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Microsoft recently published a new version of its service-level agreement (SLA) for Azure SQL Database, adding uptime perks for organizations that use the "Business Critical" tier.
08/01/2019
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The first half of Brien's project to replace his outdated Hyper-V servers took nearly 10 days and multiple replication failures. Here's what went wrong and how he fixed it.
07/30/2019
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Now in the next phase of expansion, the Equinix ECX Fabric service is bringing secure datacenter cloud connections to even more businesses around the world.
07/24/2019
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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the Azure Active Directory (AD) Application Proxy service now works with applications that use the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 for user authentications.
07/23/2019
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The new Sandbox feature in Windows 10 lets organizations run potentially risky executables in isolation, without having to set up a virtual machine.
07/23/2019
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Microsoft earned $33.72 billion in revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter, a 12% gain, as well as earnings per share of $1.37.
07/18/2019
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Microsoft on Monday announced a preview of Proximity Placement Groups, which add assurances that networking latencies won't be an issue for organizations managing complex applications across Azure infrastructure.
07/15/2019
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Datacenter managers already have a tough time convincing the top brass to embrace cloud. Last week's high-profile service failures at Google, Facebook and Apple haven't helped.
07/10/2019
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ServiceNow and Microsoft on Tuesday extended their strategic partnership in a move designed to appeal to governments and enterprises in highly regulated industries.
07/09/2019
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Microsoft has reversed an earlier position and now plans to support the use of Office 365 ProPlus on Windows Server 2019, even for organizations using it in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) scenarios.
07/09/2019
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Microsoft broke new ground in scalability when it launched Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. Here's what it took to make Microsoft's hyperscale vision work with the existing Azure infrastructure.
07/03/2019
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A recently published industry report suggested that use of public cloud services by organizations may nearly double in the next two years.
06/26/2019
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Azure Files premium tier has reached general availability, giving users with higher performance needs the ability to access managed file services on solid-state drives in Microsoft's public cloud.
06/26/2019
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Microsoft announced a few OneDrive enhancements, including storage-option additions, plus a new "Personal Vault" feature for added security assurance.
06/25/2019
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Database management system (DBMS) growth is happening more on the cloud services side than on the traditional "on-premises" side, according to a report by Gartner Inc.
06/25/2019
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Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines.
06/21/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
So you want to know whether a Hyper-V virtual machine built on a legacy host will be supported by a newer server? There's a PowerShell command for that.
06/19/2019
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Microsoft on Tuesday announced a preview of the Azure Bastion service, which lets a user connect to an Azure virtual machine (VM) using a private Internet connection.
06/18/2019
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Acknowledging that the release took "way too long," Microsoft has made Hyper-V Server 2019 available for download from the Microsoft Evaluation Center page.
06/17/2019
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It's time again for Brien to perform a major storage upgrade on his Hyper-V hosts. But this time, he's taking a new approach.
06/17/2019
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Microsoft experts recently showed how to set up the Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) service, which is currently available at the preview stage.
06/07/2019
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Microsoft recently added an improvement to its Office Customization Tool for Office 365 users that lets IT pros save configuration files in Microsoft's datacenters (the "cloud") for later use, including access via URL links.
06/06/2019
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Microsoft and Oracle on Wednesday together announced an expansion of their partnership, with new "cross-cloud" capabilities for larger organizations to tap.
06/05/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
There are plenty of reasons to make Hyper-V VMs portable. The key is to make sure they work consistently, regardless of where each VM is running. Here's how to do it.
06/05/2019
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Posey's Tips & Tricks
Hyper-V in Windows 10 has a built-in tool called Quick Create that lets you automate the process of setting up new virtual machines. Here's how to use it.
06/03/2019