Brien Posey

South Carolina

Freelance Author and Speaker at Freelance

Brien Posey is a best selling, freelance technology author / speaker, and Microsoft MVP. Posey is also currently training as a scientist-astronaut candidate.

Articles

What is PC as a service (PCaaS)?

2 weeks ago | techtarget.com | Rahul Awati |Brien Posey |Eddie Lockhart

PC as a service (PCaaS) is a device lifecycle management model in which an organization pays a monthly subscription fee to lease endpoint devices (PCs) and management services from a vendor instead of purchasing them outright.
Microsoft Latest Backup Prompt May Cause Unforeseen Problems

3 weeks ago | redmondmag.com | Brien Posey

Posey's Tips & Tricks Microsoft's new Windows 11 backup prompt, intended as a helpful reminder, may instead disrupt critical workflows by reappearing persistently and even blocking system access after reboots.
How To Deal With a Windows 11 Disk Warning Icon

3 weeks ago | redmondmag.com | Brien Posey

Posey's Tips & Tricks A few days ago, I was preparing my laptop for some upcoming travels. I normally only use that particular machine when I am on the road, so it had been a few weeks since it had been used. Even so, it was working perfectly the last time that I used it, so I had no reason to suspect that it might be having issues. However, as I prepared to copy some Word documents to the laptop's hard disk, I saw that File Explorer was displaying the warning icon shown in Figure 1.
Performing a Bulk Insert in SQL Server

3 weeks ago | itprotoday.com | Brien Posey

I recently experienced an issue with the SQL Server Management Studio. I was trying to import a flat file (a CSV file) and could not. I performed a number of steps to ensure that the file was clean and that nothing within my data would have prevented a successful import. Even so, the import process always failed. The ProblemThe resulting error message, which you can see in Figure 1, was misleading. The error pointed to a problem with the data located in a specific row and column.
8 data sanitization software options for businesses

4 weeks ago | techtarget.com | Brien Posey

When done right, data sanitization frees up needed storage space and helps businesses adhere to destruction policies and regulations. Organizations can use several methods in-house to destroy data, but many choose to use third-party software. Organizations must retire or replace data backup media such as disks or tapes over time. When retiring the media, businesses must ensure that all data has been removed and that the data is completely unrecoverable.
Os 10 principais provedores de PaaS de 2025 e o que eles oferecem a você

1 month ago | computerweekly.com | Brien Posey

PaaS é uma plataforma de computação em nuvem projetada para permitir que organizações implantem, provisionem e executem aplicativos sem a necessidade de construir a infraestrutura subjacente. Basicamente, o provedor de nuvem fornece a infraestrutura, enquanto a organização fornece seu próprio aplicativo ou utiliza um aplicativo disponibilizado pelo provedor. Existem muitos provedores de PaaS para escolher, mas nem todos são criados iguais.
私物Androidスマホの“公私混同”を防ぐ「仕事用プロファイル」設定ガイド：Androidで安全にBYOD

1 month ago | techtarget.itmedia.co.jp | Brien Posey |Michael Goad

個人所有のAndroidスマホで、個人用と仕事用のアプリケーションやデータ、アカウントを分ける方法として有効なのが、1つのデバイスを個人用と仕事用で使い分ける「仕事用プロファイル」の利用だ。これによって、個人用のアプリケーションやデータ、アカウントを仕事用のものと分離でき、1つのデバイスで安全に使い分けられるようになる。仕事用プロファイルとは仕事用プロファイルは、Googleが提供するビジネス用途のデバイス管理プログラム「Android Enterprise」（旧称：Android for Work）の機能の一部だ。仕事用プロファイルを利用することで、1台のAndroidスマホに個人用プロファイルと仕事用プロファイルを共存させることが可能となる。仕事用プロファイルのデータは個人用プロファイルと異なる暗号鍵で暗号化されるため、プロファイルのデータが混在することはない。仕事用プロファイルの作成手順仕事用プロファイルを活用するには、IT管理者がMDMかUEM（統合エンドポイント管理）を導入しておく必要がある。...
Administration Windows : gérez les utilisateurs avec un profil itinérant | LeMagIT

1 month ago | lemagit.fr | Brien Posey

Les profils itinérants de Microsoft offrent aux administrateurs système une option de base pour fournir aux utilisateurs leurs paramètres et données personnelles sur n’importe quel appareil Windows ou bureau virtuel connecté au réseau de l’entreprise. Les systèmes Windows conservent un profil pour chaque utilisateur qui se connecte au système d’exploitation.
Essential Maintenance Tasks Every New IT Pro Should Know

1 month ago | itprotoday.com | Brien Posey

[Root] Access is an advice column for questions about IT issues, career moves, and workplace concerns. Dear [Root] Access,As someone relatively new to the IT field, I'm always looking for ways to proactively improve my skills and ensure I'm contributing effectively. Could you point me (and other IT newbies) toward a comprehensive list of periodic maintenance tasks that IT professionals should be performing — things like security checks, system updates, data backups, and performance monitoring.
What is hyperconverged storage?

1 month ago | techtarget.com | Rahul Awati |Brien Posey |Rodney Brown

Hyperconverged storage is a software-defined approach to storage management that combines storage, compute, virtualization and networking technologies in one physical unit that's managed as a single virtualized system. This modern approach is one aspect of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). In HCI, various resources, including storage, are untethered from individual hardware, consolidated through virtualization and managed using software-defined networking (SDN).