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Utilizing SAN Storage with Windows Failover Clusters

Bruce Mackenzie-Low covers SAN based Windows clusters, the improvments in failover clustering with Windows 2008 R2, and the requirements to consider when configuring disk drives to be used in a SAN-based Windows cluster.

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Windows 2016 Support (Again!) Is Key Element in Quarterly Exchange Updates

Microsoft has fixed the IIS crash that caused problems for Windows 2016 DAG members in Exchange 2016 CU4. Exchange 2013 also gets its quarterly overhaul of fixes in CU15.

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Microsoft to End Windows 11 version 21H2 Support on October 10

Microsoft is getting ready to end support for Windows 11 version 21H2. The company updated its support life cycle page to remind customers that the original version of the operating system will reach the end of servicing deadline on October 10, 2023. Microsoft detailed that the upcoming end of support affects the Home, Pro, Pro…

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Create Taskpads for Active Directory Operations

How can I easily perform management operations in AD from a customized Taskpad? As your AD infrastructure grows, and the number of objects within it constantly changes, you might find that managing the growing number of users, groups and computers is becoming more than a headache. Fortunately for us, one of Active Directory’s best features…

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Using the Microsoft Azure IaaS Cost Estimator Tool

The Microsoft Azure cost estimator tool can help you determine what resources to move to the cloud, but Aidan Finn points out some glitches that need fixing.

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VMware or Virtual PC – Which Product is Right For You?

Whether you would like to use virtualization on your desktop PC or on a server farm, you must choose a virtualization product. The two most popular virtualization products are EMC’s VMware and Microsoft’s Virtual PC/Server. So how do you choose the right product for your needs? Let’s find out… Understanding Your Needs No matter what…

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Microsoft Pledges Support for SSH

Microsoft this week pledged to bidirectionally support the Secure Shell (SSH) encrypted network protocol in the PowerShell scripting environment.

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Enable Compressed Folder in Windows 2000

How can I enable the “Compressed Folder” feature in Windows 2000? The Compressed Folder feature that exists in Microsoft Plus! 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and Microsoft Windows XP was not included in the Microsoft Windows 2000 family products. In order to open compressed file (with a .zip extension) in Microsoft Windows 2000, you have…

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What is StreamInsight?

What does StreamInsight mean for customers? While OLTP databases have matured and are capable of processing thousands of transactions per second; they are not optimized for processing continuous high volume, low latency streams of data. Microsoft’s innovative StreamInsight™ platform allows customers to use their own proprietary algorithms to build custom real-time applications, ISVs to build…

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M365 Changelog: (Updated) Modern Translator feature in Microsoft 365

Last Update: Jun 24, 2023

MC528354 – Updated May 2, 2023: Microsoft has updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. The Modern Translator feature continues to rollout the previously announced changes, and, in this update, Microsoft will share the intended completion dates for all release channels along with the current channels the changes are in…

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