Survey: Why R2?
Hi folks, Ned here again. I have a very quick survey for you if you’re a Windows Server customer. It is anonymous, only has one mandatory question, and one secondary optional question – shouldn’t take...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager and the Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 1607
Author: Aaron Czechowski, Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Client and MobilityFirst, if you are using Configuration Manager and interested in deploying Windows 10, version 1607, you should first read...
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The #AzureAD admin experience in the new Azure portal is now in public preview!
Howdy folks,If the questions and comments I get on Twitter and LinkedIn are any indication, a lot of you are going to excited about todays news: Weve turned on the public preview of the Azure AD admin...
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Microsoft Intune support for Android for Work
Today, we are announcing that Intune is now part of the Android for Work program and in the early stages of rolling out Android for Work features. Heres a sample of what you can expect to see in our...
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Hyper-V @ Ignite
I am busily getting ready for my Hyper-V session at Ignite this year – and went to check for other sessions that I could be pointing people to. Initial results where not hopeful:Umm. What? Well –...
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MSRT September 2016 release feature: Prifou
As part of our ongoing effort to provide better malware protection, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release this September includes detections...
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#AzureAD and PingAccess: Partnering to bring you Secure Remote Access to even...
Howdy folks,Today I am thrilled to share the news that Ping Identity and Microsoft are partnering to provide secure access to on-premises web applications through the Azure AD Application Proxy and...
View ArticleThe Microsoft security update for September 2016 has been released
The September 2016 Microsoft security updates have been released to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, Microsoft encourages all customers to apply security...
View ArticleWhy I’ll be at ITEdge in October
There’s a really cool event coming up October 25-29, and, in the video below, Scott Hanselman and I talk about why this event is a great place for both IT Pros and Devs.I know what you’re thinking: “An...
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Cleaning up the #AzureAD and Microsoft account overlap
Howdy folks,We receive pretty regular feedback about how the split between our cloud identity systems work/school accounts in Azure Active Directory and personally owned Microsoft accounts (formerly...
View ArticleTaking backup of encrypted Azure VMs with ADE (Azure Disk Encryption) using...
We see customers migrating or deploying workloads on Azure have started encrypting their virtual machines using ADE (Azure Disk Encryption) and looking for a backup solution that supports protecting...
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#AzureAD Mailbag: Syncing with Azure AD Part 3
Howdy folks,Time for another Azure AD Mailbag– this time Chad from our Customer and Partner Success teams is sharing some new/advanced tips on using Azure AD Connect sync.Hope you have a great...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 security sessions at Microsoft Ignite 2016
The Windows Server team is super excited to be launching Windows Server 2016 at the upcoming Ignite event on September 26-30. (The event is sold out, but sessions will be available online).As you may...
View ArticleScaling out PowerShell with PowerShell Direct
I have spent a bunch of time this week working on various demos for Ignite in Atlanta. While building these demos I have been heavily using PowerShell Direct to orchestrate large sets of virtual...
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Stop using SMB1
Hi folks, Ned here again and today’s topic is short and sweet:Stop using SMB1. Stop using SMB1. STOP USING SMB1!Earlier this week we released MS16-114, a security update that prevents denial of service...
View ArticleThe not future of SMB1 – another MS engineering quickie survey
Hi folks, Ned here again. Speaking of SMB1 removal, please take 30 seconds to complete this anonymous survey on SMB1 removal as a default option. Your honesty counts; I’d rather hear ‘no’ and some...
View ArticleRemoving a Service Manager WorkItem using native PowerShell cmdlets and...
Hi everyone, this is Austin Mack from the Microsoft Service Manager support team. Recently I was asked how to remove a Service Manager WorkItem (Incident, Service Request, Change Request, Release...
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SNIA’s SDC 2016: Public slides and live streaming for Storage Developer...
SNIA’s Storage Developer Conference (SDC 2016) is happening this week in Santa Clara, CA.This developer-focused conference cover several storage topics like Cloud, File Systems, NVM, Storage...
View ArticleAskPFEPlat Ask Me Anything-September 2016
Hi everyone! Brandon Wilson here with you today with the entire AskPFEPlat team, not to talk with you about a specific subject, but to open the floor to questions for our outstanding audience across...
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Monitoring Service Manager with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, along with the Service Manager management packs, provides an excellent monitoring platform for Service Manager. Many important pieces that are vital to...
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