Over the last several months, a lot has been happening to the System Center 2016 suite. The anticipated release date is still reported to be early next year, around the release of Windows Server 2016. However, administrators will be able to use System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 with SP1 to deploy and manage Windows 10 in time for the July 29, 2015, release. With all the recent updates and each Technical Preview, what should we expect?
Read moreThe excitement of the new .NET Framework 4.6 and Visual Studio 2015 is in the air. The scheduled release date has arrived. Here are some exciting new features that will be sure to change the .NET developer community. Although there are many more, I have picked 10 favorites.
Read moreI used to yawn when getting ready to teach the section of my Windows Server classes about storage. OK, class — time to learn about stooooooorage *yawn*. Let’s get excited about … hard drives.
Read moreJuly 29, 2015 is the official release date of Windows 10, and Microsoft is putting a lot behind their latest operating system. The company’s top executives have promised to have Windows 10 running on a billion devices within two to three years. To get to those numbers Microsoft is pulling out all the stops, offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade to PC owners running Windows 7 or Windows 8, as well as making it free for small devices. Although Windows is still the number one desktop operating system in the world, PCs have seen their market share steadily decrease over the last few years to the benefit of portable devices.
Read moreReporting Services, a feature in SQL Server that supports reporting, can be installed in one of two modes: SharePoint Integrated or Native (non-SharePoint) mode. This option appears at the time of installation and can be changed later. Once selected, the mode determines where users will view deployed reports.
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