Windows Performance Monitor Overview
Hello AskPerf! My name is Matt Graham and I will be writing a high level overview of the capabilities of Windows Performance Monitor. The intention of this blog post is to introduce new users to this...
View ArticleConfiguring Docker with PowerShell DSC
The post today comes from Andrew Weiss, a very talented consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services. Andrew has been working on a great project that provides the ability to manage Docker containers...
View ArticleSuccess with Enterprise Mobility: SaaS Management
In the previous post about identity management, I noted how the growing use of enterprise SaaS apps means IT needs to be proactive about how all of these apps are used and managed. Considering that...
View ArticleLearning from cloud: Dell optimizes benefits of Storage Spaces
Earlier in July, we looked at how storage options are changing. This week we asked Dell to talk more about their support for Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2 and what they’re hearing from...
View ArticlePowerShell DSC Resource Kit Wave 5 Arrives
The PowerShell DSC Resource Kit Wave 5 is now available for your use. This wave contains 10 new DSC resources, taking us up to 77 total resources between the Resource Kits and what is shipping in...
View ArticleMoving users to different Sync Shares
User folders are associated with a sync share, and there are times you will need to move a user to different sync shares. For example, maybe the user changed jobs from HR to Finance, which has its own...
View ArticleEdge Show - New Widgets & Dashboards with Operations Manager in System Center...
Check out this video highlighting the updated dashboards and widgets that were shipped in the last round of Operations Manager 2012 updates : http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Edge/Edge-Show-112
View ArticleBecoming an WPA Xpert Part 10: WPR and the Command Line
Hey y’all, Mark back with another update in our now long running series, Becoming an Xperf Xpert. First some housekeeping. This series is going through a name change. As we wrote in Part 6 that Xperf...
View ArticleAnnouncing: Microsoft's unified technology event for enterprises
You talked, we listened… The world of IT and your needs are rapidly changing. In a cloud first, mobile first you need:a broader range of learning opportunities across the breadth of Microsoft’s...
View ArticleLearning from Cloud: 3 steps to deliver a more agile infrastructure
The central point when we talk about learning from cloud is that this new computing model can help you rethink your approach to infrastructure in fundamental ways. But with such a breadth of...
View ArticleUpdated Documentation on Supported Guest Operating Systems
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the fact that Windows Server 2012 R2 is not supported on top of Windows Server 2008 R2. This generated a lot of feedback about the need to improve our documentation...
View ArticleHow to link Azure RemoteApp to an existing VNET
My name is Daniel Campos, and I am a program manager intern on the RemoteApp team. On May 12th, we announced the availability of the preview for the Microsoft Azure RemoteApp Service. Some of our...
View ArticleCreating a Secure Environment using PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Introduction:Traditionally, IT environments have secured their business critical information against external threats by adding additional layers of security to the org’s network (e.g. firewalls, DMZs,...
View ArticleAzure Active Directory SDK’s for iOS, Android and OSX
Howdy folks, Today I'm happy to let you know that our Azure Active Directory SDKs for iOS and Android have reached General Availability. We are also adding support for OS X for Mountain Lion and above....
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Microsoft ForeFront Identity Manager
We’ve gathered together the top Microsoft Support solutions to the most common issues experienced using Microsoft ForeFront Identity Manager.1. Solutions related to the ForeFront Identity Manager...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for SQL Server 2008
This is a collection of the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 (updated quarterly).1. Solutions related...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for SQL Server 2012
This is a collection of the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (updated quarterly). Note that some content that applies to...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Microsoft Unified Access Gateway (UAG)
We’ve gathered the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 (updated quarterly).1. Solutions related to Outlook Web...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
Here are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard. To view more solutions related to this product, visit The...
View ArticleSuccess with Enterprise Mobility: The “Managed Everything” Model
There are hundreds of different management solutions available today – at least 2 or 3 for every possible management scenario. Whether your business is large or small, running on-prem or in the cloud,...
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