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Q&A
The biggest feature in the SQL Server 2019 preview launched at Ignite is SQL Server Big Data clusters. Travis Wright, Microsoft's principal program manager for SQL Server, explains exactly what this means for administrators.
09/25/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
If your automated script takes action based on a value, it's critical to make sure the value is correct. Good thing PowerShell has ways to validate the values that are passed to a function.
09/25/2018
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News
Microsoft on Monday released Office 2019, its "perpetual-license" product for both Windows 10 and the Mac platform.
09/24/2018
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News
Windows Server 2019 will reach "general availability" commercial release next month, Microsoft announced on Monday during its Ignite 2018 conference.
09/24/2018
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Windows Server 2019, IoT Central, Azure Firewall and a dozen other releases have entered the phase of being fully ready and supported for production use.
09/24/2018
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News
Azure Data Box, Microsoft's heavy-duty data transfer appliance for the cloud, is now generally available after a nearly year-long preview phase.
09/24/2018
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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft announced the latest preview of its next-gen SQL Server product at Ignite. Here's a rundown of everything the new release promises, from performance enhancements to security and availability perks.
09/24/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Unlike previous years' opening keynotes, Monday's was less focused on product announcements and demos, and more on CEO Satya Nadella's vision for digital transformation across industries.
09/24/2018
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News
Microsoft plans to release future Windows servicing stack updates as part of its monthly update rollups to avoid issues that have affected some Windows 7 users in recent months.
09/21/2018
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News
Microsoft's No. 1 networking feature for the forthcoming Windows Server 2019 product is Kubernetes support, according to a Wednesday announcement.
09/21/2018
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News
Windows Admin Center version 1809 and an updated software development kit (SDK) have reached "general availability" status, Microsoft announced on Thursday.
09/20/2018
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News
Microsoft is planning initiate a modified .NET Framework monthly patch delivery scheme for newer Windows systems, possibly starting next month, according to a Wednesday announcement.
09/20/2018
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A grab-bag of predictions for Microsoft's upcoming IT event. Also in the cards: open source getting short shrift.
09/20/2018
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News
Microsoft gave the green light this week for organizations to deploy the Microsoft Teams app on Surface Hub devices.
09/19/2018
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Datacenter Trends
Constant equipment refreshes mean a constant need for new power configurations. One company has a fix for that particular side effect of all this expansion.
09/19/2018
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News
Microsoft is initiating a new service for organizations in which it'll take over managing Windows 10 desktops, from the initial provisioning process to routine patching.
09/18/2018