How much traffic needs to pass between the SMB Client and Server before...
One smart MVP was doing some testing and noticed that SMB Multichannel did not trigger immediately after an SMB session was established. So, he asked: How much traffic needs to pass between the SMB...
View ArticleNext Stops for the Windows Server 2012 Community Roadshow: Germany, UAE,...
Hi, this is Christa Anderson, Community Lead for the Windows Server and System Center Group. We’ve got just a little bit more than a month left in the roadshow but we’re still going strong.Register now...
View ArticleMinimum version of Mellanox firmware required for running SMB Direct in...
There are two blog posts explaining in great detail what you need to do to use Mellanox ConnectX-2 or ConnectX-3 cards to implement RDMA networking for SMB 3.0 (using SMB Direct). You can find them...
View ArticleWindows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #51)
Editor's note: This post comes from Mark Brown, Windows Azure Community Manager.Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about...
View ArticleCross-Post: Tutorial Series and Sample Application for ASP.NET MVC 4 with...
Editor's Note: This post was originally published by Tom Dykstra on December 20, 2012 on the .NET Web Development and Tools BlogLast month, the .NET Web Development and Tools blog published a new...
View ArticleHow Xbox can transform your datacenter
On January 15th, Microsoft announced several new products and services that continue to drive momentum against our Cloud OS vision. In an accompanying blog post, Microsoft vice president Michael Park...
View ArticleHyper-V MP for Windows Server 2012 Now Available
OverviewThis management pack supports monitoring of Windows Server Hyper-V 2012 systems. This includes monitoring coverage of Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host servers, including critical services and...
View ArticleFREE: Online Microsoft Virtual Academy Virtualization Jump Start Classes
The IT Pro Evangelism team, Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft Virtual Academy are pleased to announce the next Jump Start courses!Introduction to Hyper-VThursday, January 24thThis one-day live event...
View ArticleA technical analysis of a new Java vulnerability (CVE-2013-0422)
Recently, a 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2013-0422) was disclosed. Oracle promptly reacted on this 0-day vulnerability, and last weekend a new patch was made available. Here's the advisory from Oracle. You...
View ArticleConfiguring Change Notification on a MANUALLY created Replication partner
Hello. Jim here again to elucidate on the wonderment of change notification as it relates to Active Directory replication within and between sites. As you know Active Directory replication between...
View ArticleManagement Pack for Hyper-V 2012
Last week we released the System Center 2012 Management Pack for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012. You can go grab it here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36438One thing I would...
View ArticleThoughts on the Central Certificate Store Feature in Windows Server 2012
One common and potentially time consuming administrative task I hear my customers discuss is maintenance of SSL certificates on large Web farms (initial set up, renewals, etc.). These Web farms can be...
View ArticleMigrate an Office 2013 KMS host from the command line or the UI
Migrating an Office 2013 KMS host to another computer is similar to migrating an Office 2010 KMS host.You can find the basics for Office KMS host migration at Migrate an Office 2010 KMS host. For...
View ArticleJoin us for Tuesday’s webinar: Working with sound in PowerPoint
Yes, yes, we know. Sounds in PowerPoint can be cheesy. But let’s have some fun. We’ll show you how to master sound in PowerPoint including inserting effective sounds, play a soundtrack, and time...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Service Update – Jan 21
I mentioned a couple of sprints ago that we were going to be investing in making the source control experience in the browser shine. We’ve just finished sprint 42 and are deploying it today. The...
View ArticleBuilding the Bing apps for Windows 8
OverviewFor Windows 8, the Bing team built News, Weather, Finance, Sports, Travel and Maps apps. This technical overview provides insight on the architecture of these apps, key Windows 8 features and...
View ArticleIntroduction to Hyper-V and Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Pros–Free...
FREE is second only to winning the lottery or the trifecta. And free IT training can be worth its weight in Gold.That’s why I wanted to tell you about some new free training our private cloud...
View ArticleHow to write an Exchange 2013 transport agent
What is a Transport Agent?Transport agents allow 3rd party vendors to hook into the Exchange transport pipeline with their code to implement their application (e.g. an Antivirus Scanner for incoming...
View ArticleIn The Community: Meet Kate Gregory
In the Community is an ongoing series spotlighting members of the C++ / developer community. This week, meet Kate Gregory. Kate Gregory has been using C++ since before Microsoft had a C++ compiler. She...
View ArticleTech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat – Acer Discusses the Iconia W510 Tablet #winchat
Last week, I got a snazzy new PC. It took me a while to get it but it is everything I’ve wanted it to be. The PC in question is the Acer Aspire S7 and its glam with its sleek white exterior and silver...
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