Ok in our last installment on Windows Server 2012 R1 and the balanced power plan, we saw core parking. But was that ‘bad’? I think so. It depends, naturally, on a variety of factors, but generally speaking in server land, we want stuff done quickly, not don’t slower to save power. Generally. So here’s what… Continue reading Server 2012 and balanced power plan, part deux – processor queue length
Month: July 2017
Build a Perfmon data collector set from a PAL xml template
Howdy, simple walk-through post on how to build a Perfmon data collector set using the excellent templates available from Clint Huffman’s PAL utility. Step 1: Export the appropriate template from PAL; One just clicks Threshold File (1), then Export to Perfmon template file (2), and gives it a file name to save as. Step 2:… Continue reading Build a Perfmon data collector set from a PAL xml template
Server 2012 and balanced power plan
Power is something I’ve written about before. I get it. Really I do. I recycle. I like our planet. I want it to be livable for my grand-kids, etc. But, when work is going to be done on a computer, why you want it to take 2x as long to do the same work, that… Continue reading Server 2012 and balanced power plan
Hyper-V Pro Tip: Don’t cross the streams
update: using a single GPU, same results. It’s not the dual-gpu unsupported problem. Something else is hosing my hyper-v host from the guest install. The results, well, sucked. Nuked the system totally. So don’t cross the streams! In my lab I was building an MDT share so I could mass deploy endpoints. I’m a hyper-v… Continue reading Hyper-V Pro Tip: Don’t cross the streams
Tanium is hiring!
Hello friends, countrymen, and esteemed guests! As you may know, I’m a Technical Account Manager* with Tanium now, having left MSFT a bit ago (again). Well, Tanium is growing in big ways and we’re looking for some talented IT/Security folks, particularly in our Southeast Region, and specifically around Tampa, FL and Memphis, TN. We also… Continue reading Tanium is hiring!