Microsoft unveiled SQL Server 2014 on Monday and said the new version is designed with "cloud-first principles."
Applies to the "Configure Hyper-V" objective of Exam 70-417.
Over the course of the last few lessons we've exploring the new world of the CIM cmdlets introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/27/2013
Trend Micro is reporting a sophisticated cybercrime ring that has already targeted and infected over 12,000 unique IP addresses worldwide with malware.
Next up in Jeff's six-part WMI series, he demonstrates how to call up WMI methods.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/21/2013
Applies to the "Configure Server Roles and Features" objective of Exam 70-417.
Microsoft this week released some insight on its "update rollups" process for Windows Server and Windows 8.
Microsoft will be releasing the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) on May 28, a month after the free tool hit beta.
Microsoft announced on Tuesday a list of upgrades to its Office Web Apps, including adding Google Chrome browser support for mobile Android devices and improved collaboration capabilities, will be available soon.
The fourth part of the CIM cmdlets blog series focuses on creating a duplicate CIM session on a different PowerShell unit.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/07/2013
Applies to the "Install and Configure Servers" objective of Exam 70-417.
A VMware survey found that making the move from Windows XP to Windows 7 has mean weekend work for IT pros and downtime for end users.
Remote systems management is where it gets interesting for CIM in PowerShell 3.0.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/30/2013
Applies to the "Maintain a Core SharePoint Environment" objective of Exam 70-331.
Strategy Analytics, a research and consulting firm, reported first-quarter tablet market-share results this week in its "Global Tablet OS Market Share: Q1 2013" report.
Dell announced this week an update to its Microsoft Exchange migration tool will arrive later this month.
The second part of Jeffery's series will show the relationship between CIM and PowerShell.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/23/2013
Applies to the "Create and Configure Web Applications and Site Collections" objective of Exam 70-331.
Microsoft but pointed to software and hardware changes to come during Thursday's financials report.
Microsoft this week released a a set of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings on Windows Azure, positioning itself to compete with IaaS provider Amazon Web Services.