Microsoft Server & Tools Blogs
ICYMI: Data platform momentum
The last couple months have seen the addition of several new products that extend Microsoft’s...
Author: Server and Tools Blogs Team Date: 04/28/2014
The data platform for a new era
Earlier today, Microsoft hosted a customer event in San Francisco where I joined CEO Satya Nadella...
Author: Server and Tools Blogs Team Date: 04/15/2014
SQL Server 2014 now Generally Available
Microsoft today released Microsoft SQL Server 2014, the foundation of our cloud-first data platform....
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 04/01/2014
Enterprise Mobility for Every Business and Every Device
Earlier today in San Francisco, Satya spoke about the wide-ranging work Microsoft is doing to...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/27/2014
SQL Server 2014 releases April 1
SQL Server 2014, Microsoft’s cloud first data platform, released to manufacturing todayToday,...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/18/2014
Innovation in the Data Platform Continuum
The North Star that guides our work on the modern data platform is to deliver products and...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/14/2014
Life in the Digital Crosshairs: The Untold Story
Earlier this month, Microsoft launched "Life in the Digital Crosshairs," a rich interactive and...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/11/2014
Going Deep on Virtualization and Templates
IT Pro’s can provide their users with a self-service experience on-prem that matches what...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/04/2014
How We Think About Data Visualizations
Data visualizations represent a way to distill information to what matters most. They engage our...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/27/2014
Avoiding Lock-In for Success with the Hybrid Cloud
With the Cloud OS vision, we are dedicated to enabling choice for both providers and consumers of...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/24/2014
Success with the Hybrid Cloud in the Disaster Recovery Scenario
The cloud has made Disaster Recovery (DR) simple and cost effective, turning TR from once being a...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/19/2014
Making Big Data Work for All
This week, Microsoft announced the general availability of Power BI for Office 365, and that support...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/12/2014
Announcing the General Availability of Power BI for Office 365: Analyze, Visualize and Share Data in the Cloud
Today, Microsoft announced that Power BI for Office 365, a cloud-based business intelligence service...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/10/2014
Introducing Our New CEO, Satya Nadella
Microsoft today named Satya Nadella its next Chief Executive Officer. Formerly executive vice...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/04/2014
An Inside Look at the Microsoft Data Platform Vision
Over the last year, you probably observed some changes in Microsoft’s data platform work -- in...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/03/2014
Inside View: The Virtuous Cycle of Cloud Computing
We believe that the learnings we are getting from the public cloud should be delivered for all the...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/30/2014
Mobile Device Management from a People-centric Approach
Microsoft’s vision is to enable people to be productive on all devices they love while helping...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/29/2014
How the Retail Industry Can Benefit from the Hybrid Cloud
In the retail industry, a Hybrid Cloud offers a number of real, substantial advantages that can...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/23/2014
Save Time and Money with a Hybrid Cloud
A Hybrid Cloud allows an enterprise to compliment on-premises capacity with cloud infrastructure...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/20/2014
Let's Talk TechEd North America 2014
This year at TechEd 2014, by including the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) within the event, we'll...
Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/16/2014
Best Practices for Operating Your Hybrid Cloud - Health monitoring and Self-service
In this post we’ll examine two critical aspects of hybrid cloud operations: Health monitoring...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 01/10/2014
The 2013 Year in Review – Resources for IT Professionals
By any measurement, 2013 has been a HUGE year for launches here at Microsoft – but,...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 01/07/2014
Windows Azure Web Sites and Intermediate Certificates
Using SSL with Windows Azure Web sites is a popular scenario, and while uploading and assigning a...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 01/07/2014
Expanded and Free Resources for VMware Experts
Back in October, w announced some new resources from Microsoft to help VMware Experts...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/17/2013
Microsoft Launches the Cloud OS Network
Today, Microsoft announced the launch of the Microsoft Cloud OS Network. The Cloud OS Network is a...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/12/2013
Are You a BYOD Chieftain? Tell Us in Poetry
If you spend your days wrangling devices and your night times ruminating, here’s your chance...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/10/2013
Best Practices for Planning Your Hybrid Cloud
Planning a Hybrid Cloud is also an opportunity to rethink the way you operate. If there are...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/05/2013
Microsoft Tech Companion App Launches – Cross Platform App Gets the Latest News for your Phone or Slate
We are pleased to announce a new application that will allow both Developers and IT Professionals to...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/03/2013
The Components of a Hybrid Cloud
For a lot of IT pros, the last two posts have been a nice overview of the Hybrid Cloud model, but...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/21/2013
Curate the web and share what you know on Curah!
Searching for great technical information is tough – and finding the right place to contribute...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/20/2013
Why Hybrid Cloud?
Microsoft has focused on creating a hybrid model that is dramatically different and more functional...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/14/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Launches - Join the Virtual Launch Event Now!
The worldwide launch of Visual Studio 2013 is today. Join Microsoft executives S. Somasegar, Scott...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/13/2013
In the Cloud - New Blog Series Launch
In any region, at any size, in any industry, an enterprise’s IT infrastructure has an enormous...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/12/2013
Windows Azure Active Directory Management Revisited
One of the big requests we've had from developers and administrator is to have an option to create...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/11/2013
Microsoft and Cisco Announce - New integrated cloud solutions
On Wednesday at Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) event in New York, I joined...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/06/2013
Magic VMware Migrations
The building clouds team produced a fantastic video about converting virtual machines to Hyper-V. It...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/05/2013
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials - Services Integration Overview Part 1
More and more small and medium-sized businesses are beginning to adopt mainstream cloud services...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/04/2013
Software Defined Networking (SDN) - Network Without Limits
At Microsoft, we create and deliver first party apps (both on-premises and in our cloud...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/31/2013
Microsoft Server and Cloud Community Resources - One Stop Shopping
Providing information to our community is important to us. There are a number of channels we use to...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/30/2013
New Virtualization Certification Announced - Future Proof and go Bilingual
The IT industry never slows down and IT pros are constantly assessing what’s next and...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/29/2013
Windows Azure HDInsight has released and is now available
Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Azure HDInsight, its cloud-based...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/28/2013
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Backup and Restore Enhancements
SQL Server 2014 CTP2 includes three SQL Server Backup and Restore enhancements. These enhancements...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/24/2013
Draft a Fantasy Football Team with Microsoft Power Query
Fantasy football draft season is here, and the UX test lead for Power Query, Ben Martens, thought...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/24/2013
Windows Azure: Backup Services Release and more!
Today we are releasing Windows Azure Backup Service as a general availability service. This release...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/23/2013
Cloud OS Vision Delivered
Over the last year, we have made some incredible developments with Windows Server 2012 R2, System...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/18/2013
SQL Server 2014 CTP2 - now available for download
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 brings to market new in-memory capabilities built into the core database...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/17/2013
Pushing the Boundaries with SQL Server 2014 CTP2
We are pushing the boundaries of our data platform with breakthrough performance, cloud capabilities...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/16/2013
How Durability is Achieved for Memory-Optimized Tables
In-memory OLTP provides full durability for memory-optimized tables. When a transaction that has...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/11/2013
The Enterprise Cloud is on center stage
Today as we launch our fall wave of enterprise cloud products and services, I’ve been...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/08/2013
Windows Server Clustering Has A Birthday
As of September 2013, sixteen years prior, Microsoft released the Enterprise Edition of Windows NT...
Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/02/2013