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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

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