Nine More Reasons Everyone Should be Excited about the Microsoft Cloud
Earlier this week (both on-stage and on this blog) I commented that “cloud computing is no longer a spectator sport“ and that now, more than ever, there are countless reasons to get excited about what...
View ArticleSoftware Defined Networking (SDN) and TechEd North America 2013, Day 4...
Welcome to day four for TechEd North America 2013. We hope you’ve been pacing yourself because we still have a full day of information for you, then of course there is the closing party tonight. First...
View ArticleTransforming your Datacenter with Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
With server virtualization, you are able to decouple a compute instance from the underlying hardware. That enables you to pool compute resources for greater flexibility. However, to truly transform...
View ArticleAdvanced Notification Service for the June 2013 Security Bulletin Release
Today we’re providing Advance Notification of five bulletins for release on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. This release brings one Critical- and four Important-class bulletins. The Critical-rated bulletin...
View ArticleKB: MP Sync jobs fail and the Data Warehouse Base Library MP shows a...
Just a quick FYI on a new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one talks about an issue where after upgrading the data warehouse to System Center 2012 Service Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1),...
View ArticleIntroducing the Pull-Distribution Points
Hi everyone, welcome to the second blog in the series “New Distribution Points in Configuration Manager SP1”. In this second post I am going to talk about “pull-distribution points” You may ask why we...
View ArticleIntroducing the Pull-Distribution Points
Hi everyone, welcome to the second blog in the series “New Distribution Points in Configuration Manager SP1”. In this second post I am going to talk about “pull-distribution points” You may ask why we...
View ArticleWindows Phone + Our Blog = New App
Is there an app for that? Not sure if you asked, but we do have an app for our blog that allows you to enjoy and read the content on your Windows Phone (WP7 or WP8). It's a basic blog reader app that...
View ArticleGP MVP Activity
We already talked about Darren's tool to investigate Group Policy performance, so here's what some other GP MVPs are up to: Jeremy Moskowitz blogs about how to use his product, PolicyPak, to disable...
View ArticleReplay: The TechEd 2013 Day 1 Keynote
This week’s podcast is preempted by events at TechEd 2013, but, in case you haven't had a chance to see it yet, my Day 1 keynote is included below in its entirety (including the opening video with...
View ArticleKB: Removing an Operations Manager server from the All Management Servers...
Just a quick FYI on a new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one talks about an issue where a management server turns gray after being removed from the All Management Servers resource pool...
View ArticleTechEd 2013 Presentations and Videos Ask the Core Team favorites
Today’s blog is a listing of our favorite videos and presentations that recently occurred at TechEd 2013. I have gone through them and picked what we think are the most important to the technologies...
View ArticleUnderstanding PowerShell's Type Conversion Magic
Type Conversion in PowerShell is, without question, one of the most useful ingredients in its "Magic Sauce" of administrator effectiveness. When you run a command with a specific parameter type (I.e.:...
View ArticleRise of the social bots
Malware authors and distributors follow the money. When you consider the growing popularity of social networking websites, it should come as no surprise that malware continues to maintain its presence...
View ArticleWindows 8, Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 support in previous System...
We get a lot of questions regarding support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 in the previous versions of our System Center products, and while this information is published in the TechNet Library...
View ArticleMVP Pro Speaker Series: Managing Windows Phone 8 & Windows RT devices with...
Panu Saukko gave a great presentation today on Managing Windows Phone 8 & Windows RT devices with Windows Intune and/or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 . If you would like to view the presentation,...
View ArticleHyper-V Surge! June 30 Deadline is Coming Fast – Microsoft Partners Act Now!
We wanted to make sure and remind the Microsoft Partner community that the Hyper-V Surge! program is happening right now. This incentive program is for a limited time so don’t be late. If you are...
View ArticleA Cloud-first Approach to Corporate Device Management
In a previous post I talked about technical, people, and cloud computing trends in corporate IT. The practical impact of these trends means that the shift to a “bring your own device” (BYOD) or...
View ArticleWeek of June 10: Blog posts by WS/SC MVPs
Hi, all,Wow—what a spring! Between traveling for community events, on-campus events, and TechEd, it’s been a while since I posted this blog roundup. However, regardless of everything else going on I...
View ArticleNow available: Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration...
~ John Thekkethala | Senior Program ManagerI am happy to announce that we have released Cumulative Update 1 to the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 clients for Linux/UNIX.This...
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