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    Windows 10 GPOs and more

    Here are a few links that I send to my customers who are starting to manage and tweak Windows 10.  Most of the items below are GPO related.  I also included how to modify the Start menu, and a nice script on GitHub that has many different settings that can be changed in Windows 10 (using PowerShell).…

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    Installing SQL Server on a Domain Controller: What You need to know

    When configuring your data environment and planning servers and installs, it is important to understand that Microsoft does not recommend that you install SQL Server on a Domain Controller.  While you technically CAN, there are some dangers involved that you should be aware of before you do this. Let’s take some in depth looks at…

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    Working with the K2 PDF control in SmartForms and workflow processes

    Recently I was approached by a client that was concerned about the length of time it would take for their K2 SmartForm to generate a PDF of their form which had multiple tabs and lots of controls. The Save as PDF feature available out of the box with K2 SmartForms is a nice feature, but also…

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    SQL Server Filegroups

    Since SQL Server stores data in a model, that data needs to clearly go somewhere but where does it go?  This is where Filegroups come into play in SQL Server.  Filegroups are the physical files on your disc volumes that hold SQL Server’s data and can be used for backup and administrative management purposes. The…

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    Creating Logins and Users in SQL Server

    How to create a new SQL Server Login and User Creating individual logins and users for SQL gives you a great security advantage.  A Login is used for authentication into a SQL Instance while a User is used for authorization into a SQL Database.  Note that Logins are used at the Instance level and Users are…

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    React in SharePoint

    Lately I’ve been playing with ReactJS, and was looking for a way to render content in SharePoint using React. I really like React because you can easily create interactive UIs declaratively. You design simple views for each state in your application, and React will efficiently update and render the correct components when your data changes.…

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    How to Connect to Exchange Online with MFA enabled

    If you are an organization following best practices for protecting your environment in the cloud you have inevitably enabled Multi Factor Authentication on your administrator logins. In this configuration you have either chosen to use the included Azure MFA cloud service or completed a federated installation to use either Microsoft’s on premise installation of Azure…

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    Create a Table Partition in SQL Server 2012

    Partitioning a SQL Table is a great way to organize your data for faster data retrieval.  Partitions do exactly that, break down the Table into organized pieces based on criteria from your columns. Why partition? Primarily, performance reasons.  Because the table is split up, data can be retrieved in a faster and more organized way…

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    Custom SharePoint Form Using Office UI Fabric and Angular

    Building custom and fully interactive forms for SharePoint can often be complex. Using AngularJS with Office UI Fabric is a great way to build dynamic forms that have the same look and feel of Office and SharePoint. In this article I am going to walk through the process of building a Employee Termination form using…

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