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Running Minecraft in Windows Containers
Here is a short video that I put together where I create and run 11 Minecraft servers from scratch in ~8 minutes using Windows containers.Note - this is all running on my laptop - which was quite hot...
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My Lunch Break
One of the very best things about my job is the smart people I get to meet with on a regular basis. The people working in IT, the journalists covering the industry, and the engineers building the...
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My Hyper-V Presentation at OpenStack Day Seattle 2015
I had a great time presenting yesterday at OpenStack Day Seattle.The PowerPoint Presentation I used can be downloaded from here:...
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Azure DSC Extension v2.3 released
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history.Today we released version 2.3 of the Azure DSC Extension, which adds support for Windows Server 2016...
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PowerShell reference for Windows Containers now available
We have just published the PowerShell reference for Windows Containers in Windows Server 2016 TP3. You can read it...
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MDT 2013 Update 1 Release Notes and Known Issues
This post is to serve as the release notes and known issues list for the current release of MDT 2013 Update 1 (v6.3.8290).The list of known issues below provides a number of workarounds that are...
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Getting Hyper-V and OpenStack setup quickly
Last week I presented at OpenStack Day Seattle - and did a short demonstration of OpenStack managing Hyper-V.Today I want to show you how to get a basic OpenStack + Hyper-V deployment up and running...
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Endpoint Zone, ep. 10: Deploying & Managing Windows 10!
In this special 10th episode of The Endpoint Zone, Simon and I are joined by Jim Alkove (Corp. VP, Windows Enterprise & Security).In just 20 minutes, the three of us tackle four key questions that...
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Lunch Break, ep. 1: Todd Bishop, Editor & Co-Founder, GeekWire
Today marks the launch of Season 1 of my new series featuring some of the smartest and most interesting people I know from around the industry.In episode 1, I talk with Todd Bishop, the editor and...
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Windows Server 2016 Installation Option Changes
Last week, we released Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3. If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out the new preview, you can download it here and read more about the preview in this blog post...
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Development builds for DSC Resources are available
Note: This blog post is intended to people who participate in the development of DSC Resources on GitHub. We are pleased to announce that we've made developments builds available for all DSC Resource...
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Speaking at Microsoft Ignite New Zealand next week
Next week I will be in New Zealand speaking at Microsoft Ignite New Zealand.Here are the details of the sessions I will be presenting:What's New in Windows Server Hyper-V [M227]Time: Wed 2 Sept, 3:10...
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The Demise of SMB1 (or: die die die why won’t you die, ancient protocol?!?!)
Heya folks, Ned here again. Our enterprising tech evangelists Matt McSpirit and Rick Claus joined us back in July for a conversation about the end of Windows Server 2003 and what that means for SMB1....
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Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview is now available
We’re excited to announce Windows Management Framework 5.0 Production Preview, a new package introducing new and exciting management technologies, is now available for download on the Microsoft...
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Azure DSC Extension v2.4 released
NOTE: For information on OS support, and other features, please refer to our release history.Today we released version 2.4 of the Azure DSC Extension, which adds support for WMF 5.0 Production...
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Windows Container Resources - DSC and VMM Templates, and more to come
Two weeks ago we released the first public preview of Windows Containers. If you have not played with them yet - you really should!It is really easy to get up and running, and we have a a lot of...
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Lunch Break, ep. 2: Todd Bishop, Editor & Co-founder, GeekWire
In episode 2 of the “Lunch Break” series, I finish my discussion with Todd Bishop, the editor and co-founder of the tech news site GeekWire.com.In this discussion we talk about :What to do with your...
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Join us for the Microsoft Cloud Roadshow
Whether you know your way around the cloud and are trying to stay current, or are just getting started and figuring out the best path forward – having access to best practices and training is more...
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Comparing Work Folders and Offline Files
Offline Files is a feature in Windows that we have been improving upon since Windows XP. Many of our customers, especially large organizations, depend on Offline Files to provide access to the user...
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Running Hyper-V on Nano in Windows Server 2016 TP3
In Windows Server 2016 we are delivering a new way to run Hyper-V - on Nano server.This is a great way to deploy Hyper-V - as you get full Hyper-V functionality with only a 500MB disk footprint. To...
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