Brien Posey

Brien Posey is a freelance technology author and speaker with over two decades of IT experience. Prior to going freelance, Brien was a CIO for a national chain of hospitals and healthcare facilities. He has also served as a network engineer for the United States Department of Defense at Fort Knox. In addition, Brien has worked as a network administrator for some of the largest insurance companies in America. To date, Brien has received Microsoft’s MVP award numerous times in categories including Windows Server, IIS, Exchange Server, and File Systems / Storage. You can visit Brien’s Website at: www.brienposey.com.

How to Use Microsoft PowerShell Core on Linux Virtual Machines

How to Use Microsoft PowerShell Core on Linux Virtual Machines

PowerShell was designed as a Windows management tool, but Microsoft has created cross-platform versions of PowerShell. That way, you can use a standard command line interface to manage a variety of system types. This article explains how to install PowerShell on a Linux virtual machine as well as the differences between PowerShell and PowerShell Core.

How to Prevent Microsoft 365 From Purging Old Messages

How to Prevent Microsoft 365 From Purging Old Messages

Few things are more unsettling than finding Exchange Online has automatically removed a message you wanted to keep. If this happens, it could be because Exchange Online has moved the message to an archive mailbox. It’s also possible that Exchange Online has deleted the message. This article explains how you can use a retention policy to prevent that from happening.

When Exchange Mailbox Archives Fail to Sync

When Exchange Mailbox Archives Fail to Sync

Exchange Online often moves older messages to an archive mailbox to prevent a user’s inbox from being filled to capacity. Although archive mailboxes are normally reliable, Outlook sometimes has trouble opening them. Learn the potential causes and how you can fix them in this article.

Why Is Microsoft Replacing the Default Windows Command Line?

Why Is Microsoft Replacing the Default Windows Command Line?

Although Windows 11 users already have access to Windows Terminal, Terminal will soon become the default command line experience. In addition to making the command line environment easier to use, this change will open the door for third-party developers to create their own command line hosts. This article discusses why Microsoft is replacing the Command Line Utility and what you can expect in future Windows releases.

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