Update 3 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 has been released. Veeam is thus continuing on its path of not introducing new major versions every year, but also adding new features in updates instead of just bug fixes. One of the big new features that many have been waiting for since the release of Veeam Agent for Windows / Linux (formerly Veeam Endpoint Backup) is the deployment and management of agents through the Backup & Replication console.
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A first look at Project Honolulu
Microsoft has released a new Technical Preview of Project Honolulu (version 1711). Project Honolulu is a web console for the management of Windows servers. In other words, a kind of "Server Manager" in the browser. Although it is still a technical preview that is not yet ready for productive use, it is possible to use it ... Read more
Microsoft Tech Summit Frankfurt
Unfortunately, the Microsoft Technical Summit, as it took place last year in Darmstadt, no longer exists. Instead, there will be the Microsoft Tech Summit in Frankfurt at the beginning of 2018: The Microsoft Tech Summit is a 2-day event and participation is free of charge. However, the Tech Summit cannot be compared with the Technical Summit. The Tech ... Read more
Windows 10 creates _VLMCS entries in the DNS
I am not entirely sure whether the following problem also occurs in environments in which standard Windows DNS servers are used. Companies that do not run their DNS infrastructure on Microsoft DNS servers might be interested in the following article. The following behavior of Windows 10 computers could be reproduced on a "non Windows DNS" server: ... Read more
Windows 10 and the feature updates: a snapshot
As Microsoft has recently made frequent changes to the semi-annual feature updates (function updates), it is not easy to keep track of everything. I would therefore like to clarify a few points in this article: 1. explanation of terms/general information Microsoft has renamed the update channels. Previously there was "Current Branch (CB)" and "Current Branch for Business (CBB)". This became ... Read more
Presentations at Microsoft Ignite 2017
Microsoft Ignite 2017 in Orlando is over and some sessions have already been put online as videos. I have collected the links to presentations related to Exchange Server here: Thrive as an enterprise organization in Microsoft Exchange Online Running Exchange hybrid over the long term Scott Schnoll's Exchange tips and ... Read more
Windows 10 (1703): After logon, immediate logoff
I recently had a problem with user profiles on several Windows 10 Pro 1703 systems. Important detail at this point: All Windows installations have since been updated from version 1511 to 1607 and finally 1703. Now to the problem: If a user wanted to log in who had never logged in to this PC before, the user was logged out after successfully ... Read more
Google Chrome will no longer trust Symantec CAs from 2018
Google has announced that it will withdraw its trust from Symantec CAs (certification authorities) from 2018. A corresponding article can be found in the Google Security Blog: Chrome's Plan to Distrust Symantec Certificates Specifically, this means that websites or services that work with certificates issued by Symantec will no longer be considered trustworthy by Chrome.This affects all certificates issued before 01.06.2016 ... Read more
Show active members of a Formal Skype4Business Reaction Group
In Skype 4 Business (Lync Server as some still call it) there is the option of operating response groups formally or informally. Response groups in general are queues that can represent more or less complex telephone exchanges. Formal groups are groups where you have to register manually before calls can be answered. Informal groups are ... Read more
Brief introduction to IPv6
Many thanks to Frank for the opportunity to contribute to the expansion of frankysweb.de with a blog post. This article is intended to give an overview of IPv6 in relation to Windows operating systems. It will be exciting and everyone can participate on their computer. Quo vadis IPv6? Everyone is talking about it. Most people have activated IPv6 (to which ... Read more
