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    Windows Application Packaging for Microsoft Intune

    Although most of the engagements that I’ve seen with Microsoft Intune tend to focus on Mobile Device Management, Microsoft Intune is also a very useful tool for cloud based management of Windows PCs. Offering inventory reporting, Windows update management, software deployments and malware tools; it is a great solution for small to midsize businesses looking…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    DNS Aliases with HTTP Redirection

    I sometimes want an easy way to remember a long URL without relying on bookmarks or saved favorites.  NameCheap.com, my favorite registrar and name service provider, offers something called a “URL Redirect (301)” in their external DNS manager which is a brilliant use of a DNS name that resolves to one of their own web servers…

    Concurrency
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    Visual Studio Online Tutorial to Enable Team Tab on Excel

    Excel’s Team tab allows for easy importing and exporting to/from Visual Studio Online and simplifies bulk editing of work items. You can enable the Team tab by following just a few steps, which are listed below:

    Concurrency
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    Rights Required for Creating Extended Events Sessions

    What rights are required in SQL Server to create and view an Extended Events session? In SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2, a user had to be granted CONTROL SERVER to create and run sessions. CONTROL SERVER is roughly equivalent to sysadmin. The difference is that if you grant someone CONTROL SERVER and you don’t want…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    A User Persona on a User Journey & the Art of Baking a Chocolate Cake

    If you haven’t been born with extraordinary baking skills chances are when you’re attempting to make a cake you’ll have to consult the instructions.  This isn’t by chance, this is because baking a cake is somewhat difficult.  Companies like Betty Crocker have spent close to a 100 years perfecting the way their brand presents cooking instructions so…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    Creating a Listener for a Multi-Subnet Hybrid or Azure Availability Group

    A listener is an important component of a SQL Server Availability Group (AG). It enables applications to connect to a DNS name, regardless of which AG replica is the primary. While SQL Server Management Studio can be used to set up a listener, that only works if all replicas are within the same subnet. There…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    Great User Interface and Asking Questions – What Does An Elephant Look Like in the Dark?

    What is your favorite color?  What mobile devices do you use? When buying something online do you log in before or after adding an item to the cart? The questions above are the classical tip of an iceberg when conducting a usability survey; like an iceberg most of the details are below the surface. The reason…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    Intune: Android & iOS PSK XML Mobile Config Generator

    aking a look at my last two posts you can see how to create a WiFi Policy using a Pre-Shared Key: Intune: Create WiFi PSK Profiles for Android Devices The downside to creating a WiFi policy with a Pre-Shared Key is the hoops you have to jump through. So instead of using Apple Configurator or locating the WiFi XML File on a Windows device…

    Concurrency, Inc.
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    Azure Traffic Manager vs. Azure Load Balancer

    I found in some conversations this week that there is a lack of understanding of the differentiation between Azure Traffic Manager and Azure Load Balancers.  The two platforms are extremely important to creating a highly available architecture within Azure.  These concepts were dealt with well in the Azure networking session and high availability session at Ignite.…

    Nathan Lasnoski