The Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center was the go-to portal for most IT professionals that purchased Microsoft Volume Licenses such as Windows Server, Microsoft Office, User CALs, RDS, Exchange, SQL, VDI, Sharepoint, Windows Desktop, etc. This was the case for well over a decade but in April 2024 it was officially retired. Microsoft has been […]
HOW TO RETRIEVE COMPANY EMAILS FROM PERSONAL ACCOUNTS USING BITTITAN.COM AND TRANSFER THEM TO GOOGLE WORKSPACE EMPLOYEES USING PERSONAL EMAIL PLATFORMS LIKE GMAIL AND YAHOO TO “POP” COMPANY EMAILS PROBLEM: Many small businesses have allowed their employees to either use their personal email (such as Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.) for work or have allowed them […]
In today’s digital landscape, where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated, implementing robust cybersecurity defenses is no longer optional—it’s imperative. With cybercriminals constantly evolving their tactics, companies must stay one step ahead to protect their sensitive data and maintain business continuity. We will explore essential cybersecurity defenses that every organization should implement to safeguard their assets […]
Cisco Meraki is the only network appliance brand that we are aware of that prevents you from taking any pre-owned/used Meraki appliance like a firewall or switch and just factory resetting it and being able to use it for yourself. All Cisco Meraki devices are managed through their cloud portal and the local network management […]
Microsoft’s definitions of “Internal Users” and “External Users” – specifically as it applies to the External Connector License VS a standard Windows Server User CAL – are somewhat vague and overlap. You can Google and find many descriptions from various sources on what their interpretation of these is, and they paraphrase what they think an […]
Microsoft Office 365 email (Exchange), allows you to change email addresses on the fly as the “From” address in both Outlook and Outlook Web. Specifically if a user has multiple email addresses setup as aliases to be able to receive emails from those accounts, whether it’s the same domain or another domain they have setup […]
When a server is purchased with an OEM Windows Server license, it should come pre-activated. If you create Windows VMs on that server the licenses may not automatically activate. (Microsoft Windows Server licensing model allows for one instance of the Windows OS installed on the physical host, plus 2 more copies of the OS on […]
Ran into odd issue with a non-Azure AD joined computer (in this case, it was an RDS server) and signing in to Microsoft Apps on just ONE user’s profile would not work, I couldn’t figure out why. When trying to sign in to Outlook it would fail with this error “Something went wrong and outlook […]
ProTek IT Solutions has migrated hundreds of mailboxes to Microsoft Office 365 from every possible email platform like Google, Plesk, CPanel and much more. In implementing each Office 365 account we configure best security practices to prevent a compromise of any of the email accounts. One of the key security measures is implementing MFA. SET […]
Barracuda’s cloud-cloud backup service has three ways you can access the backed-up Office 365 email data: • Export to file(s) • Restore to original location • Restore to new location STARTING EXCHANGE RESTORES/EXPORTS: 1. Open Barracuda cloud-to-cloud backup portal: https://eastus2.cloudbackup.barracudanetworks.com/ 2. Go to PROTECT>EXCHANGE 3. Select the date from which you want to restore/export the […]
