Jonathan Hassell
Contributing Writer
Jonathan Hassell runs 82 Ventures, a technical writing and consulting firm based in Charlotte, N.C.
3 enterprise-strength file sync services to check out
Popular file-sync services are great for individuals, but can lack controls for access, encryption and other services that enterprises require.
All about PowerShell providers and modules
PowerShell providers are drivers for PowerShell to navigate things besides the file system. For their part, modules are, at this point, far and away the most common type of PowerShell extensibility feature you will see.
Fighting ransomware: A fresh look at Windows Server approaches
Make sure your backup files really work -- test them! -- or else they will be no use to you in this situation.
SharePoint 2013 cheat sheet
More and more users are seeing SharePoint 2013 in their daily lives, as part of the Office 365 subscription service. Here's what they'll need to know.
Make your emails more trusted with DKIM
There are authentication systems -- DomainKeys and its successor DKIM -- that try to mitigate some of the risk of trusting that emails are actually from who they say they are from.
Take a look inside Microsoft’s Quincy, Wash. data center
Not all data centers are alike, and this one -- originally opened in 2006 -- has certainly morphed over the past 10 years.
Review: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 steps up security, cloud support
Large shops will find many reasons for making the switch. Businesses of other sizes might have to do a pretty thorough cost-benefit analysis given the new pricing structure.
Lessons from high-profile IT failures
What we can learn about disaster recovery and high availability from recent airline outages.
Windows Server 2016 licensing and servicing options explained
There is a new bifurcated servicing model for Windows Server that depends in part on which installation option you choose.
Constructing a solid backup plan with Microsoft Azure Backup
Here's how to create both local and cloud-based backups with this 'surprisingly good' software, and why it’s a good idea, at least for Microsoft-heavy shops.
