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- February 15, 2017
15 Feb'17
Microsoft pushes pause on February Patch Tuesday
Despite a known zero-day flaw, Microsoft delays February's security bulletins for an unspecified reason.
- January 10, 2017
10 Jan'17
Microsoft rings in new year with light January Patch Tuesday
Microsoft starts 2017 with just three bulletins, but administrators who manage Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 should pay close attention to one exploit.
- December 13, 2016
13 Dec'16
On December Patch Tuesday, Microsoft unwraps more changes to patching
Microsoft delivers 12 patches and adjusts its operating system servicing model for administrators who want security-only updates separate from the monthly quality rollup.
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- November 08, 2016
08 Nov'16
Microsoft closes zero-day exploit in November Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's November Patch Tuesday seals a zero-day vulnerability, while Windows administrators seem to be taking October's debut of the new rollup servicing model in stride.
- October 11, 2016
11 Oct'16
Server admins get off easy on October Patch Tuesday
Despite patches for several zero-day vulnerabilities, Windows Server admins get a light workload as Microsoft changes its servicing model.
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- October 11, 2016
11 Oct'16
Views mixed on new Microsoft patch rollup model
Microsoft's plan to move its older operating systems to a cumulative update model may help make its updates more reliable, but some administrators see more headaches on the horizon.
- September 27, 2016
27 Sep'16
Microsoft Azure Stack tweaks causing delays, IT pros still hopeful
Improvements to Microsoft's Azure Stack hybrid cloud platform are coming slower than anticipated, but IT shops still hope to get their hands on it sooner rather than later.
- September 27, 2016
27 Sep'16
Microsoft slates Windows Server 2016 availability for mid-October
Microsoft dedicated its opening keynote to the benefits of Azure, but IT pros say the company's on-ramp to the cloud still needs some work.
- September 20, 2016
20 Sep'16
Microsoft Nano Server: A lighter OS for heavy workloads
Microsoft offers a refactored Windows Server 2016 option called Nano Server that fills the need for speed in today's data centers. Here's how it works.
- September 13, 2016
13 Sep'16
September Patch Tuesday plugs critical Exchange Server exploit
Atop the list of 14 security bulletins issued in Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday is a critical update to close a significant exploit in Exchange Server.
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- August 25, 2016
25 Aug'16
Microsoft Ignite 2016 conference coverage
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- August 09, 2016
09 Aug'16
Server admins get light workload for August Patch Tuesday
Of the nine security bulletins released for August Patch Tuesday, Windows Server operating systems are only affected by six.
- July 12, 2016
12 Jul'16
July Patch Tuesday plugs hole in .NET framework
Security analysts say an important bulletin to shut down a .NET framework vulnerability should get top patching priority on Windows Server systems.
- June 17, 2016
17 Jun'16
With June Patch Tuesday, users need a fix for the fix
Patch Tuesday usually relieves sys admins' headaches but the June edition handed out a few, as a patch designed to improve security for Group Policy actually took it away.
- June 14, 2016
14 Jun'16
June Patch Tuesday addresses DNS, SMB Server vulnerabilities
June's batch of security bulletins included a number of updates to close Windows Server vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution flaw in DNS server.