Author Archives: james

Imprivata Licensing

Imprivata Licensing I am making a short announcement.  I will no longer be posting my blogs to LinkedIn. I am very sorry for this change. I hope very soon that I can continue to provide the normal content on all Social Media outlets. Now back to the content. I have learned a little bit about… Read More »

NetApp first look

NetApp first impression Recently I have had a chance to access a NetApp appliance.  I am very interested in learning and getting to know the NetApp brand. So the first task was to see the device.  I was not very impressed with the overall appearance.  Looked very similar to the IBM DS3500 series and Cybernetic disk shelves… Read More »

Looking into the Future

A look into the future of this blog I am starting to write consistently again. I want to give you a synopsis of what I am doing and what is coming. I needed to make sure that I can keep my current titles. #ciscoChampion and #vExpert. Here are my up coming articles. My first impression(s) of… Read More »

Scope it out

Scope it out! Most of you reading this post know of scope creep or have experienced it. Let me explain for those of you that do not know scope creep. Scope creep happens when the project that is currently being deployed was never completely scoped out. Let me give you and example. In a VDI… Read More »

The Start of a VCDX Design

VCDX Design I have done a hand full of designs over the last six years.  I currently have my VCAP-DCD and I am studying for my VCAP-DCA. I do not see in any issues with me being able to pass the VCAP-DCA on the first attempt. So I want to push to try my VCDX… Read More »

Configure NTP on Windows server

Configure external NTP on a Windows Server To keep this as simple as possible use the following commands: w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:pool.ntp.org,0x8 /syncfromflags:MANUAL net stop w32time net start w32time If the machine is a VM, you have to disable the time sync. Check the NTP settings on a Windows Server w32tm /query /status Manually/Force synchronization the external… Read More »

Outlook 2003 hyperlink issues

Outlook 2003 hyperlink issue Resolution Some hyperlinks will not will not show as hyperlinks. Example. https:\www.ebay.com The resolution is to stop Microsoft Word from being the email editor.   To un-set Word as the default editor for email messages in Outlook: Select Tools | Options from the menu in Outlook Click on the Mail Format… Read More »

Welcome to Corporate life

On January 5th I started a new venture with a subsidiary of a big Health Care company.  Before making this transition I worked for a small corporation with less than 40 employees.  So I was the heart and soul of the IT department.  I knew the infrastructure inside and out.  Then I took the leap of faith… Read More »

A new year and new challenges

A New Year and New Challenges This new year looks to be fun and exciting. As you have read I have taken a job with a new company. HNc and BNc are the same company just branded differently for the people they serve.  HNc, HealthNet Connect, is focused on Health systems.  We provide Internet and… Read More »

A Change with the New Year

Changes As of January 5th I will no longer work for Professional Computer Systems, Co.(PCS)  It has been a great 6 years. I have learned a lot. I hope PCS feels the same. I will be moving to a new semi startup company called BroadNET Connect/HeathNET Connect. You can read more about them here. As… Read More »