
Step by Step Azure network security groups NSG – Security Center #Azure #NSG #Network
Now Days I see that people not fully understand the security needs in Azure. There are a lot of options in Azure to improve the security. A great option is the Security Center. This is a great dashboard to get ... continue reading

Windows Server 2016 Essentials – Office 365 Integration Demo
Watch this second of two videos on Windows Server 2016 Essentials and Office 365 integration. In this first video we covered the basic concepts and benefits of integrating Windows Server 2016 Essentials and Office 365. In this second video we provide ... continue reading

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM v2.5) Tips
The goal of this blog is to share some information learned (the hard way) from recent customer engagement. Hopefully these tips will save you time and accelerate future MBAM deployments. MBAM has dependencies on SQL Server, IIS web services and ... continue reading

Your Private Network in the cloud: (Part 2) How to Set up and Use an Azure Virtual Network
The Azure Virtual Network service enables you to securely connect Azure resources to each other with virtual networks (VNets). A VNet is a representation of your own network in the cloud and you can also connect VNets to your on-premises ... continue reading

Windows Server 2016 Essentials – Office 365 Integration Overview
Watch this first of two videos on Windows Server 2016 Essentials and Office 365 integration. In this first video we will cover the basic concepts and benefits of integrating Windows Server 2016 Essentials and Office 365. In the second video ... continue reading

Automating the Collection of Configuration Manager Client Logs
Hello everyone! Seth Price here to talk with you today about automating the collection of Configuration Manager client logs. Configuration Manager client logs are useful in troubleshooting many types of client issues including client installation, client health, software update installation, ... continue reading

Microsoft’s perspective on cyber resilience
This post is authored by Ann Johnson, Vice President, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group. In the wake of recent ransomware outbreaks, I wanted to understand how impacted firms have evolved their thinking on cyber resilience planning and implementation. I asked the Detection ... continue reading
High CPU/High Memory in WSUS following Update Tuesdays
Updated 8/24/2017 – Hotfix information added. Recently, we’ve seen an increase in the number of high CPU/High Memory usage problems with WSUS, including WSUS in a System Center Configuration Manager environment – these have mostly corresponded with Update Tuesdays. Microsoft ... continue reading

Enabling Surface Laptop keyboard during MDT deployment
Hi, my name is Scott McArthur and I am Supportability PM with commercial Surface. Today’s blog will discuss how to enable the keyboard on the new Surface Laptop during a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit deployment. The information in this blog could ... continue reading
High CPU/High Memory in WSUS following Update Tuesdays
Recently, we’ve seen an increase in the number of high CPU/High Memory usage problems with WSUS, including WSUS in a System Center Configuration Manager environment – these have mostly corresponded with Update Tuesdays. Microsoft support has determined that the issue ... continue reading