Windows 365 is the first cloud-based PC globally, meaning users can access their personalized desktop experience anywhere, anytime, on any device, without the complexity of traditional VDI deployments. It provides end-users with the familiar Windows experience that they are used to while providing IT enterprises with the simplicity of activating hybrid AD join and purchasing […]
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There are many software deployment tools to deliver software and updates to your endpoints, but just because you have a lot of options doesn’t mean it has to be confusing. You might pick one software deployment tool to do it all, or you might pick several automated software deployment tools depending on your needs. No […]
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When it comes to deploying scripts for Intune admins, there is only one script method available: Intune PowerShell Scripts. PowerShell can be a powerful format, but you likely have existing scripts you want to leverage with your domain-joined and non-domain-joined machines. Intune script capabilities don’t enable you to deploy VBscripts, batch scripts, or JavaScript scripts. […]
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GPO Item Level Targeting is one of the most powerful tools you can use as a Group Policy admin. First of all, You know how important it is to segregate your domain into applicable OUs for different user and computer AD accounts (see Figure 1). Figure 1: Example OUs for an active directory. While […]
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While Unified Endpoint Management Software (UEM) provides IT with the convenience of managing their endpoints through one package, they fall short of providing all the essential tools an admin might need. Here are the best Unified Endpoint Management Software Considerations for any organization looking to centralize endpoint management. In this article, we’ll look at what […]
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If you’re an IT professional and want to merge GPO settings into a single object, you’ve come to the right place. Network administrators have to contend with different types of sprawl within their enterprises, such as server sprawl, VM sprawl, and storage sprawl. Group Policy administrators have to contend with their own particular type of […]
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The world might be going digital, but computer users still have to print hard copies sometimes, whether it be out of habit or necessity. That’s why it is still important to be able to deploy printers for your users. In this article, we will show some of the various options available to do this. Mapping […]
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Today’s Plan: Do we have to fight more fires? In Greg Shields’ “5 Rules for Managing Users’ Desktops” (REDMOND Magazine, full article here) he outlines five “Laws” to ensure that IT departments (not end users) are really running the show. While we want to empower the application user to be productive, we want to ensure […]
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1. Firefox updates: Available now. If you have rolled out PolicyPak CSE 712, there are two “hidden” features which are already there, but the Firefox Pak itself wasn’t ready until now. So, available now are the following two added features to Firefox: Managing Bookmarks Managing Pop-Ups and Permissions You can see the two how-to videos […]
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PolicyPak On-Prem and Cloud now closes the loop on one of the hardest problems to solve in the Enterprise: How do you deal with multiple versions of Java? If you have Website ABC with a Java applet that requires Java 7 U 51, and Website DEF with a Java applet that requires Java 8 or […]
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