InterWorks Claims Highest Spot Yet on Tulsa’s Fastest Growing Companies List
You know the drill people. Just recently, InterWorks made another award list: Tulsa’s Fastest Growing Companies (formerly Tulsa’s Fast 40)! The list, put together by The Journal Record, honors 40 of the Tulsa area’s fastest-growing private businesses for 2015. Much like the OKC Metro 50, Tulsa’s Fastest Growing Companies list uses two-year revenue growth to […]
ESXi 6 Deprecated VMFS Volume Found on Host
After performing a reboot on an ESXi 6.0 server, and in some cases upgrading to version 6.0, I noticed the following error for a few of my ESXi hosts: “Deprecated VMFS volume(s) found on the host. Please consider upgrading volume(s) to the latest version” I proceeded to check the volumes and noticed that everything was […]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas … Here in My Mailbox
I love that old song, mostly because it drives my teenagers crazy when I sing it out loud (and loudly) whenever we are out and about. Protip: Teenagers will do almost anything to avoid being embarrassed. I’ve had my car washed, my kitchen mopped and my dog bathed all on account because I promised not […]
InterWorks’ Trey Lester Recognized as a Nutanix Technology Champion for 2016
Earlier today, Nutanix, known for innovative hyperconverged IT infrastructure solutions, released their list of Nutanix Technology Champions for 2016. The list honors some of the most knowledgeable and helpful personalities within the Nutanix community, and InterWorks’ Trey Lester was among those recognized. As Nutanix Community Manager Angelo Luciani explained in the original post: “The Nutanix Technology Champion program spans the globe and is […]
Questions from Tableau Training: Adding Conditional Formatting
A common question that often comes up in trainings is: “How can I add conditional formatting to my visualizations?” Conditional formatting can be a useful way to call attention to textual data. Common cases of conditional formatting involve using Color or Symbols (That’s symbols for all you non-Wingding enthusiasts). Adding conditional formatting to Tableau visualizations […]
Migrating DHCP Part 2: Migrate DHCP to a New Windows Server
With Windows 2012 / Windows 2012R2 now offering a way to failover DHCP, many organizations have opted to migrate their DHCP functions from an older operating system. There are multiple, creative ways to handling a migration from an old server a new server; this article outlines one method of migrating all DHCP scopes from an […]
Migrating DHCP Part 1: Installing a DHCP Server on a Windows 2012/2012R2 Server
Although Microsoft Windows Server 2003R2 went end-of-life on July 14, 2015, many business are still mid-process of upgrading to newer operating systems. Similar to installing 2003/R2 and 2008/R2, a 2012 or 2012R2 installation is fairly straight forward. This article explains how to install the DHCP role on a Windows 2012 / Windows 2012R2 and is the first […]
Bedlam by the Numbers
It’s finally here. I’m not talking about Thanksgiving, I’m talking about the single greatest weekend of college football in the state of Oklahoma: Bedlam. The contest pits the state’s two largest universities, Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, against each other on the gridiron for a year’s worth of bragging rights. Of course, […]
Questions from Tableau Training: When to Pivot Data in Tableau
A common question that often comes up in trainings is: “How do I utilize the Pivot feature in Tableau to make building charts easier?” What does it mean to pivot data? A pivot is a transformation of data structure from a wide view (many columns) to a long view (condensed columns). There are many benefits […]
The 3-2-1 Backup Rule Still Rules
As technology has evolved in the IT sector, many businesses are transitioning to newer, redundant systems. These include redundancy through a RAID on a server or storage area network (SAN), computing redundancy (RAM/CPU) through virtualization and redundancy due to manufacturers incorporating field-replaceable units (FRUs) to swap out bad hardware. Additionally, many businesses have transformed in […]