Like all of you I never expect a day that starts with a call to IT Helpdesk to go well. Fortunately this story has a happy ending. This morning I got to my desk and discovered that my laptop corrupted somehow last night. No problem – Windows 8 has some great self-healing tools built in, … Continue reading BitLocker Recovery
Active Directory
Activation Headaches: Here is your aspirin!
This post was originally written for the Canadian IT Pro Connection. There are three concepts in Microsoft licensing that people often mistake for a single entity, when in fact the three are connected but very separate. They are: Licensing Activation Product Keys Because the three are so tied together it is easy to get yourself … Continue reading Activation Headaches: Here is your aspirin!
Following My Own Advice: New DCs at SWMI
Earlier this year I published an article in which I told you that it was okay to virtualize your domain controllers; however in the piece I opposed the idea of doing a P2V (physical to virtual) migration of them, or to upgrade them from one version of the OS to another. This weekend I followed … Continue reading Following My Own Advice: New DCs at SWMI
Virtualizing your Domain Controllers
I am asked all the time what the best practices are for domain controllers in a virtualized environment. There are several that I will call out, but let’s begin with the simplest rule. You should never have ONE domain controller. This rule is not only true in virtualized environments, it is always true. If you … Continue reading Virtualizing your Domain Controllers
The World According to Mitch 