Tech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat: Lenovo Yoga 11s #winchat
As the summer comes to an end for some, a lucky handful still have a few weeks left to embrace the great outdoors, the kitchen counter, or that one shady spot on back patio. Whether hiking up Mt....
View ArticleGameloft announces 15 new titles for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8
Let the games begin. Gameloft announced today that it’s planning to launch 15 new titles for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 over the next twelve months. (My colleague Brandon LeBlanc has a sneak peek at...
View ArticleTechNet Radio: Talking about how to really “Transform the Datacenter”
Last week I got to sit down with the guys from TechNet Radio and talk about the 2nd big pillar in the What’s New in 2012 R2 series: Transform the Datacenter.In this episode – which is a follow up to...
View ArticleTFS Internal Usage Statistics - 1st Half CY 2013
SummaryThe following analysis includes the Microsoft IT internal offering for TFS and includes trends throughout the first half of 2013 (January – June 2013). This only includes the TFS servers hosted...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot blank reports in OpsMgr 2007 and OpsMgr 2012
Many calls that we get here on the Operations Manager support team involve blank or empty reports so I wanted to be sure everyone knew about the KB article we have that will help walk you through...
View ArticleRecent JavaScript Jabber Podcast - Microsoft, not Microsoft, and the Web
I was a guest recently on a podcast called JavaScript Jabber. I enjoy checking out other folks' podcasts and how they run things. I actually talked to the guys about sound quality for about 30 min...
View ArticleSave the date: Join us for SharePoint Conference 2014
SharePoint Conference is back: Mark your calendar now to join us March 3-6 for SharePoint Conference 2014 (SPC14). The official SharePoint Conference website has been re-launched and the conference...
View ArticleDFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: If You Only Knew the Power of the...
Hi folks, Ned here again. By now, you know that DFS Replication has some major new features in Windows Server 2012 R2. Today we dig into the most comprehensive new feature, DFSR Windows PowerShell....
View ArticleAutomation–Service Management Automation Runbook Spotlight–Virtual Machine...
Hello Readers and Viewers!By now, especially if you are reading this, you likely have seen the following blog posts:Automation–An Introduction to Service Management AutomationAutomation–Service...
View ArticleUse OAuth 1.0 to access the Zotero web service from apps for Office
In this post, you’ll learn how to integrate OAuth 1.0a to access an external service from an app for Office. In the course of a recent development project, I was asked to show how apps for Office can...
View ArticleWhat’s New in 2012 R2: Enabling Modern Apps with the Windows Azure Pack
Part 8 of a 9-part series. Don’t let the title fool you – this post is critically important for Developers and IT pros.The reason I call out this warning up front is that often, when I’m speaking at...
View ArticleService Management Automation: Getting Started with SMA Runbooks
This post covers the specifics of getting setup to use Service Management Automation (SMA) as well as how to import future examples and fire them off in order to review the solutions in action! This...
View ArticleWhat’s New in 2012 R2: Developing Modern Apps with the Microsoft Windows...
Modern applications are pushing the boundaries of architecture. IT Professionals need to keep up with the platform innovations for developers, because it creates new opportunity for architecture and...
View ArticleHow to Troubleshoot the Installation of the System Center Operations Manager...
The System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) agent can be deployed to Windows computers either via "remote push" from a management server or it can be manually installed on a target computer using...
View ArticleBulk Registering Virtual Machines with PowerShell
I recently rebuilt a Hyper-V server – where all of my virtual machines were shutdown first and stored on a secondary disk. Once I had finished installing the operating system and had Hyper-V up and...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 9
Dear Customers, The 9 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 9 contains all the SQL Server 2012 hotfixes which...
View ArticleAnnouncing updated content to help you get started with Project Online
We’re pleased to share an updated set of articles to guide you through getting started with Project Online:· Get started with Project Online· Step 1: Sign up for Project Online·...
View ArticleEF6 Release Candidate Available
We are now in the final stages of bug fixing for EF6 and are pleased to announce the availability of EF6 Release Candidate. Getting Started with RCThe runtime is available on NuGet. If you are using...
View ArticleUpdate Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Service Pack 1...
The System Center 2012 SP1 UR3 package for DPM was re-released on 8-20-13 and fixes the two issues mentioned in our original article here:Important Update on DPM 2012 SP1 Update Rollup 3–Issues and...
View ArticleDFS Replication Initial Sync in Windows Server 2012 R2: Attack of the Clones
Hi folks, Ned here again. By now, you know that DFS Replication has some major new features in Windows Server 2012 R2. Today I talk about one of the most radical: DFSR database cloning. Prepare for a...
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