System Center Customer-Product Team meet up at Ignite 2015
We would like to invite you to join us for a discussion on the future of System Center. This is an opportunity for you to meet the System Center leadership team and influence the direction of the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Identity Manager Public Preview Updated
Howdy folks, It's a great day here in Redmond! The weather is amazing and I have the fun job of letting you know that a updated public preview of Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM, the product formerly...
View ArticleCustomer Q&A: How King County Saved Tax Payers $700,000 with Windows Server...
The ability to scale technology to deliver fast, reliable services to stakeholders is critical for organizations of all shapes and sizes – including government agencies who serve thousands – even...
View ArticleHyper-V Survey
We want to hear from you! Right now there is a small survey (under 10 minutes of work to complete) on Hyper-V available here:https://www.instant.ly/s/G5bPn?s=bbIn this survey we:Ask for some basic...
View ArticleKB: After the ConfigMgr 2012 SQL Site database is moved, you are unable to...
After you move the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SQL Site Database to a different drive, and then you try to create a Software Update group, Software Update package, or application, the...
View ArticleThe Deprecation of SMB1 – You should be planning to get rid of this old SMB...
I regularly get a question about when will SMB1 be completely removed from Windows. This blog post summarizes the current state of this old SMB dialect in Windows client and server. 1) SMB1 is...
View ArticleIt's time for UR6
Hi everyone! We are back with another round of updates for your Service Manager 2012 R2 deployment. Service Manager team is committed to the continuous growth of the product, and with this release we...
View ArticleMicrosoft Bounty Programs Expansion – Azure and Project Spartan
I am excited to announce significant expansions to the Microsoft Bounty Programs . We are evolving the 'Online Services Bug Bounty, launching a new bounty for Project Spartan, and updating the...
View ArticleActive Directory products in the OpenID Connect certification launch
Howdy folks, Today the OpenID Foundation launched a certification program for OpenID Connect implementations and I'm pleased that Azure Active Directory and ADFS for Windows 10 have both been certified...
View ArticleAzure AD Application Proxy now supports custom domain names!
Howdy folks, One of our big learnings over the past 90 days has been that customer interest in using our Azure AD App Proxy is far greater than we anticipated. This is a nice problem to have and we're...
View ArticleNew Server Logo Certification Programs
The Enterprise Cloud Application Logo Certification Program is designed to help partners drive business growth through recognition that their applications work with Microsoft’s server and cloud...
View ArticleFinally, a Progress Bar for DFSR Cloning
Heya folks, Ned here again. I came across a great post at Briantist.com today: a script to create a progress bar for DFSR Database Cloning. We never added a proper GUI for this operation and just...
View ArticleSupport Announcements for April 2015
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager support Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2...
View ArticleSupport Announcements for April 2015
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager support Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2...
View ArticleEmployee Self-Service App Access for Azure AD now in preview!
Howdy folks, We know that that enabling self-service is one of the top initiatives for many of our enterprise customers. Lots of users, lots of applications, and the person who is best-informed to make...
View ArticleDeploy Azure RemoteApp collection to your Azure Virtual Network (with support...
We have listened to you and today I am pleased to announce a new feature based on your feedback. This feature gives you the ability to deploy hybrid Azure RemoteApp collections in your existing Azure...
View ArticleSee Microsoft’s Jonobie Ford and Matt McSpirit talk about what to expect in...
Are you interested in hearing about the capabilities coming in Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager? We’ve incorporated some top requests from users as well as user voice...
View ArticleAnnouncing an Expanded Enterprise Mobility Partnership with HP: Adding EMS to...
Today HP and Microsoft announced a deeper partnership around Enterprise Mobility, and I want to provide a little personal perspective on this announcement, the partnership, and why I believe millions...
View ArticleStorage Sessions at Microsoft Ignite. Make sure to update your schedule!
Hi!If you’re planning to attend Ignite, here is a list of sessions related to Storage at the event:CodeSession titlePresentersBRK3496Deploying Private Cloud Storage with Dell Servers and Windows Server...
View ArticleThe Startup Script is Dead
Get ready to have an opinion! Matthew Reynolds (https://twitter.com/MatthewMWR) here with my personal advice (not announcing any product changes) about which configuration vectors are working well and...
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