Web Services and Extensibility for Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Hi, I’m Mike Chen, program manager for the Windows Server Essentials team, and today I would like to share with you the extensibility story for Windows Server 2012 Essentials.I’ll start with an...
View ArticleNow available: Cumulative Update 7 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
Issues that are fixed in Cumulative Update 7 Cumulative Update 7 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 fixes the following issues: Console performs poorly when User Roles are used to scope...
View ArticleVirtual Networking in VMM 2012 SP1 – Part 1
Welcome to the New Year and to a series of blog postings that will cover how to define, configure and manage Virtual Networks in VMM 2012 SP1. Over the next six months, we plan to cover the following...
View ArticleThe Most Popular Posts of 2012
Hey y’all, Mark here again. Another year has come to an end, the Mayans were wrong and we started to look back on what our most popular post of the last year were. For you long time readers (AD MVP...
View ArticleADAMSync + (AD Recycle Bin OR searchFlags) = "FUN"
Hello again ADAMSyncers! Kim Nichols here again with what promises to be a fun and exciting mystery solving adventure on the joys of ADAMSync and AD Recycle Bin (ADRB) for AD LDS. The goal of this post...
View ArticleDPM 2012 SP1 and Azure Backup and Recovery – Steps from start to finish
Hi everyone, Shane Brasher here, and today I’m going to walk through configuring Data Protection Manager to perform backups and recoveries using the Azure cloud.Note: This article assumes that you have...
View ArticleResearch: Multi-Hypervisor Usage Shows Need for Consolidated Heterogeneous...
I’m seeing an interesting trend taking hold in organizations, which is the increasing implementation of multiple hypervisors within IT infrastructures. The reasons you, as decision makers in IT,...
View ArticleThe Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team is hosting a live online Q&A on...
Hey everyone,Please take a minute to block some time on your calendar next week for this live online Q&A. I have been working with Joey and Rick for a long time and for anyone who has attended any...
View ArticleResolving the Error: “File skipped because it was already present from...
This error message - File skipped because it was already present from Microsoft.PowerShell - can appear when a workflow is run that is loading the Service Manager modules that are provided out of the...
View ArticleInfoWorld Recognizes Windows Server 2012 and Windows PowerShell in 2013...
Windows Server 2012 and Windows PowerShell have made IDG’s InfoWorld 2013 Technology of the Year Awards list, which recognizes the best products evaluated by the InfoWorld Test Center over the past...
View ArticleNew ESG Lab Validation Report shows Performance of Windows Server 2012...
There is a new ESG report out that shows the Storage and Networking performance of Windows Server 2012. It highlights the findings around a few key new features, including:Storage SpacesSMB 3.0 File...
View ArticleJanuary 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck
Today we’re publishing the January2013 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page . During the webcast, we fielded 12 questions focusing primarily on the Print Spooler ( MS12-001 ) and .NET...
View ArticleFix available for Root Certificate Update issue on Windows Server
Hi, all, Christa Anderson here. We want to make you aware of an issue that might affect your Windows Server deployments, and tell you how we’re addressing it with the help of our awesome Customer...
View ArticleAdvance Notification for Update to Address Security Advisory 2794220
Today, we are providing Advance Notification to customers that at approximately 10 a.m. PST on Monday, January 14, 2013, we will release an out-of-band security update to fully address the issue...
View ArticleFun and Games Active Directory Password Policies
Hi All! DougG here to share some insight on password policies – enjoy.We were all excited when Windows 2008 Domain Functional level introduced FGPP (Fine Grained Password Policies). After several years...
View ArticleRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 includes Support for Hyper-V
Last week, Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (details...
View ArticleFix available for Root Certificate Update issue on Windows Server
As explained in KB 931125, a package that was intended only for client operating systems was also made available to servers through WSUS and Windows Update. This package is designed to update the store...
View ArticleMS13-008 Released for Security Advisory 2794220
Today, we released MS13-008 to address the issue described in Security Advisory 2794220 . We’ve seen only a limited number of attacks through an issue in Internet Explorer 6-8, but the potential exists...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup Management Pack Released
On Friday, we released the new Windows Server Backup Management Pack. You can download it from here:http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36390OverviewThis management pack will allow...
View ArticleNext Stops for the Windows Server 2012 Community Roadshow: Turkey, Australia,...
Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. Now that the holidays have passed, the roadshow continues along:Register now for an event in Iskenderun,...
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