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Greg Shields

Greg Shields

Greg Shields is an independent author, speaker, and IT consultant. He is a vExpert and a Microsoft MVP and is Partner and Principal Technologist with Concentrated Technology. He serves as a technical guide for virtualization for Windows IT Pro.
Email: virtualgreg@concentratedtech.com

 

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When Disaster Strikes: Take Control of SharePoint Recovery

 

When Disaster Strikes: Take Control of SharePoint Recovery

Modern SharePoint deployments often involve custom code, large content databases, or Remote BLOB Storage (RBS). Understanding such factors is important when developing a disaster recovery plan for SharePoint.


Greg Shields On Virtualization


Virtualization expert Greg Shields offers tips, tricks, and insights for configuring, managing, and monitoring virtual servers, virtual desktops, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and application virtualization.

Q: Which 3 rights are required for the vCenter Server service domain user account?

By Greg Shields, 03/28/2012

When an Active Directory domain user account is used on a VMware vCenter Server, that account must be granted 3 rights.

Q: What are the guidelines for sharing databases in VMware vCenter Server 5.0?

By Greg Shields, 03/27/2012

VMware offers specific guidelines for database sharing in vCenter Server 5.0.

Q: How do I install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to support vCenter Server 5.0?

By Greg Shields, 03/23/2012

You can install Microsoft.NET Framework from the Windows Server 2008 R2 server's Server Manager; however, there's a trick to doing it correctly.

Q: Can I change the BIOS boot type on an ESXi 5.0 Server after installation?

By Greg Shields, 03/21/2012

Changing the BIOS boot type from Legacy BIOS to UEFI after installing VMware ESXi 5.0 can cause the host to fail to boot.

Q: What are the US government federal guidelines on the use of cloud computing?

By Greg Shields, 03/20/2012

A recent publication outlines the US federal government's recommendations for organizations considering use of public cloud services.

Q: What is context-aware computing, and how might it aid healthcare IT?

By Greg Shields, 03/20/2012

Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop context-aware computing solutions add situational relevance, such as running applications and connected devices, to user sessions.

Q: What 6 application delivery approaches can Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop facilitate?

By Greg Shields, 03/16/2012

Virtualization infrastructures such as Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop can be used to circumvent the traditional methods of application delivery.

Q: What inexpensive hardware upgrade would improve VM performance on my desktop or laptop?

By Greg Shields, 03/14/2012

Adding a solid state disk (SSD) can be your best solution for improving virtual machine (VM) performance.

Q: What is the Citrix License Server virtual appliance?

By Greg Shields, 03/13/2012

The Citrix License Server delivers all your XenServer licensing needs in a streamlined virtual appliance, avoiding the need to run an additional Windows server.

Q: What ports and connections are used by XenServer?

By Greg Shields, 03/09/2012

Learn the main TCP ports Citrix XenServer uses for communication and what each port is used for.

Q: What Active Directory configurations are supported by XenDesktop 5.5?

By Greg Shields, 03/07/2012

Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 supports deployment to environments with a wide variety of Active Directory (AD) configurations.

Q: What extra steps are necessary to add a vSphere 5 host to a XenDesktop 5.5 site?

By Greg Shields, 03/06/2012

Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 supports virtual machines (VMs) atop vSphere 5; follow these simple steps to avoid a problem with your initial connection.


Featured Video

Sean Deuby, Jeff James, and Michael Otey travel to Las Vegas for VMworld 2011 and discuss VMware’s Project Horizon and Horizon Mobile as well as their interview Microsoft’s Edwin Yuen regarding a study on private cloud that compares the cost of Microsoft’s private cloud to VMware solutions.

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