**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...
Category: Microsoft
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,...
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...
Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Rights
So, grasshopper, you have decided to take the plunge and virtualize your server infrastructure. Someone explained the business benefits of virtualization, you decided that it made sense, and that it’s time to make the move. But do you know how...
Business Practices, Microsoft, Security
Microsoft’s New Patch Strategy
Starting yesterday (October 11), Microsoft began rolling out a new way to patch Win7, Win 8.1, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2 systems. Instead of releasing a bunch of individual updates, they will be pushing out monthly...
Best Practices, Business Practices, Licensing, Microsoft
The Case for Office 365
Update – May 7, 2015 In the original post below, we talked about the 20,000 “item” limit in OneDrive for Business. It turns out that there’s another quirk with OneDrive for Business that we didn’t touch on in our original...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Licensing Office in a Remote Desktop Environment
Update – January 19, 2015 After posting the last update a week ago, I spent more time rooting around the Microsoft Web site, and ended up in a relatively painful 45-minute chat session with a Microsoft “Licensing Specialist.” A large...
Business Practices, Microsoft, Security, Uncategorized
eDiscovery Part 4 – The Discovery Process
This is the fourth and final installment in our series of blog posts on eDiscovery, containing video excerpts from the presentation we made on September 26 at the O365 Nation Fall Conference in Redmond. This installment is a bit longer...
Business Practices, Microsoft, Security
eDiscovery Part 3 – Discovery Hold in Microsoft Exchange
This is the third in our series of blog posts on eDiscovery, containing video excerpts from the presentation we made on September 26 at the O365 Nation Fall Conference held in Redmond. Part 1 dealt with the lifecycle of an...