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Storage and performance can be quite different in the cloud. It's important to choose the right VM size and configure your storage properly to keep SQL Server workloads running smoothly.
04/14/2021
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Microsoft announced on Thursday that a 64-bit OneDrive storage service sync client at the preview stage is now available for Windows 10 systems with x64-based processors.
04/08/2021
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Microsoft is advancing its Azure Space efforts by starting to add Azure Orbital "ground station as a service" units to its datacenters, according to a Tuesday announcement.
04/07/2021
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Microsoft this week announced the commercial release of an Azure Active Directory "staged rollout" feature for IT pros.
04/06/2021
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Microsoft on Monday announced a preview release of Azure Active Directory Verifiable Credentials, a service that is part of its overall decentralized identity efforts.
04/05/2021
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Microsoft announced last week that the ability to use Azure Monitor to monitor Windows Virtual Desktop environments is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage.
04/04/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
System Center Virtual Machine Manager will sometimes flag a Hyper-V host with zero stars even if the host is online and healthy. Here's how to identify the problem.
04/02/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
A persistent thorn in Brien's side -- Hyper-V replication falling out of sync for no good reason -- seems to have fixed itself out of the blue.
03/19/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday announced the acquisition of The Marsden Group, a Houston-based Microsoft partner that helps with industrial automation and safety processes.
03/17/2021
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Microsoft on Monday apologized for an Azure Active Directory issue that disrupted access to Office 365 applications and the Azure Admin Portal for two hours or more for some users.
03/16/2021
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Microsoft announced a lot of Azure SQL news at Ignite this month, but few as critical to application development security than the public preview of Always Encrypted with secure enclaves. Here's how to get started with this new feature.
03/15/2021
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Microsoft this week announced the "general availability" (GA) commercial release of its External Identities capability in the Azure Active Directory service.
03/12/2021
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Microsoft announced during its Ignite event that Window Server 2022 is currently availability at the preview stage.
03/04/2021
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Azure networking improvements were announced by Microsoft as part of its Ignite Conference.
03/03/2021
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The Microsoft Ignite Day 1 keynote presentations were heavy with talk about Microsoft Mesh, a new Microsoft Azure-based platform for building "cross-platform mixed reality apps" for multiple participants.
03/02/2021
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Microsoft announced more than three dozen "general availability" service and feature releases at Ignite. Here are the highlights.
03/02/2021
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Microsoft's Active Directory authentication solution got notably skewered during a Feb. 23 U.S. Senate hearing on the SolarWinds Orion software hack.
02/26/2021
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Microsoft had lots to say this month about its Azure Active Directory service.
02/25/2021
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Microsoft on Wednesday described an expansion of its industry-specific cloud efforts by announcing three new program additions, centered on the needs of finance, manufacturing and nonprofit organizations.
02/24/2021
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Microsoft this week announced advancements in two Azure services that are used to add security for applications and content that touch the Internet.
02/18/2021
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Microsoft is planning to end the integration of the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint security solution with the Azure Information Protection service on March 29, 2021, according to a Wednesday announcement.
02/17/2021
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In-Depth
Cloud isn't always cheaper than on-prem, a lesson that many organizations find out the hard way. Keep your cloud bills in check (and the C-suite happy) using these guidelines.
02/16/2021
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Microsoft announced on Friday that its Azure Attestation service is now commercially released, or "generally available."
02/12/2021
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Microsoft on Thursday announced a partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to connect Microsoft Azure services with HPE's Spaceborne Computer-2, which will get used at the International Space Station (ISS).
02/11/2021
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
The public cloud is mature and reliable. So why does Brien still run a bunch of physical servers out of his home? For a lot of good reasons that the cloud can't match, it turns out.
02/11/2021