Announcement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for...
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated:...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for...
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated:...
View ArticleConfiguring VMM and OM for IaaS usage and metering
In the previous blog post (here) I explained how usage and reporting works in Windows Azure Pack and System Center 2012 R2.As a follow up, I will take a deeper look into how usage and reporting can be...
View ArticleICYMI: Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Keynote
Earlier this week I got to deliver a keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2013. It was a lot of fun, and pretty exciting to be the first Microsoft exec to talk to this massive and important part of the IT...
View ArticleNow Available: Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration...
Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 2882125 . This update contains fixes for various issues, and an updated version...
View ArticleNow Available: Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration...
Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 2882125 . This update contains fixes for various issues, and an updated version...
View ArticleWeek of November 11: Lots of Powershell, Azure for IT Pros, and learning...
Greetings, all,We’re getting ready for MVP Summit here in Redmond next week, and looking forward to meeting with the MVPs who are able to attend. While preparing for their visit, however, the MVPs keep...
View ArticleFebipos for Internet Explorer
In a previous blog post we discussed Trojan:JS/Febipos.A, a malicious browser extension that targets the Facebook profiles of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users. We recently came across a new...
View ArticleUnable to create a Storage Space in Windows 2012 R2 when using Windows Azure...
We recently determined Windows 2012 R2 Storage Spaces is incompatible with the virtual hard drives (VHDs) created by Windows Azure for use as data disks. Not only will the disks not enumerate in Server...
View ArticleWhat to Do About Consumerization? (Or, It is Not Just About Devices)
Here in Microsoft’s Enterprise Client Management team, my peers and I spend a lot of time speaking one-on-one with customers and industry analysts about the consumerization trend. Organizations of...
View ArticleMBSA 2.3 and the November 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast, Q&A, and Slide Deck
Today we’re publishing the November 2013 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page . The majority of questions focused on the ActiveX Kill Bits bulletin ( MS13-090 ) and the advisories. We...
View ArticleHungry for more Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Resources?
Now that you understand the value and need of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), and how to declaratively express the intent of machine configuration via the new configuration...
View ArticleUsing DFS Replication Clone Feature to prepare 100TB of data in 3 days (A...
I’m Tsan Zheng, a Senior Test Lead on the DFS team. If you’ve used DFSR (DFS Replication), you’re probably aware that the largest amount of data that we had tested replication with until recently was...
View ArticleWindows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager: Supported Platform for October 2013...
Last month we announced the public preview of Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager. This blog summarizes the supported platform matrix for this service update and new features that are available in...
View ArticleIPv6 for the Windows Administrator: The 2002: (6to4 Tunnel) Address and its...
Hello, this is Venkat Kalyanasundaram back with another IPv6 post for everyone. We discussed in my previous post IPv6 for the Windows Administrator: How Name Resolution Works in a Dual IPv4/IPv6...
View ArticleMy Server 2012 R2 Windows and Windows Phone apps
Hi, my name is Chungang Liu. I am a program manager with the Windows Server Essentials Team. Today, I am very pleased to announce that My Server 2012 R2 is available in the Windows Store and the...
View ArticleResource Designer Tool – A walkthrough writing a DSC resource
At the heart of Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration are the resources. It is the resources which act behind the scenes for DSC to achieve its “make it so” philosophy. DSC ships with a number...
View ArticlePowerShell DSC Resource for configuring Pull Server environment
DSC is a PowerShell extension that is part of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1. DSC enables deploying and managing configuration data for software services and managing the environment in which...
View ArticleMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 coming to WSUS
This post was authored by Vivek Mishra on behalf of the .NET Framework team. Hi WSUS Admins, The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 will be made available via Windows Server Update Services on 26 Nov 2013...
View ArticleMobile Application Delivery with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2...
Hi again, it’s Jeff Buller. I am a Program Manager on the Windows Server and System Center CAT team. This is part 2 of a 5 part series on mobile application delivery. This post will discuss how to...
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