Author Archives: John

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by John

The number of virtual servers that we have deployed in the Lab for evaluations and trial software continues to grow. We decided that this might be a good time to deploy Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and see if we … Continue reading →

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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 SP1

Posted on December 23, 2011 by John

For the longest time, here at the lab, we didn’t seem to find a need to install a copy of Windows Server 2008 R2. At last a project came our way that piques our interest. My previous experience with Windows … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Cluster Resource Dependencies

Posted on December 21, 2011 by John

Recently, I needed to create a database on the SQL Server 2008 R2 two node failover cluster to host another application under review. The failover cluster lab project is described in the following posts: SQL Failover Cluster – Part 1, Part … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Evaluation – Part 3

Posted on November 18, 2011 by John

Previous posts in the series covered Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Server and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Outlook Client installation. This post will explore some of the basic CRM Functionality provided by the new application.

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Evaluation – Part 2

Posted on November 11, 2011 by John

This post in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Evaluation series is a follow-up to the earlier post that covered the prerequisites to and the installation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Server. In this L7TG lab exercise, we’ll concentrate on the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Evaluation – Part 1

Posted on November 5, 2011 by John

Level 7 Tech Group has taken up the challenge of evaluating an on-premise deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. The evaluation will consist of three parts: Server and client installation and a Functional evaluation of the product and user interface. … Continue reading →

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Ghost in the Wire – Book review

Posted on October 26, 2011 by John

I found the book, Ghost in the Wire” by Kevin Mitnick, Steve Wozniak, William L. Simon, when reading a review by Tony Howlett in a blog entry through an email subscription I have with WindowsIT Pro magazine. The link to … Continue reading →

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Blogger vs WordPress

Posted on October 21, 2011 by John

I had recently returned from a vacation and wanted a platform to showcase the story and the pictures that I took on the trip. According to No1Reviews.com (http://photo-sharing-websites.no1reviews.com/), the top 10 photo sharing sites are 1) SmugMug, 2) Phanfare, 3) … Continue reading →

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Netgear Powerline Adapter – AV200

Posted on October 20, 2011 by John

I had been having sporadic problems with the wireless connection in the residence for quite some time. Everyone knows the drill. Boot up a laptop and try to make a connection. Some days/times it works other times it does and … Continue reading →

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SQL 2008 Failover Clustering – test

Posted on October 15, 2011 by John

SQL Server 2008 R2 supports two High Availability features: Database Mirroring and Failover Clustering. Database Mirroring has been covered in a previous post, SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring.  This blog post will cover the creation of a SQL Server Failover … Continue reading →

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