DiscoPosse – Using the chicken to measure IT
Technology, Cycling, Music and Madness

 
 

 
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Loose coupling – Winning strategy for hardware, software and processes

With all of the SDDC (Software Defined Data Center) and SDN (Software Defined Networking) coming into the fore these days, it is good to take a look at exactly why it is getting serious focus, and what particular qualities make...
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VMworld 2013 Session Voting is Open!

It’s that time of year again! VMworld 2013 is open for registration, and most importantly, the session content has been submitted and is open for voting. Thanks to Viewers Like You! There is an important theme here. The c...
by Eric
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Updating (same as parent folder) records with DNSCMD and PowerShell

In an earlier post on the site (Microsoft DNS record updates using PowerShell and DNSCMD) I noted how PowerShell cannot natively update records in MS DNS, however we could leverage the DNSCMD command and pass parameters using a...
by Eric
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Why a “cloud” product may not really be a cloud product

In the sea of buzzwords that we are inundated with in IT, none is more popular these days than the word “cloud”. What is important about this word though is that it comes with a very specific meaning that many produ...
by Eric
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DiscoPosse VMUG Presentation (2012): Admin Scripting, Tips & Tricks

In spring 2012 I was lucky enough to be able to be a presenter at the Toronto VMUG. The presentation I gave was titled Admin Scripting, Tips & Tricks. This is a little blast from the past for me, and anyone who was there fo...
by Eric
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DiscoPosse Review: Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013 – New Features and Functions

For anyone who has been involved with SharePoint 2007 or 2010, this book is an excellent companion to help you with the transition to the new SharePoint 2013 environment. The new Microsoft Press book Microsoft SharePoint 2013: ...
by Eric
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