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Update Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1–OpsMgr updates
Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available and includes the following updates for OpsMgr 2012 SP1:Operations ManagerIssue 1: The Web Console performance is...
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Accelerate cool app development with the Coding4Fun Toolkit
The Coding4Fun Toolkit is a set of powerful controls and libraries that you can use, free, to add rich features and functionality to your XAML Windows Phone apps (and also to your Windows 8 Store...
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KB: Installing Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.0...
Just a quick tip to let you know that we just published a new KB article on MBAM and ConfigMgr that explains an issue where the MBAM installer fails during the prerequisite check with the following...
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KB: Installing SharePoint Portal in Service Manager fails with "An error...
Just a quick note to let you know about a new KB article we published. This one describes an issue where you get the following error message when trying to install SharePoint Portal in System Center...
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Conor vs. SQL Injection
While I was at SQL Intersection yesterday, I was asked if Microsoft has any best practice guidance on avoiding SQL Injection attacks. I asked around a bit and, sure enough, yes we do. Best Practice...
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Developing an app with the Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit, part 3 of 3
Welcome back to our third and final post on using the Visual Studio 3D Starter Kit! If you read our previous posts in this series (here and here), you’ve got an app that has an animated die, and you’re...
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Another chance to watch Garage Series Live!
Five shows into the series, we've looked at options, changes and what's new in the new Office. We threw a skydiver out of a plane to test if Office 365 ProPlus could be installed during 90 seconds of...
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Iron Networks shows a complete private cloud pod at MMS 2013 with Windows...
I was visiting the expo area at MMS 2013 earlier today and saw that Iron Networks was showing a private cloud pod at MMS 2013, complete with a set of well-matched layers of compute, storage and...
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Preview release of the Management Pack for Windows Azure Fabric now available
Hi, we are excited to announce the preview of the Management Pack for Windows Azure Fabric. This Management Pack enables you to monitor the availability and performance of Azure fabric resources that...
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KB2839011 Released to Address Security Bulletin Update Issue
We are aware that some of our customers may be experiencing difficulties after applying security update 2823324 , which we provided in security bulletin MS13-036 on Tuesday, April 9. We’ve determined...
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ALM Rangers ship guidance for DevOps bug resolution using IntelliTrace
We are pleased to announce that we have shipped a new exciting project, focused on IntelliTrace, under the Visual Studio Test Tooling Guidance umbrella.This release supplements the Test Tooling Guide...
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Day 3: PASS Business Analytics Conference, Analytics in Action
It’s the final day of the PASS Business Analytics Conference. It’s been a valuable opportunity to learn from other industry leaders, partners and customers, all of whom have great ideas and insight on...
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Download the latest Data Explorer update: Unpivot feature and search...
Hi there!We’d like to let you know that there is an updated build for Data Explorer available. You should see “Auto Update” on your ribbon light up soon. Alternatively, you can go here to download. In...
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Enabling Chargeback in a Service Provider Cloud by Kristian Nese
If you read Michael Lubanski’s article on whether you have a private cloud or not, you’ll understand that in order to actually have a “cloud” you need to enable the five essential characteristics of...
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LightSwitch Tip: A Simple Way to Check User Permissions from the HTML Client
Those of you that have been working with LightSwitch know that we support a robust permissions system that allows developers to define certain permissions and then check them in code. LightSwitch...
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Every couple weeks, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. We hope you enjoy our latest selections.The Office 365 Upgrade: New Outlook Web App. The new Office 365 includes "a...
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Toyota Motor Europe Avoids $1.3 Million in IT Costs with Cloud-Based Tune-Ups...
Along with wrenches and wire cutters, mechanics at 3,000 Toyota dealerships across Europe use PCs running specialized auto diagnostic software as key tools of their trade. These PCs store technical...
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Pie in the Sky (April 12, 2013)
It's turned into summer here, complete with summer heat. The heat didn't stop us from gathering links though. Here's a list of interesting links for your weekend reading.JavaInstall the Java Runtime...
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Thank You MMS 2013! (from the Automation Track)
Hello Readers and Viewers (new and alumni)!I just wanted to send a big THANK YOU and WELCOME to all the MMS 2013 Attendees and New Blog Readers!It was a fantastic event with so much great...
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App roundup: 4 great photo apps for Windows
I’d like to say I was into digital photography before it was cool, but really all I can claim is that I was into it before it was easy. If I could travel back in time to 2003 and show my past self some...
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