Five reasons to run SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016, part 4
This is the fourth post in a five-part blog series. Keep an eye out for upcoming posts and catch up on the first, second, and third in the series. Reach insights faster by running analytics at the...
View ArticleHow to increase DPM 2016 replica when using Modern Backup Storage (MBS)
There may be circumstances where the replica volume for a protected data source is under allocated or a very large increase of protected data results in synchronization or recovery point job failures...
View ArticleKnown Issue with the Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 1703
Author: Aaron Czechowski, Senior Program Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (@AaronCzechowski) *** This post serves as a notification of this issue while we continue to investigate root cause...
View ArticleAttend free hands-on classes to advance your skills with EMS
Microsoft is offering a series of free, instructor-led, live virtual classes on Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS). In this training, youll learn through extensive hands-on labs how EMS can...
View ArticleFree Training: How to use built-in security features in Windows Server 2016
We designed Windows Server 2016 from an assume breach posture. Yes, we want to build the most secure servers, and we have taken some giant steps forward when it comes to breach resistance, but we have...
View ArticleWindows Server Essentials 2016 – Update on Remote Web Access
Hello, Remote Web Access, a feature inside Windows Server Essentials 2016 (also used in the Windows Server Essentials role that is available in Windows Server Standard 2016 and Windows Server...
View ArticleUpdate for System Center Configuration Manager version 1702, first wave is...
Administrators who opted in to the first (early) wave deployment for System Center Configuration Manager current branch, version 1702, have an update available in the Updates and Servicing node of the...
View ArticleHey Dude, Where’s My Winlogon.log?
Hi this is Michael from the PMC PFE Team, I recently helped a customer during the implementation of their Windows Server 2016 systems. When checking the Event viewer, we spotted a well-known Event ID:...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 Adds Native Overlay Network Driver, enabling mixed Linux...
Based on customer and partner feedback, we are happy to announce the Windows networking team released a native overlay network driver for Windows Server 2016 to enable admins to create a Docker Swarm...
View ArticleDockerCon 2017: Powering new Linux innovations with Hyper-V isolation and...
This post was authored by John Gossman, Azure Lead Architect and Linux Foundation Board Member. With over 900,000 containerized applications in the Docker Hub there has never been a better time to be a...
View ArticleWhy Office 365 customers need to consider Enterprise Mobility + Security
Office 365, apart from being the global standard for productivity, provides built-in fundamental management and security capabilities to help protect your company data as you embrace mobility and...
View ArticleNo password, phone sign in for Microsoft accounts!
Howdy, folks! Here in the identity division at Microsoft, we don’t like passwords any more than you do! So we’ve been hard at work creating a modern way to sign in that doesn’t require upper and...
View ArticleEditing a .VMCX file
In Windows Server 2016 we moved from using .XML for our virtual machine configuration files to using a binary format – that we call .VMCX. There are many benefits to this – but one of the downsides is...
View ArticleUse NGINX to load balance across your Docker Swarm cluster
A practical walkthrough, in six steps This basic example demonstrates NGINX and swarm mode in action, to provide the foundation for you to apply these concepts to your own configurations. This document...
View ArticleDockerCon 2017: Simplifying Containerization for Enterprises
Since the launch of Windows Server 2016 six months ago, adoption has been nothing short of amazing. Customers like Tyco started adopting Windows containers even before general availability and in day...
View ArticleUpdates to Microsoft Intune on Microsoft Azure
This post is authored by Simon May, Principal Program Manager, Intune CXP. Empowering not only your employees, but also you to be more productive is one of the main goals for us. Ability to manage your...
View ArticleIntroducing OMS DNS Analytics
Summary: Use DNS Analytics to get security, performance- and operations-related insights into DNS infrastructure. Hi everyone, Abhave Sharma here, and today I’m excited to announce that DNS Analytics...
View ArticleAnnouncing the general availability of Service Map solution
Modern applications are complex, multi-tier, business-service systems that might span multiple datacenters and cloud hosting environments. To manage these applications and ensure they meet their SLA,...
View ArticleIntegrated management and security across your hybrid cloud
Do you have a truly end-to-end view of your hybrid cloud environment? Most environments today are complex, with multi-tier applications that may span multiple datacenters and cloud hosting...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit Release April 2017
We just released the DSC Resource Kit! This release includes updates to 5 DSC resource modules, including 3 new DSC resources. In these past 6 weeks, 57 pull requests have been merged and 46 issues...
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