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Microsoft SQL Server 2014 PowerShell cmdlet popularity
If you follow the blog, you probably saw a little PowerShell script I published a while back to measure the popularity of the cmdlets in a certain module using a Bing search. As an example, that blog...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage PowerShell cmdlet popularity
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Invitation: Provide feedback, comments, and vote on Cluster UserVoice page
The clustering team has a new UserVoice page here: http://windowsserver.uservoice.com/forums/295074-clustering that is part of the Windows Server UserVoice page:...
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Split-Brain DNS Deployment Using Windows DNS Server Policies
DNS policies is a new feature in the DNS server role of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview – not to be confused with group policies of the AD fame. You can create DNS policies on the DNS server to...
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WMIDiag 2.2 is here!
Hello AskPerf blog readers! Jeff here from the Windows Performance Team once again. I am happy to announce that the new version of WMIDIAG is finally here. It’s now compatible for Windows 8/8.1 as well...
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Where on Earth did that group go? Why OpsMgr groups may go missing when added...
~ Brian McDermott | Escalation EngineerIf you use groups in System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr 2007, OpsMgr 2012 or OpsMgr 2012 R2) and add one to a Distributed Application, you might discover...
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Recent updates for VMM 2012 monitoring and a new Management Pack for Hyper-V
~ Keiko Harada | Program ManagerWe are happy to announce some recent updates and bug fixes on monitoring traffic for individual VNics per virtual machine. What we heardWe have had our ears tuned to a...
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Ignite sessions now posted
We are back from Ignite and the excitement there was palpable. It was indeed a unique experience being there amongst our customers and partners. Interacting with customers and getting feedback from you...
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May 2015 Updates
Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released 13 security bulletins . We encourage customers to apply all of these updates. For more information about this month’s security updates, including a...
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My sessions at Ignite
Well, I had a lot of fun at Ignite. Thanks to everyone who turned out to hear about all that we are doing, and to everyone who came by the booth with questions to ask.Recordings of the two sessions I...
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Enable support for Silverlight in new versions of Chrome for OMS
In April, Google disabled support for NPAPI plugins in Chrome by default. Among other plugins, it means Silverlight will not work by default and you will not be able to install it. If you follow a...
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Top Support Solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013
Top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when you use Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 (updated quarterly).1. Solutions related to Outlook user connectivity issues:How to...
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Top Support Solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced when you use Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 (updated quarterly).1. Solutions related to mobility and ActiveSync:Troubleshoot...
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Top 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 (updated quarterly).Note: some content is for earlier versions of...
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Hyper-V at Ignite
Ignite 2015 was full of new information about Hyper-V. Check out some of the many talks about (or related to) Hyper-V. I'm sure I inevitably missed a few talks/interviews. If there are any great...
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Updated White Paper - Enabling Database as a Service Enabling Database as a...
Hello Readers,Just a quick note to let you know that the document from this blog post has just been updated.It now includes updates related to the latest changes and enhancements in Update Rollups (UR)...
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KB: Reports in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 fail with “The specified directory service...
Reports that are started from the Administrator Console in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager or from the Reporting Services website may not run as expected. Additionally, you may receive...
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Now Available: Open Source Software Management Packs for System Center 2016...
We are proud to announce the preview release of the Open Source Software (OSS) Management Packs for System Center 2016 Technical Preview 2. These management packs bring rich performance and health...
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Programmatically keeping the VM screen on
A while I ago I did a blog post on how Windows will "turn off" our virtual computer screen to "save energy" (you can read about it here). Recently, I was contacted by a team inside Microsoft who...
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Tell us your thoughts on private cloud solutions and operations!
The Private Cloud Solutions team would like your feedback to help prioritize our investments in the development of private cloud solutions – including future versions of the Cloud Platform System and...
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