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    Mitch Tulloch

    Mitch Tulloch is a widely recognized expert on Windows Server and cloud technologies who has written more than a thousand articles and has authored or been series editor for over 50 books for Microsoft Press. He is a twelve-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the technical category of Cloud and Datacenter Management.


    Tutorials / Windows 10
    Resolving Sysprep problems with App-X packages (Part 1)

    This is the first of two articles explaining how to fix systems that won't Sysprep if Windows Native/App-X applications have been removed and Windows patches.

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On May 9, 2017 1

    Articles / Cloud Computing
    Replacing your SHA1 SSL certificates

    This article explains how you can replace your SHA1 SSL certificates which are no longer secure with SHA256 or SHA3 certificates which are still secure.

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On May 2, 2017 2

    Articles / Big Data & Machine Learning
    AI algorithms: New frontier or legal quagmire?

    Will the increasing incorporation of AI algorithms into technology lead us toward a better life or bury us in endless lawsuits?

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On April 27, 2017 0

    Articles / Infrastructure Management
    It's alive! How to keep your legacy IT up and running

    Not all the tech in your business is new and shiny (or in the cloud). Some is old and dusty. Here’s how to keep your legacy IT equipment up and […]

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On April 26, 2017 1

    Articles / Security
    Keep those backdoors closed!

    Whether you're dealing with hardware or software, as an administrator you need to be aware of potential backdoors and be sure you keep them firmly closed!

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On April 24, 2017 1

    Articles / Infrastructure Management / Networking / Wireless Networking
    Emerging networking technologies to keep an eye on

    Computer networking technologies are evolving quickly. Here are two emerging technologies your business may want to keep its eyes on.

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On April 18, 2017 5

    Articles / Windows Server 2012
    Revisiting Server Manager

    With some help from a Senior Premiere Field Engineer (PFE) at Microsoft we re-examine Server Manager in this article and learn why sysadmins may want to give this tool another […]

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On April 6, 2017 0

    Articles / Hybrid Cloud / Infrastructure Management / Microsoft Azure / Windows Networking
    Pros and cons of Azure AD Join

    Azure AD Join lets you join a computer running Windows 10 to an Azure Active Directory Domain. Unfortunately, it's not for everyone. Is it right for you?

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On March 23, 2017 1

    Networking
    Block spam and phishing using SPF records

    This article walks through how you can configure SPF records on your DNS servers to block spam and messages with spoofed addresses for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365.

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On March 21, 2017 1

    Articles / Infrastructure Management / Windows Networking
    Rebuilding MDT with PowerShell: An interview with Michael Niehaus

    Michael Niehaus, the key developer behind the popular Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, talks about his plans to rebuild MDT using PowerShell.

    Mitch Tulloch Posted On March 20, 2017 2