In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. How much time do you get per question on Microsoft exams? 3:01 2. How do I tell if my network interface card is running with the most up-to-date drivers? 10:36 3. What is the Microsoft reliability monitor? 15:42 4. How do I create a recovery drive for my Windows 10 system? 20:30 5. Are storage pools and storage spaces the same thing? 25:36

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How do I create a recovery drive for my Windows 10 system?

On this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. I'm out of hard drive space on my Linux box. What is an easy way to find out what is taking up all the space? 2. Should I learn Ubuntu and Red Hat, or can I just pick one? 3. What are your thought on systemd? People make it sound really bad. 4. What is your favorite Linux distribution? 5. Why pay for Red Hat when CentOS is free?

Should I learn Ubuntu and Red Hat, or can I just pick one?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. Cisco has released a warning about a bug in the ASA and Firepower, what makes this one unusual? 2. In the CCENT series, I saw you configure OSPF. Sometimes the prompt would show 'config-rtr' and 'config-router', what is the difference? 3. Does it matter what order I take the ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT exams? .. TSHOOT seems to be shorter and I heard it was easier to pass. 4. I saw your tweet about the attending the Meltdown Session at the Usenix LISA2018 conference, is that still a topic to be concerned about?

Cisco released a warning about a bug in the ASA and Firepowe

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. Can we connect to an NFS share that requires Kerberos authentication? 2:37

Connecting NFS share that requires Kerberos authentication?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. What is the primary function of the domain controller in an Active Directory Domain? 2:46 2. Are there different "types" of Hyper-V? 7:09 3. What information is required when TCP/IP is configured on a Window Server? 11:13 4. What is the difference between RAID and JBOD? 15:05 5. What is the purpose of deploying local DNS servers if they exist throughout the internet? 23:47

What information is required when TCP/IP is configured?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. What is the difference between Outlook.com and Outlook? 1:42 2. When I type in zip codes that start with zero in Excel, it always removes them, can you help me? 9:51 3. Is there a way to make Word stop automatically creating numbered lists? 19:19 4. Can you share some of your favorite shortcuts for Excel? 27:32

How to stop word from automatically creating numbered lists?

On this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. What is a Managed Service Account? 2:30 2. Why is there a minimum password age group policy setting? 12:39 3. Microsoft says to use IGDLA as a best practice for nesting groups. What does that mean? 18:17 4. Someone converted a security group to a distributed group. I converted it back, but the group no longer has the same access. Why? 27:26 5. What is domain functional level? 34:33

What is domain functional level?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. Can you get certified in Excel? 2:02 2. Sometimes when I'm typing in a column in Excel, it finds the same data and fills it in. Then other times, the whole column auto-fills with the last few entries that had data from other columns in the same pattern. What is going on and how do I control this thing? It can be frustrating. 10:44 3. Someone in my office told me Index and Match functions are superior to VLookup in Excel. Can you tell me why? 19:57 4. How do I add an image to my email signature? 30:36

Can you get certified in Excel?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. Which attacks are generally the most impactful? 3:10 2. Should I avoid connecting to public wifi? 11:09 3. Are passwords a secure way to authenticate users, or should we move other methods like biometrics? 19:45 4. What are Shodan and Censys? 26:48

Should I avoid connecting to public wifi?

On this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. I hear there's an update to ITIL due to be released - do you have any information? 3:03 2. Isn't ISO 20,000 due for an update? 11:50 3. Do I need to study anything different for CAPM than I would need to do for PMP? 19:20 4. Which certificate is better on my resume, Prince2, PMP, or Agile Scrum Master? 26:00 5. What are pros & cons of waterfall vs. agile? 33:02

Which cert is better on my resume, Prince2, PMP, or Agile?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. Are loops necessary or will recursion suffice? 2:14 2. What is the difference between imperative and declarative programming? 7:54 3. What is object-oriented programming? 12:54 4. What are your thoughts on Guido Van Rossum stepping down as the leader of the Python community? 20:48

Difference between imperative and declarative programming?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. NetBIOS is very old, does Windows still use it? 3:03 2. What happens if I fail the exam, should I take it again? 9:42 3. Should I upgrade my workstation or buy a new one? 20:04 4. I think my computer has a virus, what do I do? 27:50 5. SSDs, are they worth the price? Should I buy one? 39:59

I think my computer has a virus, what do I do?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. What is the difference between the versions of Windows Server 2016? 2:45 2. When working with a Windows Server Core install, is it PowerShell or CMD? 15:13 3. What do you use to work with PowerShell scripts? 23:15

PowerShell or CMD when using Windows Server Core Install?

On this episode of Ask SME Anything, with special guest Rob Carson, CEO at Semper Sec: 1. What is the biggest hurdle for implementing and maintaining a BCP Program? 3:50 2. What is the biggest fail you have had in BCP/DR? 9:40 3. What worked best for you in BCP/DR? 13:27 4. How can Semper Sec help me? 28:51

Biggest hurdle for implementing and maintaining BCP Program?

In this episode of Ask SME Anything: 1. Exchange and Sharepoint 2019 products are in preview and will launch later this year. What are the major differences in the new versions? 2:59 2. I would like to deploy GPO's to clients that are remote (connected to public, home networks). I was looking into Azure and having an Azure DC hosted with group policies. I was wondering if GPO's that are created on the Azure DC can be pushed when the Azure client logs on (who are remote)? 12:26 3. System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployments question: Is there a way to deploy patches to a specific server or workstation only instead of the whole group? 20:27

Major differences between new Sharepoint and Exchange?

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