Tips & Tricks
How Do I Enable SQL Server Agent Service?
The SQL Server Agent service is used by SQL Server to execute scheduled tasks. It is typically used for items such as backing up the SQL Server database or other maintenance tasks, and is a much have for Ola Hallengren’s SQL Server Maintenance Solution. By default,...
Scammer Alert: I Said What on Twitter?
This blog is a Scammer Alert as to why you need to watch out for free tools! Not long ago, I was trying to find a direct link to one of my tweets and stumbled across this tweet: I certainly didn’t post this tweet! How did it happen? Well, like many of you, I agreed to...
Why Are My Virtual Machines Slow?
The other day, I was working on my test SQL 2016 server and everything was “slow.” Since this was a virtual machine (VM), and we all know that disk I/O (input/output) is the number one killer of VM performance, I quickly looked at Resource Monitor. I saw that the...
Edgy about Windows 10 Edge!
I’m really starting to “dislike” the Windows 10 Edge browser. Recently I made the mistake of upgrading to Windows 10 during a busy week. As part of the process, Windows 10 overwrote a TON of my default settings and replaced them with Edge as the default program....
SSRS Access Denied Message
I run into various issues with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). There are two different fixes for the following SSRS access denied error message. As a Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / MECM/ SCCM / CM / ConfigMgr admin, you will run into...
Configuring an Android 5.1 RC1 VM
Continuing on from my last blog post about how to install an Android 5.1 RC1 VM, I will now take you through the configuring an Android process. 1. As soon as you boot, you will see the Android logo. 2. Click Next (yellow arrow). Watch out for the mouse/touch...
How to Create a Code Signing Certificate
Where to start with this article. As a Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr / MCM) administrator we wear many hats. Working with Certificates is just one of the hats! We all know that we can make our environment more secure by leveraging Certs for things...
How to Create a Code Signing Certificate
Where to start with this article. As a Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr / MCM) administrator we wear many hats. Working with Certificates is just one of the hats! We all know that we can make our environment more secure by leveraging Certs for things...
ConfigMgr Client Health – Anders Rødland Startup Script
This article will provide you with tips to setting up ConfigMgr Client Health computer start up script.
How to Leverage Intune Data and Write a Basic Power BI Report
Are you having trouble finding information about how to leverage Microsoft Intune data in a Power BI report? You’re not alone. Everywhere I looked for these reporting details, I either couldn’t find anything or the information was incomplete. In some cases, the...