Windows Server Technical Preview – Storage Survival Guide (links to articles,...
This blog post offers a collection of links to the publicly available content for those experimenting with the Windows Server Technical Preview, with focus in Storage. Blog posts about the Windows...
View ArticleMicrosoft Remote Desktop Preview V8.1.7 update for Windows Phone 8.1...
My name is David Bélanger, and I work in the Remote Desktop team. Today marks the release of the last update to the Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview app for Windows Phone 8.1 for 2014. We are still...
View ArticleVPN Interoperability guide for Windows Server 2012 R2
Introduction Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 R2 industry standard IKEv2 tunnel for VPN connectivity (both point-to-site and site-to-site). This enables customers with existing third party VPN devices...
View ArticleSecurely allocating GUIDs in PowerShell Desired State Configuration Pull Mode
Nicholas Dille recently posted a good blog on GUID management in PowerShell Desired State Configuration. In that blog, he goes through several approaches to GUID management and talks about the pros and...
View ArticleCase Studies on Storage Spaces, Scale-Out File Servers with SMB3 or both
There are many customers out there using Storage Spaces and Scale-Out File Servers with SMB3 since their initial release in Windows Server 2012 a few years back.Every once in a while, someone will ask...
View ArticleLarge Scale VDI deployment using Hyper-V with Storage Tiers and Data...
Need some help planning a large scale, highly efficient Personal Desktop deployment that leverages Storage Tiers and Data Deduplication? If so, our friends on the File Server team published a detailed...
View ArticleSetting up Port Mirroring to Capture Mirrored Traffic on a Hyper-V Virtual...
Hi folks Gopal here again from the Microsoft Networking Escalation team. The article below provides steps on how a Hyper-V virtual machine running on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 can be used to capture...
View ArticleHyper-V Reporting Script
Serhat AKINCI, a Hyper-V MVP, has just posted this very useful script:https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Hyper-V-Reporting-Script-4adaf5d0In his own words:It can be difficult to monitor and assess...
View Article2014: A Great Year for IT
Now that the holidays are behind us, our bodies can start recovering from the food and our favorite holiday albums are already gathering dust until next year. Before we get too deep into the new year,...
View ArticleMicrosoft IFS PlugFest 27 - Calling Filter Driver Developers
We are pleased to inform you that IFS Plugfest 27has been scheduled. Here are some preliminary event details: WhenMonday, March 30th to Friday, April 3rd, 2015. The event begins at 9am and ends at 6pm...
View ArticleForrester Research Predictions: 3 Important Things CIOs Should Do To Be...
Today we are launching a blog series focused on driving business innovation through application development. This is not a new topic but one that deserves some attention as we enter 2015 and...
View ArticleWhy Architecture Really Matters
One of the things I have learned, re-learned, and re-re-learned during my career as an engineering leader is the importance of having the right architecture. I can’t count the number of times I’ve had...
View ArticleFive Customers, a New Year and Straight Talk: Q&A with Hogarth Worldwide
This blog series is about driving business innovation through application development. This is not a new topic but one that deserves some attention as we enter 2015 and organizations are revisiting...
View ArticleWork Folders for iOS – iPad App Release
We are happy to announce that an iPad app for Work Folders has been released into the Apple AppStore® and is available as a free download.OverviewWork Folders is a Windows Server feature that allows...
View ArticleHyper-V Script to move everything off of a physical disk
Hyper-V storage migration makes it very easy to move virtual machines wherever you need them, while they are running. And in the past I have showed you how easy it is to use PowerShell to storage...
View ArticleAzure Batch Explorer Sample Walkthrough
Azure Batch Explorer Sample WalkthroughWhat is the Batch Explorer?Batch Explorer is a GUI sample application that allows browsing and updating of all major elements within an Azure Batch account. For...
View ArticleEnterprise Mobility Successes
Examples of Convergence of PC Management, Mobile Device Management and IdentityOver the last couple weeks there have been a handful of new stories published about how customers are using SCCM, Intune,...
View ArticleFive Customers, a New Year and Straight Talk: Q&A with Darren Jones, IT...
This is the 2nd post in a series featuring our customers that are driving business innovation through application development. This is not a new topic but one that deserves some attention as we enter...
View ArticlePodcast Thursday: New Intune Features – Conditional Access
In this episode, I’m joined by Channel 9'sSimon May to talk about one of the coolest new features in the recent Intune updates, Conditional Access. Conditional Access allows you to restrict access to...
View ArticleEnterprise Mobility Successes: Healthcare - Jönköping County Council
Check out this new case study from a network of hospitals in Sweden The Jönköping County Council is a healthcare organization covering 3 hospitals and 45 care centers spread across 13 different areas....
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