OSD Video Tutorial: Part 19 – DaRT
First published on TECHNET on Sep 05, 2018 This is part nineteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of Configuration Manager. This session is a discussion of DaRT, what it is and how it can be deployed ... continue reading
Updates to the application approval process in Configuration Manager
First published on CLOUDBLOGS on Aug 30, 2018 One of the important scenarios for application management is providing a controlled installation and uninstallation process for software that requires approval. In the last few releases of Configuration Manager (current branch) we’ve ... continue reading
ConfigMgr – O365 Deployment and Updating Video Tutorial
In January we presented a Software Update Video Tutorial series. This series hosted by Steven Rachui, was focused on the changes to software updates in Configuration Manager current branch. By popular demand we are adding another video tutorial for Office ... continue reading
System Center 2016 now supports TLS1.2 security protocols
TLS 1.2 is the secure way of communication suggested by Microsoft with best-in class encryption. SSL and early TLS are not considered strong cryptography and cannot be used as a security control. Microsoft has added official support for TLS1.2 security ... continue reading

Monitor Storage Spaces Direct Pool Capacity with PowerShell
This article provides PowerShell code and examples to analyze Windows Storage Spaces Direct pools and returns the current storage capacity, free space and other values including the amount of free space required to automatically rebuild a failed disk. Purpose Monitoring ... continue reading

How to Build Windows Storage Spaces Direct on a Virtual Lab
Step by step instructions to build a Windows Storage Spaces Direct virtual lab on PC. PowerShell script to automate the process.continue reading

Name the Systems and Join to Windows Domain
We are joining the Storage Spaces cluster to a Windows Domain. Join every cluster node to your domain and rename the nodes to match your IT standard naming scheme. This is done in the standard Windows methodology via the Server ... continue reading