What’s new in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 for 4Sysops

After looking at Nano server for 4Sysops my article on what’s new in Windows Server TP2 for Hyper-V has just been published. This one covers only what’s new since TP1, including virtual TPM, shielded VMs, resiliency in clusters and PowerShell Direct. Read it here.

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Nano Server – some technical insight for 4Sysops

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Looking further into what was revealed at the Build and Ignite conferences last month Nano Server is starting to take more of a concrete shape. This tiny foot print Windows Server OS will be good as a Hyper-V and Scale Out File server infrastructure OS. My post on Nano is up on 4Sysops, read it here.

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Azure Active Directory and Cloud App Discovery for 4Sysops

Continuing my long running series on Azure at 4sysops, this time I look at Azure Active Directory, synchronising it with your on-premises Active Directory and the benefits it offers, as well as the Azure service Cloud App Discovery. This service (CAD?) inventories the cloud services in use in your network (commonly called Shadow IT) to help IT departments to actually know what’s happening instead of guessing. Read it here.

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Azure for 4Sysops – The VM Agent

Continuing my series on Azure technologies at 4sysops, this article looks at the VM agent for IaaS VMs in Azure. It brings a lot of different functionality to the table that it’s important to take into consideration when planning the deployment of production VMs in Azure. Read it here.

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Azure for 4Sysops – Azure Operational Insights

Continuing my series of posts on aspects of Azure for IT Professionals on 4Sysops this article covers Azure Operational Insights – a (currently free – in preview) service for analysing log data. It’s really cool, easy to use and you can read all the details here.

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Grid Vision – Automation as a Service review for 4Sysops

My review of this interesting, and very competitively priced service is online at 4sysops, read it here. If you like automation but don’t like to write scripts or code, it might just be the answer. There’s a free community edition that is a great place to get started.

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What’s new in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The fifth part of looking at new features in the Tech Preview of Windows Server vNext for 4sysops I look at Remote Desktop Services and MultiPoint as a role. Read it here.

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What’s new in Web Application Proxy in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The fourth part of what’s coming in Windows Server vNext is now online at 4Sysops. This time I look at Web Application Proxy, the “sort of” replacement for Forefront UAG (and TMG) as well as the new Azure Application Proxy service. Read it here.

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What’s new in Networking in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The third part in my series on what’s new in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview is now live on 4sysops; this time I cover networking, looking at the improvements in Network Virtualization, the new Network Controller, as well as other changes. Read it here.

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