Don’t let this Black Friday/Cyber Monday spam deliver Locky ransomware to you
We see it every year: social engineering attacks that take advantage of the online shopping activities around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, targeting customers of online retailers. This year, we’re...
View ArticleDynamic DNS registration process can cause queue build up and failures
Hey Folks! Ajay Sarkaria here with new information on the changes in dynamic DNS registrations. In the past, we have had many customers who call Microsoft support with scenarios where dynamic DNS...
View ArticleNew #AzureAD Access Panel is now Generally Available!
Howdy folks,Many hundreds of thousands of you have used the our new Access Panel (MyApps) while it was in public previewto launch your Azure AD connected applications, change memberships in groups, and...
View ArticleAnnouncing VMM SDN Express for VMM 2016
We are happy to announce the release of VMM SDN Express for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016 (VMM 2016)! Do you want a VMM solution that can deploy an entire SDN fabric without you...
View ArticleHPE and Microsoft Advance Collaboration to Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Adoption
This post was authored by Mark Jewett, Senior Director Product Marketing, Cloud Platform Marketing.Im here in London at the HPE Discover event.Today, Scott Guthrie, our Executive Vice President of...
View ArticlePrepare for the new MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification
We’ve got great news for IT Pros who’ve been waiting for the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification! It will be available soon, and we have some practical instructor-led courses to help you get ready...
View ArticleSC 2016 DPM Capacity Planner
SC 2016 DPM announced Modern Backup Storage. This changes the way data is backed up and stored. Modern Backup Storage delivers 50% Storage Savings and 3x faster by leveraging latest Windows Server 2016...
View ArticleTips and Tricks from PowerShell Core Validation
It has been a privilege for the CAT team to work with customers and the PowerShell team to validate early builds and experiences with PowerShell Core. Some of the customers involved were key influences...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 Operating System Management Pack
We want to let you know that we are releasing an updated version of “Microsoft System Center 2016 Management Pack for Windows Server Operating System“. Some of the changes in this new MP areNew object...
View ArticleWatch Windows Server 2016 Sessions from Ignite
Did you know you can go back and listen to all our Ignite sessions on-demand? For a great overview on the newly launched updates to our flagship server operating and management software, watch Meet...
View ArticleLunch Break / s3 e2 / Jim Fowler, CIO, GE (part 2)
Today’s episode is the second half of my drive withJim Fowler, the CIO of General Electric.Jim and I talk about why “data isn’t enough,” why/how IT has to stop being order takers, we play a game of “IT...
View ArticleLunch Break / s3 e3 / Paul Fipps, CIO & EVP, Under Armour
Today’s episode is the first half of my conversation with Paul Fipps, the CIO & EVP of Global Operations at Under Armour.Paul and I talk about the work his team has done to scale to meet the needs...
View ArticleAnnouncing Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 general availability
Today, we are announcing the general availability of BizTalk Server 2016. With this release, customers would benefit from new hybrid application integration capabilities that help them seamlessly...
View ArticleIgnite session replay: New security features in Windows Server 2016
Cyberattacks are more sophisticated than ever before. Now you can use the OS as a new line of defense to help protect your organizations IT assets.Windows Server 2016 provides layers of protection that...
View ArticleJoin our first PowerShell Core Community Call – Dec 8, 2016
tl;dr: We’re having a PowerShell Core Community Call with the PowerShell Committee and you should join us! Hit the bottom of this page for an .ics and a link to the Skype meeting.The PowerShell Team...
View Article#AzureAD PowerShell V2.0 is now GA
Howdy folks,About a month ago, we announced an updated public preview for PowerShell Azure AD v2.0. Today Im happy to announce that these PowerShell Azure AD v2.0 cmdlets are now generally available...
View ArticleIgnite session replay: Modernize applications with Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 was designed to support both traditional applications, as well as new cloud-native applications and DevOps workflows. Jeffrey Snover and Jeff Woolsey provide a great...
View ArticleLunch Break / s3 e4 / Paul Fipps, CIO & EVP, Under Armour (part 2)
In part 2 of my drive with Paul Fipps (CIO & EVP of Global Operations atUnder Armour) we talk about how IT can lead the charge within a company by finding the areas within your organization that...
View ArticleWMF 5.1 Releasing January 2017
We previously announced that the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.1 would release shortly after the GA release of Windows Server 2016, however the PowerShell team found some issues with upgrades...
View ArticleMSRT December 2016 addresses Clodaconas, which serves unsolicited ads through...
In this month’s Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release, we continue taking down unwanted software, the pesky threats that force onto our computers things that we neither want nor...
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