ARM concepts in Azure Stack for the WAP Administrator – Resource Deployment
Hello Readers! This blog is part 4 of the series “ARM concepts in Azure Stack for the WAP Administrator.” In this post we’ll discuss how resource deployment concepts (in particular for VMs) you are...
View ArticleUpdate 1603 for Technical Preview – Available Now!
Today we are announcing the release of Update 1603 for Technical Preview. New features in this update include:List View for Applications in Software Center – In the Software Center Applications tab,...
View ArticleConfiguration management in Microsoft Operations Management Suite
Configuration management at scale, whether to align machines to organizational policy or to enable continuous deployment, can be a tedious and error-prone process. As an organization’s infrastructure...
View ArticleAzure AD Mailbag: MFA Q&A, Round 3!
All right, it’s time for some mandatory fun! Chad here back again for another round of Azure MFA Q/A’s! I’d like to call this the “Azure MFA Server Edition” as it is focused on primarily this scenario....
View ArticleMaking and tuning a “safe automated mouse click”
Over the last week I have been talking about the components needed to automate the mouse in Hyper-V. This is because I have been working on some automation scripts for my environment. One problem...
View ArticleDeploy an entire Windows Server 2016 Software Defined Storage lab in minutes
Heya folks, Ned here again. Superstar Microsoft PFE Jaromir Kaspar recently posted a Windows Server 2016 lab creation tool on CodePlex and I highly recommend it. Download the Windows Server 2016 ISO...
View ArticleWindows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 RTM is now available via the Microsoft...
The PowerShell Team is happy to announce the availability of WMF 5.0 RTM via the Microsoft Update Catalog, bringing the improvements delivered in WMF 5.0 to large-scale deployments. IT Administrators...
View ArticleBuilding out labs
Hi Matthew Walker here again.So in the course of learning the new features of Windows Server 2016 it is very useful to be to be able to have an environment built out quickly. There are multiple ways to...
View ArticleLinux Integration Services 4.1
We are pleased to announce the availability of Linux Integration Services (LIS) 4.1. This new release expands supported releases to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, and Oracle Linux with Red Hat...
View ArticleBehavior of Dynamic Witness on Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Clustering
With Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2012 R2, we introduced the concept of Dynamic Witness and enhanced how we handle a tie breaker when the nodes are in a 50% split:See:Dynamic witnessTie...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Azure Web Apps
Top Support Solutions for Azure Web Apps Top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft Azure Web Apps. Azure Portal notifies you that a service...
View ArticleSplitting logs with PowerShell
I did some work to aggregate some logs from a group of servers for the whole month of February. This took a while, but I ended up with a nice CSV file that I was ready to load into Excel to create some...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Azure Virtual Machines – Windows and Linux
These are top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Azure VMs. Cannot connect to virtual machine by using RDP or SSH Troubleshoot Common RDP errors Detailed...
View Article#AzureAD Connect Health for Sync is now GA!
Howdy folks!Today I’m happy to get to share the news that Azure AD Connect Health for Sync is now Generally Available (GA)!Connect Health for ADFS has been one of the most rapidly adopted Azure AD...
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View ArticleNew feature in Office 2016 can block macros and help prevent infection
Macro-based malware is on the rise and we understand it is a frustrating experience for everyone. To help counter this threat, we are releasing a new feature in Office 2016 that blocks macros from...
View ArticleOffice 365 Update Management with System Center Configuration Manager
Author: Prasanna Kumar Jayapal, Principal Software Engineering Manager, Enterprise Client and MobilityWith the current branch of System Center Configuration Manager version 1602, you can manage and...
View ArticleTap the tile! Operations Management Suite mobile app now offers additional...
The popular Operations Management Suite mobile app just got better! Last October we launched the mobile app to enable access to your personalized dashboards, solutions, and saved search queries through...
View ArticleThe Path to Modernizing Windows Management
Use of personal devices for work, as well as employees working outside the office, is changing how organizations manage devices. While certain parts of some organizations might require deep, granular...
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