Podcast episode 140
We’re back! In this new-format episode, a.k.a “tune in to intune”, the trio talk about how to succeed with Intune and MDM, new Intune and Power BI features and what is in the pipe for community involvment! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Simon’s […]
Podcast episode 139
The rumors of our collective demise have been greatly exaggerated, and we’re back with a special, longer episode to close out the year. We’re having a conversation about the dumpster fire that has been 2020, what we’ve been struggling with and what we’re taking away as we move to 2021. Show notes:
Podcast episode 138
In this episode, the trio talk about the Microsoft earnings report, new samples available in Azure Synapse Analytics, Windows Server Summit 2020, Microsoft Teams having a new record number of daily users, and small usability improvements in Power BI. Show notes: Microsoft earnings report New samples available in Azure Synapse Analytics SMB over Quic […]
Podcast episode 137
In this episode, the trio talk about a few specific news items in Power BI, the new Edge browser for Linux, the Microsoft Server Summit and some Machine Learning! Show notes:
Podcast episode 136
In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about the Windows October Update, Power BI Desktop October Update, the new Azure Modular Datacenter, Trump’s opinon on cybersecurity and why there is a huge Xbox in Flight Simulator. Show notes:
Podcast episode 135
In this episode, a.k.a “the long excuse”, Alexander and Simon talk about Windows as an emulation layer on a Linux kernel, the new AMD Zen 3 processor family, a new Windows Insider build, what’s new in ConfigMgr and finally discuss the ins and outs of snakelike programming languages. Show notes: Windows on Linux? AMD […]
Podcast episode 134
In this episode, the trio talk about JAMF, new features in Intune, the ARC enabled SQL Server in preview, the “insane amazing” smart narrative visual in Power BI, the leaked Windows XP source code and finally the new Surface devices! Show notes: Intune news JAMF announcements ARC enabled SQL Server Smart Narratives x64 emulation […]
Podcast episode 133
In this episode, the trio talk about their respective takeaways from Microsoft Ignite! Show notes: Microsoft Ignite Book of News 2020
Podcast episode 132
In this episode, Alexander interviews Richard Nuckolls about data engineering, photography and writing books! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Richard Nuckolls author page
Podcast episode 131
In this episode, a.k.a “pulling out of … the cloud”, the trio talk about automated Always On Availability Group deployments for Azure virtual machines, the upcoming Xbox hardware releases, the equally upcoming AMD Zen 3 platform and expectations on Microsoft Ignite! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: […]
Podcast episode 130
In this episode, Simon and Toni talk about the upcoming Microsoft Ignite, Surface Duo, running Windows 10 on Surface Hub, Quest buying Binary Tree and Windows vNext on a Hyper-V box! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Windows 10 available on Surface Hub Quest […]
Podcast episode 129
In this first episode after the vacation, the trio try to get back at it and talk news from Power BI, ConfigMgr, discuss Microsoft Virtual Desktop, user groups and what’s in store going forward! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here:
Podcast episode 128
In this somewhat special, vaction-y episode, Alexander talks to Don Jones about all things training! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here:
Podcast episode 127
In this final episode before vacation, the trio talk about updates to both the Power BI service as well as new support for running SQL Server failover clusters in Azure, and look both backwards and forwards on this strange year of 2020! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right […]
Podcast episode 126
In this episode, the trio talk about our first ESMUG meetup, Microsoft pulling all Facebook advertising, updates to Azure Data Lake, the Teams June preview and what’s new in InTune! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: East Sweden Microsoft User Group Microsoft pulls Facebook […]
Podcast episode 125
In this episode, a.k.a “yes, grandpa”, the trio talk about the demise of Mixer, certification exams out of beta, changes to the ARM template structure, a new ConfigMgr technical preview and some WWDC news! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Mixer is dead ARM […]
Podcast episode 124
In this episode, Simon and Toni discuss Azure Files on-premises AD intergration going GA, recap the last week’s news that Toni had some insight on, and wade through a gazillion items related to Windows! They are also taking the covers off our new East Sweden Microsoft User Group! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes […]
Podcast episode 123
In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about increased resistane to ransomware in Sweden, the Power BI June update, new GA features in Azure firewall and new fundamentals courses! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Incresed resistance to ransomware in Sweden (Swedish) Power BI […]
Podcast episode 122
In this episode, a.k.a “the physicist”, the trio discuss the new Config Manager technical preview, a new feature in PIM, virtualization finally playing nice and a huge update to a Power BI whitepaper. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: CfgMgr Technical Preview 2005 VMWare […]
Podcast episode 121
In this episode, a.k.a “Simon, catchup”, the trio talk about news in Windows release 2004, Simon’s new blogpost, news in Windows Virtual Desktop, Direct Query support in Power BI Dataflows, Microsoft and Docker working tighter and the latest Swedish Power BI User Group meetup! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the […]
The underestimated compliance policy in Microsoft Intune
Way back when I started to work with Microsoft Intune, I remember that I had a very hard time understanding the use case for the compliance policy. They don’t do anything, and I can’t even get them for all of my configuration settings? Part of that is still true today, but not in a bad […]
Podcast episode 120
In this episode, the trio talk about news from Microsoft Build, discuss a Sophos report on cybercrime reaction behavior in Sweden and look at news from Power BI and InTune! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Synapse Analytics Windows Package Manager Preview Sophos report […]
Podcast episode 119
In this episode, a.k.a “Simon’s Lament”, the trio talk about phones, ergonomics, Power BI and Data Lake, and the spring WVD update. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 118
In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about some of the news out of Microsoft Business and Applications Summit, the newly released Surface hardware and marvel at Simon’s choice of a new phone. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Driving a data culture Power […]
Podcast episode 117
In this episode the trio talk about Windows Virtual Desktop updates, Microsoft Business Applications Summit going virtual (and free!) and staggering numbers for Teams! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Speaking at Data Platform Discovery Day
I just had an absolute blast presenting at the Data Platform Discovery Days – both the European and the US edition! For the US edition I presented “Azure Machine Learning for the Absolute Beginner”, a session looking at machine learning in general, walking through Azure Machine Learning and giving several examples of machine learning in […]
Podcast episode 116
In this episode a.k.a “Most Valuable Perkele”, Alexander and Toni talk about teaching via Teams, Windows 10 updates, Toni’s new AMD workstation and news in Power BI! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
The case of the missing Apple Business Manager – or how to choose your vendor
I´m back blogging again, but Ill start with a short post straight from the trenches! I am working on a MDM project where we are leveraging Microsoft Intune as well as JAMF for Macs. The implementation of Intune (and JAMF) will divide users into three different categories. The reason is due to very different security […]
Podcast episode 115
In this episode, a.k.a “trippy clippy”, the trio talk Azure under pressure, custom Teams backgrounds, Azure AD Premium P1 in M365 Business and copying visuals in Power BI. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Custom backgrounds in Teams
Podcast episode 114
In this episode, a.k.a “stayin’ alive”, the trio discuss the joys of dictation, how Windows Admin Center works, a billion Windows 10 devices running around and virtual events in general. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 113
In this episode, a.k.a “old, but relevant”, Alexander and Simon talk about working from home, training from home, look at free available training, news from ConfigMgr and Endpoint Manager, documenting with Jupyter notebooks and the read/write XMLA endpoint preview! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show […]
Podcast episode 112
In this episode, a.k.a “managing handymensch”, Simon and Toni discuss changes to Microsoft support and update policies amid the COVID-19 situation, Minecraft EDU being free for the time being and try to figure out just how many screens are reasonable to have… Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right […]
Podcast episode 111
In this episode the trio talk about experiences working from home, I/O limitations on Azure virtual machines, news from Intune and how the internet copes with this time of COVID-19. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Powershell and DHCP Domain Search Suffix Order
Hey there. The Finn is back after a long time, this time with a Domain Search Suffix Order issue. I ran into this issue at my new place of work where we have multiple platforms like Windows 10, MacOs and even Linux together with multiple domain names. Traditionally you would just use a group policy […]
Podcast episode 110
In this episode, a.k.a “cororant”, the trio talk COVID-19, Power BI Desktop March update, Powershell scripts to simplify your day, working from home and the need to question data! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Convert dataset to dataflow Power BI Desktop March update
Podcast episode 109
In this episode, a.k.a “end of days” Alexander and Toni talk about the coronavirus outbreak shutting down events all over the world, the 20-year-late millenium bug of some Swedish trains, several new interesting features in Power BI and Powershell 7 going GA. For some reason there is something about printing in here as well. Subscribe […]
Podcast episode 108
In this episode, a.k.a “shopping spree in the Azure marketplace”, Simon and Toni talk ways of managing patching, gaming on Linux, news in InTune and precious little Power BI. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Global Azure in Linköping
Podcast episode 107
In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about different ways of conducting training, revisit the how vs why discussion from last week, explore new changes in Windows on ARM and have a philosophical chat on cloud neutrality. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Clustered […]
Podcast episode 106
In this episode we talk about the why vs the how of technical conferences, the newly announced preview of clustered disks in Azure, Microsoft staying the leader in the Gartner magic quadrant for analytics and BI and some extremely interesting new features in Intune! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the […]
Podcast episode 105
In this episode Alexander managed to corner Trøyel (@Troyel), a Norwegian consultant and budding speaker specializing in CI/CD in ADF – whatever that is. We started by sorting out the abbreviations… Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
The Tech of Knee-deep in Tech, 2020s edition – part 4
In part 1 of this blog series I outlined the gear we use to record the podcast. The second part was all about actually recording content. The third was a wall of text on post-processing. After getting back from Oslo and the Nordic Infrastructure Conference, it is now time to finish off the series with […]
The Tech of Knee-Deep in Tech, 2020s edition – part 3
In part 1 of this blog series I outlined the gear we use to record the podcast. The second part was all about actually recording content. It’s now time to dive into the third and most technical part – post-processing. The gear Recording Post-processing Publication As a quick recap you might remember that the starting […]
The Tech of Knee-Deep in Tech, 2020s edition – part 2
In part 1 of this blog series I outlined the gear we use to record the podcast. This part will focus on the techniques and settings we use to recording an episode. The gear Recording Post-processing Publication We share a OneNote file with ideas and information for every episode. We kind of screwed up […]
Podcast episode 104
In this episode (a.k.a “missing in Milan”), Toni and Alexander talk about the Challenger disaster 34 years ago, a much smaller SQL Server disaster this week, Toni’s experiences moving AD around and finally the released information about the Power Platform release wave 1! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode […]
The Tech of Knee-Deep in Tech, 2020s edition – part 1
Matthew Roche pinged me on Twitter the other day to ask about the workflow and gear I use to record Knee-deep in Tech. After responding on Twitter I decided it was time to do a new round of “The Tech of Knee-Deep in Tech”. I’ll divide this into several blog posts due to the sheer […]
Podcast episode 103
In this episode the trio talk about the finally unveiled dates and location for Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit switching dates and locations, Microsoft planning on a horrible browser hijack, a weird Power BI performance issue and the recent security announcements. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right […]
Podcast episode 102
We’re back! Episode 102 is the first episode of the new year and the new decade. We talk about Windows 2008/R2 going end-of-support on the 14th (a.k.a the day we recorded the episode), as well as what the plan looks like for us going forward in 2020! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or […]
2019 – Alexander’s year in review
It is the last day of 2019, and I have (as usual) procrastinated and almost failed to produce this post. Again. But, as is the thing with year-in-review posts, one REALLY need to get them out on the year in question. So here goes. A year of firsts 2019 was (yet another) full-speed year. It […]
Podcast episode 101
In this last episode of the year, the trio discuss what 2019 has brought and what 2020 will bring! We wish to extend a huge THANK YOU to all our listeners and can’t wait to get back again 2020. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen […]
Podcast episode 100
Alexander and Simon sat down at Experts Live in Prague with the agile coach Erin Davies to have a chat about agile as a concept, yelling at people and why teams are so vitally important. Apologies for the goat. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show […]
Podcast episode 99
Alexander and Simon sat down with Ulrika Hedlund at Experts Live Europe in Prague to talk about passion, storytelling, user-centric thinking and unexpected functionality in Microsoft Teams. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 98
In this episode, Alexander and Simon abducted Patch & Switch (also known as Rick Claus and Joey Snow) from Experts Live Europe. After a short, surprisingly bumpy ride in a nondescript white van, there was an interview made. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 97
In this episode, known as “cold hangover”, the two somewhat under the weather hosts Alexander and Simon (Toni is out with a real cold!) discuss what’s new in the Power BI November update, new exciting features in Intune, speaking at ExpertsLive and hands-on with Simon’s new shiny Surface Pro X! Subscribe to us on Spotify, […]
Podcast episode 96
In this eighth episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down and talk about the highlights of the week, discuss what has been released and consider the future. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 95
In this seventh episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down with Kenny Lowe (@KennyLowe) to talk Azure Stack Hub and Azure Arc! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 94
In this sixth episode from Microsoft Ignite, Alexander sit down with Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) of Power BI fame to talk about technical change, sleeping and Power BI! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 93
In this fifth episode from Microsoft Ignite, the trio sit down with Matthias Haas, the CTO of Igel, to talk about ancient memories, thin clients and edge computing! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 92
In this fourth episode from Microsoft Ignite, Simon and Toni sit down with Richard Hicks, the guy who wrote the book (literally!) on DirectAccess. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 91
In this third episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down with security legend Sami Laiho to talk Sami turning 40, security, azure blue penguins, Azure Arc! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 90
In this second episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down with Samuel Devasahayam (@MrADFS) of Microsoft and talk AD, ADFS and all things identity! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 89
In this first episode of Microsoft Ignite, Toni and Alexander met up with Andy Syrewicze of Altaro software to talk about the first day of Microsoft Ignite! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Presenting at Microsoft Ignite
I have the honor of presenting two sessions and hosting four podcast recordings at Microsoft Ignite: BRK2099 – The cloud awakens: Azure SQL Server for the on-premises DBA Session time: Thursday November 7th, 0915-1000, OCCC W314 Have you ever asked what the cloud means for your database environment? Do you wonder if Azure is […]
Podcast episode 88
In this episode, Simon and Alexander met up at Microsoft TechDays in Stockholm and discussed the conference, our sessions, and what’s upcoming at Microsoft Ignite. Simon also managed to sneak some ConfigMgr stuff in here as well! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 87
In this episode, Alexander and Simon discuss the October Power BI Desktop update and touch on a few specific things, the newly released Windows 10 1909, the both of us speaking at Microsoft TechDays as well as some updates about Microsoft Ignite! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right […]
Podcast episode 86
In this hundredth(!) episode, Alexander, Simon and Toni sit down with Johan Dahlbom from Microsoft to talk about Azure Private Link. Other topics of the day are the Surface event, Power Platfom release wave 2 and the new Data Box Edge! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: […]
Podcast episode 85
Simon and Alexander have another chat with Anna Chu of Microsoft about all the hard work that go into making Microsoft Ignite! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: TyGraph’s Microsoft Ignite Session Browser
New adventures – with TrueSec
Today is the first day of my new adventure. As of today, I´ve joined TrueSec Infrastructure and will be taking on the role as Principal Technical Architect. I will be focusing on Microsoft 365 and other technologies related to it. Its really a dream come true, I still do remember my first user group that […]
Concatenating columns in Power BI
Remember last time when we needed to keep track of certifications in a fictional company? We did the preliminary steps to create the base table for the table visual below in this blog post and we’ve come to the next hurdle: the column called “current”. If only we were using Excel Finally we can tackle […]
Podcast episode 84
During DATA:Scotland in September, Alexander sat down with Ida Bergum (Norwegian Data Platform MVP) and talked data journeys, Power BI Embedded and PowerApps! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 83
Alexander and Simon talk about zero-downtime patching of Azure SQL Server, Azure Private Link, the new preview of Windows 10 internet reset, Windows Virtual desktop in Europe and Microsoft Ignite! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Windows 10 reset using the cloud Azure Private […]
Speaking at Experts Live in Prague!
It´s a late announcement, but I´m happy to tell the world that I´ve been accepted to speak at Experts Live in Prague November 20-22! It will be my first Experts Live, but from what I´ve already have experienced in terms of organization and how they´ve have handled me as a speaker – I´m VERY excited! […]
Multiple keys in Power BI
Let’s say we need keep track of certifications in a fictional company. Management has requested a Power BI table that should list the region, the certification, the number of certifications, the goal and a concatenation of the number of certifications and the goal. The end goal is requested to look something like this: This should […]
Podcast episode 82
In this episode the trio discuss technological debt, the new custom format strings in Power BI, Azure AD Proxy for Power BI mobile, AI whisky, Toni’s new blog post and a new approach for Windows update and upgrades! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Power […]
Mackmyra Intelligence – How AI blended technology and whisky
Before I begin – please always drink responsible. If you feel that you have an unhealthy alcohol consumption level or pattern, there´s help to get. This post is not written to encourage alcohol consumption nor has Mackmyra in any way had any influence on the text or the blog as such. This will be a […]
Domain Controller local admin password
Hey there. Toni here back with some thoughts on domain controllers and their local SAM database. You know, the thing that is disabled as soon as the server is promoted to a domain controller. This is something that is often forgotten about until it’s too late. This database is actually critical if something bad happens […]
T-SQL Tuesday #118 – SQL Server Fantasy Feature
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation comes from Kevin Chant and is named “Your Fantasy SQL Feature”. Kevin writes: “My invitation to yourselves this month is to write a post about a fantasy SQL Server feature you’ve got in mind. It can be absolutely anything at all related to SQL Server. For example, it could be […]
New speaking hardware
At TechMentor in Seattle this summer I asked Aleksandar Nikolic, a fellow European MVP, about the tiny machine he used when presenting. It turned out that he had recently acquired a Surface Go, a Surface laptop roughly the same size as an iPad. Since buying it he had left his heavier machine at home, he […]
Podcast episode 81
In this episode the trio discuss the new Power BI mobile look, the new Guy in a Cube training courses, the Surface event in October, upcoming speaking engagements and Microsoft Ignite in general! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Guy in a Cube Training
Windows Server 2019 gaming
Hey folks, long time no see. How are you doing? In Episode 80 of Kneedeepintech I briefly mentioned Windows Server and gaming in the same sentence. Now that I have had time to actually test it again I’d thought I would post my findings here. I have the Xbox 360 wired controllers that I’ve used […]
Podcast episode 80
In this first episode back from the (dead) vacation, the trio discuss if it is possible to turn Windows Server into a gaming rig, new exciting features in Power BI, the Azure Data Share service presently in preview, a bunch of fantastic new developments in InTune and EMS as well as share the news that […]
Knee-Deep at Ignite
A few days ago a dream came true for both Simon and me – we will both be speaking at Microsoft Ignite in November! We will be delivering breakout sessions, theater sessions, host unconference sessions AND record podcast episodes. I’ll be delivering an updated classic – “The Force Awakens – Azure SQL Server for the […]
Podcast episode 79
In this special vacation-mode episode, Alexander and Simon talk to Microsoft Tech Community Lead Anna Chu (@_achu) about the upcoming Microsoft Ignite conference in general and community content in particular! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: An old definition of session levels
Podcast episode 78
In this last(?) episode before summer Alexander and Toni talk about Bitcoin, Azure Data Lake integrating with Event Grid, Azure Premium Files going GA, Power BI dataflow updates, the new viewer role in Power BI, Azure Bastion, Microsoft Ignite: the Tour and Toni’s newfound toy: the ADRecon script! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes […]
Podcast episode 77
In this episode Alexander and Simon talk DataGrillen in Lingen, the new Raspberry Pi 4, “work spaces” in Power BI, new nifty features in Outlook, conditional access available for O365 Business and the release of Hyper-V server 2019! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Raspberry […]
Podcast episode 76
In this episode the trio discuss some of the Power BI news coming out of Microsoft Business Applications Summit, on-prem MFA going the way of the dodo, Azure Bastion, new Windows 10 insider previews as well as the Salesforce aquisition of Tableu and Microsoft and Oracle working together! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes […]
Podcast episode 75
In this episode Alexander is still enjoying pneumonia, so Simon and Toni talk about news in Intune, the latest Windows Insider previews, more about 1903 and upcoming travels! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: What’s new in Intune for Education Latest Windows Insider Previews More […]
Podcast episode 74
In this episode Toni talk to Andy Syrewicze of Altaro Software about Azure, Windows, the Windows Server Summit, the value of conferences in general and Microsoft Ignite 2019 in particular! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Supporting the #SQLFamily
Take a look at the map above. Up to the right you see Linköping, Sweden – where I’m based. To the left you see Austin, Texas – a town 5.215 miles away. I’ve never been to Austin. Heck, I’ve never even been to Texas! So how is this relevant? Angela D. Tidwell, a budding data […]
Podcast episode 73
In this unreasonably full episode Simon and Toni cover that the Ignite registration is open, Windows Server summit 2019, known issues with Windows 10 1903, news in OneDrive, Intune and ConfigMgr, and finally news from Citrix! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Windows 10 1903 […]
Podcast episode 72
In this episode Simon and Alexander try to sum up announcements from Microsoft Build, news from Power BI AND tidbits from the internet. We talk about the Microsoft Build keynote, SQL Server Edge, Azure SQL Server serverless, exciting news for Power BI, the upcoming preview of Teams transcription, MBAM going the way of the dodo […]
Podcast episode 71
In this episode we cover the rumors of upcoming Swedish Azure datacenters, running vmWare on Azure, updates to the Power BI gateway and news from Azure! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
SQL Saturday #851 – A new thing in town…
“Why don’t we have a SQL Saturday in Stockholm?” a friend asked me a few years ago. “I honestly don’t know”, was my answer. “There is a lot of people in Stockholm, but for some reason they don’t seem to be able to organize one. There is one in Gothenburg that’s been working fine for […]
Podcast episode 70
In this episode we officially introduce Toni, we talk about news in Power BI, unexpected radio experiences, news in Intune, Windows Admin Center, and we rant a bit about upcoming MDM changes in iOS 12. Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes:
Podcast episode 69
In this episode we talk about jetlag, Star Wars Celebration IX in Chicago, the upcoming Microsoft Ignite: the tour in Stockholm, the Global Azure Bootcamp in Linköping, Power BI April updates as well as the new Surface Hub 2S! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: […]
Podcast episode 68
In this episode we talk about a few of the new Power BI features, the fact that Windows 10 now has over 800 million users, the Global Azure Bootcamp, Windows virtual desktop and a quick recap of the MVP summit! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show […]
Podcast episode 67
In this episode we sit down with fellow MVP Matouš Rokos (MVP Azure) and talk about infrastructure as code, keeping up with tech and knowledge transfer! Subscribe to us on Spotify, on iTunes or listen to the episode right here: Show notes: Matouš Rokos on Twitter
Kerberos fails with CIFS using AOVPN
Hey. Today I want to talk about an interesting case that involves Kerberos, Always On VPN and access to CIFS. A customer has recently deployed Always on VPN in their infrastructure. Most clients worked well with that but a few had mixed issues with old VPN clients installed on some machines. Cisco AnyConnect usually worked […]
Upgrading the lab
Good day to you. Today I’ve done a little write-up about my home lab equipment. I was noticing a few slowdowns once I got around 10 vm’s running on my old “server”, which was an older gen Intel E3 1240 series CPU running 32Gb of DDR3 RAM, SSD cache and spinning HDDs for mass storage. […]
A Swede went to Finland, spoke and learned
A couple of weeks ago now, I was focused on preparing for, and speaking at, Techdays in Helsinki, Finland. I was really happy to be accepted for the conference after Alexander spoke there last year and praised the arrangement. I was also very happy that Techdays choose to accept my session on Windows Virtual Desktop, […]