Security Microsoft have a big problem with their patching and QA processes Microsoft have admitted to a bug in a recent patch release but their documentation, download site and "fix" for the issue is a woeful mess.
Azure Creating a site to site VPN to Azure using Azure tools This article shows how to create a site to site VPN from on prem to Azure.
Tools Forget telnet for testing ports, use portqry I keep coming across situations where techs use telnet to see if a remote port is open or not. Please stop using telnet for this especially as the results it gives back can
Microsoft NTP in a virtualised world Let me start this off by saying that I love NTP. The whole way the protocol has been designed is truly elegant and it is such an important protocol that is often neglected
Security Test labs and internet explorer patches Test Labs Test labs seem to be somewhat in focus at the moment with my workplace deciding to dedicate a rack to a test environment that'll hold a Netapp cluster, cisco switch, brocade
Security Goodbye Easter, Hello Patch Tuesday Many of us have just gotten back into the office after a nice Easter break eating to much chocolate and too many hot cross buns but thanks to Microsoft you had better not
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 SDK Released With the announcement of Windows Mobile 6 at the Barcelona Smartphone and despite a false start on 12th February the Mobile 6 SDK is finally available for download from .here This is the
Microsoft Technet Magazine hits the UK Microsoft have been publishing technet magazine in the US for sometime now and it's finally reached the UK. Subscription is free and it covers the latest Microsoft technologies so it's well worth The
Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 Last week I was asked to install Sharepoint portal server 2007 onto a windows 2003 server. I've used sharepoint many years ago and figured that the installation would not be too difficult so