Tag: Windows Server
Free Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses on Hyper-V and Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals
This is some pretty exciting stuff being brought to you by our Microsoft & VMware virtualization experts Symon Perriman, Jeff Woolsey and Matt McSpirit.  I know that it may be difficult to block out an entire day for this training, but here is what you can do if you can’t make it for the entire day. Fix available for Root Certificate Update issue on Windows Server
Hi, all, Christa Anderson here. We want to make you aware of an issue that might affect your Windows Server deployments, and tell you how we’re addressing it with the help of our awesome Customer Technical Support team.
Windows Server 2012 Essentials released to manufacturing, available for evaluation today!
Hi, I’m Sinead O’Donovan, Director of Program Management on the Windows Server Essentials team. Windows Server 2012 Essentials is a significant milestone in our efforts to help cloud-enable small businesses and home offices.
Windows Server 2012 is here — and so is the Cloud OS
Today’s launch of Windows Server 2012 puts a spotlight on the transformational shift underway across the entire IT ecosystem. This transformation is being driven by an exponential growth of devices used for smarter, more personalized applications, which in turn create an explosion of data and the need for more computing power.
Software Defined Networking, Enabled in Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1, Virtual Machine Manager
Unlocking Network Flexibility, Efficiency, and Multi-tenancy for the Cloud We are very excited about the promise of Software Defined Networking (SDN) for enabling automation, flexibility, and reliability in the multi-tenant cloud.
The Windows Server 2012 Information Experience
I recently had a conversation where someone was talking about the difference between people vested in their community and those that aren’t.
Open Management Infrastructure
Many years ago, Microsoft joined with other companies to define the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), a set of standards to abstract the devices on a PC (and later, a server) for the OS. The HAL is the unsung hero of the computing industry, allowing an amazing level of choice and interoperability in the x86 ecosystem.
Bing.com runs on Windows Server 2012!
Updated 7/25/2012: The .NET team posted a deep dive into the runtime improvements in the .NET Framework 4.5, specifically in the CLR Garbage Collector. These are the same improvements that we posted on earlier, which the Bing team saw on Windows Server 2012. It is great to see the .
Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate available now
Great news! We reached another important milestone on the road to the final release of the cloud optimized OS: Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) is available now for download and evaluation.
Windows Server 2012, PowerShell 3.0 and DevOps, Part 2
This concludes my two part series. In my first post, I provided some background information about PowerShell and DevOps. In this post, I’ll provide you a bunch of specifics. PowerShell 3.0, like Windows Server 2012, has a ton of new features and enhancements so I’ll only scratch the surface.