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Microsoft Word: Using Document Properties as Variables

Microsoft Word: Using Document Properties as Variables

During a recent consultation, a client mentioned a common challenge many of us face with Microsoft Word. When preparing documents like contracts or reports, we often need to enter the same information, such as a client's name, in multiple places. Manually filling each field is not only tedious

Explaining Docker - Introduction

Explaining Docker - Introduction

"It works on my machine…". If you’ve ever deployed software, you're likely familiar with this line—often followed by production issues and frustration. Behind the humour lies a deeper problem: developers work in varied environments with different OS versions, libraries, and settings, making code that

Dell PowerEdge: Configuring RAID

Dell PowerEdge: Configuring RAID

Whenever we provision a new Dell PowerEdge server, one of the first tasks we tackle is configuring the storage pool using RAID. Let us take a look at how this configuration is performed on a Dell PowerEdge R640 Rack Server. Configuring RAID Step 1: Decide which RAID level to use

PowerShell Automation: Creating Active Directory User Accounts

PowerShell Automation: Creating Active Directory User Accounts

Throughout many of our managed IT projects, we frequently receive requests to set up multiple user accounts at once within a standard Windows Active Directory environment. In fact, there was one project where we needed to create nearly 100 user accounts in a single batch. Instead of manually adding each

Explaining Data Storage: RAID

Explaining Data Storage: RAID

Whenever we deploy a new multi-drive data storage solution for our clients, we will inevitably receive questions like, "Will we need to remember which drive my file is stored on?" or "Will we lose data if one of the drives fails?". To answer this question, we

Explaining Dell Technologies' Product Lineup: Servers vs Data Storage

Explaining Dell Technologies' Product Lineup: Servers vs Data Storage

During consultations with our clients, we often get asked about the differences between the various types of equipment, such as PowerEdge, PowerStore, PowerFlex, PowerScale, PowerMax, PowerVault, Unity, etc., from Dell's product line and what their use cases are. To clarify, let us take a brief look at the