Batching Techniques for SQL Database Applications in Windows Azure
Batching operations to SQL Database significantly improves the performance and scalability of cloud services in Windows Azure. This paper first demonstrates the effectiveness of batching. It then...
View ArticleKB: Using the Service Manager Authoring console to add a custom property to a...
Here’s another KB article we published today. This one talks about an issue where using the Authoring console in SCSM 2012 to extend the class from a UNIX management pack to an unsealed management pack...
View ArticleMSRT April 2013 – Vesenlosow
It has been another month and we have found some more families that need some special attention that the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is ideal to give.This month we are focused on cleaning up...
View ArticleGet the best RDP 8.0 experience when connecting to Windows 7: What you need...
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update for Windows 7 provides many advantages for the remote work experience; for all the details, see KB2592687. However, to benefit from the experience...
View ArticleStage 7: Upload page layouts and create new pages in 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 ArticleRaaS-Active Directory The Engineers Point Of View
My name is Bryan Zink and I am a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer focused on supporting Windows Server and Active Directory. You’ve probably read the fantastic post by Yong Rhee introducing RAP as a...
View ArticleBusiness Intelligence Sales Specialist Training
On Monday 15th April in Thames Valley Park, we are running another Sales Specialist Training day for BI. The morning of this session focuses on the Microsoft BI stack and how to sell it, including the...
View ArticleDay 1: PASS Business Analytics Conference, The Art of Analytics
For the latest and greatest on business intelligence and business analytics, look no further than the PASS Business Analytics Conference, which kicks off today in Chicago. At a time when data is...
View ArticleSkyDrive Pro - Using Office 365 for File Storage in SharePoint Online - Grid...
The Grid is full of Office 365 experts that are brimming with great information. The Grid User Post blog series will expose some of The Grid's best content to the entire Office 365 Community. Are you...
View ArticleKB: Registering the Operations Manager data source in Service Manager fails...
Here’s a new KB article we published today. This one explains how to resolve an issue where you get the following error message when trying to register the Operations Manager Data Source against the...
View ArticleMany-To-How-Many - HTML Edition (Heinrich Wendel)
The original idea of this blog post was to simply provide you with a tutorial on how to create a many-to-many control for your HTML app, using the built-in controls and some glue code to hook up the...
View ArticleArchitecting Orchestration
The concept and association of Orchestration and Automation has been fairly synonymous since this ‘Cloud’ paradigm hit the streets.One thing that I have found interesting is that even though almost all...
View ArticleNow Available: Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012
Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 is now available and it includes a few fixes for OpsMgr 2012, including:Issue 1: The Solaris agent could run out of file descriptors when many multi-version file...
View ArticleUpdate Rollup 5 for System Center 2012–VMM 2012 Fixes
Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 is now available for download. It includes a variety of System Center fixes, including one for an issue in VMM 2012 where a host that is put into maintenance mode...
View ArticleDinosaurs, Darwin and Datacenters
Whether or not you believe in Evolution in regards to Human Development or World History, one thing for sure is that it is a subject that gives us great insight into the paradigm of change. That within...
View ArticleOffice Web Viewer: View Office documents in a browser
Do you have Office documents on your website or blog that you want your readers to view even if they don't have Office installed? Would you rather view a document before downloading it? To give your...
View ArticleCreating connected Windows Store apps
People are continually surrounded by devices that are connected to a network. Even the latest refrigerators and washing machines can connect to the internet and home networks. So it’s no surprise that...
View ArticleWhy Domino’s Pizza® Decided to Move 10,000 Store Servers to Hyper-V
Your stomach rumbles. Your mind dreams of pizza. Your fingers type “dominos.com.” If the servers don’t respond with “May I take your order?” in about two seconds flat, your stomach, mind, and fingers...
View ArticleMaking Windows 8 Even More Manageable with MDOP 2013
Today I’m excited to announce that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 for Software Assurance is now available for download! When people think about MDOP, they often think about its...
View ArticleGet Ready to Deploy MBAM 2.0
Today’s post is from Chris Hallum- Windows Security Product ManagerToday’s an exciting day for us here at the annual Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas, as we just announced the general...
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