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Newest Office 2019 and Office 365 Editions Announced
Microsoft recently announced the new release of Office 2019 as well as its continued commitment for on-premise versions beyond this latest release in recognition that its customers are in different places regarding cloud service adoption. New features have been...
The Latest Improvements and Changes with Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 was released earlier this year and, with it, there are a number of new features to be considered. This new server OS provides the latest benefits from Microsoft for companies in need of upgrading physical servers as well as taking advantage...
Windows Server 2016 VM Licensing Considerations
As recently as the releases of Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2014 and Windows Server 2014 R2, the Standard and Enterprise editions have been licensed much the same way by Microsoft by counting CPU's. However, with Windows Server 2016,...
What’s the Difference Between Azure AD Premium P1 vs P2?
Azure Active Directory Microsoft offers its domain management software, Active Directory, as a product in Azure services which provides all the same security features as an on-premise implementation. The Azure product can be used on its own or as a hybrid...
SQL Server 2019 – What’s New?
During the 2018 Ignite conference, Microsoft released the public preview for SQL Server 2019. There are several enhancements that have been made to SQL Server release to help transform the Microsoft data platform, and more importantly, to improve the user experience....
How to Enable (and use) Remote Desktop on Windows 10
Windows 10 can be configured to access your computer using Remote Desktop from a number of different devices. Allowing Remote Desktop sessions to your computer from your remote devices gives you access to files and resources from anywhere you are when away from...
What is Azure Active Directory?
What is Azure AD Active Directory is Microsoft's domain management software which controls all security functions within an organization affecting log-ins, password, accounts and security permissions to apps and data resources. Azure Active Directory is an extension...
How Much Does Windows Server 2016 Cost?
Windows Server 2016 is the newest version of Microsoft's server operating system available on the market. Costs and pricing for this latest OS version has changed in some ways versus earlier versions. Let's take a look at what those changes included along with...
How to Connect to Azure VM to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocols)
Azure cloud services are perfect for hosting VM's and offer ways for businesses to drive IT costs lower. The advantages of VM's cannot be minimized so creating and accessing them are very important to get up and running as soon as possible as well as gaining...
RDS Licensing
Accessing your remote server implementations is highly important. With Microsoft server 2016, this is accomplished with Remote Desktop Services so that administrators can access and manage servers. This management is especially vital when servers exist in the...
Office 365 vs. Office 2019 – What’s the Difference?
There’s a brand-new version of the Microsoft Office on the way. Some customers who are eligible have access to a preview version right now. But what exactly is new in this version and why you should go for this version over the older version? Comparing the...
Definitive Guide to Windows Server 2019
Just like with the release of every new Windows Server, the release of Windows Server 2019 is expected to come with several new features. However, there are a couple of things that caught our attention, most especially concerning the future of Hyper-V. VM...
SQL Server 2008 End Of Life – Backing Up to Azure
Technology moves fast, so much so that the newest versions of software often become out of date in a matter of a few years. Older versions of Microsoft products can be daunting to manage from a support and licensing perspective. While 2008 versions of Microsoft...
How To Install SQL Server 2017 (Complete Guide)
Microsoft SQL 2017 is the latest version for Microsoft's flagship database server platform. This latest version of the SQL server software boasts some newer features which provide a wider range of performance, security and other options which should be explored with...
SQL Server Performance: 2014 vs 2016
Is an Upgrade Useful? Database performance is always an issue, especially when considering upgrades. Microsoft just provided a new version in 2014 of SQL Server and then another version in 2016. The 2014 version of SQL Server included some newer technology innovations...
Microsoft Azure Cloud Security Guide
Approaches to Security Anyone who's ever worked in a secure facility has developed a basic concept for what it takes to create and maintain such an atmosphere. There are any number of ways to control access to the facility using automatic gates and guards....
Choosing between Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard and Enterprise Editions
When Microsoft released SQL Server 2016 there were a number of changes and improvements to the flagship database. However, when considering the two main editions, Standard and Enterprise, organizations must account for a long list of features before choosing...
Azure SQL DB vs Amazon RDS
Cloud computing business customers now have new advantages which can be leveraged against on – premise systems. Companies can now implement additional infrastructure through cloud consoles without lengthy hardware procurement. Large investments of capital for...
Azure Container Service Change
For several years, Microsoft has offered container services via Azure as more than just a passing interest. Docker has long been considered the preeminent platform for app container development. Since 2014, Azure has offered Docker as a native service within...
Azure Multi Factor Authentication and Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
Are you implementing Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) in your Remote Desktop Services/RemoteApp (RDS) deployments? You better be…. Don’t Put Mobility Ahead of Security. You Can Have Both! As the business landscape continues to evolve and “mobility”...
What’s the Difference Between Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro?
Microsoft Windows 10 Comparison Windows 10 has been available from Microsoft now for almost 3 years. When this latest version of Windows was introduced in July 2015, Microsoft also revealed their Universal Application Platform from which the Windows App Store delivers...
What to Expect from Office 2019
Microsoft Office 2019 is expected to be released sometime this year. Most commonly, Microsoft releases its Office products during the year previous to its version name. For instance, Office 2016 was released late and 2015. Most experts agree that Office 2019...
Session Based Desktop Deployment Vs Virtual Machine Based
There is little doubt that in today's demanding computing environments, where budgets are tighter and expectations for technological returns of investment high, organizations can meet their needs in a variety of hosted solutions. When it comes to desktop...
What You Need to Know About Azure Site Recovery
One of the best things about using the cloud for data storage is that if things were to go wrong, you have a possibility of finding recourse. Microsoft Azure’s innovative site recovery system can help you build websites and store data with a greater sense of...
Azure VMs: 7 Reasons to Switch to Azure Virtual Machines
Azure VMs: Pricing, Licensing & Features Azure storage and VM volumes provide the incredibly useful platform many businesses choose today for cloud solutions. Highly available, well-maintained and adaptable - all with cost in mind, Azure makes VM infrastructures...
The Definitive Guide To Microsoft Azure
What was once called Windows Azure is now known as Microsoft Azure and if you like to keep up-to-date with current tech-related news, you have probably heard the name a lot. Perhaps though, you have heard about it but have no idea what it actually is. In this...
Top 5 SQL in Azure Database Features
SQL in Azure excels with the presentation of Microsoft's industry-leading database product. New features from the latest versions of SQL Database Server are also implemented in the Azure product with even greater results than single-server implementations - with all...
Azure Resource Manager Templates – Getting Started
Getting Up and Running with Azure Once Azure resources are in place with an account, the tasks of establishing components begins. Microsoft included Azure Resource Manager to handle quite a few tasks including monitoring, deployment and management. The single...
How To License Visio Pro for Office 365
Licensing Microsoft Visio Pro for Office 365: Microsoft Visio provides users with the ability to create beautiful, compelling flowcharts, graphs and network diagrams in one easy to use application. This powerful tool was previously only available as a retail or open...
Comparison Guide for Microsoft Office Versions
Microsoft created Office in a wide range of versions to fit many different needs. Each version is built to address the main needs for a user-class, whether home, business or academic. But with so many versions you may wonder which version is best for you. With...