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Microsoft Updates Team Foundation Server and VS Team Services Roadmap

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft has updated their Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team Services roadmap to highlight the features that will be coming in 2016.

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Create an Azure Premium Storage Account

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn shows us how to create an Azure Premium Storage Account, along with steps for deploying necessary storage for virtual machines.

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Paul Thurrott’s Short Takes: January 15

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This week: Microsoft’s share of the enterprise cloud, the missing Windows 7 convenience rollup, Microsoft’s iOS porting tools move forward, Intel meets expectations while Xiaomi does not, and Xbox One just can’t catch a break.

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The Sams Report EP 24: Windows 10 Gets A New ARM, Windows 8 Says Goodbye

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

On this episode, I cover the all the news that Microsoft announced this week including how the company is working to speed up the adoption of Windows 10.

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Performance Improvements in Azure Backup

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Azure Backup is finally starting to generate interest among SMEs, thanks to the slew of recent improvements that were driven by customer feedback.

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The Sams Report EP 23: Lumia 650 Goodness, WIndows 10 Hoopla and CES

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

On this episode, I cover the the major new milestone that Windows 10 crossed, some insider info about the Lumia 650 and all of the new Windows devices I played with at CES.

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A Quick Guide to SQL Server 2005 End of Support

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

Aidan Finn shows us a quick guide to SQL Server 2005 end of support, complete with tips and considerations for mapping our a migration or upgrade.

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Microsoft to Warn Users of Governmental Hacks

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Microsoft on Thursday announced that it will alert users of its consumer cloud services—Outlook.com, OneDrive and so on—when it suspects that governments are trying to hack into their accounts.

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Microsoft in 2015: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

2015 was a watershed year for Microsoft, with many notable product releases and updates. But Microsoft’s 2015 was in turn both good and bad, a series of ups and downs. Worse, some of its biggest successes were tarnished by unnecessary setbacks.

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Opinion: Kite-Flying is Tarnishing Microsoft’s Reputation

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Aidan Finn takes a look at how Microsoft is employing kite-flying marketing tactics and describes how it’s backfiring for the technology giant.

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Juniper Finds Backdoor Exposing Encrypted VPN Traffic

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Juniper Network’s NetScreen firewalls contains an unauthorized backdoor allowing third parties to potentially monitor encrypted VPN traffic.

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The Sams Report EP 22: A Taste Of Redstone, A Scoop for OneDrive

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

On this episode, I cover the new build of Redstone, a new cadence of the Insider builds and a scoop about a new feature coming to OneDrive.

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