06Sep2016
01Sep2016
2016 Essentials Integration: Azure Backup
Customers of the late SBS line of products will be familiar with the Essentials Experience backup options for client PC's, and Windows Server Backup to external hard drive, but these days we have a new option with Microsoft Cloud Services integration: reliable offsite backups to the Azure cloud. From the Home screen of the Dashboard,...
29Aug2016
2016 Essentials Integration: Microsoft Intune
Today we're going to enable the Microsoft Intune integration service from the Essentials Dashboard and discuss what it means a little bit. Intune is another cloud offering by Microsoft. It's purpose is to enable more robust Mobile Device Management. You can obtain an Intune subscription separately, which is what this process...
25Aug2016
2016 Essentials Integration: Manage SharePoint Libraries
Once you have Office 365 Integration working with Windows Server Essentials 2016, you can also manage SharePoint libraries from the Dashboard. The process is very similar to adding and managing local Server Folders. To get started, go to Storage and then SharePoint Libraries. Select Add a library from the...
22Aug2016
2016 Essentials Integration: Manage Exchange Active Sync Policies
Assuming you have already setup integration to Azure AD and Office 365, you should be able to start applying Exchange Active Sync policies to your mobile devices. Now, the way to add a mobile device into your Dashboard is really quite simple. Just add an Office 365...
18Aug2016
How to get rid of pesky phantom printers and bad printer drivers
I have performed server migrations for a lot of clients over the years, and honestly I don't see this issue come up all that often. But when it does strike, so-called "phantom" printers, or removing printers whose drivers have "gone bad" can be one of the more annoying problems to troubleshoot--especially when you remove...
18Aug2016
2016 Essentials Integration: Azure AD & Office 365
This post is part of a series on the Microsoft Cloud Services integrations that are included with Windows Server 2016 Essentials Experience. To begin we will connect our local on-premises Windows Essentials Experience Server to the Microsoft cloud by enabling the Azure Active Directory and Office 365 integrations. Please note that this is very different from using...
15Aug2016
Find out why Windows Server 2016 Essentials Experience still matters
Upcoming Windows Server Essentials Experience Series
For many months now, I have been playing around with the Windows Server 2016 Technical Previews, especially the Essentials Experience role. You might ask: Why? Does the Windows Server Essentials product matter anymore, now that we have Office 365 and have moved well past the days of Small Business Server? It...
11Aug2016
Multifactor Authentication Server is not compatible with password sync?
I was recently asked for help implementing Microsoft's Multifactor Authentication Server for an on-premises Remote Desktop farm.  There is a great resource on the web at RDS Gurus that steps you through this process.  Just for the sake of doing my homework, I decided to read up on...
08Aug2016