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Microsoft OneDrive: Removing PCs

Microsoft announced a reduction in OneDrive storage space offerings for both free and paid plans in November 2015. Microsoft’s goal appears to be migration toward Office365 storage, while using OneDrive for lesser, temporary or occasional file transfer conditions. For instructor-led  Microsoft training, see our complete course schedule. OneDrive users need to more carefully plan their … Continue reading Microsoft OneDrive: Removing PCs

Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Intune

  Mark your calendars, As most of you have already heard, the next generation of Microsoft products are about to be released.. Microsoft has announced the release dates for Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Intune. All four of the updates will be released on the same day, … Continue reading Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Intune

Top 5 Selection Criteria for Packaged BI Systems

Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) enjoy a growing marketplace for packaged, SMB-focused business intelligence (BI) solutions. From all-in-one solutions that you host on your own server to Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud-based solutions that you just sign up for, the options grow every day. The lessons that huge enterprises have learned from BI over … Continue reading Top 5 Selection Criteria for Packaged BI Systems

Business Intelligence (BI) from the Cloud: Feasible or Fantasy?

As both Business Intelligence and Cloud Computing continue to be the marketing buzzwords of our day, it’s inevitable that the two would eventually come together. An increasing number of vendors are offering cloud-based business intelligence solutions, often targeting them squarely at the small- to medium-sized business (SMB). Whatever you think of “the cloud,” BI from … Continue reading Business Intelligence (BI) from the Cloud: Feasible or Fantasy?

Debugging SkyDrive for Windows 8

As instructors, we move from classroom to studio to office to home to classroom. Classroom images, presentations, notes, virtual hard drives and tools move with us. I love my solid-state jump drive, though connecting and disconnecting to retrieve files in progress (like research for this blog) creates unnecessary overhead. A virtual (Cloud) based solution is … Continue reading Debugging SkyDrive for Windows 8

Webcast: Managing Office 365 with PowerShell by MVP Mike Pfeiffer – May 23rd

Interface Technical Director and Microsoft MVP; Mike Pfeiffer will be conducting an Idera Webcast: Managing Office 365 with PowerShell on May 23, 2012 from 12:00 – 1:00pm (Central Time) This webcast will help you extend your administrative capabilities in Office 365 with Windows PowerShell. Learn how to use the Microsoft Online Services Module for Windows … Continue reading Webcast: Managing Office 365 with PowerShell by MVP Mike Pfeiffer – May 23rd

Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on System Center Configuration Manager SCCM – What’s next in the evolution of the system administrator.

Interface Technical Training hosted a special SCCM: Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft ConfigMgr class with MVP Greg Shields on November 14-18, 2011. We sat down with Greg Shields to get his thoughts on various topics related to application management, virtualization, The Cloud, and System Center Configuration Manager. In this video, Greg shares his insights on … Continue reading Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on System Center Configuration Manager SCCM – What’s next in the evolution of the system administrator.

Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on Microsoft’s Cloud strategies with SCVMM 2012 and Hyper-V version 3

Interface Technical Training hosted a special SCCM: Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft ConfigMgr class with MVP Greg Shields on November 14-18, 2011. We sat down with Mr. Shields in a four-part interview to get his thoughts on various topics related to application management, virtualization, The Cloud, and System Center Configuration Manager. In this video, Greg … Continue reading Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on Microsoft’s Cloud strategies with SCVMM 2012 and Hyper-V version 3