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Hi Everyone, During the month of April & May, we delivered Windows Azure IaaS – IT Camps in 6 cities focusing on Windows Azure Virtual Machines, Windows Azure Virtual Network. As promised during our events, I am sharing some of the essential resources that you can use for understanding Windows Azure...

Hi All,   Last week one of our customers was trying to install System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager. During the installation customer encountered an issue with SQL Server when using Named Instance instead of Default Instance. MSSQLSERVER. I decided to try out the scenario on my own test...

The enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is designed to help prevent hackers from gaining access to your system. The new EMET 4.0 (Beta) features provides a preview on what’s in store for the final version. Please note that this is a "Beta" release. It is not ready for wide enterprise...

During my recent TechEd India 2013, Pune event, I was asked a question during our Stump the Speaker Session, the question was about what all Microsoft Server software is supported in Windows Azure Virtual Machines environment. And I have responded to the audience to wait for some time so that Azure team...

As you all aware we just concluded MMS 2012 event in Las Vegas. Watch 2013 Sessions On Demand Perhaps you missed a session or you weren't able to join us in person. Or maybe you just want to watch your favorite session over and over again. No problem! Session recordings and supporting materials are available...

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve relationships with our customers and partners, Microsoft conducts a periodic worldwide Global Relationship Study via an independent market research company. If you have received a Microsoft branded e-mail invitation from Microsoft Feedback ( feedback@e-mail.microsoft...

  Today we’re excited to announce that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2013 for Software Assurance is now available for download ! When people think about MDOP, they often think about its virtualization tools that help personalize user experience, simplify app deployment, and improve...

Hi IT Professionals, As promised I am sharing my presentations that I delivered during TechEd India 2013 in Bangalore & Pune. You can download the presentations from this SkyDrive Link http://sdrv.ms/104garz I have presented following topics in TechEd India 2013… Getting Familiar with Next Generation...

Hi IT Professionals, First of all, a BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have attended Microsoft TechEd India 2013 in Bangalore on 18-19 March 2013. It was an awesome event & I got a chance to interact with lot of IT Professionals. As you all aware we are gearing for up TechEd India 2013 even in PUNE...

TechEd India 2013 is here. This time we are doing TechEd in 2 cities, Bangalore & Pune.   For details visit http://india.msteched.com

Internet Explorer 10. Fast and fluid for Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2. Fast: Internet Explorer 10 harnesses the untapped power of your PC, delivering pages full of vivid graphics, smoother video, and interactive content. Easy: Experience the web the way you want to with pinned sites, built...

PsPing is a command-line utility for measuring network performance. In addition to standard ICMP ping functionality, it can report the latency of connecting to TCP ports, the latency of TCP round-trip communication between systems, and the TCP bandwidth available to a connection between systems. Besides...

The Windows 8 o perating system is the newest member of the Microsoft Windows family. It differs from earlier Windows releases as much for what it does not change as for what it does change. That is, the features that IT pros loved about Windows 7 are still there in Windows 8—just better. The same keyboard...

Today, I presented at the Reseller Club Hosting Summit in Mumbai, Renaissance Hotel. Here is the website for more details including agenda http://rchostingsummit.com/agenda/ I would like to thank everyone who attended the session & participated during Q&A. I would like to share some of the resources...

The Solution Accelerators team has started two new beta programs focused on tools, automation, and knowledge for System Center products. One program will provide Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) service templates and a SCVMM add-in to help you discover them. The other program will provide datacenter automation...

Security Compliance Manager 3.0 (SCM 3.0) is now available for download! SCM 3.0 is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team that enables you to quickly configure and manage both desktops and servers using Group Policy and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. In addition to...

Hi IT Professionals, Often I receive lot of queries on evaluating Windows Server on their test environment or on some spare machines. Most of the times users want to carry a laptop to try/test evaluate Windows Server on their laptop. Well during our recent IT Camps, we delivered the same experience using...

Mitch Tulloch has updated his very popular free ebook on Windows Server 2012 based on the RTM version of the software.  A key feature of this book is the inclusion of sidebars written by members of the Windows Server team, Microsoft Support engineers, Microsoft Consulting Services staff, and others...

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The latest version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit—version 2012 Update 1— is now available for download. Download MDT 2012 Update 1 now! This release expands your deployment capabilities with support for the latest software releases, including Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and System Center 2012...

I have been using Windows 8 for last few months. When Windows 8 CP released I installed CP & subsequently RP too. When I wanted to install some 3rd party application in my Windows 8 VM, I realized that these applications require .NET Framework 2.0 or 3.0 in few cases. Apparently my virtual machine...

Dive deep into the Microsoft Private Cloud. The new IT PRO Webcast series would give you an insight into Windows Server, Hyper-V and System Center Technologies. The series also focuses on the reason, why it's the best time to move to Windows 7. Stay tuned between 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm from August 22, 2012...

I have been using Windows Server 2012 for quite some time & 1 of the best features in Management & Automation using PowerShell Web Access. So What is PowerShell Web Access?? Windows PowerShell® Web Access is a new feature in Windows Server® 2012 that acts as a Windows PowerShell...

If you are looking forward for the latest & the greatest content on Microsoft technologies like Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Windows Azure then you should start visit Channel 9 site for TechEd 2012 content like session recordings & slides. You will lot of fresh content on Virtualization...

Yesterday I blogged about the availability of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 CTP2. http://blogs.technet.com/b/aviraj/archive/2012/07/06/microsoft-download-center-system-center-2012-service-pack-1-ctp2.aspx Today, I am sharing the technical documentation around the same. Overview The downloadable files...