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We Must Fundamentally Transform Our Approach to Security
This week, we have a different style of article. In this post, folks step back and look at "big picture" strategy rather than the technical/tactical details of IT operations. This broadly...
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Windows 10 (RTM) RSAT tools now available…
Hey Folks, quick post to let you know that the Windows 10 Remote Server Administration Tools are now available.Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10-Blake
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New end-user experience: Conditional access for Exchange Online
We are updating the experience for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 8.1 users who are blocked from accessing Exchange Online using native Exchange ActiveSync email clients because their devices are not...
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PowerShell reference for Windows Containers now available
We have just published the PowerShell reference for Windows Containers in Windows Server 2016 TP3. You can read it...
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August Service Manager #LyncUp Now Available – Plus Disable ECL Logs for...
We had a full house last week for the Service Manager LyncUp Call. With over 100 attendees we were able to demo the preview of the new portal and discuss an optional feature of Disabling ECL Logs for...
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Getting Hyper-V and OpenStack setup quickly
Last week I presented at OpenStack Day Seattle - and did a short demonstration of OpenStack managing Hyper-V.Today I want to show you how to get a basic OpenStack + Hyper-V deployment up and running...
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Endpoint Zone, ep. 10: Deploying & Managing Windows 10!
In this special 10th episode of The Endpoint Zone, Simon and I are joined by Jim Alkove (Corp. VP, Windows Enterprise & Security).In just 20 minutes, the three of us tackle four key questions that...
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Azure AD Privileged Identity Management: Security Wizard, Alerts, Reviews &...
Hi everyone! I’m happy to be back here today, and give an update on a number of new security capabilities we added to Azure AD Premium over the last few weeks. These show up now as part of the existing...
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Lunch Break, ep. 1: Todd Bishop, Editor & Co-Founder, GeekWire
Today marks the launch of Season 1 of my new series featuring some of the smartest and most interesting people I know from around the industry.In episode 1, I talk with Todd Bishop, the editor and...
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Windows Server 2016 Installation Option Changes
Last week, we released Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3. If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out the new preview, you can download it here and read more about the preview in this blog post...
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Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics in now GA!
Hello everyone! Today I am excited to tell you that Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) is generally available. In our last blog post , Idan shared his thoughts about why we need a new approach...
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Development builds for DSC Resources are available
Note: This blog post is intended to people who participate in the development of DSC Resources on GitHub. We are pleased to announce that we've made developments builds available for all DSC Resource...
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Speaking at Microsoft Ignite New Zealand next week
Next week I will be in New Zealand speaking at Microsoft Ignite New Zealand.Here are the details of the sessions I will be presenting:What's New in Windows Server Hyper-V [M227]Time: Wed 2 Sept, 3:10...
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Reusing the same NIC for multiple PXE initiated deployments in System Center...
Consider the following scenario. You are using a single USB to Ethernet Adapter to image multiple devices via a ConfigMgr OSD Task Sequence. The USB to Ethernet Adapter is used because the devices lack...
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SCOM 2012 R2 now offers additional support for SQL Server 2014 SP1
We are pleased to announce that System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager (SCOM 2012 R2) now supports SQL Server 2014 SP1 as its database. There is no minimum SCOM Update Rollup (UR) requirement for...
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Managing Hybrid Identities Across Portals
Greetings! Hilde here once again to bend your ear about hybrid identity.Just between you and me, I can be a bit of a slow learner. Some people can process new information and ideas at the speed of...
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The Demise of SMB1 (or: die die die why won’t you die, ancient protocol?!?!)
Heya folks, Ned here again. Our enterprising tech evangelists Matt McSpirit and Rick Claus joined us back in July for a conversation about the end of Windows Server 2003 and what that means for SMB1....
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Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview is now available
We’re excited to announce Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview, a new package introducing new and exciting management technologies, is now available for download on the Microsoft...
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Intune and EMS subscriptions now available in the Office 365 portal!
We have received feedback from you asking for fewer portals to manage your Microsoft subscriptions. Based upon this feedback, we are merging the Microsoft Intune account portal with the Office 365...
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Near Real-time Performance Data Collection in OMS
Do you want to easily troubleshoot performance issues in your environment? Wished you could collect Near-Real Time Performance Data from all your servers into one single place?We heard this ask from...
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