Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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Debunking AI Myths: The Truth Small Businesses Need to Know
As a business owner, I understand the challenge of keeping up with technology while juggling daily operations. AI is one of the most misunderstood tools out there, and many small businesses hesitate to embrace it due to common myths. Let’s set the record straight and explore how AI can help small businesses grow. Myth 1:…
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AI Event: Why Your AI Isn’t Delivering the Results You Need—And How to Fix It
AI is a game-changer for small businesses—but only if used correctly. Many business owners and professionals expect instant value from AI, only to be met with generic, uninspiring, or off-target results. The problem isn’t the AI—it’s how it’s being used. At jIT Solutions, we’ve developed the jIT AI DEEP Methodology—a structured, step-by-step process to refine AI-generated responses and transform them…
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Backstage of “Going DEEP with AI: How Small Businesses Can Use Iterative AI to Unlock Better Results” (Part 2)
Backstage of Going DEEP with AI—Go behind the scenes and see exactly how we built the article “Going DEEP with AI: How Small Businesses Can Use Iterative AI to Unlock Better Results” using AI, with jIT’s AI DEEP methodology including the precise prompts, refinements, and lessons learned.
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Why Your AI Isn’t Delivering the Results You Need—And How to Fix It (Series Index)
The Going DEEP with AI Series: Mastering AI Through Iteration Many small business owners turn to AI expecting instant value, only to be met with generic, uninspiring, or off-target results. The problem isn’t AI—it’s how it’s being used. If you’re not refining your AI interactions, you’re leaving massive potential on the table. This two-part article…
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The AI Frustration: Why Your AI Results May Not Be What You Expected (Part 1)
Going DEEP with AI: How Small Businesses Can Use Iterative AI to Unlock Better Results Many small business owners and professionals have dabbled with AI tools like ChatGPT, hoping to generate insightful reports, creative marketing content, or even automate customer interactions. However, a common frustration emerges: the AI’s responses often fall short of expectations. Maybe…
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📘 Mastering Business Compliance: A Key to Business Success 📘
Compliance isn’t just about avoiding penalties; it’s about building trust, enhancing operational efficiency, and driving business success. jIT Solutions’ latest guide outlines actionable strategies to navigate today’s complex compliance landscape.
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🚨 Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Compliance With The Right Policies 🚨
Cybersecurity isn’t just a tech issue—it’s a business priority! jIT Solutions has shared an insightful guide on essential policies to keep your organization secure and compliant in 2025. Did you know: 1️⃣ 91% of cyberattacks start with phishing emails? Implementing clear email security policies could save your business from costly breaches.2️⃣ The average cost of…
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5 Steps to Building a Strategic Tech Plan for Your Business
Introduction: As a business owner, you already know how essential technology is to staying competitive. But without a clear and strategic tech plan, it’s easy to waste resources or fall behind your competitors. jIT Solutions recently shared a step-by-step guide on how businesses can create a strategic tech plan that aligns with their goals and…
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Empowering You and Your Business with AI and IT Solutions That Work
It’s been a while since I last shared a post here—before COVID. The world has changed dramatically, as has how we work and solve problems. That’s why I’m reintroducing myself, my mission, and the powerful tools you can use to achieve more faster. From now on, I aim to make every moment you spend here…
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Staggering Numbers – War, Spanish Flu and Covid-19 – Must READ and Share
Sept 11, 2001 2,997 Dead (1 day) Spanish flu 50 million dead, more than died in both WW1 and WW2 combined. Americans died from the Spanish flu =670,000 (1-year); Spanish flu infected 1/3 of the world’s population US combat deaths (Major foreign wars) – 666,441 (many decades) World War I. 53,402 dead (1 year) WW2…
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Azure Getting Started via PowerShell
I have done hundreds of events and there are always obstacles to onboarding the attendees/students. I decided to create a succinct help document. I hope this helps PowerShell Everything after a “#” pound sign is a not and can be ignored; no need to paste that into the PowerShell window. Run PowerShell as an Administrator…
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PowerShell Saving SecureCredentials and Converting to and from Text
I wanted a way to save credentials to a file but I did not want it to be a plain text password. To solve this challenge, I captured the name & password at the command prompt (or parameter), converted it to a secure string then saved it out to XML. Then I needed to read…
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Scott Guthrie Comes to Boston, New York & More for Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour ’17
Whether you’re new to the cloud or a seasoned expert, you’ll learn something at the Azure Red Shirt Dev Tour ‘17. The Red Shirt Tour is all about code. Join Microsoft’s cloud chief, Scott Guthrie, as he codes live and demonstrates how Azure can help you solve some of your most vexing developer problems. Register…
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DevOps and Bots, What you need to know!
Followers of the ITProGuru blog are likely interested in DevOps. Those that are advancing in their DevOps journey will undoubtedly want to apply DevOps processes to leverage Bots. One of my peers, Jamie Dalton has written an excellent blog post to pull together the best information to help you on that journey. He is eager…
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How To use PowerShell to Install and Import Modules and Connect to Azure–Step by Step
<# ========= Connect-AzureRm.ps1 ======================================= Name: Connect-AzureRm.ps1 Purpose: Connect to Azure from Powershell. Includes installing modules, importing modules, authenticating (including multi-factor) and selecting the subscription Author: Dan Stolts – dstoltsµsoft.com – http://ITProGuru.com Script Home: http://ITProGuru.com/Scripts Syntax/Execution: Copy portion of script you want to use and paste into PowerShell (or ISE) Disclaimer: Use at your own Risk!…
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How To use PowerShell to Install and Import Modules and Connect to Azure–Step by Step
<# ========= Connect-AzureRm.ps1 ======================================= Name: Connect-AzureRm.ps1 Purpose: Connect to Azure from Powershell. Includes installing modules, importing modules, authenticating (including multi-factor) and selecting the subscription Author: Dan Stolts – dstoltsµsoft.com – http://ITProGuru.com Script Home: http://ITProGuru.com/Scripts Syntax/Execution: Copy portion of script you want to use and paste into PowerShell (or ISE) Disclaimer: Use at your own Risk!…
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70-534 Azure Certification Jump Start Architecting Azure Solutions Event Series Content v2017.06
70-534 Architecting Azure Solutions Certification Jump Start By: Dan Stolts, Chief Technology Strategist / Technical Evangelist / Microsoft On June 13-14, 2017 Microsoft put on an invite-only event for many of our customers. This was scaled back to invite only as a trial and proof of concept. Our attempt was to give a deep technology…
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70-534 Architecting Azure Solutions Event Summary
On June 13-14, 2017 Microsoft put on an invite-only event for many of our customers. This was scaled back to invite only as a trial and proof of concept. Our attempt was to hone in on the technology education that these customers need to get their Architects, Developers and IT professional the understanding they need…
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DevOps, Containers and Next Generation Microservices
DevOps, Containers and Next Generation Microservices Microsoft Reactor at Grand Central Tech 335 Madison Ave, New York, NY (map) Register on Meetup https://www.meetup.com/nysoftware/events/240246817/ AGENDA · 6:30 PM – PIZZA & NETWORKING: Doors open, head to the Microsoft Reactor on the 4th floor. Food & drinks will be served, courtesy of Microsoft. Take the opportunity to mingle…
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PowerShell in Action! Event Burlington Ma June 2nd 2017
PowerShell in Action – June 2, 2017 – Microsoft Burlington – 5 Wayside Road, Burlington MA Join us for a day of PowerShell. Just as it is a tool for you to do amazing things, we are going to use it as a tool to explore amazing technologies. If you are looking to learn PowerShell,…