Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2887505
Today we released Security Advisory 2887505 regarding an issue that affects Internet Explorer. There are only reports of a limited number of targeted attacks specifically directed at Internet Explorer...
View ArticleRaw notes from the Storage Developers Conference (SDC 2013)
This blog post is a compilation of my raw notes from SNIA’s SDC 2013 (Storage Developers Conference).Notes and disclaimers:These notes were typed during the talks and they may include typos and my own...
View ArticleServer-Cloud Launches! Behind the Scenes with Amber Kinney
Delivering relevant, timely and accurate information on Microsoft products isn’t an easy chore. Many people work long and hard to make the Microsoft online experience a compelling one for Developers,...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Imported VMs do not appear in the SCVMM 2012 SP1 Management Console
~ John Behneman| Senior Support Escalation EngineerHello everyone, John Behneman here again, this time with a tip on an issue I saw recently in Virtual Machine Manager.What happened was a user deployed...
View ArticleTroubleshooting OpsMgr 2007 and OpsMgr 2012 certificate issues with PowerShell
This is actually an old post I found over on our archived SMSandMOM blog but the script and the information still seems to apply so I thought I’d post it again over here in case it might help. If...
View ArticleWhitepaper: Hybrid Clouds with NVGRE.
Network Virtualization provides a critical component for managing the Cloud OS. It is a key enabler for multi-tenancy, and an important factor to succeeding with software-defined datacenters. Network...
View ArticleSCSM Console Extensions - Impacted Business Services
John Wilson, a Principal Datacenter Technical Specialist here at Microsoft, just finished a really great console task extension. The solution adds a console task to display impacted business services...
View ArticleTechNet Radio: The 3rd Installment from the What’s New in 2012 R2 Series
A few days ago I got to sit down with the guys from TechNet Radio to talk about the third pillar of our “What’s New in 2012 R2” series – Enable Modern Business Apps.We conclude this three-episode...
View ArticleHere’s a script for VMM 2012 that helps you create logical networks, VM...
~ Alvin Morales | Lab EngineerHi Everyone, my name is Alvin Morales and I want to share a script that can help you create networks in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Service Pack 1 (SCVMM...
View ArticleOracle Self-Service Kit : Provisioning Oracle Database components using the...
With the recent announcements from Oracle and Microsoft, many of you are getting in touch with us to understand how you can deploy and manage Oracle workloads on Hyper-V.This post is the opportunity to...
View ArticlePrivate, Public or Hybrid - Why Not Let Customers Decide?
As competition in the cloud space heats up, things are looking better than ever for customers, as they have access to increasingly better solutions and hence, more choice. However, this competition is...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Secondary site prerequisite check fails when initiated from...
~ Vishal Gupta | Technical LeadHere’s a quick tip on an issue you might see with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012) when you try to install a secondary site on a computer running...
View ArticleAccessing secured resources from iOS and Android using Azure Active Directory
Chris Risner in Microsoft's Developer and Platform Evangelism team just published a great blog post walking step by step through using Azure AD to access secured resources from iOS and Android devices...
View ArticleWeek of September 16: Testing Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM, learning...
As you’ve heard, RTM of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 are now available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you’re trying out Windows Server, the MVPs have you covered with tips on using...
View ArticleRD Licensing Configuration on Windows Server 2012
Good morning AskPerf! Today we are going to discuss the steps in installing/configuring Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services Licensing in your environment using various available options.Adding...
View ArticleUsing PowerShell To Gather Performance Data
Those that have read some of my prior posts on Windows Server 2012 would note that I like to write about new features and capabilities. Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 both provide PowerShell...
View ArticleService Manager Console Extension – Impacted Business Services
John Wilson, a Principal Datacenter Technical Specialist here at Microsoft, just finished a really great console task extension. The solution adds a console task to display impacted business services...
View ArticleMicrosoft Delivers at Oracle OpenWorld 2013
Oracle OpenWorld 2013 kicks off today and it might surprise you to learn how many great Microsoft sessions will be delivered. Oracle products run on the platform that make up the Microsoft Cloud OS...
View ArticleHyper-V Replica and Active Directory
Continuing the story of how I am using Hyper-V Replica in my house– we arrive at the interesting discussion of Hyper-V Replica and Active Directory. This first thing to point out is that if you are...
View ArticleOracle Self Service Kit : See it in action in this video
As a follow up to this series of posts introducing the Oracle Self Service Kit, here is a video going over a quick overview of the kit, as well as a demonstration (deploying a new database on a new...
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