The new Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 client was finally released by Microsoft, and one of my clients was eager to get it installed and integrated with SCCM. I figured, it’s a Microsoft product, just launch the setup and hit enter a few times to get it installed. No big deal. Well, I launched the setup, accepted the EULA, chose the default settings, hit enter and BAM! I received an error saying, “The SQL Server computer cannot be found in Active Directory”.
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Information Technology sometimes can be seen as gadgets and electronics, but it is much more than that. Information Technology from a broader perspective is the driver of innovation, solving problems and allowing us to create and produce more efficiently, and in ways never before imagined.
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Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like there’s a lot of incorrect information about the migration path from Novell to Microsoft floating around out there. It’s more like there’s no information at all.
For those of you still relying on dependable, old NetWare and eDirectory, and looking at the reality of “getting the red out”, you’re probably finding that there isn’t a lot of up-to-date information about making the change.
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We are a mostly Microsoft shop using Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, SQL Server, Active Directory, Forefront, Hyper-V, Office applications and soon Office 365. But we have one application, a very important one, which handles all of our email hygiene – Postini. We have recommended it for years. Until now…
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