How Service Manager can throw an XML spanner in the Orchestrator works
~ Brian McDermott One of the beautiful things about getting the whole System Center 2012 suite rather than an individual product is how you can integrate them together to make them much more than the...
View ArticleSupport Tip: ConfigMgr 2012 MP fails to complete health check and logs...
~ Jagat Singh Kathiar Hi folks, Jagat Singh Kathiar here from the Configuration Manager team with another support tip for you. I came across this issue a while ago where a System Center 2012...
View ArticleDownload at your own risk: Bitcoin miners bundled with game repacks
Recently we have seen an emerging trend among malware distributors - Bitcoin miners being integrated into installers of game repacks.This type of system hijacking is just one of the many ways to...
View ArticleHow Service Manager can throw an XML spanner in the Orchestrator works
~ Brian McDermott One of the beautiful things about getting the whole System Center 2012 suite rather than an individual product is how you can integrate them together to make them much more than the...
View ArticleSupport Tip: Service Manager alert for the VSSNullProvider service after...
~ Andy Nadarewistsch and Wilson SouzaHi everyone, Andy and Wilson here. Recently we noticed an issue affecting some customers after installing System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager Update...
View ArticleSecure credentials in the Azure PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)...
Secure credentials in the Azure PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) extensionWe have updated the Azure Extension Handler to v1.1!Release notes for v1.1The DSC extension will be upgraded to...
View ArticleBest Practices for Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support Migration: Part 2
We’re back with our 2nd blog post in the Windows Server 2003 End-of-Support (EOS) Best Practices series. In today’s post we want to review the first activity that can help ensure a successful...
View ArticleNew Guided Walkthrough for troubleshooting UNIX and Linux agent discovery in...
A Guided Walkthrough for troubleshooting UNIX and Linux agent discovery issues in System Center 2012 Operations Manager is now available. If you experience issues with UNIX and Linux agent discovery...
View ArticleIntune to support iOS 8 on Day 0
Next week iOS 8 will be released to the public, and our Intune service will be ready on Day 0 to manage devices on this new version of the platform.With iOS 8, we believe that two of the most critical...
View ArticleNew update available for Azure Backup for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services...
Today we released an article describing an update for the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent that is used both by Microsoft Azure Backup and the Microsoft Azure Site Recovery service to transport...
View ArticleHOTFIX: PowerShell exits unexpectedly when you run the New-CMSiteSystemServer...
When you run the New-CMSiteSystemServer cmdlet that's included with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, PowerShell may exit unexpectedly. If you experience this issue we have a new...
View ArticleData sent to and from Windows Intune and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration...
Author: Craig Morris, Principal Program Manager, Enterprise Client and Mobility. As a Windows Intune customer, you have entrusted Microsoft to help protect your data. Microsoft values this trust, and...
View ArticleFAQ - Azure IaaS workload protection using Data Protection Manager
Last week we announced the support for System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) running in an Azure IaaS VM, for protecting workloads in Azure. The overwhelming positive response has been...
View ArticleThe Virtualization Fabric Design Considerations Guide is now available online...
You’re no doubt familiar with Windows Server Hyper-V, and how simple it is to install on Windows Server. If you want to use it to host hundreds or thousands of virtual machines running mission...
View ArticleAzure RemoteApp – publier ses applications d entreprise en mode Cloud
Azure RemoteApp est un nouveau service présenté en mai 2014 lors de TechEd North America. C’est un service permettant d’exécuter des applications Windows dans le Cloud et d’y accéder depuis n’importe...
View ArticleRoles Based Access Control Service powered by Azure AD now in Preview!
Howdy folks, On Tuesday we released the preview version of our new Roles Based Access Control (RBAC) Service in Azure. You can read more about it in ScottGu's blog post. This new service is an integral...
View ArticleSuccess with Enterprise Mobility: Secure E-mail
E-mail is one of the most critical applications for any organization. The amount of sensitive and confidential information that flows through e-mail is pretty amazing, and a company simply cannot...
View ArticleThe Endpoint Zone, Ep.1: August Recap
The video below kicks off a new monthly series I’m doing with the team over at Channel 9.Each episode of The Endpoint Zone (yes, kind of corny) will recap all the biggest Enterprise Mobility...
View ArticleSeptember 2014 Security Bulletin Release Webcast and Q&A
Today we’re publishing the September 2014 Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page . We fielded four questions on various topics during the webcast, with specific bulletin questions...
View ArticleThe Windows Azure Pack VM Role – Part 3 Resource Definition
This is part 3 from the blog series written by MVP Marc van Eijk (@_marcvaneijk)In the previous blog post of this series we looked at the VM Role from a high level. In this part the Resource Definition...
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