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Using Indications with the Windows Standards-Based Storage Management Service...
Indications are a mechanism used in the Common Information Model (CIM) to provide events from a CIM server to a client application. The storage service can use these events to make sure its cached...
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Hyper-V: A Platform for Building the Largest Public and Private Clouds
Hyper-V 3.0 in many ways is the crown jewel of our enterprise virtualization and private cloud strategy and is the heart of where many of the improvements in our flagship Server OS reside. So we should...
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2000 Seat VDI Deployment Benchmark
Hey all,If you are interested in an “incrementally expandable” Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) pool architecture and want to hear about some benchmarking results we just completed, you are in the...
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Hyper-V Replica Capacity Planner
Customers have frequently asked us for capacity planning guidance before deploying Hyper-V Replica – e.g.: “How much network bandwidth is required between the primary and replica site”, “How much...
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Hitachi Systems: Thriving in a Rapidly Evolving Environment
The market for third-party data centers is exploding. Today, roughly one in three businesses is outsourcing IT solutions to a hosted service provider, according to research compiled by Channel Partner....
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Storage Service (SMI-S) Tracing and Logging
Microsoft added the ability to manage storage using Storage Management Initiative (SMI-S) providers to Windows Server 2012. Sometimes things don't go quite the way you plan and some debugging is needed...
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Lufthansa Systems Boosts Customer Satisfaction with Private Cloud
Cloud computing is catching on like wildfire. Indeed, the global cloud computing market is expected to grow from $40.7 billion in 2011 to $241 billion in 2020, according to Forrester Research. As...
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XenDesktop 7 Supports Windows Server 2012
We are excited to see the release of XenDesktop 7 and support our partner Citrix. XenDesktop 7 brings together both XenApp and XenDesktop functionality into a common release and now brings support for...
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Group Policy and Logon Impact
You can make decisions as you design and deploy your Group Policy Objects (GPOs) that will have an impact on how quickly your Windows desktops start and become usable to your users. Some of these...
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Lay the Groundwork for your TechEd North America Experience by Attending...
It’s that time of year again. Time to head south to the great city of New Orleans for TechEd North America 2013. TechEd takes place June 3-6. TechEd is the place to go to explore and learn about new...
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Going to TechED? See you there!
Next week I am heading off to TechED. What will I be talking about? It’s a secret…Seriously. I have two sessions which are currently showing up as:And:And I can’t tell you any more than that. But,...
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MMS 2013 Labs: Powered by Microsoft/HP Private Cloud...
MMS 2013 Hands On LabsVirtualization Nation,A few weeks ago we held the annual 2013 Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas. As in years past, the event sold out quickly and it was a very busy week....
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11 Ways to Get the Most Out of TechEd North America 2013
Every successful IT pro knows that a well thought out, meticulous strategy is critical to the flawless execution of any plan. So, if your bags are packed and you’re headed toward New Orleans for...
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Announcing the MSMPI Debugger Extension Beta
The MSMPI Debugger Extension (MSMPIDBG) is an extension to Windows Debugger (WinDbg) that facilitates simultaneous debugging of multiple MPI processes (using the MSMPI library). The extension has the...
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RD Gateway Windows Server 2012 Capacity Planning
We have published a white paper that analyzes RD Gateway capacity planning in Windows Server 2012.In Windows Server 2012, Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) enables authorized remote users to connect...
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A First Look at Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 will advance the bold vision set forward with Windows 8 to deliver the next generation of PCs, tablets, and a range of industry devices, and the experiences customers — both consumers and...
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Stay Connected to TechEd 2013 from Anywhere
There’s no doubt that in June, Tech Ed North America and TechEd Europe are the places to be to get the greatest download of technical information and training out there. However, we know that not...
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Relax and Play at TechEd North America 2013
There’s no denying it, the technical training and knowledge download that you are going to receive at TechEd will be more than enough to make your head spin! However, we’re all in this to have some fun...
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Tips to Take Control of TechEd North America
From jambalaya to Po boys, from Windows Server to SQL Server, New Orleans is the place to be next week for TechEd North America 2013. At this premiere event for IT pros and enterprise developers...
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Dude, Where's my Floppy? I Mean USB, I Mean Flash Drive...Technology is...
It doesn’t matter what era you were born in, innovation and change occurred. It must have seemed miraculous in the 70’s to be able to store data on a thin portable disk. Think about it, the 5.25”...
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