An Operations Management Suite tour: Disaster recovery
Last month, we looked at the log analytics capabilities in Operations Management Suite and explored how cloud-based analytics can help you manage a hybrid environment. Starting today, we’re going to...
View ArticleControlling the Uncontrollable, Component 1: Application Policy
The topics and technical deep dives included in this series are the result of your feedback about your most persistent challenges, so this first post covers a topic that is perennially important:...
View ArticleUpdate 1602 for Technical Preview – Available Now!
System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) Technical Previews allow you to try new features in your test environment and provide us with valuable feedback about your experience. Today, we are...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Terms and Conditions compliance settings generate errors in System...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a quick note about a new hotfix we published. In Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager version 1511, the device management point generates an exception after...
View ArticleClarifying our hardware platform support
Over the past several weeks, the Windows Server team has received a number of inquiries regarding certification and support for certain hardware platforms and questioning as to any change in policy we...
View ArticleClarifying Mobile Application Management and the Associated Data Loss...
One of the most common questions I hear from customers has to do with the different definitions of Mobile Application Management (MAM) and, specifically, the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities...
View ArticleSetting up Linux Operating System Clusters on Hyper-V (1 of 3)
Author: Dexuan CuiBackgroundWhen Linux is running on physical hardware, multiple computers may be configured in a Linux operating system cluster to provide high availability and load balancing in case...
View ArticleAvailable Now! Microsoft Outlook without device enrollment, Skype for...
Having the right set of managed apps is essential for creating a productive and protected mobile experience across your organization, that’s why we’re continually working to expand our portfolio of MAM...
View ArticleAnnouncing support of SQL 2012 SP3
Hi everyone. This is just a small post to make an announcement. As some of you were waiting to upgrade your SQL servers, the Service Manager 2012 R2 with Update Rollup 9 installed, now officially...
View ArticleDSC for the PFE: A Training Montage
Hi Folks,Platforms PFE Dan Cuomo here to have a heart-to-heart about Desired State Configuration; a platform so valuable (how valuable is it, you ask?) if DSC had a utility belt, I’d label it a...
View ArticleYour RSA Conference guide for cloud security
Headed to RSA? Here’s your event guide for trust in cloud services …RSA Conference 2016 is fast approaching. The conference agenda is packed to cover the rapidly evolving issues in information...
View ArticleStaying current with Windows Server updates for Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
Hello everyone, I’m David Rankin, a Senior Supportability Escalation Engineer working primarily on Remote Desktop support. Often we get customer enquiries asking which RDS updates are available for a...
View ArticleImproving the browsing experience for creating store applications in...
Author: Moiz Rassiwala, Software Engineer, Enterprise Client and MobilityThis post applies to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1, and the...
View ArticleSetting up Linux Operating System Clusters on Hyper-V (2 of 3)
Author: Dexuan CuiLink t0 Part 1 Setting up Linux Operating System Clusters on Hyper-VBackgroundThis blog post is the second in a series of three that walks through setting up Linux operating system...
View ArticleSurvey – Windows Server Essentials Features
The Windows Server Essentials team would like to hear from the User Community. You are invited to participate in this program to help us prioritize our feature planning for v.Next products. Your...
View ArticleConfiguring Guarded Hosts with Virtual Machine Manager 2016
~ John Patterson | PM for System Center & ServicesHi everyone, John Patterson here with some information on setting up guarded hosts using System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). A guarded...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Mobile devices aren’t listed in Microsoft System Center Configuration...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know about a new hotfix that we released for ConfigMgr 2012 SP2, ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr 1511. The hotfix addresses the following problem:In a...
View ArticleWindows MultiPoint Server 2012 updates available
Hi everyone this is Eva Seydl and I work on the MultiPoint Services team. We’re excited to announce two updates for Windows MultiPoint Server 2012, both of which are available for immediate download...
View ArticlePowerShell for finding the size of your local OneDrive folder
I would just like to share a couple of PowerShell scripts to find the size of your local OneDrive folder. Note that this just looks at folders structures and does not interact with the OneDrive sync...
View ArticleCleaners ought to be clean (and clear)
There are many programs that purport to clean up and optimize system performance. While Microsoft does not endorse the use of these tools with Windows, we do not view them as unwanted or malicious.Many...
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