Cumulative update releases for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations...
We recently published a new KB article that lists all of the cumulative updates that were released for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager Service Pack 1 (OpsMgr 2012 SP1). The updates are...
View ArticleMicrosoft System Center Reporting Manager 2006 End of Support
Microsoft System Center Reporting Manager 2006 has reached its end of support date as of October 11, 2016. System Center Reporting Manager 2006 was built as a Microsoft SQL Server-based data warehouse...
View ArticleUpdating Nano Server
Now that the Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 was released on September 26, 2016 (KB3192366), some people have been asking what’s the best way to install this and future cumulative updates on...
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Configuration Manager and Simplified Windows Servicing on Down Level...
Author: Heidi Cheng, Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Client and MobilityApplies to: All Supported System Center Configuration Manager VersionsApplicable Windows versions: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1,...
View ArticleNew Home for In-Box DSC Resources
We have just released a new DSC module called PSDscResources. The aim of this module is to serve as the new home of the in-box PSDesiredStateConfiguration module open-sourced on GitHub. This allows us...
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Identity Management in Retail Industry with #AzureAD
Howdy folks,Over the past three years weve had the privilege to work closely with many thousands of customers helping them successfully deploy and use Azure AD Premium. Over that period we have been...
View ArticleHybrid Cloud Management Ignite recap: Microsoft Operations Management Suite...
Last week in Atlanta at Microsoft Ignite, we announced multiple new capabilities for Microsoft Operations Management Suite. Designed to help you gain visibility, increase control, speed response to...
View ArticleWork Folders does not work on iOS 10 when using Digest authentication
Hi all,I’m Jeff Patterson, Program Manager for Work Folders. I wanted to let you know that Digest authentication does not work on iOS 10. Please review the issue details below if you’re currently using...
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Failover Clustering Sets for Start Ordering
In a private cloud there may be multi-tier applications which are deployed across a set of virtual machines. Such as a database running in one VM, and an application leveraging that database running in...
View ArticleBest Practice Analyzer for Hyper-V
This blog post brought to you by eighteen year veteran Microsoft Premier Field Engineer David Morgan.Goal of this PostToday I’d like to impart to you how you can collect a few of what Microsoft thinks...
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Configurable token lifetimes in #AzureAD are now Public Preview!
Howdy folks,Im excited to announce that we are giving you more control than ever before over core behaviors that directly affect both the security and experience of your users.Weve turned on the public...
View ArticleThe Microsoft security update for October 2016 has been released
The October 2016 Microsoft security updates have been released to provide additional protections against malicious attackers. As a best practice, Microsoft encourages all customers to apply security...
View ArticleWaiting for VMs to restart in a complex configuration script with PowerShell...
Have you ever tried to automate the setup of a complex environment including the base OS, AD, SQL, Hyper-V and other components?For my demo at Ignite 2016 I did just that. I would like to share a few...
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MSRT October 2016 release: Adding more unwanted software detections
Unwanted software often piggy-backs on program downloads, delivered by software bundlers. These bundles, which you might have downloaded, can include software that you do not want, and some that are...
View ArticleWatch the Windows Server 2016 webcast on October 13
Now that Windows Server 2016 is generally available, you will want to join Jeffrey Snover, Jeff Woolsey, Erin Chapple, and the team behind Windows Server as they discuss and demo the new security,...
View ArticleProject “Lift and Shift”–Phase 1: Triage
This is the first blog post in what is going to be a series that I am tagging “Lift and Shift”.Recently, I had an experience that I know many people have had. I discovered that my parents were...
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#AzureAD Domain Services is now GA! Lift and shift to the cloud just got WAY...
Howdy folks,The news today is just SOOOO cool. Azure AD Domain Services is now Generally Available!If you follow the blog, you already know about how this unique capability makes moving legacy...
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Another big step in Hybrid Cloud – Windows Server 2016 general availability
This post was authored by Mark Jewett, Senior Director Product Marketing, Cloud Platform.We are pleased to announce today marks the general availability (GA) of Windows Server 2016 and System Center...
View ArticleNano Server in the Azure Gallery and VM Agent Support
As part of Windows Server 2016 General Availability, there are new Nano Server images in the Azure Gallery. In addition to the new image, there is also a helper script attached to this blog post that...
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Managing the software-defined datacenter with System Center 2016
This post was authored by Bala Rajagopalan, Principal Group Program Manager, System Center.Today, were excited to announce the general availability of System Center 2016. System Center 2016 makes it...
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