20Dec2021
15Oct2021
Automating third-party software deployments and updates with Intune and Scappman
Hey folks! For those of you in my audience who work at Managed Services Providers (MSP's), I wanted to introduce you to a product called Scappman that I am really excited about. Rarely do I come across something like this, which solves such an important problem in just the way I...
28May2021
Education and Governance: your weapons to combat fear and enable modern workplaces
I had lunch with a colleague recently who expressed skepticism over my (admittedly non-conventional) methods for migrating users from a legacy file server to OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint. "Some things work better in Theory than they do in Practice," he says. Well, that's funny because I built my method from actual...
02Mar2021
Ignite and Casual Cape Day (a big week!)
It's an exciting week. Ignite is happening, and we're looking forward to hearing some big announcements. I am especially interested in hearing about some of the work being done in Teams and SharePoint. And I hope to learn more about the Fluent framework. We will see what news comes out...
31Dec2020
Happy New Year from ITProMentor.com!
I just wanted to send out a quick Happy Holiday/End-of-Year/Looking Forward note to my readers around the world. Hopefully you have enjoyed some time off this Holiday season! Now is the time I usually sit for a spell to reflect on the previous 365 days, and then look forward into...
18Sep2020
Managed Services Providers Are Doing IT All Wrong
As a Microsoft MVP and frequent community contributor, I have been invited to participate as a “subject matter expert” in several groups and online communities. Since I also work for an IT Managed Services Provider, some of these invites have brought me into peer groups comprised of folks who own...
01Apr2020
Alex is a REAL human being, really.
This shouldn't even be a question, but here we are. I keep getting asked things like: "Are you really a human?" And, "Are you some kind of advanced AI bot?" Or, "How do we know you're not an alien sent here to spy on the human species?" All of these questions are just silly. I...
24Dec2019
Thank you for your support in 2019
It has been quite a year for me, personally and professionally. A roller coaster, really. Back in February my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, of the triple negative variety. So that's been the biggest thing we have had to face together so far. Still not through it, but we have...
11Apr2019
The evolution of small business networks
I believe there are only three basic types of networks alive in the small and mid-sized business market today.* Legacy, Hybrid and Modern. Now the labeling on these categories is purposeful--the language represents a progression in time, but it is important to remember that there still exist "legacy" environments, just...
09Mar2017