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Windows Server 2012 Features: Server Manager and Groups, ReFS, and Storage Spaces

March 4, 2013 Randy Muller Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 has been redesigned, received a new interface, and has new and increased functionality. With Server Manager, you can easily manage multiple remote servers. Using Windows Server 2012 Server Manager, you can remotely provision roles and features quickly on a server from a central computer. You can use the new Server Manager dashboard to view, install, and remove server roles and server groups (or you can use PowerShell Install-WindowsFeature or Remove-WindowsFeature. Prior to this you had to either use a Remote Desktop Connection or physically access the computer to provision new roles. You can also install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8 and use a Windows 8 computer to manage Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and even Windows Server 2003.

Security+ Exam Prep Question of the Week

March 1, 2013 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

What is the IEEE standard amendment that defines WPA as a standards based alternative to WEP?

How to Complete the Experience Section of the PMP Application

March 1, 2013 Becky Wagner Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Last time, I described how I prepared to fill out the experience section of the PMP application. In a nutshell, I broke down each project by process group and wrote a summary for each.

How to Complete the Experience Section of the PMP Application

March 1, 2013 Becky Wagner Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Last time, I described how I prepared to fill out the experience section of the PMP application. In a nutshell, I broke down each project by process group and wrote a summary for each.

CEO Doctor Confronts Indecisiveness with 360-Degree Coaching

February 28, 2013 Timothy Bentley Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The CEO of a large health care organization was approaching the renewal of his contract, but the 360-degree feedback diagnosed him as lacking decisiveness.

Jocelyn Bérard, an innovator in the use of 360 with senior executives, used the feedback to show several contradictions in the CEO’s performance and helped him to make positive changes. Here Bérard describes the case.