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Adam Marshall

Adam Marshall

An easily approachable MCSE with 15+ years of network administration experience.

🏆 Windows and Devices
Canada 10 years as MVP AJ Tek Corporation Official Profile

📋 Biography

Adam has been lucky enough to have access to a computer from the time that he was born and has always been interested in computers and technology. Adam is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer who specialized in security. Currently in an IT Specialist role, Adam takes care of everything IT from hardware, software, networking, firewalls, backups, desktops, servers, Active Directory, Exchange, Dynamics GP, InforCRM all the way through to the helpdesk level. Being an IT generalist, he is exposed to a wealth of systems both on-prem and hosted in the cloud. Adam’s philosophy is to make it simple and keep it that way. He does this by: * Keep current with IT issues in the community. - Active on the Q&A Forums. - Active listener of security podcasts including the SANS Internet Storm Center * Professional Development - Continually watching video guides, tutorials, and learning. - Reading Blogs, guides, and tutorials. - Taking interest in all areas of IT. * Networking

High-Impact Contributions 4

Optimize-VirtualDisk

Optimizing VHDX files in Hyper-V environments is crucial for maintaining system performance and reliability. Regular optimization helps to reduce fragmentation, improve disk access times, and ensure that virtual machines run smoothly. Additionally, it can prevent potential issues related to disk space utilization and data integrity, making it a vital maintenance task for IT administrators.

Open Source/Project/Sample code/Tools
Jun 2024
Microsoft Q&A Forums

413 Posts answering questions.

Online Support
Mar 2024
Client Machines Not Reporting to WSUS Properly?

A full redesign of the page, re-organizing the information from a piecemeal post into a more usable, concise and accurate, and organized troubleshooting page. Added more troubleshooting steps and updated existing ones, ensuring all are up to date.

Blog
Aug 2023
Import-WsusUpdate

Import-WsusUpdate provides an alternate way of importing updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog into your local WSUS server.

Open Source/Project/Sample code/Tools
Aug 2023

Technology Focus

Windows

Languages

🌐 English

Stats

Contributions 4
Events 0
Social profiles 7
Years as MVP 10