Think containers are just for developers? Think again. Containers have recently gained massive industry adoption and many IT pros are now being asked to support […]
Updated – 19/04/2018 – Added [Manage Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 with Windows Admin Center] Introduction The day has come… After almost a […]
Hello folks, You might have seen the announcement that Microsoft released Azure Stack integrated systems version 1803 and Azure Stack Dev Kit Build 20180329.1. You […]
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you […]
Introduction Hello folks, You might have seen the announcement on Windows Server 2019 preview that went out recently. Microsoft Announced The Preview Release Of Windows […]
Introduction In June 2017, Microsoft announced a new type of storage account known as “Managed Disks“. Managed Disks are an exciting new feature from Azure, […]
Introduction Hello Windows Server folks, Today is a big day, Microsoft just confirmed that Windows Server 2019 is in the oven on high temperature, and […]
Introduction Microsoft Azure networking is one of the most valuable and important offerings in Azure. No matter what solution you are building for the cloud, […]
Introduction Azure Active Directory (AAD) is Microsoft’s multi-tenant, cloud based directory and identity management service. Azure AD combines core directory services, advanced identity governance, and […]
So here I go… I’m off to United States of America, Washington, Seattle, Bellevue/Redmond. I’m travelling to attend the best summit, the Microsoft MVP Global […]
Introduction I am proud and honored to speak for the first time in one of the biggest Microsoft-centric focused event in Europe. I will be travelling […]
Introduction Since the release of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, Microsoft added a new type and default format of virtual hard disk (VHDX). There […]
Introduction As you already know that Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) for Windows listens on Port 3389 by default. However, the Remote Desktop Connection Client for the […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about […]
Introduction A while ago, I published a PowerShell script that will query System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SC VMM) to get all Virtual Machines including […]
Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.0 is now Generally Available and includes Tape Support & Flexible Restores It is highly important that data needs to be backed […]
Introduction I was working recently on System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) that has some free space problems on the Modern Backup Storage (MBS) volume in […]
Introduction For the last ~10 years , Microsoft released Windows PowerShell. On January 10th, 2018, Microsoft delivered PowerShell Core 6.0. Its first PowerShell Core release. PowerShell now comes […]
Updated – 1/19/2018 – 9:25am – Added Hyper-V, Guest Virtual Machines information and HPE has revoked the 2.54 BIOS Update! Introduction Happy New Year folks! We started the […]
In January, I released my first book! Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V – Second Edition. My First Book Published! Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook – Second […]
Introduction Physical disks often experience errors of varying severity, from errors that the disk can transparently recover from, without interruption or data loss; to errors […]
Introduction In Windows Server 2016, Microsoft added a new type of storage called Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). S2D enables building a highly available storage systems […]
Introduction I am so happy and grateful now that… I passed the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert 70-745 Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter on the first attempt! […]
Introduction You have a deployment of Microsoft Azure Stack (MAS). You want to add a Linux image to the Azure Stack Marketplace to make it […]
Introduction Azure Stack can offer Platform as a Service (PaaS) services to users. With the initial release of Azure Stack, Microsoft offers four PaaS-based services: […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about […]
Introduction Since Hyper-V inception back in 2008, you can configure a virtual machine to use a dynamic or a static MAC address for any given network […]
Hello folks, Over the past few months, I’ve been actively busy working as Technical Reviewer for the Microsoft Official Courseware (MOC) 20537A: Configuring and Operating […]
Introduction In Azure Stack, you have the option to retain storage accounts after they have been deleted. However, public Azure does not offer this feature. […]
Hello folks, After installing Azure Stack Development Kit (ASDK) or Azure Stack Integrated Systems, we need to add a default Windows Server 2016 or Linux […]
Hello folks, Microsoft is making it’s first Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) release of System Center Preview 1711 available, and the VHDs for testing the preview build […]
Introduction Azure Stack is an extension of Azure, thereby enabling a truly consistent hybrid cloud platform. Consistency removes hybrid cloud complexity, which helps you maximize […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 4 for System Center 2016. Please find the description for […]
Introduction In System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager, the DPM team announced a new backup storage technology called Modern Backup Storage (MBS). MBS helps achieving 50% storage savings using […]
Introduction If you are regularly deploying Windows operating systems, the combination of Microsoft WinPE and Windows PowerShell tools work together to speed up the deployment […]
Introduction Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating […]
Updated 27/10/2017: [Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) for Microsoft Edge. Check Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for Hyper-V section at the end of this post]. […]
Introduction You have deployed the first Technical Preview of Microsoft Project Honolulu in your environment, and you started exploring the new way of managing your servers in […]
Introduction After Microsoft announcement on discontinuing Server Management Tools (SMT) Azure service on June 30, 2017. The server management team at Microsoft was working very […]
Introduction VMM permits us to create logical grouping for all the networks which are involved in the Datacenter configuration. Once you create the logical grouping, […]
Introduction With the release of Microsoft System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (SC DPM), DPM team announced Modern Backup Storage (MBS), delivering 50% storage savings, 3x […]
Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) has a built-in mechanism to auto-heal if the protected data becomes inconsistent with its replica. This feature is known as […]
Instant File Recovery from Azure VM – image credit: Microsoft Introduction Azure Backup is the Azure based service you can use to backup and restore […]
Updated 26/08/2017: [Please note that if you currently delete the Management Azure Backup Server from Azure Portal, all the Cloud Recovery Points will be deleted […]
Recently I was working on System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (DPM) that has some free space problems on the Modern Backup Storage (MBS) volume in Windows Server 2016. […]
Introduction In Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, Microsoft introduced a new feature called Virtual Secure Mode (VSM). VSM is what enables feature like Device Guard […]
Another year already passed… Just received the Microsoft MVP Award for Cloud and Datacenter Management signed by Mr. Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft). Being an October […]
Warning! This article is written for lab and demo purposes, it’s not supported to be used in production and is neither supported by Microsoft, HPE […]
Introduction The moment that we all have waited for Azure Stack launch! Microsoft just announced the release of Azure Stack at the Microsoft Inspire partner event in Washington […]
Hello folks, After a successful release of my first book Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook – Second Edition, I am delighted to announce that my second book is published as well. […]
The Azure Backup team just released Azure Backup reporting using Azure PowerBI. This new rich reporting capabilities is in Preview right now and is targeting Azure […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to create a Two-way Mirror Storage Spaces in Windows Server 2012 R2. In Windows […]
Microsoft just announced a big change for Windows Server and System Center with a faster release cadence. The Future of Nano Server The future of […]
Image Credit solarviews.com Introduction In October 2015, Microsoft released the first version of Microsoft Azure Backup Server (a.k.a MABS – project codename is known as […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2016. Please find the description for […]
~Veeam on board~ So here I go… I’m off to United States of America, New Orleans, Louisiana. I’m travelling to attend the World’s Premier Availability […]
Introduction Shared VHDX is a great feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2, it’s very easy to set up for guest clustering. However, […]
With the release of Windows Server 2016, Microsoft introduced a new type of teaming approach called Switch Embedded Teaming (known as SET). SET is a […]
Introduction You deployed a new shiny Storage Spaces Direct cluster and everything is running smoothly. During the planning phase, you missed to add an additional […]
I recently did a 2 Nodes Storage Spaces Direct Hyper-Converged deployment using SSDs & HDDs on top of HPE DL380 Gen9 servers. I used the […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to automatic activate Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machines using PowerShell, you can read […]
Introduction I am so happy and grateful now that… I passed the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert 70-744 Exam: Securing Windows Server 2016 on the first […]
Monitor & run virtual servers or personal workstations on the cloud with windows applications using SAS 70 certified data centers and access it remotely with […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a step by step guide on how to install and evaluate Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA). In summary, Microsoft […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Agent on Windows Server 2016 Core […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on How to Migrate from Hyper-V Virtual Switch to Logical Switch using System Center Virtual Machine […]
Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 (DPM) is the latest release by Microsoft and with it comes a lot of improvements and new features. […]
My fellow MVP Carsten Rachfahl and I recorded a Podcast about my recent published book – Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook. In this Podcast, Carsten […]
While installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Agent on Windows Server 2016 Core edition, I encountered the following error: Error (415) Agent installation failed […]
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