Enterprise infrastructure management

The enterprise infrastructure management topic center helps Windows administrators maintain order with enterprise hardware and the network. These tutorials ensure the business has a handle on IT asset management for capacity planning purposes and remains in regulatory compliance. Gain the expertise to help IT teams design, manage and monitor an enterprise infrastructure.

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August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19
Microsoft discovers BlueKeep-like flaws in Remote Desktop Services

Microsoft disclosed four remote code execution flaws in Remote Desktop Services that are similar to BlueKeep, as well as other vulnerabilities in RDP.
August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19
August Patch Tuesday corrects new 'wormable' exploits

Administrators weighed down by news of the BlueKeep vulnerability will have to contend with a similar bug some are calling DejaBlue.
July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19
BlueKeep blues: More than 800,000 systems still unpatched

Despite alerts from Microsoft and the U.S. government, more than 800,000 online systems have yet to patch the Windows RDP vulnerability two months after it was disclosed.
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
Microsoft patches two Windows zero-days in July Patch Tuesday

Microsoft fixed two Windows zero-day flaws as part of the July 2019 Patch Tuesday release, which also saw the remediation of 75 other vulnerabilities across Microsoft products.

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Pester tests help pinpoint infrastructure issues

The Pester testing framework gives IT pros a way to develop sophisticated and consistent testing routines that monitoring tools just can't duplicate. Continue Reading
Use PowerShell printer management for quicker setups

Don't fiddle with printer configurations and tiresome upkeep work from the GUI when you can automate a lot of the tediousness with PowerShell. Continue Reading
Windows and Linux: What systems administrators need to know

The lines between Windows Server and Linux continue to blur. Discover what Windows administrators need to know to get up to speed with these new Linux features. Continue Reading

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Does an Azure cloud migration make sense for your workloads?

While you can't move all of your Windows Server workloads into the Azure cloud and turn off your local server closet, you can get much closer than ever. Continue Reading
Linux on Windows helps systems administrators gain new skills

The line between Windows and Linux is starting to blur in most organizations. Here's what systems administrators need to know about working with Linux and Windows. Continue Reading
What service does the Microsoft WSSD program provide?

A do-it-yourself approach with hyper-converged infrastructure can lead to trouble when software-defined features just won't work. See how the WSSD program can prevent issues. Continue Reading

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

How to manage Windows with Puppet

Administrators can modernize their organization's management model for both Linux and Windows operating systems with Puppet, a code-based tool, and available community support. Continue Reading
Latest Microsoft SDDC updates improve security, performance

Microsoft enhanced Windows Server 2019 software-defined networking and other virtualization facets of its latest server OS to improve security and increase workload performance. Continue Reading
How to upgrade Windows Server 2008 before support ends

With the end of Windows Server 2008 support drawing closer, administrators must navigate multiple obstacles, from locating old software to ensuring hardware compatibility. Continue Reading

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Is Windows Server troubleshooting on the way out?

When a Windows Server workload starts to falter, what's the best way to proceed before it keels over? Once upon a time, you would try to fix it, but times have changed. Continue Reading
What are some potential Windows Server cluster set snags?

Windows Server 2019 cluster sets bring some Azure-like capabilities into the data center, but new features also bring new challenges for administrators. Continue Reading
What are some Microsoft SDDC integration challenges?

Microsoft added a number of new software-defined features in Windows Server 2019, but deploying a fully virtualized data center remains a challenge for several reasons. Continue Reading