Can you really backup Windows Server 2012 to Windows Azure?
Some have noticed that my posts over the last few months have a focus on Windows Server 2012 storage features. (In case you're new to the Ask PFE Platforms blog, I'll include links to those at the end...
View ArticleThe CMDB–The Heart of the Cloud
In this short article, Jamal Malik, one of our business solutions architects discusses why he considers the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) to be the “heart” of the cloud. Enjoy! –Tom. A few...
View ArticleJoin us for Tuesday’s webinar: Setting margins in Word
Setting margins is key to creating clean, readable content. In this webinar, we'll show you how to set and change margins in Word, as well as how to set different margins on different pages of your...
View ArticlePlenty of Office for everyone: Adding family members to Office
"It's mine!" "No, it's mine!" Parents have heard this this battle cry more than a few times. However, there will be no bickering over your new Office subscription. With Office 365 Home Premium you can...
View ArticleWindows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #54)
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 ArticleIn the Community: Meet PJ Naughter
In the Community spotlights members of the C++ / developer community. This week, meet PJ Naughter, a C++ MVP and prolific C++ developer. Take it away, PJ… PJ has been a C++ MVP since 2007. In his spare...
View ArticleThe Portal—Gateway to the Cloud
In this post, Jamal Malik discusses how the portal is the gateway for the consumer of a cloud service and how the portal is related to the key feature that has been responsible for driving the success...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Service Update – Feb 11
Yes, I know it’s hard to believe it’s time again already. Didn’t we just have all those big announcements– Git support, Test Hub, Work item tags…? Yes. We had last sprint’s deployment on Jan 21,...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 SP1 Update Rollup 1 Breaks Service Provider Foundation
Hi Everybody, This has been covered in the blogosphere pretty heavily now, but maybe a little bit more will help prevent the next accidental "discovery" of the issue. The following was sent to me from...
View ArticleFebruary CTP for Visual Studio Update 2
Visual Studio Updates are a mechanism we are using to provide ongoing value throughout the year to our Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server customers. These updates will provide features to support...
View ArticleCTP for Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 (VS 2012.2) is available
Read more here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2013/02/11/february-ctp-for-visual-studio-update-2.aspxWe’ve just shipped the next Community Technology Preview (CTP) for VS and TFS...
View ArticleSystem Center Universe Recordings Live Now
System Center Universe 2013 was a great success! We had hundreds of people in attendance in person and thousands watching live on the webcast! The speakers and presentations they gave were really...
View ArticleTaking higher ed even higher with Office 365 University
How do college and university students manage a whirlwind of classes, assignments, group projects, and lab work? Devin Pastoor, today's guest blogger and University of Maryland grad student, shares how...
View ArticleMicrosoft Virtual Academy Series on System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager
The Microsoft Virtual Academy team has put together a new training series on System Center 2012 SP1 – Service Manager. Here’s an overview of the sessions:Service Manager in System Center 2012 SP1 -...
View ArticleManaging your cluster with SCVMM 2012’s Dynamic Optimization (DO)
I’m Hilton Lange, Software Development Engineer on the VMM team, and I’d love to share with you my personal favorite feature in VMM 2012. We’ve introduced the ability to constantly monitor and...
View ArticleSupport Announcements for February 2013
We are announcing support changes for the following releases. These changes will be reflected in the Configuration Manager 2007 Supported Configurations and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager...
View ArticleLync-to-phone: What It Is and How It Works
Lync-to-phone for Office 365 gives your business the power of a complete communications system without having to install any costly equipment. With an appropriate Office 365 service plan and...
View ArticleTech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat – Surface Windows 8 Pro with Panos Panay–...
Over the weekend, the Surface Team celebrated the growing Surface family – Surface Windows 8 Pro, Limited Edition Touch Covers, and Wedge Touch Mouse Surface Edition! As such, I’m thrilled to host...
View ArticleLight weight browser based test management and execution
Visual Studio Update 2 added a light weight browser based test management to the already set of rich test features in the Visual Studio family. The goal of these test features are to enable...
View Article5 quick videos: Get to know Office 365 Home Premium
Two weeks ago we released Office 365 Home Premium. For the first time, you can subscribe to Office as a service instead of installing it on your computer, while still receiving all the full-featured...
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