TechEd 2013–The Road to TechEd with End to Edge and Beyond
Yuri Diogenes and I have been working behind the scenes for the last six months to find the best presentations possible for the TechEd 2013 Architecture (ARC) track. We’ve been lucky to suffer from an...
View ArticleNew Ignite Webcast - Using Message Trace in Office 365
To sign up for this webcast please download and save the attached calendar invite below where you will find the Webcast Meeting information. Ignite Webcasts are online sessions led by Microsoft Office...
View ArticleNew from NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 780 GPU and GeForce Experience App 1.5
Today NVIDIA has announced an exciting new GPU in their GeForce lineup: the GeForce GTX 780. Graphics cards based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 GPU are available from a variety of manufacturers...
View ArticleStorage 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...
View ArticleAnnouncing Sculpt Comfort Mouse & Mobile Mouse
Today, we’re announcing two new mice designed specifically for Windows. These are the first mice from Microsoft to include a Windows button on them, giving you quick and easy access to specific...
View ArticleLufthansa 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...
View ArticleXenDesktop 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...
View ArticleSelf-Service BI with the Microsoft Data Explorer Preview for Excel 2013: 5...
Using a variety of data sources has been a daunting task for mere mortals. Now, with the Data Explorer add-in for Excel, you don’t need to be a super hero to unlock data gems. The Microsoft Data...
View ArticleFrom Data to Insight & Impact: Using Advanced Features of Data Explorer and...
After receiving great feedback about From Data to Insight & Impact: Showing Africa’s Progress with Power View and PPI by Microsoft, the Power View demonstration which showed the progress in...
View ArticleSplashtop 2, which provides mobile access to your computer and files, is now...
How many times have you rushed out of the house without some important file you needed for work—or wished you had access to your desktop computer’s music or movie library from your hotel room on the...
View ArticleAmbiguous URLs and their effect on Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Migrations
With the recent releases of Exchange Server 2013 RTM CU1, Exchange 2013 sizing guidance, Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator, and the updated Exchange 2013 Deployment Asistant,...
View ArticleTop 10 Quick Tips for Building Great Mobile LightSwitch Apps
I’ve been building a lot of HTML clients using LightSwitch lately so I thought I’d share some quick tips that you can use to build great mobile apps. (You’ll need Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 to get the...
View ArticleAnnounced: New Kinect for Windows Sensor and SDK
The announcement of Xbox One made this a very exciting week for tech enthusiasts. Xbox One will no doubt change the way we think about gaming and entertainment, and I’m eagerly awaiting my opportunity...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 XAML LongListSelector
This blog post was authored by Rohan Thakkar, a Program Manager on the Windows Phone team.- AdamLast year we evangelized the use of the LongListSelector control to provide smooth infinite scrolling...
View ArticleGroup 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...
View ArticlePortable HttpClient is now available as RC
Three months ago we shipped the first preview of the portable HttpClient. Many of you wondered when we would ship the RTM version. Today, we’re happy to announce the first step towards an RTM: We...
View ArticleInside Windows Phone – Practical MVVM for Windows Phone
This blog post was authored by Matthias Shapiro, a technical evangelist at Microsoft.- LarryThe cornerstone app architecture for Windows Phone development is the MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) design...
View ArticleReleased: Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server
Kerberos Configuration Manager for SQL Server (KerberosConfigMgr) was released on May 15th 2013, and is available for download at the Microsoft Download Center at...
View ArticleOverview of Windows Azure Services for Windows Server
Wouldn’t it be great if you could run Windows Azure in your own datacenter? Well, now you can! With the recent release of Windows Azure Services for Windows Server you can run elements of Azure IaaS...
View ArticleMVP Cameron Fuller Presents “Operations Manager Evolution: Taking Your...
Earlier this week MVP Cameron Fuller presented in the Windows Server/System Center MVP Pro Speaker Series webcast on the topic of “Operations Manager Evolution: Taking Your Operations Manager to the...
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