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April 8, 2013  10:02 PM

Day one buzz from MMS 2013



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Cloud Computing, Hyper-V, System Center, windows server 2012

Today at Microsoft Management Summit 2013's first day, conference-goers heard a lot of talk about software-defined networking and enhancements to the company's Azure strategy. Read more

April 3, 2013  4:06 PM

Configuration Manager 2012 Upgrade Assessment Tool released



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
System Center, windows server 2012

Windows XP's support life shuffles off into the sunset next year and Microsoft wants to ease that transition as much as possible. The company


February 5, 2013  9:20 PM

Microsoft delivers Configuration Manager add-ons and extensions



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
System Center, windows server 2012

Microsoft released a pair of add-ons for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and an update to an existing tool on Monday. The Configuration Manager Toolkit comes with a wide...


December 14, 2012  6:18 PM

System Center 2012 SP1 RTMs, on track to ship early next year



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Hyper-V, System Center, windows server 2012

Microsoft might want to add a 13th milestone to that video it posted yesterday, as its System Center 2012 SP1 product has hit RTM. After the first version of the system...


October 24, 2012  2:29 PM

Microsoft rolls out third Hadoop preview for Azure and Windows Server



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Azure, big data, System Center, Windows Server

Microsoft's big data products inched closer to a public release today, as the company released refreshed previews of Hadoop products. They also gained new names: Windows Azure HDInsight Service and HDInsight Server for Windows. The products will help admins manage unstructured data "of any...


September 6, 2012  8:08 PM

Light Patch Tuesday expected, addresses System Center and developer tools



Posted by: Toni Boger
Patch Tuesday, System Center, Windows Server

September will be a light month for Patch Tuesdays with a mere two bulletins and nothing ranked at a "critical" level, according to an advance security bulletin Microsoft released Thursday. The affected software includes...


April 2, 2012  8:13 PM

System Center 2012 now available…sort of



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Microsoft, System Center, System Center 2012, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Server 8

It looks like System Center 2012 is finally on its way to general availability, though Microsoft is still tight-lipped about the exact release date. What we do know is that the systems management suite was quietly made available to

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January 31, 2012  9:42 PM

Microsoft releases another batch of System Center add-ons



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Cloud manager, Microsoft, System Center, System Center 2012

Microsoft is accelerating the delivery of System Center tie-ins after introducing the release candidate of the suite earlier this month.


January 6, 2012  6:05 PM

A public event for Microsoft’s private cloud



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Cloud Computing, Hyper-V, Microsoft, System Center, Windows Server

Microsoft's private cloud plans will soon go public. On January 17, the company will host a webcast, titled "Transforming IT with...

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October 7, 2011  3:03 PM

Windows Server Spotlight: Azure, PowerShell and more in this week’s news



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Cloud Computing, Interop, PowerShell, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Azure, Windows Server, Windows Server 8

You want to know what's happening with the world of Windows Server administration, but you don't have the time to sift through your RSS and

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