How to run a Windows 11 VM on Hyper-V
Happy new year everyone! Last month, before the holidays I wanted to run a Windows 11 VM on Hyper-V to run a few tests on Windows containers in a different environment than my local machine. However, it took me some ... continue reading
5 tips for IIS on containers: #5 Container and Node OS upgrade
When we presented this topic at Microsoft Ignite earlier this year, I asked the audience in the room the regular question we ask: How many of you are running Windows Server 2012 in your environment? Note that I’m not even ... continue reading
How to cluster SAP ASCS/SCS with SIOS DataKeeper on VMware ESXi Servers
This article describes the steps you take to prepare the VMware infrastructure for installing and configuring a high-availability SAP ASCS/SCS instance on a Windows failover cluster by using SIOS DataKeeper as the replicated cluster storage. Create the ASCS VMs For ... continue reading
How Do I Know If My AD Environment Is Impacted By The November 8th 2022 Patch?
Q: How can I determine if objects in my AD environment are impacted by the November 8th 2022 patch? A: Use a couple of queries I wrote specifically for that purpose. November 8th, 2022 brought us a patch ... continue reading

Analyzing attacks using the Exchange vulnerabilities CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082
October 1, 2022 update – Added information about Exploit:Script/ExchgProxyRequest.A, Microsoft Defender AV’s robust detection for exploit behavior related to this threat. We also removed a section on MFA as a mitigation, which was included in a prior version of this ... continue reading

Query Store hints in SQL Server 2022
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database workloads, and we have continued to make investments in this ... continue reading
Fun with Azure VPN
Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia. I decided to make this post for a couple reasons. The first reason is to demonstrate how you can quickly build a hub between your ... continue reading

Get more out of SQL Server Reporting Services 2022 with an improved user experience
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.SQL Server 2022 introduces the new SQL Server 2022 Reporting Services (SSRS).OverviewAt Microsoft, we understand the power of technology, and that is why we continue to innovate, create, and design in a way that gives ... continue reading
Query Store is enabled by default in SQL Server 2022
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series.Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database workloads.The Query Store feature first became available in SQL Server ... continue reading
Network ATC: What's coming in Azure Stack HCI 22H2
When we first released Network ATC, we greatly simplified the deployment and on-going management of host networking in Azure Stack HCI. Whether it was the simple yet powerful deployment experience, a “that was easy” cluster expansion process, or increased reliability ... continue reading