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Tech Short: What is my Lync 2010 Server Version?

So you are looking to upgrade; or at best update to a CU and well the first question in your mind is; what version of Lync am I running. This info can be obtained by the Lync Server Management Shell   Run the following command: Get-CsServerVersion and you now have your server version As always, […]

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Azure Active Directory Module for Windows Powershell – How to Connect

I recently needed to use this and well; I’m learning as I go. So one of the tasks I needed to do in O365 was to delete a user.  This required me to use Azure AD PowerShell. Fist step was simple.  Install Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell onto a system. Next was […]

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SharePoint 2013: Upgrade to Claims Based Authentication

Claims-based authentication is an essential component to enable the advanced functionality of SharePoint 2013. To move classic-mode web applications from SharePoint 2010 Products to SharePoint 2013, you can convert them to claims-based web applications within SharePoint 2010 Products, and then migrate them to SharePoint 2013. The procedures in this post will address the issue I […]

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SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013, Content Database Upgrade

I have been working on upgrading SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013.  Here are some notes on steps taken to update a content database for your default web application. Please note:   A backup of your default (primary) SharePoint 2010 content database is needed. These steps are for those who have already installed SharePoint and have […]

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street slang: cmdlet

A cmdlet (pronounced “command-let”) is a lightweight Windows PowerShell script that performs a single function. A cmdlet, which is expressed as a verb-noun pair, has a .ps1 extension. Windows PowerShell has over two hundred basic core cmdlets and had been extended to 1000’s due to administrators writing their own. Each cmdlet will have a help […]

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Windows 8: fixing trust relationship issues

Dear Jermal, here is some info that you may find useful in the future. I hope that you share with your friends, coworkers and the readers of your blog. From time to time I have found myself having to reset the computer account of a workstation that was left offline. In most cases this workstation […]