There are a ton of details to consider when building your Windows 10 reference VM and if they’re overlooked, you could find yourself spending many painful hours troubleshooting issues you could have easily avoided. Did you know you should never do an in-place upgrade on your reference VM? Or, that you can install Office365 on […]
read more »It’s no secret that there’s confusion around how to manage Windows 10 Updates: Are in-place upgrades acceptable in a business environment? How much testing should we do before pushing updates? Should we be using WSUS? How long can I postpone an update and what are the implications of waiting? The one thing we can all […]
read more »I can’t believe it’s already May! The sun has started making an appearance on a regular basis and summer will be here before we know it. For most, the thought of sunshine and BBQs has us grinning from ear to ear. However, if you’re an IT Pro responsible for K-12 campuses or a HigherEd department, […]
read more »As cloud apps gain popularity, it’s no surprise that our team is receiving more and more questions about how and when to include them in your master image. One of the most common questions we receive is, “Can I include Office 365 Pro Plus in my master image?” In this quick video, Jeff shares a […]
read more »Just a few weeks ago we released our latest version, SmartDeploy 2.0.3000. It is packed with new features and improvements, some that you’ll notice right upon download. Others will be nearly invisible to you as we build the structure to support new features set for release later this year – stay tuned for more on […]
read more »Last week I posted my thoughts on security after reflecting back on a common choice people make every day in the airport—charging your phone via USB versus Edison plug. We make simple choices every day that can affect our hardware and data security. This got me thinking about how we, in IT, select hardware and […]
read more »Microsoft’s volume licensing for Windows 10 is clear as mud. And if you don’t fully understand it you could find your company out of compliance. Jeff is here to break down exactly what is needed when reimaging Windows 10 machines and shares some “gotchas” so you don’t have to sweat it.
read more »Like many of you might have done this past holiday season, I traveled by plane to visit family in another city, and I was struck by a fairly common sight in the airport terminal. There was a charging station to top off your smartphone battery, maintained at a gate by a major US airline. At […]
read more »It’s officially the season of giving! Hearing of the ways SmartDeploy customers are giving back has us gushing with pride. We truly have the best customers around. When IT Director of American Academy Charter Schools, Brian Wherry, reached out to ask if we would support him in a project he was doing, we were thrilled […]
read more »In an effort to continually improve the SmartDeploy user experience, we asked industry leader and tech podcaster, Paul Thurrott, to put our software to the test. While Paul’s reputation for giving his honest opinion made him the perfect fit to help us understand areas where we could improve and expand the product, we couldn’t help […]
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