Sometimes error messages just don’t make sense in the context they’re given. Take 80090034, for example. After rebuilding a computer (remotely, the joy of work from home), the computer was…
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Microsoft recently announced that the next version of Windows Server, which we presume to be Windows Server 2022, will require servers to have a physical TPM 2.0 chipset supporting secure…
Welcome to the third part in our calculating total cost of ownerhsip series. If you haven’t yet, go back and check out part one covering the cost of hardware/software and…
If you’re just joining us, make sure you stop by our first installment on how hardware/software and maintenance get calculated into your TCO. Knowing the TCO of your business technology…
Calculating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a very important part of any manager’s job, whether it be of an employee, a factory machine, or IT equipment. Knowing your fully…
Windows Server licensing is something that, if you don’t live in it every day, can be extremely confusing. To be fair, even if you DO live in it every day,…
Licensing SQL Server has always been a bit of a pain point. Luckily, Microsoft hasn’t really changed anything in eight years. If you could license SQL 2012, 2014, or 2016,…
Backups are inarguably the single most important thing that any IT person can do for their organization. It matters little that you achieve 99.9999% uptime for six years, if on…
Today we’re reviewing an oft-over looked network connector, the Direct Attached Cable! The Direct Attached Cable (DAC) has transceivers pre-built into them. They come in both SFP+/SFP28 form factor as…
Now that we’ve talked about twisted pair, let’s move into something a little more advanced: transceivers. Transceiver Overview Transceivers are modules that plug into slots on switches to allow for…
Cabling is one of the most basic parts of most IT environments, but its ubiquity leads people to make assumptions about it and take it for granted. This blog series…
Welcome back to our backup power blog series! If you’re joining us for the first time, feel free to go back and check out our previous posts: Backup Power Series:…