing up Azure Apps and Websites
Regular backups are of great importance. Ensuring applications, data and infrastructure settings...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 06/03/2015
PowerShell Basics: List and Export Admin Roles Assigned to Office 365 Users
One questions I frequently get asked: ”How do I list all the users that have global admin...
Author: MVP Kelsey Epps Date: 06/02/2015
Nano, Core or Standard? That is the question.
Hello Folks, Since I came back from Microsoft Ignite in Chicago, I’ve had numerous conversations...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 06/02/2015
Top 6 New Features Offered in Hyper-V Technical Preview
Since its release back in October 2014, the latest Windows Server Technical Preview made available...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 05/27/2015
Step-By-Step: Allowing or Preventing Domain Users From Joining Workstations to the Domain
By default, an Active Directory domain environment allows any authenticated domain user the ability...
Author: MVP Dishan Francis Date: 05/26/2015
Step-By-Step: Populating machines in Microsoft Operations Management Suite
Hello Folks, Last week I wrote about Microsoft Operations Management Suite. But it was just how to...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 05/21/2015
Step-By-Step: Setup and Enablement of Office 365 Message Encryption
Office 365 Message Encryption is an online service which is built on Microsoft Azure Rights...
Author: MVP Kelsey Epps Date: 05/19/2015
DevOps Basics: Swapping Azure Website Deployment Slots
After successfully creating a an Azure Website deployment slot, one will notice that it contains no...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 05/18/2015
Step-By-Step: Running A Windows 10 VM on Mac via Oracle VirtualBox
Not two years ago, Mac users and PC users were at odds when Mac users would attend Microsoft events....
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 05/13/2015
Protecting Active Directory Objects From Accidental Deletion
IT professionals sometimes worry when enabling Domain Administration or other Active Directory...
Author: MVP Thomas Rayner Date: 05/12/2015
Getting Started with Microsoft Operations Management Suite
Hello folks, Last November I wrote about taking a Deep Dive in Your Own Environment With Operational...
Author: Pierre Roman Date: 05/11/2015
DevOps Basics: Adding a Deployment Slot to an Azure Website
Creating a website on Azure has its perks and is simple to enable. One said advantage is the ability...
Author: Anthony Bartolo Date: 05/06/2015