• SQL Server Compatibility Level

    Recently I was working on a client’s SQL Server and made some changes to their databases compatibility level frequently I see the level set at 100 which corresponds to SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. Anyways I ran into a multiple databases set for Level 100. The SQL Server version was SQL Server 2014 so…


  • Reset OneDrive for Business on Mac

    I use OneDrive for Business now and sometimes it looses its brain and normal fixes like closing and reopening or rebooting don’t solve the problem. In that case the best way to fix it is to do a full reset of the OneDrive Application. Quit OneDrive. Go to OneDrive in your Applications folder. Right-click the…


  • References from Valued Customers

    Spending nearly my entire career working in Healthcare means I’ve been raised to be confidential. Whether we sign a confidentially agreement or not Steve and I treat each of our customers with the same confidentially a patient in a healthcare setting would not only expect but also has both a legal and moral right to get.…


  • Stuck Cisco Firepower Deployment = How to stop it

    Stuck Cisco Firepower Deployment = How to stop it

    One of my biggest frustrations with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense is when deployment gets stuck. Normally 1-3 minutes is all it takes to deploy change after making it but once you see it go back 5 or 10 you usually have a problem. Some screenshots online have hours and even hundreds of hours basically it…


  • Mobile devices quarantined in Exchange Online Office 365

    Mobile devices quarantined in Exchange Online Office 365

    If you have ever had Exchange Online quarantine one of your mobile devices it can be entirely frustrating. Recently I ran into a problem after enabling MFA for all users on an Office 365 tenant where no matter how many times I allowed the quarantined device from the Exchange Admin Center or from Power Shell…