KB: How to install and configure a SQL Analysis Server using service...
System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) does not provide a way to install and configure a SQL Analysis server using service templates, however there’s still a way to accomplish this goal....
View ArticleHow to move the ConfigMgr 2012 site database to a new SQL server
Anurag Shukla | Support Engineer | Manageability - Microsoft CorporationHello everyone, I wrote a blog post some time back that explained how to move the System Center Configuration Manager 2007...
View ArticleMicrosoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update1 Media Deployment USB drive for UEFI...
In today’s blog I am going to cover an issue related to using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update1 to deploy an image to Surface Pro using media deployment point.Notes:This issue is not specific...
View ArticleTake control of your schedule with a modern calendar experience for Outlook.com
Today, we're releasing a new, modern calendar experience for Outlook.com. The Outlook.com calendar has been entirely redesigned with a modern, intuitive interface that puts you in control of your...
View ArticleLightSwitch Community & Content Rollup–March 2013
Last year I started posting a rollup of interesting community happenings, content, samples and extensions popping up around Visual Studio LightSwitch. If you missed those rollups you can check them all...
View ArticleJoin us at MMS 2013 to learn more about Global Service Monitor!
Dear users! Just last week we announced commercial availability of System Center Global Service Monitor (GSM). GSM provides capability to monitor externally facing web sites and web...
View ArticleSelect Microsoft Studios games for phone, PC now up to 67% off—through April 8
Heads up, bargain hunters: Microsoft Studios just kicked off a sale on several titles for Windows Phone, Windows 8, and Windows RT. Here’s the list. The lineup includes three games for Windows Phone:...
View ArticleDeveloping an app with the Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit, part 2 of 3
A few days ago we talked about how to use the Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit to create a simple dice rolling app. Now we’re going to take the app one step further, by adding some animation. If you need...
View ArticleGlobal construction manufacturer bolsters bottom line with Project Online
Construction solutions firm Hilti Corporation wanted a globally available service to coordinate worldwide offices and projects. Based in Liechtenstein, Hilti Corporation has research and development...
View ArticleWCF Data Services 5.4.0 Release
Today we are releasing version 5.4.0 of WCF Data Services. As mentioned in the prerelease post, this release will be NuGet packages only. That means that we are not releasing an updated executable to...
View ArticleStage 6: Upload and apply a new master page to a publishing site
This is a blog post in the series “How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint Server 2013”. In this series, I'll use data from a fictitious company called "Contoso" to show you how to use...
View ArticleConfigure NIC teaming and QoS with VMM 2012 SP1 by Kristian Nese
NIC Teaming is a new feature included in the Windows Server 2012 operating system that allows you to team any two NICs. It doesn’t matter if the NICs are different speeds or from different vendors....
View ArticleGarage Series Live! Tune in today, April 3 at 9am PT for real-world adoption...
Join the streaming broadcast today, Wednesday, April 3 at 9am PT/12pm ET to participate in the Garage Series live discussion and Q&A as we connect with well-known technology analyst, author and...
View ArticleGet started with Business Intelligence in the new Office
Reliable business intelligence and insight are key to a thriving business. Excel, SharePoint and Office 365 make business intelligence (BI) in the new Office more accessible to everyone across an...
View ArticleAmazing Alex, Rovio’s fun physics puzzler, launches on Windows Phone 8
The folks behind Angry Birds delivered a great new game for Windows Phone 8 this morning. In Amazing Alex ($0.99) you use stuff around whiz kid Alex’s house—and the laws of physics—to create...
View ArticleSeeing is Believing – See a Real Microsoft Private Cloud in Action at the HP...
“Seeing is believing” is a phrase that we all use regularly in the world of information technology to convince someone to take a look at the latest application we’ve developed, device we’ve built, or...
View ArticleFrom Data to Insight & Impact: Showing Africa’s Progress with Power View and...
Today, Microsoft Finance Director Marc Reguera returns with a new installment in the “From Data to Insight & Impact” blog and video series. After reading a special report about Africa’s progress...
View ArticleNow in the Store: Ms. Splosion Man for Windows Phone 7.5
With a big tip of the hat to the classic gender-switching sequel Ms. Pac-Man, Twisted Pixel Studio’s Ms. Splosion Man ($2.99) landed in the Store today. The game, which picks up where its popular Xbox...
View ArticleGetting data from Windows Azure Marketplace into your Office application
This post walks through a published app for Office, along the way showing you everything you need to get started building your own app for Office that uses a data service from the Windows Azure...
View ArticleTasks, Monads, and LINQ
A few years back, Wes Dyer wrote a great post on monads, and more recently, Eric Lippert wrote a terrific blog series exploring monads and C#. In that series, Eric alluded to Task several times, so I...
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