Microsoft Certified Trainer MCT

MCT Microsoft Certified Trainer

Original post URL: https://stefanos.cloud/microsoft-certified-trainer-mct/ Introduction Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) are the premier technical and instructional experts in Microsoft technologies. An overview of the MCT program is provided at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/mct-certification. Requirements for MCT initial registration and renewal The MCT program is for educators around the world who actively deliver training on Microsoft technologies. You need to ... Read more

Office client compatibility with Microsoft 365

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This post is also available in my podcast. The article discusses Office client compatibility with Microsoft 365. As per Microsoft, starting on October 13, 2020, only these versions of Office will be supported for connecting to Office 365 (and Microsoft 365) services: Microsoft states that they won’t take any active measures to block other versions ... Read more

Windows User Profiles and Folder Redirection options

windows user profiles and folder redirection

This post is also available in my podcast. This blog post discusses Windows User Profiles and Folder Redirection options. It is recommended to also review my separate article on Windows File server design considerations. Introduction There are various technologies available in Windows client and server operating systems for managing user profiles and folder redirection in ... Read more

Recommended services for on-prem virtualization infrastructures

This post discusses recommended services for on-prem virtualization infrastructures. The post is also available in my podcast. When deploying an on-premises virtualization infrastructure (which could also be thought of as a private cloud with the sole customer being the enterprise/organization itself) there are services and server roles which should be considered in order to achieve ... Read more

Powershell packages, repositories and GUI apps

This article discusses Powershell packages, repositories and GUI apps. A common question which comes up around Microsoft Powershell is how to make use of the Powershell artifacts, including the following: Powershell packages In order to manage Powershell packages, the following Microsoft Powershell resource can be used as reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/packagemanagement/?view=powershell-6. The two cmdlets to run initially are ... Read more