What makes Windows Server 2016 version 1709 remarkable?
The release of the most recent version of Windows Server 2016 may offer a few surprises to several of you. First of all, the updated OS version comes in a Core edition only, both for Standard and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2016: Day 4
The summary of Day 4, it seems like the announcement train is slowly coming to a stop.. Microsoft Ignite Day 1 Microsoft Ignite Day 2 Microsoft Ignite Day 3 Microsoft Ignite Day 4 Microsoft Ignite Day...
View ArticleDive into Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture (part 1) – Microsoft Ignite...
Hall C1 can take 2,000 people and every one of them was present for Spencer Shepler’s Dive into Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture session. Azure Stack Integrated Systems First picture Spencer showed...
View ArticleDiscover what’s new with Windows Server 2016 Virtualization – Microsoft...
As a Hyper-V MVP, I definitely had to visit Ben Armstrong’s presentation on the novelties of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016. I already had the pleasure of having dinner with Ben on Monday night, so I...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2016: Day 2
Another great day at Ignite, day 2. We first start with the global announcements, and after that deep-dives into the sessions Hans has visited. Microsoft Ignite Day 1 Microsoft Ignite Day 2 Microsoft...
View ArticleHotfix Verifier for Windows Server 2012 R2 (Update)
Some three years ago I wrote a blog about how to quickly verify if your clustered Hyper-V host was conforming to the list of hotfixes as maintained by the Hyper-V and Cluster teams. The original blog...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Hotfixes Update
Microsoft recently published a new list for the recommended hotfixes, updates, and known solutions for Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V environments. These are hotfixes specific to known problems that...
View ArticleAzure Stack – The Fabric Layer
With more and more details coming available on Microsoft Azure Stack we can see the direction Microsoft is taking and giving us a peek under the hood of Microsoft Azure itself. Azure Stack will be...
View ArticleVMM 2012 R2 UR7 – Issue NVGRE Gateways
Last week we implemented Update Rollup 7 for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 at one of our customers. After implementation we experienced some strange issues on the NVGRE Gateway Cluster....
View ArticleComparing features in Windows Server versions
Microsoft published a guide to compare specific features of Windows Server versions to understand the differences between the version you are running today and the latest version available from...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2016 – Day 4
The summary of Day 4, it seems like the announcement train is slowly coming to a stop.. Microsoft Ignite Day 1 Microsoft Ignite Day 2 Microsoft Ignite Day 3 Microsoft Ignite Day 4 Microsoft Ignite Day...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2016 Day 3 Dive into Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture...
Hall C1 can take 2,000 people and every one of them was present for Spencer Shepler’s Dive into Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture session. Azure Stack Integrated Systems First picture Spencer showed...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2016: Day 2 – Discover what’s new with Windows Server 2016...
As a Hyper-V MVP, I definitely had to visit Ben Armstrong’s presentation on the novelties of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016. I already had the pleasure of having dinner with Ben on Monday night, so I...
View ArticleMicrosoft Ignite 2016 – Day 2
Another great day at Ignite, day 2. We first start with the global announcements, and after that deep-dives into the sessions Hans has visited. Microsoft Ignite Day 1 Microsoft Ignite Day 2 Microsoft...
View ArticleHotfix Verifier for Windows Server 2012 R2 (Update)
Some three years ago I wrote a blog about how to quickly verify if your clustered Hyper-V host was conforming to the list of hotfixes as maintained by the Hyper-V and Cluster teams. The original blog...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Hotfixes Update
Microsoft recently published a new list for the recommended hotfixes, updates, and known solutions for Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V environments. These are hotfixes specific to known problems that...
View ArticleAzure Stack – The Fabric Layer
With more and more details coming available on Microsoft Azure Stack we can see the direction Microsoft is taking and giving us a peek under the hood of Microsoft Azure itself. Azure Stack will be...
View ArticleVMM 2012 R2 UR7 – Issue NVGRE Gateways
Last week we implemented Update Rollup 7 for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 at one of our customers. After implementation we experienced some strange issues on the NVGRE Gateway Cluster....
View ArticleLessons learned: DSC Pull Security and Integration with WAPack [DUPSUG]
Introduction Last Dutch PowerShell User Group (DUPSUG) on May 26th I presented a session on end-2-end Secure DSC Pull Services. The demo scripts can be found here:...
View ArticleNested Hypervisor in Windows Server vNext
In his presentation at Build 2015 on Windows and Hyper-V Containers, Taylor Brown almost casually mentioned that in the next version of Windows Server, it will be possible to enable Hyper-V in a...
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