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September 10, 2012  4:26 PM

Microsoft divulges UE-V, details support for Windows Server 2012



Posted by: Toni Boger
Windows Server, windows server 2012

User Experience-Virtualization will hit general availability in the fourth quarter when Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2012 ships, Microsoft said last...

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...


July 11, 2012  4:16 PM

Windows Server gets access to new Azure services



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Azure platform, cloud computing strategy, Microsoft, Windows Azure, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, windows server 2012

Weather.com may only be able to give an accurate forecast for the next 10 days, but Microsoft has already given IT pros a hint of what to expect this fall: Clouds. Lots of clouds. When Windows Server 2012 releases in September, it will come with tighter ties to the company's Windows Azure cloud...


July 9, 2012  3:18 PM

Microsoft: Windows Server 2012 to be generally available in September



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Windows Server, windows server 2012

Microsoft hardware partners will receive the final code for Windows Server 2012 next month and the final version will be available in September, the company said Monday. As part of its Worldwide Partner Conference held in Toronto, Jeffrey Snover, lead architect of Windows Server, said Windows...


June 26, 2012  6:30 PM

Splunk App monitors Active Directory



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
Active Directory, splunk, Windows Server 2008 R2

This week, users looking to monitor Active Directory got another option. San Francisco-based Splunk, Inc., an application management and security company, released the Splunk App...

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June 12, 2012  1:29 PM

Lessons learned from TechEd 2012 Day 1



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
System Center 2012, TechEd, Windows 8, Windows Server, windows server 2012

Microsoft's TechEd event is all about learning…but not always the kind you think. Our first day in Orlando came complete with a lot of new knowledge, and not just about the availability of the new

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May 31, 2012  6:29 PM

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate now available for download



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Windows, Windows 8, Windows Server, windows server 2012, windows server 2012 release candidate

IT pros eager to get their hands on the latest build of Windows Server 2012 won't have to wait until June. Today, Microsoft made the Release Candidate of its new server operating system

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May 3, 2012  9:04 PM

May 2012 Patch Tuesday includes 7 bulletins, 2 critical



Posted by: Jeremy Stanley
May 2012, Patch Tuesday, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003

IT pros can now get a glimpse of the future, as Microsoft teased its monthly patches in its Security Bulletin Advance Notification on Thursday.

There are three critical fixes...


April 24, 2012  7:51 PM

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate expected in June 2012



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
Microsoft, TechEd, Windows 8, Windows Server, windows server 2012

Yesterday, IT pros learned that the Windows 8 Release Preview (aka the release candidate), would be released in the first week of June 2012. Here's the announcement from Microsoft's official Windows 8 Twitter account: [brightcove] Now word comes that the release candidate for


April 5, 2012  8:46 PM

Six bulletins, four critical, expected for April 2012 Patch Tuesday



Posted by: Ben Rubenstein
April 2012, Patch Tuesday, Security, Windows Server

This Easter, admins will be on the hunt for more than just painted eggs.

In its advance notification bulletin for April, Microsoft previewed six security...