Pictures of Ngi-NGN’s Windows 10 event

Yesterday, the strong team of regular Ngi-NGN speakers deliverd an awesome day, packed with Windows 10-inspired information to a group of over a hundred attendees during Ngi-NGN’s Windows 10 event at the Possitillion Hotel in Bunnik, the Netherlands. After Alex Warmerdam kicked off the day with his 10-minute into on Windows 10™, It was my … Continue reading "Pictures of Ngi-NGN’s Windows 10 event"

KnowledgeBase: ERROR_GEN_FAILURE [0x0000001f] when attempting to join VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6 U1 to a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Active Directory domain

An issue has been identified when you try and join a VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version 6 Update 1 to a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Active Directory domain. You receive an error and the VCSA is not joined to the domain.    The situation The VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is a virtual installation … Continue reading "KnowledgeBase: ERROR_GEN_FAILURE [0x0000001f] when attempting to join VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6 U1 to a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Active Directory domain"

Speaking at Ngi-NGNs Windows 10 event

Throughout the Netherlands, several organizations are hosting events to help people explore Windows 10, its new features and their (possible) benefits. My former employer was one of the first organizations doing so, but the Dutch IT Professionals Platform (Ngi-NGN) is also hosting an event.   About this event NGi-NGNs Windows 10 event will be hosted … Continue reading "Speaking at Ngi-NGNs Windows 10 event"

In light of Windows 10: Comparing Service and Privacy agreements

There's been a lot of media attention regarding Windows 10 and privacy concerns. Unfortunately not all reports contain correct facts while others suggest some of the implemented technology is unique for Windows 10. There's a lot of bad reporting (do some of them even fact check?) or even malicious FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) out … Continue reading "In light of Windows 10: Comparing Service and Privacy agreements"

I'll be speaking at GWAVACon 2015 and the UC Day

I'm happy to report that I will be speaking in two upcoming events: the two day event GWAVACon 2015 in Berlin (Germany) on the 22nd and 23rd of September and the one-day Unified Communications Day event in Birmingham (UK) on the 28th September. On GWAVACon my sessions will be the English versions of: What’s new in Exchange 2016 Exchange Architecture … Continue reading "I'll be speaking at GWAVACon 2015 and the UC Day"

Surface Pro 3 Pen Button Windows 10 Bug

So I've got this lovely shiny Surface Pro 3. The Screen being al touchy, the OS being all Windows 10 Pro, and the pen button starting up the modern OneNote App. However, ,in windows 8.1 I had a choice between the modern App version and the Desktop version of OneNote. A quick review of the … Continue reading "Surface Pro 3 Pen Button Windows 10 Bug"

Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack updated

While it has been a while since the Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack was updated, the team has now released an updated version with a crucial fix for Active Directory admins in my region of the world that has potentially been plaguing them for over a year.   About System Center Operations Manager With … Continue reading "Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack updated"