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Contoso Labs-Who are the Users? What is the Service?
Contoso Labs Series - Table of ContentsNow that we've laid out our high-level business goals for the project, we have to identify some basic information that will help define the service. Every...
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Introduction to Code Signing and Sideloading for Windows 8 Applications with...
This is a guest post from Martin Booth, a Senior Technical Product Manager in the System Center Product Team. I asked Martin to write about Windows Code Signing and Sideloading, a topic that many...
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Mobile 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 the second of two posts on how to deliver Windows 8/RT applications to users, utilizing...
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Automation–The New World of Tenant Provisioning with Windows Azure Pack (Part...
Hello once again!So, here we are, Part 2 of The New World of Tenant Provisioning with Windows Azure Pack blog series (find Part 1: Intro & TOC here). Finally, some PowerShell/SMA Runbook...
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Detailed guides for Windows Server 2012 R2 Private Cloud Storage (using SMB3...
There is a new set of TechNet pages covering how to design and deploy a Private Cloud Storage solution using Windows Server 2012 R2 technologies.This includes the detailed description of a complete...
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Automation–The New World of Tenant Provisioning with Windows Azure Pack (Part...
Aaaaaand we’re back!Okay, I realize the title of this post is very similar to Part 2 of this blog series - and there is very good reason for that. Though they look similar, they are different....
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Contoso Labs-Storage Purchasing (JBODs)
Today we're looping back to our first decision point: Storage. We already made our commitment to Storage Spaces on JBODs, now we had to find the right parts and vendors to fit our needs and build a...
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Custom Resource Providers in Windows Azure Pack - Debugging the Hello World...
Today we have Torsten again as a guest blogger! In his previous post he explained us how to extend the Hello World sample to call a SMA Runbook. Now he will explain us how to debug when things don’t go...
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Success with Hybrid Cloud: Getting Deep - Windows Azure Pack
Throughout this Success with Hybrid Cloud series, I’ve emphasized the importance of linking private and public clouds – and Windows Azure Pack (WAP) is that link. WAP provides a consistent experience...
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Announcement: February 2014 Downloadable Documentation for System Center 2012...
We’re pleased to announce a new release of the downloadable documentation for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The downloadable files contain the product documentation for Configuration...
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Announcement: February 2014 Downloadable Documentation for System Center 2012...
We’re pleased to announce a new release of the downloadable documentation for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. The downloadable files contain the product documentation for Configuration...
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Secure Remote Access in Small and Midsize Businesses Solution Guide Now...
[This post comes to us courtesy of Kumud Dwivedi from Content Publishing]If you are a small to midsize business that is looking for a reliable way to allow remote network users to access business data...
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TechEd 2014: File Server Networking for a Private Cloud Storage Infrastructure
Just a reminder that I will be delivering a session at TechEd 2014 in Houston, Texas. Here are the details: Code DCIM-B337Title File Server Networking for a Private Cloud Storage Infrastructure in...
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SM Agile TAP Drops
Hey folks! Now, as some of you may already know from the phoenix post, the SM team has not only gone Agile, but has also kick-started the SM Agile TAP initiative. As part of this program, enrolled...
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Success with Hybrid Cloud: Getting Deep – Hybrid Networking
In the previous four technical posts I’ve examined Virtualization & Templates, VMRoles & PaaS, Azure Active Directory, and Windows Azure Pack– now I want to look at the inner workings of the...
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Using Azure backup with DPM
Introduction Robert Hedblom a System Center MVP & DPM specialist sat with me just about a month ago to discuss some options on how we could get through the steps of using Azure backup with DPM....
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How to Build Your ADFS Lab on Server 2012 Part 3: ADFS Proxy
Hey y’all Mark and Tom back after a small hiatus. We (well mostly Mark because this was his responsibility) got distracted by other things like “helping customers”, “the Olympics” and “I’m tired I’ll...
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XP Support coming to an End soon…
Hello AskPerf! I’m sure you already know this, but if you don’t, XP Support Ends on April 8th, 2014. That is 21 days from this post. Below are a couple of links that will give you more information...
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Support Tip: SMSExec crashes after modifying the Maximum Number of Retries...
~ Clint KoenigHi everyone, Clint Koenig here with a quick support tip for you. We’ve seen this issue a few times now and it can be easy to hit so if any of you happen to run across it then this will...
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My Daily Hyper-V Status Email–Part 1 of 5
I have spent a fair amount of time creating a reliable and resilient Hyper-V deployment in my house. For the most part this system runs smoothly, however, the resiliency of the design leads to an...
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