Michael Muto's Posts

vBrisket Event Recap! VBRISKET COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

Hello, vBrisket Community! Our first MeatUp of 2018 was a great event. Thanks to everyone that attended. The event was hosted on Friday, March 23rd at Hop Farm Brewing Company in Lawrenceville. This was our first time hosting an event at Hop Farm, and it worked out perfectly. We celebrated the vExpert community at this event. Congratulations again to all of the first-time vExperts, as well as the ... »

VBRISKET COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

Hello, vBrisket Community!  It’s been a while since our last vBrisket event.  In the wake of recent community events and announcements (congrats to all recently recognized vExperts, Vanguards, Champions, MVPs and all around awesome people), we at vBrisket thought it was time to celebrate.  Let’s bring the community together and share in some BBQ, beer, fun, and networking. Please join us on ... »

vBrisket Event! Paul Braren on home labs, including a live demo!

Hello, vBrisket Community!  Join us for the 2017 Summer MeatUp on Thursday, July 13th as we are delighted to have Paul Braren join us to discuss home labs.  Paul will even be including a live demo of some very interesting technologies. Abstract/Live Demo: Home virtualization enthusiasts have become rather keen on the Intel Xeon D, a powerful, compact, and efficient platform you can run 24×7. ... »

vBrisket Event Recap! Tech Conferences – What are the right ones for you?

Hello, vBrisket Community!  Our first MeatUp of 2017 was a great event.  The weather was perfect in Pittsburgh, PA for a February afternoon, sunny and in the upper 70s. Our event consisted of a panel of four technologists: John White, Justin Paul, Jim Jones, and myself.  The event was moderated by the one and only Gabe Maentz.  We discussed several large vendor conferences as well as smaller gathe... »

vBrisket Event! Tech Conferences – What are the right ones for you?

Hello, vBrisket Community!  Join us for the first MeatUp of 2017 on Friday, February 24th as we discuss Tech Conferences and Events. From mega conferences to small boutique hangouts, there is no shortage of places to gather with fellow IT professionals, but which ones make sense to attend? Hear first hand from fellow community members their views of Tech Conferences. What are the pros and cons of ... »

DirSync to Azure Active Directory Connect Migration

Happy New Year vBrisketeers!  I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I thought that I would share a blog with everyone about a Microsoft project that I recently completed at work.  This article describes the parallel migration from Directory Synchronization (DirSync) to Azure Active Directory Connect.  The migration I performed consisted of my current server that hosts DirS... »