Jonathan Hassell
Contributing Writer
Jonathan Hassell runs 82 Ventures, a technical writing and consulting firm based in Charlotte, N.C.
How Windows to Go can protect data for business travelers
Worried about workers traveling internationally with sensitive company data on a laptop? A Windows to Go USB stick might be the answer for intrusive searches or bans on airplanes.
PowerShell: Learn to tap the pipeline
How to use the humble pipe character to string together PowerShell cmdlets to format, filter, sort and refine results.
Windows Embedded's future looks rocky
Microsoft's apparent replacement versions for Windows Embedded -- which are based on Windows 10 -- have some limitations. Here's what you need to know.
3 enterprise-strength file sync services to check out
Popular file-sync services are great for individuals, but can lack controls for access, encryption and other services that enterprises require.
All about PowerShell providers and modules
PowerShell providers are drivers for PowerShell to navigate things besides the file system. For their part, modules are, at this point, far and away the most common type of PowerShell extensibility feature you will see.
Fighting ransomware: A fresh look at Windows Server approaches
Make sure your backup files really work -- test them! -- or else they will be no use to you in this situation.
SharePoint 2013 cheat sheet
More and more users are seeing SharePoint 2013 in their daily lives, as part of the Office 365 subscription service. Here's what they'll need to know.
Make your emails more trusted with DKIM
There are authentication systems -- DomainKeys and its successor DKIM -- that try to mitigate some of the risk of trusting that emails are actually from who they say they are from.
Take a look inside Microsoft’s Quincy, Wash. data center
Not all data centers are alike, and this one -- originally opened in 2006 -- has certainly morphed over the past 10 years.
Review: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 steps up security, cloud support
Large shops will find many reasons for making the switch. Businesses of other sizes might have to do a pretty thorough cost-benefit analysis given the new pricing structure.
Lessons from high-profile IT failures
What we can learn about disaster recovery and high availability from recent airline outages.
Windows Server 2016 licensing and servicing options explained
There is a new bifurcated servicing model for Windows Server that depends in part on which installation option you choose.
Constructing a solid backup plan with Microsoft Azure Backup
Here's how to create both local and cloud-based backups with this 'surprisingly good' software, and why it’s a good idea, at least for Microsoft-heavy shops.
A look inside the Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution
Finally, a way around the problem of administrator passwords that are identical across machines, just waiting to be scooped up in pass-the-hash-attacks.
More PowerShell: Hash tables
This one might make you scratch your head a bit -- but learning about hash tables is definitely worth your time and effort.
Containers in Windows Server 2016: What you need to know
The story's not finished yet, though, and there are a lot of bits and pieces to consider. Here's what you need to think about as you start.
Review: Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4
Support for Hyper-V containers and advanced storage features are wonderful additions, but hold onto your wallets.
First look: Microsoft Azure Active Directory Domain Services puts it all in the cloud
It's a cloud-based method for making sure your apps have full Active Directory services -- and then some. We take you though some of the ins and outs.
Performing five common administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell
Want to add a bunch of users without going out of your mind? We show you how to do that, and more.
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