Petri IT Knowledgebase by Daniel Petri – Microsoft MVP

The Essential Guide to Creating and Cloning Virtual Machine Images
A great reference guide for creating and cloning virtual machines for use with VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix XEN and how to avoid the most common pitfalls.

Issues with E-mail Stuck in the Drafts Folder on Exchange 2007/2010
Not able to send mail from Outlook or OWA 2010? Is it stuck in the Drafts folder on your Exchange Server? Learn why this is happening and how to fix it in this quick tip article by MVP Daniel Petri.

New Small Business Server 2008 Training Course from Train Signal!
Just released from the team at Train Signal and certified instructor Dave Shackelford is their new Small Business Server 2008 Training. View video demo and more details here.

VMware vSphere Data Recovery: Overview and Deployment
In this article VMware expert Tom Finnis continues his evaluation of vSphere4 with a look at the new Data Recovery feature. This adds a comprehensive disaster recovery solution to the vSphere suite, providing full and incremental Virtual Machine backups all managed via a vCenter plugin. Read on to learn more....

How to Create & Restore a Backup with VMware vSphere Data Recovery
Tom Finnis explains how to configure the Data Recovery appliance, schedule backups and restore a virtual machine from a backup. Also covered are advanced features such as VSS integrated file level backups and data de-duplication.

Create a Unified Outgoing VDI Gateway with Windows Server 2008 R2 and ObserveIT
In this article, MVP Daniel Petri provides a solution for service providers that need to connect to multiple customer locations (using different protocols, according to customer requirements) and want to provide a single access point through which all outgoing traffic is routed.

Enable "God Mode" in Windows Server 2008/R2, Windows 7 and Vista
Learn how to enable "God Mode" - a tweak for Windows 7, Server 2008 and Vista that shows all Windows customization settings in a central GodMode folder.