Deployment–Minor PDT update 2.5.2502 available
This release corrects a bug in the Windows Azure Pack configuration, and updates the download for SharePoint 2010 Foundation to SP2 since the original release is no longer available.Download here.
View ArticleWindows Apps Enhance Mobility for Financial Institutions
This week, Microsoft is at Sibos, one of the financial service industry’s premier events, discussing how our technology can help financial institutions grow their businesses through mobile innovations...
View ArticleUsing Internet Explorer 11 and not able to record a web performance test...
Are you trying to add a recording to your Visual Studio Web Performance test with Internet Explorer 11 or Windows 8.1 (which uses IE 11) and are not successful in doing so? The cause is IE 11 enables...
View ArticleDate dimensions for Incidents, Service Requests, Change Requests and Activities.
Hello everyone! Thomas Ellermann a Principal Consultant from MCS in Denmark, has just finished a fantastic blog post on how to extend the SCSM2012 DW cubes with additional date dimensions for...
View ArticleInstalling and Configuring the Windows Server Essentials Experience role
My name is Mike Chen, a program manager working on the Windows Server Essentials Deployment team. I’m honored today to introduce the new deployment story for Windows Server Essentials. Now available as...
View ArticleThe best free alternative to Office is Office on the web
Lately, it seems there's a new, free productivity application launching every week. They're flooding the market with point solutions that have rudimentary levels of functionality and a variety of user...
View ArticleHow to pre-stage for UEFI systems with OSD in ConfigMgr 2012
Microsoft’s own Steve Rachui just posted a great new article that talks about how to pre-stage an operating system for deployment with OSD in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.The concept of...
View ArticleVector Calling Convention on channel 9
Recently we recorded a session for 'Vector Calling Convention' on Channel 9 , as part of the “Going Native” series. Vector calling convention is a new calling convention (specially for vector types)...
View ArticleNow in the Store: 7-Eleven for Windows Phone
Whether you need to fill your stomach or gas tank, the official 7-Elevenapp for Windows Phone 8 can help. Download it nowThe free app makes it easy not only to find 7-Eleven stores around town, but can...
View ArticlePlanned or unplanned failover with Hyper-V Replica?
As you hopefully know – I have been running Hyper-V Replica in my house for about a year now. In this time I have had a couple of instances when I had to take a step back and ask myself if I wanted to...
View ArticleSupport Questions about Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for...
This blog post addresses the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support questions you’ve been asking about for Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection. Question: Which versions of...
View ArticleStream Linkin Park’s new single for free on Xbox Music
Linkin Park is one of my favorite bands. And today, they have released their new single, a collaboration with Steve Aoki, called “A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES” on Xbox Music. The song will stream...
View ArticleRaw notes from the Storage Developers Conference (SDC 2013)
This blog post is a compilation of my raw notes from SNIA’s SDC 2013 (Storage Developers Conference).Notes and disclaimers:These notes were typed during the talks and they may include typos and my own...
View ArticleCoded UI\ MTM Issues on Internet Explorer with KB2870699
There was a recent security update (KB2870699) rolled out on Internet Explorer which has made some changes on IE11\IE10\IE9, affecting Coded UI Tests, MTM Record and Playback and MTM Exploratory...
View ArticleUsing Windows Azure to host Apps for Office and SharePoint
In this article, we introduce Windows Azure as a platform for building an app for Office or SharePoint. We also briefly enumerate the benefits of choosing Windows Azure in your app and provide...
View ArticleHow to display values from custom managed properties in the hover panel in...
This is a blog post in the series "How to change how search results are displayed." To demonstrate how you can customize your search results, I'll use examples from an internal Microsoft Search Center....
View ArticleKinect for Windows SDK 1.8 Available With Expanded Capabilities
Kinect for Windows brings the magic of Kinect technology to your PC. Over the last year and a half, the Kinect for Windows team has been hard at work understanding how developers on the PC platform...
View ArticleServer-Cloud Launches! Behind the Scenes with Amber Kinney
Delivering relevant, timely and accurate information on Microsoft products isn’t an easy chore. Many people work long and hard to make the Microsoft online experience a compelling one for Developers,...
View ArticleWindows Azure now fully supported by Juju
As part of our commitment to openness and interoperability, we’re excited to announce that Windows Azure is now fully supported by Juju. This means that Ubuntu users can now use Juju with its intuitive...
View ArticleNew AMR Tool: Simplifying the Migration to In-Memory OLTP
As we have addressed in previous blog articles, the transition into SQL Server In-Memory OLTP is not as simple as flipping a switch. One of the design principles of In-Memory OLTP is that you would...
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