Microsoft Ignite: A Great Event Challenged by Growing Pains

When it comes to event planning, Microsoft subscribes to the “go big or go home” school of thought. The house that Bill Gates built does not host small parties. So after deciding to combine the Lync Conference, the SharePoint Conference, the Microsoft Exchange Conference, plus the flagship TechEd North America conference into one event, Chicago was a logical choice of venue.

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Sparking the Future at Microsoft Ignite 2015

Global Knowledge has been a long-time Microsoft training partner, but amazingly I’ve never been to a Microsoft event. For one reason or another whenever Microsoft TechEd rolled around in years past, I was already booked or we were already well represented. But this year is different.

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Can’t-Miss Sessions at HiMSS15 in Chicago

As I daydream about hot, cheesy deep-dish pizza, I can’t help but to salivate over my upcoming trip to Chicago. This visit serves not only as my first time in the Windy City, but also my organization’s first attendance at a HiMSS conference. As Global Knowledge has served the health care space for many years, it’s exciting to finally have our organization represented at such a large health care IT event.

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Top 5 Ways Dynamic Access Control Provides Flexibility in Windows Server 2012

Dynamic Access Control (DAC) in Windows Server 2012 lets you manage access to documents in ways that go beyond classic NTFS (New Technology File System) permissions. For example, if you want to allow a set of users in an office across the country or across the globe read-only access to files relating to the Wind Turbine Project, DAC can do the job.

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