Upgrading DQS to SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release
This post provides information about the Data Quality Services (DQS) improvements in the SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) release, and step-by-step instructions to upgrade your current installation...
View ArticleConfirmed hiccup upgrading build agents with Update 1
We have identified and issue (I’ve seen 2 customer reports) where users get an error configuring build agents after installing TFS 2012 Update 1. The error will say “TF30040: The database is not...
View ArticleA new fabulous adventure
Tomorrow, the 30th of November, 2012, is the first day of my fifth decade here on Earth, and my last day at Microsoft. (*) I've been working at Microsoft full-time since 1996 and had two years of...
View ArticleDeploy Telemetry Agent by using System Center Configuration Manager
This blog post was written by Shinobu Furuma, a Program Manager on the Office Solutions Management team.In our last blog post, we introduced how to Quickly set up Office Telemetry Dashboard on a...
View ArticleThe SQL Server Community Looks to Emerging Trends in BI and Database...
At PASS Summit this year Ted Kummert outlined his views on accelerating insights in the new world of data. He mentioned in his blog post, that this is an incredible time for the industry, and that...
View ArticleGroup Policy in Windows Server 2012: Infrastructure Status
You may be asking yourself, “What does infrastructure status have to do with Group Policy”. Well, group policy depends on other technologies to ensure that policy settings are replicated throughout...
View ArticleNew LightSwitch VS 2012 “How Do I?” Videos Released!
Check it out! We just released a couple new videos on the LightSwitch Developer Center’s“How Do I?” video section. These videos continue the Visual Studio 2012 series where I walk through the new...
View ArticleNew LightSwitch VS 2012 “How Do I?” Videos Released! (Beth Massi)
Check it out! We just released a couple new videos on the LightSwitch Developer Center’s“How Do I?” video section. These videos continue the Visual Studio 2012 series where we walk through the new...
View ArticlePower View for Multidimensional Models - Preview
Microsoft is offering SQL Server customers the opportunity to test and provide feedback on new functionality, Power View for Multidimensional Models. Available here, you can download and try out Power...
View ArticleTips for using Rooms on other phones
[This post was written by Lavanya Vasudevan, program manager for the Rooms feature in Windows Phone 8.] What if someone I want to invite to my new Room doesn’t have Windows Phone 8? It’s a good...
View ArticleUpdating your Windows Phone Location code to use WinRT
This blog post was authored by Daniel Estrada Alva, a software development engineer on the Windows Phone team.- AdamIn this post I describe how you can optionally modify your Windows Phone 7...
View ArticleHow I use Rooms on Windows Phone 8
Every day at 3:50 on the dot, my daughter sends me a text: “Who’s picking me up at the bus stop?”Usually, I know the answer. But (I confess) there are times when I’m not altogether sure. So I text my...
View ArticleWindows MultiPoint Server 2012 Released to Manufacturing
Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 is released to manufacturing. Windows Multipoint Server 2012 is a turnkey solution focused on addressing the needs of academic customers providing direct connect clients...
View ArticleWindows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #47)
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here are the highlights for this...
View ArticleExchange Online 24 Hour Send Limits Raised to 10,000 recipients
To help prevent SPAM, Exchange Online limits the number of recipients a single user can send mail to within a 24 hour period. This limit has affected some companies who need to send many emails. To...
View ArticleSolving cross-domain problems in apps for SharePoint
Hello there, I'm Humberto Lezama-Guadarrama, Program Manager on the Office Developer Platform team. In this post I will analyze some of the challenges that developers will likely face when building...
View ArticlePower View for Multidimensional Models – Preview
Microsoft is offering SQL Server customers the opportunity to test and provide feedback on new functionality, Power View for Multidimensional Models. Available here, you can download and try out Power...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (November 30, 2012)
With the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. last week, things were a bit slow. However, Larry and I did manage to find some interesting reading, which we are sharing here…Composer and Azure Websites...
View ArticleAcquiring a single Geoposition in Windows Phone 8
This blog post was authored by Daniel Estrada Alva, a software development engineer on the Windows Phone team.- AdamWith the new set of Geolocation APIs in Windows Phone 8, your app can request a...
View ArticleTechNet Radio series covers Windows Server 2012 File Server and SMB 3.0...
I have been working with Bob Hunt at the TechNet Radio team to provide a series of webcasts with information about SMB 3.0 and the File Server role in Windows Server 2012.These are fairly informal...
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