Optimizing Hyper-V Replica HTTPS traffic using Riverbed SteelHead
Hyper-V Replica support both Kerberos based authentication and certificate based authentication – the former sends the replication traffic between the two servers/sites over HTTP while the latter sends...
View ArticleAdvance Notification Service for the May 2014 Security Bulletin Release
Today we provide Advance Notification Service (ANS) for the release of eight bulletins, two rated Critical and six rated Important in severity. These updates will address vulnerabilities for .NET...
View ArticleHOTFIX: You cannot install an application using stand-alone media in...
Here’s a quick note about a hotfix for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) that we recently released:When you try to install an application by a using stand-alone media Task...
View ArticleAutomation–MVP Spotlight Series–TFS and Service Management Automation –...
Okay Readers – Here we go!Here is the first of five posts in the MVP Spotlight Series for the Automation Track…–MVP Spotlight Series–TFS and Service Management Automation – Better together!by Ryan...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Windows Server 2008
These are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Server 2008 (updated quarterly).1. Solutions related to Bugchecks, Stop errors, and unexpected...
View ArticleTechED 2014 - Are you getting excited yet?? #DCIM-B381
Well TechED is almost upon us and we hope you are getting excited as we are in the Operations Manager team.As you would have seen from my esteemed colleague Satya Vel the Operations Manager team has...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Enterprise Mobility
As we try to predict where the needs of Enterprise Mobility will go next, it’s important to consider how the industry evolved to its current status. One could say this segment of the industry really...
View ArticleSee you at TechEd North America!
Here's a quick intro to the Hyper-V people attending TechEd North America in Houston next week. I'm also posting booth times for each of us.The booth's official name is: Datacenter &...
View ArticlePowerShell DSC Blog Series – Part 3, Testing DSC Resources
For part 3 in this series I would like to illustrate some ideas on testing PowerShell Desired State Configuration resources during the authoring process. I will once again call out that I’m not...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
This is a collection of the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 (updated quarterly). Note that some content...
View ArticleExcluding virtual disks in Hyper-V Replica
Since its introduction in Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V Replica has provided a way for users to exclude specific virtual disks from being replicated. This option is rarely exercised but can have a...
View ArticleA Look Back at KB2953095 Mitigation Option: Using Group Policy to Open RTFs...
Hi Folks,Dan Cuomo, Microsoft Platforms PFE, here to discuss one of the mitigation options available for the recent KB2953095: “Vulnerability in Microsoft Word could allow remote code execution.”If you...
View ArticleBackup and DR sessions at TechEd North America 2014
This year TechEd North America is scheduled between 12 May and 15 May, at Houston. We have multiple sessions lined up that covers Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions from Microsoft. We also have...
View ArticleWindows Apps in the Cloud: Introducing Microsoft Azure RemoteApp
Hello Everyone,My name is Samim Erdogan, program manager in the RDV team in Windows Server. I am very excited to announce the preview of Azure RemoteApp, a brand new service from Microsoft that...
View ArticleTechED Houston 2014 – Nouveautés du keynote J1
Durant cette semaine à Houston, se déroule le TechED, suivons ensemble quelques unes des annonces partagées dans le keynote du jour 1 concernant Azure, la productivité des utilisateurs et la gestion...
View ArticleMicrosoft TechEd 2014 North America – les annonces Modern Datacenter de la...
C'est aujourd'hui que débute l'édition 2014 de TechEd North America qui a lieu à Houston. J'ai la chance d'être sur place avec mon collègue Arnaud Lheureux (avec qui nous allons présenter une session...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for SQL Server 2012
This is a collection of the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (updated quarterly). Note that some content that applies to...
View ArticleTop Support Solutions for Azure SQL Database
These are the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when using Azure SQL Database (updated quarterly).1. Solutions related to performance and time-outs:Troubleshoot and...
View ArticleHyper-V Replica trouble-shooting wiki
We are happy to announce the availability of Hyper-V Replica trouble-shooting Wiki here:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/21948.hyper-v-replica-troubleshooting-guide.aspxThis...
View ArticleCome meet us at TechEd 2014
My original blog post on the OpsMgr Customer-Product team meet up at TechEd had some issues with the outlook meeting invite as reported by some of you. I update the meeting invite below to reflect the...
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