Improving SM console responsiveness with GPU
In mid-2015 the Service Manager team began investigating the SM console (henceforth referred to as just “console”) performance issues. We wanted to find ways to improve the responsiveness of the...
View ArticleDiscrete Device Assignment -- Guests and Linux
In my previous three posts, I outlined a new feature in Windows Server 2016 TP4 called Discrete Device Assignment. This post talks about support for Linux guest VMs, and it’s more of a description of...
View ArticleSystem Center Management Pack for Windows Server 2012 DHCP V 6.0.7299.0 is...
Just a quick note to let you know that the System Center Management Pack for Windows Server 2012 DHCP has been updated. In a DHCP server with multiple scopes, if the first scope exceeds the threshold...
View ArticleLocal Admin Password Solution (LAPS)
Un problème de sécurité assez commun dans les grandes organisations est la gestion des comptes administrateurs locaux (aussi bien sur les machines clientes que sur les serveurs). En effet, très souvent...
View ArticleShields up on potentially unwanted applications in your enterprise
Has your enterprise environment been bogged down by a sneaky browser-modifier which tricked you into installing adware from a seemingly harmless software bundle? Then you might have already experienced...
View ArticleSystem Center Management Pack for Microsoft Azure (Technical Preview) is now...
HelloThe technical preview version of Microsoft Azure management pack (version 1.3.10.0) is now available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50013. This version of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Intune support tip: Don’t confuse EAP-TLS with EAP-TTLS
~ Frank Novak| Support Escalation EngineerIn a unified management scenario where Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, it may be a little confusing as...
View ArticleKB: VM cloud fails to load when admin portal is accessed on a Microsoft...
Consider the following scenario:- Windows Azure Pack (WAP) is installed on two servers using express installation (WAP 1 and WAP 2). The two WAP servers are load balanced. - Service Provider Foundation...
View ArticleMicrosoft and HPE deepen partnership to extend the power of hybrid cloud
Guest post by Garth Fort, General Manager, Cloud and Enterprise Marketing groupI’m here in London at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Discover 2015 conference, where today Meg Whitman and Satya Nadella...
View ArticleDeploying Highly Available Host Guardian Service using VMM Service Templates...
~ Maha Ibrahim | Senior Software EngineerIn an earlier post we discussed how to deploy HGS using VMM service templates in Technical Preview 3 release, however now with Technical Preview 4, a few...
View ArticleMicrosoft and HPE partner to bring Azure in your datacenter with...
Today at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Discover 2015 conference in London, Microsoft and HP announced important joint hybrid cloud initiatives, including the availability of HPE’s first Cloud...
View ArticleKB: How to enable event-based refresher mode for Microsoft Virtual Machine...
System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager SP1 and above (VMM 2012 SP1+, VMM 2012 R2+) enable a new, event-based triggering system for host refresh. This replaces previous push-based models that were...
View ArticleIntelligent Management: What it is & Why You Need it
This is Part 1 of a 3-part blog series based on the new eBook, “Protect Identities, Devices, and Your Company Information in Today’s Device-Centric World.”Right now there is no shortage of management...
View ArticlePowerShell Language Design - Request for Comments
For a while now, we've been thinking about how to better incorporate the community into the PowerShell language design process. We believe this would improve PowerShell by: Ensuring we prioritize on...
View ArticleAnnouncing the OMS Alerting Public Preview!
What are OMS Alerts?You asked for it (a lot!), so here it is – OMS Alerts! Operations Management Suite (OMS) can trigger an alert if a search finds a specific set of results. If this occurs, OMS can...
View ArticleExpanding the Intune Application Ecosystem
Every organization is wrestling with the same cost vs. benefit scenario: The benefit of a mobile workforce is that workers can access the apps and data they need wherever they go. The downside is that...
View ArticleKB: Recommended antivirus exclusions for System Center Virtual Machine...
If antivirus software is running on your Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager server (VMM 2012 or VMM 2012 R2) or the managed hosts, antivirus exclusions should be set. This new...
View ArticleMicrosoft Loves Linux Deep Dive #10: Managing the Software Configuration on...
This post was written by Michael Kelley, Principal PM Manager, Cloud + Enterprise teamIntroductionThis blog post is #10 in a series of technical posts about running and managing Linux and FreeBSD in...
View ArticleMicrosoft assists law enforcement to help disrupt Dorkbot botnets
Law enforcement agencies from around the globe, aided by Microsoft security researchers, have today announced the disruption of one of the most widely distributed malware families – Win32/Dorkbot. This...
View ArticleImportant update for WSUS 4.0 (KB 3095113)
Some of you may know that we are releasing the Windows 10 1511 feature upgrade, which is the first in-place upgrade for Windows 10, to WSUS in the next couple weeks. To fully enable this deployment...
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