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Tweet for the Summit! Enter to Win a Ticket to PASS Summit 2013!
We’re just a few short weeks away from PASS Summit 2013, and the excitement is building! We’re getting our bags packed and ready to go, and we hope that you are too. However, if you haven’t made your...
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Service Manager Console Extension – Impacted Business Services
John Wilson, a Principal Datacenter Technical Specialist here at Microsoft, just finished a really great console task extension. The solution adds a console task to display impacted business services...
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Microsoft Delivers at Oracle OpenWorld 2013
Oracle OpenWorld 2013 kicks off today and it might surprise you to learn how many great Microsoft sessions will be delivered. Oracle products run on the platform that make up the Microsoft Cloud OS...
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Surface 2, Surface Pro 2, and new accessories announced
Today, we have announced new additions to the Surface family of products: Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. Surface 2 will come with Windows RT 8.1 (which includes Outlook RT) and Surface Pro 2 will come...
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Hyper-V Replica and Active Directory
Continuing the story of how I am using Hyper-V Replica in my house– we arrive at the interesting discussion of Hyper-V Replica and Active Directory. This first thing to point out is that if you are...
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Updated Links on Windows Server 2012 R2 File Server and SMB 3.02
In this post, I'm providing a reference to the most relevant content related to Windows Server 2012 R2 that is related to the File Server, the SMB 3.02 features and its associated scenarios like...
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Create a complete System Image Backup with Windows 8.1 and File History
I feel better when things are backed up. I use the File History feature of Windows 8 to backup files every hour or so. I really encourage folks to use the Computer Backup Rule of Three.One of the...
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Invitation to join ModelOff 2013, the Excel Financial Modeling World...
For all of you professionals and students who love finance, spreadsheets, and numerical analysis, Microsoft is co-sponsoring a fun, educational, and challenging event: ModelOff 2013, the Excel...
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Oracle OpenWorld 2013: Oracle’s Mission-critical Software and Microsoft’s...
For years Microsoft and Oracle have helped customers address enterprise technology needs, and during those years I’ve had the opportunity to personally partner with, compete with, and admire Oracle as...
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Service Manager SP1 UR4 – Fixes
We are pleased to provide some insight on list of the UR4 contents that is going to be available in the next couple of weeks. The UR will consist of 16 fixes listed below (9 are new; 7 from the last...
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Replicating fixed disks to dynamic disks in Hyper-V Replica
A recent conversation with a hosting provider using Hyper-V Replica brought an interesting question to the fore. The hosting provider’s services were aimed primarily towards Small and Medium Businesses...
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Deploy Pre-configured Oracle VMs on Windows Azure
Building on the recent announcement of strategic partnershi between Microsoft and Oracle; today we are making a number of popular Oracle software configurations available through the Windows Azure...
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Making it easier to give your app an age rating
Family safety is a priority for Windows. We have a number of ways we help ensure that kids have the experience that parents and educators expect, such as family safety settings, browser settings, and...
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Dell announces new Inspiron PCs for the holidays
Dell today is announcing new additions to the Inspiron family of devices – including a brand new All-in-One. Inspiron 7000 Series:The new Inspiron 7000 Series laptops are the thinnest Inspiron laptops...
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500px for Windows 8 now available in the Windows Store
I’ve been looking for a photo-sharing service to share out all my amazing photos I am taking with my Lumia 1020 Windows Phone and one service folks kept recommending to me was 500px. 500px is a...
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Support Tip: Successful deployment of Windows Updates do not appear in...
~ Winds Wu | Support EngineerWe’ve seen some confusion regarding the new Software Center in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager so I want to take a minute to explain what you should expect to see...
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Register now for October 1 webcast: The top 5 new features in Visio 2013
Join us Tuesday, October 1 at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET to learn 5 key new features of Visio 2013. There's so much to like about the new Visio--this 90-minute session will cover the essentials to help you...
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Proactive Datacenter Monitoring with System Center Advisor
Symon Perryman, Microsoft IT Pro Evangelist, was recently asked by the System Center Advisor team to help evangelize the new System Center cloud service called System Center Advisor. We are happy to...
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KB: Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service...
This article describes the issues that are fixed and the functionality that is updated in Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1). This...
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Show us your apps & new release: Windows Phone App Studio Beta
It’s been more than a month since we last updated you on Windows Phone App Studio beta, and like you, we’ve been busy working with App Studio! On our end, we’ve reviewed your feedback, made some...
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