Microsoft's December patch rollout, issued this week, comprised an estimated 39 security fixes, plus one security advisory.
WDS can be set up via the traditional GUI, but what if you're in an enterprise and have a lot of WDS servers to set up? In that case, PowerShell is a great way to automate the process.
- By Adam Bertram
- 12/13/2018
Microsoft periodically issues Windows update releases that don't follow its standard release schedules at all.
Microsoft is giving organizations a new way to try out early releases of its Microsoft 365 suite.
When creating automation scripts to discover, add, update or remove records from a remote SQL database, you need to make sure your script can successfully connect to the database.
- By Adam Bertram
- 12/10/2018
Microsoft's Edge browser is going the way of Google's Chrome, the company announced this week.
Microsoft and Docker this week launched a new specification called Cloud Native Application Bundles to address the needs of organizations that build and maintain distributed applications.
Intel has started introducing "Windows Modern Drivers" for its processors on Windows 10 version 1809-based machines, the chip maker announced in late November.
It's not always the best idea to create Active Directory users from scratch. Your company likely has a standard "template" of attributes that are set for every domain user. So why are you still creating each one by hand?
- By Adam Bertram
- 12/03/2018
Microsoft this week said it is bringing its new "account manager" multiple sign-in capability to various online services sometime next year.
Microsoft this week announced that a new Windows 10 capability that obviates the need for passwords is now ready.
Microsoft has added support for four different IT administrator roles to its Teams collaboration service.
Microsoft last week released the Windows Compatibility Module 1.0.0 for PowerShell Core 6, allowing PowerShell Core 6 users to access modules that Microsoft hasn't yet added natively to the PowerShell Core product.
Microsoft this week addressed some recent quality concerns about its Windows 10 servicing approach, while providing its reasoning for maintaining the process.
Setting up a place to store files in the cloud isn't quite as easy as doing it on-prem. That's where Microsoft's Azure Files service comes in.
- By Adam Bertram
- 11/15/2018
The October 2018 updates (version 1809) of both Windows 10 and Windows Server, as well as Windows Server 2019, have started rolling out again as of Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Microsoft detailed a raft of improvements coming to its database products at this week's PASS Summit.
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update, which is still suspended after a botched Oct. 2 release, will have a few added options for Windows Subsystem for Linux users when it's reissued.
Two of Microsoft's Windows patch delivery services are no more.
When you need a SQL database fast, the cloud is the best way to go. Azure provides a SQL database as a PaaS that eliminates the need to get an entire SQL Server deployment up and running.
- By Adam Bertram
- 11/06/2018