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    SPO Image Resizing and How to Format New Visual Content

    One Question I have been getting asked since SharePoint Online came out is about content images. How should they be formatted? What are the dimensions of a banner image? How do the images look at different window and screen sizes? All of these were Questions I had myself. So I started digging. First, its good…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    IoT 101: Data Flow

    A few blogs ago, we started on the 4 Ws of IoT. This blog is second blog that explains one of the many “hows” in the question of IoT.  In order to us to have a IoT solution, we have to have things, or a device, or a system that is willing to gather data…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    The four Ws of IoT: Who, What, Where, and Why

    My name is Lwin Maung. I am the Principal Architect at Concurrency, and a Microsoft MVP in the Platform Development Area. Today, I am writing about IoT. Ok.. Let’s look at the last two statements. What does that mean to you? Probably not much. How about this then? I am a geek. I have been…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    Using the Graph API with large data sets

    Use Paging to retrieve more records For this article I’ll use the convention /me when I mean https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/meSometimes there will be a need to retrieve blocks of data that are too large for a single API call.  For example, the query /users in most organizations will return more data than a single call can accept. This query would return all…

    Concurrency
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    Patching Windows Server 2016

    The patching strategy for Windows Server 2016 has changed fairly significantly since 2012 R2, and understanding these changes is crucial to managing this operating system effectively.  Here, we’ll review the new cycle of patch releases and how to make sure your servers stay up to date. Prior Versions of Windows To understand the changes in…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    Creating a Suspect SQL Database

    Recently, a customer contacted us asking for the steps to force a SQL Server database into a Suspect state.  Although there are other blog posts about doing exactly that, they didn’t quite work for us.  Let’s take a look at how we got this working for them. Initial Attempt To start, we found this guide written by…

    Concurrency
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    Active Directory during DR Tests

    Due to their central role in a Windows environment, including Active Directory domain controllers in a disaster recovery test will nearly always be required.  However, how do you ensure that the DCs function correctly, and safely, in a DR environment without having any impact on production?  Let’s look at the best practices around Active Directory…

    Concurrency
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    Using the Graph API with SharePoint

    Using the Graph API with SharePoint  The Graph API provides access to SharePoint items such as site collections, lists, document libraries and files.  See the article https://www.concurrency.com/blog/november-2018/authenticate-to-the-graph-api-as-a-service  for a walkthrough on retrieval of an access token needed to use the Graph API. Site Collections Once authenticated to the Graph API it’s possible to retrieve the site collections for the…

    Concurrency
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    Authenticate to the Graph API as a service

    Use the Graph API from a service or job with Application only permissions. You may have a requirement to access the Graph API from a Web Job or service type client that is not running in the context of a logged in user.  This article shows the steps required to obtain an access token without…

    Concurrency, Inc.