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Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Microsoft
Important Change in Office 356 / Outlook Compatibility
**UPDATE** October 12, 2017 Microsoft has now released an update to their earlier announcement. They have clarified that, as of October 31, RPC over HTTP will no longer be supported on Office 365, but the protocol will not actually be...
Security
Fixing the Weak Link in the Security Fence
Unless you've been completely off the grid for the past few days, you've probably heard about the global havoc caused by the outbreak of the "WannaCry" ransomware variant. This one is particularly nasty, in that it includes some worm-like characteristics...
Citrix, Cloud Computing, Licensing, Microsoft
XenApp Essentials is now in the Azure Marketplace
Just a week ago, I wrote about the introduction of XenDesktop Essentials - which allows you to run virtual Windows 10 desktops in the Azure cloud if you meet certain criteria. Today, I noticed that the other shoe has dropped,...
Citrix, Licensing
What’s Happening to Citrix Subscription Advantage?
Once upon a time, there was a scrappy little software company called Citrix, which had a fairly small, but fiercely loyal and extremely technically competent reseller channel. Because Citrix was focused on growing their software sales and improving their product,...
Best Practices, Business Practices, Security
Hardware Firewall for USB Devices
This is one of the best low-cost security products to come along in a long time. Here's why. A few years ago, I attended a security conference sponsored by Ingram Micro (a large distributor of technology products, for those of...
Licensing, Microsoft
Wait – I Need to Buy HOW MANY Windows Server Licenses?
The release of Windows Server 2016 has caused a lot of confusion - particularly in the SMB space - regarding how to properly license a Windows Server. Why? Because Windows Server 2016 is licensed per processor core, where previous versions...
Best Practices, Business Practices, Security
SSL and Certificates – Part 4 of 3
Yes, it's time to add on another post about SSL certificates. I suppose I could have gone back through all of the posts and corrected the titles to "Part x of 4," But, in the spirit of Douglas Adams, whose...
Best Practices, Business Practices, Security
Tips for Securing an IoT Deployment
Hard on the heels of updating my earlier post about the Internet of Things (IoT), I came across another post on ZDnet entitled "How to Secure Your IoT Deployment in 10 Steps," that was published a few days ago. While...