How to Save the DNS Cheese. Protect AD-Integrated DNS Zones from Accidental...
As a quick follow on to our recent post about DNS deletion auditing, here's an ounce of prevention for you - well actually about 3 tons worth - courtesy of Brent Whitlow, Bryan Zink and your blogger-de...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Asset Intelligence sync point doesn’t sync with the System Center...
Consider the following scenario: - You have a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server that is running on Windows Server 2003. - You install an Asset...
View ArticleHarperCollins Publishers Creates Global BI Solution in Weeks Using Windows...
Remove the obstacles created by disparate technologies, conflicting requirements, and tight budgets, and IT gets a lot easier. Today, companies can overcome many of these traditional IT challenges by...
View ArticleWindows Intune Company Portals for iOS and Android Now Available
Last month, we announced the general availability of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, as well as updates to Windows Intune which, together, help organizations address consumerization...
View ArticleSMA Runbook Toolkit Spotlight–SMART Runbook Conversion Helper for...
If you have been reading about and testing the new features from System Center 2012 R2, you’ve probably heard about Service Management Automation (SMA) , a new automation engine based on PowerShell...
View ArticleRemoteApp improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi, I’m David Bélanger, a program manager on the Remote Desktop Virtualization (RDV) team in Windows Server.One of the areas of focus for RemoteApp programs in Windows Server 2012 R2 was improving the...
View ArticleKB: "Error 26184" when you assign a LUN to a cluster in System Center Virtual...
Assume that you're using an IBM Storwize V3700 device in a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) environment. When you try to assign a logical unit number (LUN) to a...
View ArticleHOTFIX: "Error 25150. Setup was unable to register the...
When you try to install the client agent on a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager management point that has Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack...
View ArticleUpdate Rollup 5 for System Center Advisor is available
Microsoft has released the on-premises client Update Rollup 5 for Microsoft System Center Advisor. This update is dated November 12, 2013. The article linked below describes the following information...
View ArticleNew public facing app gallery site
Howdy folks, A lot of you have been asking in email and our blog forums about how to figure out which apps are pre-integrated with Windows Azure AD. With our release last week, we've turned on a public...
View ArticleKB: Upgrade to System Center 2012 Service Manager R2 fails and returns a...
When you try to upgrade from Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager R2, the installation fails and the following error is...
View ArticleAdopting Network Virtualization - Part I
In this series, I’ll be summarizing the basics of Network Virtualization in Hyper-V using System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2. I hope to clear up some confusion around the network models and help...
View ArticleDownload Windows Server 2012 R2 and Get Free Training on the New Capabilities...
As announced on the Windows Server blog last month, the team has released Windows Server 2012 R2 for General Availability. Download the Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation or use our free Windows Server...
View ArticleOfflining Web Application Gallery Feed for Windows Azure Pack
Introduction The Windows Web Application Gallery (WAG) provides instant access to the most popular free web applications available today. With just a few clicks you can install any of these...
View ArticleSecurity and policy surrounding bring your own devices (BYOD)
As the proliferation of devices continues to capture the imagination of consumers, and has ignited what is referred to as bring your own device (BYOD) revolution, many IT departments across the globe...
View ArticleOur protection metrics – October results
Last month we introduced our monthly protection metrics and talked about our September results. Today, we’d like to talk about our results from October. If you want a refresh on the definition of the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Windows Azure Pack and Gallery Items (Part 2)
Hello Readers Following up from the previous blog post (Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack and Gallery Items (Part 1)) it's now time to talk about potential challenges you might run into when...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases Security Advisory 2914486
Today we released Security Advisory 2914486 regarding a local elevation of privilege (EoP) issue that affects customers using Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003. Windows Vista and later are not...
View ArticleAdopting Network Virtualization – Part II
This is the second post in a series about transitioning from using VLANs for tenant segregation to Network Virtualization. This series will be an example-based walkthrough consisting of a few...
View ArticleSoftware Defined Networking – Hybrid Clouds using Hyper-V Network...
Hello Readers and Viewers!Welcome to the last part (3 of 3) of this blog series on Software Defined Networking.In the previous post we have examined how multi-tenant S2S VPN and NAT provide different...
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