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Automation–Service Management Automation–Utility Runbook Spotlight–VMM Custom...
Microsoft’s own Charles Joy has the final part of his Service Management Automation series posted: “There comes a time when a project’s complexity increases to the point of requiring pre-requisites....
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Lenovo announces new ThinkPad Ultrabooks at IFA 2013
Lenovo is introducing new thinner and lighter ThinkPads at IFA 2013 today. These new ThinkPads include form factors that are 20% thinner than other ThinkPads with up to a 20% reduction in bezel size....
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Expanding Windows Azure MSDN Benefit
We are expanding the Windows Azure MSDN benefit to two additional subscription levels: MSDN Platforms and Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN. MSDN Platforms subscribers will receive a $100...
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Windows Azure: New Distributed, Dedicated, High Performance Cache Service +...
This morning we released some great updates to Windows Azure. These new capabilities include:Cache Service: Announcing the preview of our new distributed, dedicated, high performance cache service...
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IaaS Usage and Service Reporting using System Center 2012 R2 and Windows...
Anders Ravnholt has a new article that describes how to deploy usage metering & reporting in System Center 2012 R2 & Windows Azure Pack for IaaS:Following up Brad Anderson & Srikanth’s blog...
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PROS Step: Create optimized price lists in a matter of minutes and uncover...
For years, companies have used manual processes and spreadsheets to develop pricing for their products and services, with no real methodology or strategy. And it still happens as I am writing this...
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IaaS Usage and Service Reporting using OpsMgr 2012 and VMM 2012 R2 and...
Anders Ravnholt has a new article that describes how to deploy usage metering & reporting in System Center 2012 R2 & Windows Azure Pack for IaaS:Following up Brad Anderson & Srikanth’s blog...
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What’s new in SMB PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 introduced a new version of SMB. Technically it’s SMB 3.02, but we continue to call it just SMB3. The main changes are described at...
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Feedback on Your C++ Development Activities
Hello. My name is Gabriel Ha and I am a program manager on the Visual C++ team.Do you have 10-20 minutes to take a survey on C++ developer activities?We want to get a better idea of what C++ developers...
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Debug ScriptBundle results in 404 if virtualPath parameter contains a dot
I spent some time debuging a ScriptBundle problem last Friday and want to share my experience.The original code in a MVC project App_Start/BundleConfig.cs file:Code...
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Evaluating Windows Server and System Center on a Laptop (or two, or three) –...
How to build a Failover Cluster on a couple of laptopsThis is a continuation of our playing with (learning) Failover Clustering for our evaluation of Windows Server and System Center.Note: This is NOT...
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Understanding how search results are displayed in SharePoint Server 2013
his is a blog post in the series "How to change the way search results are displayed in SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Online." For an overview of the blog post in this series, go to How to...
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Disney’s movie-inspired Wreck-It Ralph arrives with 100+ levels, 5 games in one
Big, lovable Ralph and his pals from the hit Disney film come together on your phone in Wreck-It Ralph ($0.99) for Windows Phone 8. Buy it nowThe game delivers five fun games inspired by some of the...
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Today only: Save $100 on the Nokia Lumia 1020
Telling people to act fast or buy now is a well-worn marketing cliché.Except this time we’re serious. At midnight Eastern today, Amazon.com kicked off a 24-hour “flash sale” on the Nokia Lumia 1020...
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Skype adds video messaging to its Windows Phone 8 app
Skype updated its Windows Phone 8 today, and version 2.10 adds a much-loved Skype feature: video messaging. Video messaging is another handy way to keep in touch with the people that matter most—and...
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Going Native 2013 - Day 1
Going Native kicks off today!If you made it to Redmond to attend, I look forward to meeting you. If you could not make it this year, you still have a front via Channel 9.Here is day one content:9 am,...
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Automation–Service Management Automation–Getting Started with SMA Runbooks
Microsoft’s own Jim Britt posted a great article that covers the specifics around getting setup to use Service Management Automation (SMA) as well as how to import our future examples and fire them off...
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Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Jump Start–September 13th
If you’re already familiar with database fundamentals and you’ve worked with SQL Server, the Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Jump Start course will help you take your skills to the next...
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Top Picks from TechEd 2013: A Virtualization Medley
In this week’s Top Picks from TechEd 2013, we have selected some sessions on virtualization. They are all highly reviewed and we are sure the topics will be interesting to you. Virtualization has...
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The Hybrid Cloud Storage Transformation
A frustrating reality for IT leaders is that their teams continue to struggle with the complications of data growth even though they spend more money on storage every year. It’s not surprising that IT...
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