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Azure AD Mailbag: MFA Q&A, Round 4!
All right, it’s time for some more mandatory fun! Chad here back again for another round of Azure MFA Q/A’s! Based on some earlier feedback from the previous blog, we dug deeper in adding more...
View ArticleTelemetry insights for Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016
As we prepare to deliver the newest versions of our Windows Server and System Center products later this year, we want to let our customers know more about our telemetry process to help them understand...
View ArticlePreparing for DAC
Hello everyone. This is Randy Turner to share some insights learned with implementing Dynamic Access Control (DAC.) There are numerous posts which I will share at the end to discuss the steps to...
View ArticleNew enhancements to #AzureAD Domain Services
Howdy folks,Today we’re announcing a cool set of enhancements to Azure AD Domain Services (AAD DS). With > 3500 customers already actively using this new service (while it’s still in preview!), AAD...
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Understanding the PowerShell UserVoice
The PowerShell Team been using UserVoice to take in requests, feedback and bug reports for a few months now. It’s been really great seeing feedback come in directly from the PowerShell community....
View ArticleConfiguration Management on Servers
Nano Server is a remotely administered headless server operating system optimized for private clouds and datacenters. Nano Server is significantly physically smaller than Server Core, has no local...
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How we protect #AzureAD and Microsoft Account from leaked usernames and...
Howdy folks,Last week there was a lot of news coverage about a list of 272 million stolen username and passwords that were available from a Russian hacker named “The Collector”. Given all the attention...
View ArticleA closer look at shielded VMs in Windows Server 2016
This post was authored by Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager, Windows Server.On this week’s Microsoft Mechanics show, we bring you Dean Wells and Matt McSpirit to demonstrate Shielded VMs –...
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What’s new in Storage Replica for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
Hiya folks, Ned here again. Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5’s release brings you a number of new Storage Replica features, some of which we added directly from your feedback during the preview...
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Large Kovter digitally-signed malvertising campaign and MSRT cleanup release
Kovter is a malware family that is well known for being tricky to detect and remove because of its file-less design after infection. Users from United States are nearly exclusively being targeted, and...
View ArticleUpdate 3 is available for the System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager...
We are pleased to announce third cumulative update for new HTML5 Self Service Portal and it can be downloaded from here. As this is cumulative update, you can either install this update directly on...
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Setting up Virtual Smart card logon using Virtual TPM for Windows 10 Hyper-V...
Hello Everyone, my name is Raghav and I’m a Technical Advisor for one of the Microsoft Active Directory support teams. This is my first blog and today I’ll share with you how to configure a Hyper-V...
View ArticleMay 2016 Microsoft security update release
Yesterday we released security updates to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are...
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Deploying Highly Available Host Guardian Service using VMM Service Templates...
~ Maha Ibrahim | Senior Software EngineerThis post captures the steps needed to deploy Highly Available Host Guardian Service (HGS) using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Technical...
View ArticleWindows Update now available in Server management tools
Today we are announcing a new addition to the Server management tools– Windows Update. WU WMI providers were made available on Nano Server in TP4 that offered a cmdline solution for installing updates....
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Storage throughput with Storage Spaces Direct (TP5)
Hello, Claus here again. Dan and I recently received some Samsung PM1725 NVMe devices. These have 8 PCIe lanes, so we thought we would put them in a system with 100Gbps network adapters and see how...
View ArticleThe value of continuity: Aligning security and control in a hybrid world
This post was authored by Bruce Cowper, Trusted Cloud Advisor, Microsoft Corp.There are a variety of cloud models and strategies, from private and public to a hybrid combination of the two. But one...
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Cloud-first enterprise backup: Why architecture matters
In the previous blog post, A tour of Operations Management Suite: Backup, we discussed how more and more organizations are turning to the cloud to address the rising demands facing modern IT and how it...
View ArticleHey #AzureAD App Devs! We’re going to roll our certs on 5/23
Howdy folks,As part of our commitment to protecting customer data, we periodically roll the certificates in Azure AD. Our next certificate rollover is coming 5/23/2016. If you followed our development...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when you use System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and newer versions. Note: Some content is for earlier versions of...
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