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Category Archives: Client
Technology to Support Consumerisation: IPSec
A technology that’s been around for quite some time is IPSec, it helps to ensure security of communications between two network devices. With IPSec in place two devices need to establish a peer-to-peer trust before communication can take place,… Continue reading
Posted in Consumerisation, Server 2008 R2, Windows 7
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Talking about App Compat and Internet Explorer today with Quest
Today I presented at a seminar with Quest around IE migrations and compatibility. Many people asked for the deck, so here it is. Continue reading
Posted in IE9
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How many times a day do you use Windows?
Using Windows is something that most of us do every day, but you probably don’t realise just how much. A friend sent me this internal video that shows a “day in the life” of an average chap and just how many times he comes across a Windows … Continue reading
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IE9 is secure, managed and trusted for your organisation
In this world concerned with consumerised IT where almost everyone is familiar with using a browser of some description and many are bombarded by messages about how “fast” the internet can be if you use browser X, it really is important to…. Continue reading
Posted in IE9, Internet Explorer 9
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Still on XP? Why you should be browsing with IE8
There are plenty of people out there still using Windows XP, however many parts of the operating system have needed to be updated in order to keep things going. There have been three service packs released for Windows XP since it’s inception and…. Continue reading
Posted in Client, IE9, Internet Explorer 9, Windows 7
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Some beyond-basic free tools for IT Pros
Andrew and I often get asked questions about some of the more basic elements of the job and a question that comes up time and time again is what are the best tools to use for doing X. For me I often get asked how you start to plan a migrati… Continue reading
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How the consumerisation of IT affects IT departments
There are a few trends that are affecting IT in some hard hitting, demanding and, for many, (work) life changing ways. Cloud is the first obvious one, but causing more of a pain in the IT department’s rear right now is probably consumerisation.
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Posted in Client, Consumerisation, UK TechNet
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5 Imperatives for modern IT departments
Last week I posted about how the cloud is going to affect IT departments in the future, thinking about how some roles are affected and the like, but this time I’m setting out a mini-manifesto for IT departments. This mini-manifesto isn’t for … Continue reading
Posted in Client, Cloud, Consumerisation, UK TechNet
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Resources from my #uktechdays “Better Together” session
Hopefully for lots of you reading this you’ll be looking for some resources off the back of the turn I’ve just done about DirectAccess and BranchCache. Bellow are some places with some really useful information. Here’s a video by Kevin … Continue reading
Resources from my Modern Desktop Presentation
You might have just seen my UK TechDays 2011 presentation which will be available online after the show, however if you didn’t get time to make a note of the resources, here you go: •Springboard: http://bit.ly/W7SB •Download Windows 7 Eval: … Continue reading
Posted in Office 2010, Office 365, Windows 7, Windows Phone 7
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