Configuring SQL Reporting Services for Remote or different SCOM DW Database
This article mentions how to configure the SQL Reporting Services for generating reports from a remote SCOM Data Warehouse database (DW DB). This will also be of help for reconfiguring the Reporting...
View ArticleImport Database schema in Azure SQL DB from .SQL files programmatically with...
Introduction – This blog post illustrates the method through which you can import your database schema and tables into empty Azure SQL DB ( PaaS ) programmatically. Currently azure SQL DB support...
View ArticleConfiguring SQL Reporting Services for Remote or different SCOM DW Database
This article mentions how to configure the SQL Reporting Services for generating reports from a remote SCOM Data Warehouse database (DW DB). This will also be of help for reconfiguring the Reporting...
View ArticleTool to calculate 90th percentile for common transactions on a visual studio...
Requirement As a performance tester, I need to calculate 90th percentile for common transactions, from the Transaction summary of Load Test Runs Problem Statement In the visual studio Test transaction...
View ArticleConfiguring SQL Reporting Services for Remote or different SCOM DW Database
This article mentions how to configure the SQL Reporting Services for generating reports from a remote SCOM Data Warehouse database (DW DB). This will also be of help for reconfiguring the Reporting...
View ArticleMigrating Performance Point To New SharePoint Site with different path
Introduction When you migrate SharePoint site to a different location that is in a different site structure with a different path the SharePoint content will be migrated with the content itself. But...
View ArticleConfiguring SQL Reporting Services for Remote or different SCOM DW Database
This article mentions how to configure the SQL Reporting Services for generating reports from a remote SCOM Data Warehouse database (DW DB). This will also be of help for reconfiguring the Reporting...
View ArticleEfficient way to retrieve work item details from a Linked Query using TFS API
Requirement: Retrieve WorkItems details of a linked query using TFS API Problem Statement: We can query a linked Query item using TFS Workitem Query language, But the challenge with linked query is, it...
View ArticleConfiguring SQL Reporting Services for Remote or different SCOM DW Database
This article mentions how to configure the SQL Reporting Services for generating reports from a remote SCOM Data Warehouse database (DW DB). This will also be of help for reconfiguring the Reporting...
View ArticleArabic Language Pack for SCSM Self Service Portal
Hi All, one of the challenges we face in our region is providing users with their native Self Service Portal Language. Since Arabic is not part of built-in languages shipped with Service Manager Self...
View ArticleIntune/EMS enrollements (ADFS scenario)
Many of customers are facing problems on Intune enrollment with Android devices; it can be: Missing a certificate : you need to ensure that the all the certificate chain is installed on the ADFS...
View ArticleResolving WSUS Performance Issues
Introduction I have recently come across multiple customers that are having issues with a High IIS Worker Process, causing the Servers to flatline, so I wanted to take some time here to run you...
View ArticleCreating symbolic links with PowerShell DSC
Background In an Azure Windows VM you automatically get a temporary disk drive mapped to D: (on Linux it's mapped to /dev/sdb1). It is temporary because the storage is assigned from the local storage...
View ArticleUnable to start SCOM ACS collector service – Event ID 4661
Problem Description and Symptoms: The Operations Manager Audit Collections Service is not starting with the following error and event Id: Event ID 4661 Error :AdtServer encountered the following...
View ArticleMonitoring Application Deployment Failures in Configuration Manager
Background One of the key features of System Center Configuration Manager is Application deployment. Most of our enterprise customers have invested heavily in their administrative time and skills in...
View ArticleAutomating the clean-up of Configuration Manager Maintenance Collections
Background Most organizations using System Center Configuration Manager implement collections configured for maintenance tasks. Administrators generally monitor these collections on a weekly\monthly...
View ArticlePublish Your Home Internet Connection IP Address Using Azure Blobs- Part 1
Scenario Ever wanted to be able to access your home server while your on the go, but you don't know its IP Address ? Or maybe it changed ? Background I have a server at home which I use to host number...
View ArticlePublish Your Home Internet Connection IP Address Using Azure Blobs- Part 2
This is part 2 of a hack to publish your Home Internet Connection IP Address to Azure. Please check part 1 of the article here...
View ArticleStep by step MIM PAM setup and evaluation Guide – Part 1
Background: Privileged Access Management (PAM) is relatively new feature of Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 and is becoming more and more popular. Intention of this Blog series is to provide step by...
View ArticleStep by step MIM PAM setup and evaluation Guide – Part 2
This is second part of the series. In the previous post we have prepared test environment for PAM deployment. Now we have two forests – prod.contoso.com and priv.contoso.com. In PROD we have set up...
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