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Installing WSUS on Windows Server 2012 with PowerShell
There is a really valuable blog post on the Hey Scripting Guy! blog that explains how to install and configure WSUS on Windows Server 2012 using PowerShell. Enjoy!...
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Data Visualization for IT: System Center Ops Manager Dashboards
One of the most important things an IT department can do for itself is demonstrate its value to business leaders clearly and regularly. The easiest way to do this is with a dynamic, real-time dashboard...
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VP Brad Anderson's Blog Article on OpsMgr 2012 Dashboards
Our Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson recently started blogging on TechNet. He covers various topics such as Private Cloud and Product Features released in Windows Server and the System Center...
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New whitepaper: Evaluating Microsoft's protection performance and capabilities
In order to evaluate the performance of their protection provider, customers need to rely on information that goes beyond what external certifications and comparative tests can provide. Today we’re...
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MVP Pro Speakers Series:Tips & Tricks to Using the Visual Studio Authoring...
David Allen gave a great presentation today on Using the Visual Studio Authoring Extensions. If you would like to view the audio of the presentation, you may do so by clicking on the video box below....
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Using PowerShell to configure live migration networks in a Hyper-V cluster
A long time ago, Didier Van Hoye asked me how to configure the networks that should be used for live migration by a Hyper-V cluster using nothing but PowerShell. Unfortunately, I never got around to...
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Finally a Windows Task Manager Performance tab blog!
Good morning AskPerf! How many times have we looked at Windows Task Manager and wondered what the values on the Performance tab meant? Why do they not add up? What is the difference between Free and...
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Windows 8 and Keygens
As we first reported in the Microsoft Security Report Volume 13, Keygens have become the number one threat reported by users of Microsoft antimalware products. The research also indicates that 76...
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“In the Cloud” Podcast, Episode 5: Hybrid Cloud Management
In this episode I talk about the Hybrid Cloud and CRN's recent piece entitled "Microsoft Leaps Ahead of VMware in Hybrid Cloud Management." You can read my post on this same topic from late last week...
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Support Announcements for April 2013
We are announcing support changes for the following releases. These changes will be reflected in the Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Supported Configurations and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager...
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Support Announcements for April 2013
We are announcing support changes for the following releases. These changes will be reflected in the Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Supported Configurations and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager...
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Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2847140
Today, we released Security Advisory 2847140 regarding an issue that impacts Internet Explorer 8. Internet Explorer 6, 7, 9 and 10 are not affected by the vulnerability. This issue allows remote code...
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Updated Links on Windows Server 2012 File Server and SMB 3.0
In this post, I'm providing a reference to the most relevant content related to Windows Server 2012 that is related to the File Server, the SMB 3.0 features and its associated scenarios like Hyper-V...
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How Domain Controllers are Located Across Trusts
Hi AskPFEPlat readers. Tom Moser here. A question I get on a pretty frequent basis from my larger, multi-forest enterprise customers is:“Do I need to add subnets from Forest A to Forest B so that...
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Windows Azure for IT Professionals Jump Start - May 16th
Register now for a free online live Jump Start presented by Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) on Windows Azure for IT Professionals on May 16. Through numerous scenarios and demos, Microsoft Lead Azure...
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MVP Pro Speaker Series: Automating the Hyper-V Administration with PowerShell...
Leandro Carvalho gave a great presentation on 4.23.2013 titled Automating the Hyper-V Administration with PowerShell. If you would like to review the deck, you may find it located here. If you have...
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Meet the new paid-archive malware families
In a previous post, "Fake apps: Behind the effective social strategy of fraudulent paid-archives," we exposed the social engineering technique behind Win32/Pameseg - our detection for a family of...
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AD FS 2.0 Claims Rule Language Part 2
Hello, Joji Oshima here to dive deeper into the Claims Rule Language for AD FS. A while back I wrote a getting started post on the claims rule language in AD FS 2.0. If you haven't seen it, I would...
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MVP Pro Speaker Series: Backup that really works using multiple members and...
Robert Hedblom gave a great presentation today on Backup that really works using multiple members and functions of the System Center 2012 SP1 family. If you would like to watch the presentation, you...
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MVP Speaker Series: Keeping Your CIO Happy: Executive Scorecarding with SQL,...
Gordon McKenna gave a great presentation on 4.25.13 titled Keeping Your CIO Happy: Executive Scorecarding with SQL, SharePoint and System Center 2012 Operations Manager. If you would like to view the...
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