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Blog written by Sripresanna in the Storage, Network & Print Team Cluster aggregated view for Windows Storage Provider In this blog, I’d like to explain about the new cluster aggregated view feature that is part of the Storage Management on Windows Server 2012 R2. For a quick overview of the Storage Management at… Read more
Updated on 2015-12-01 to work with the release version of the Azure RMS PowerShell cmdlets. File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) is a built-in feature on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 that helps IT admins to manage their organization's data on file servers by providing automatic classification processes. Using rules… Read more
Hi folks, Ned here again. I will be presenting at TechEd Europe in Barcelona Oct 28-31, with my focus on Storage Replica. There are plenty of great presentations on our latest Windows Server 2012 R2 tech and dives into new Windows Server Technical Preview solutions, such as cluster rolling upgrades, scale out storage changes, the new MS Cloud Platform System… Read more
Hi folks, Ned here. I've spiked this post as we have a much newer preview and guide right here. All new scenarios, all new features, better performance, bug fixes, and much more to protect your business and your data. Go! GOOOOO!!! https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt126104.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview With the release of the Windows Server Technical Preview, we’ve unveiled a new… Read more
User folders are associated with a sync share, and there are times you will need to move a user to different sync shares. For example, maybe the user changed jobs from HR to Finance, which has its own sync share. The process is pretty straightforward, by changing the user’s security memberships. This blog post goes… Read more
Michael has posted a blog post on how to build a topology with Work Folders and ADFS, it provides really good step by step guide, as well as the scripts. I want to build on that, to show you some insight of Work Folders using ADFS authentication. Overview Work Folders supports 2 different authentications: Windows… Read more
Hi folks, Ned here again. When telling people about the coming removal of FRS from Windows Server, the main response is usually: “Sure, I have occasional problems with FRS and know that I should upgrade to DFSR, but who has the time for a huge migration? That guide is very intimidating!” Update June 20, 2017:… Read more
Hi folks, Ned here again. At TechEd, I officially announced the end of the File Replication Service. For those that missed the event, I repeat: We are removing FRS from Windows Server Update June 20, 2017: It is done; Windows Server 2016 RS1 is the last version that will allow FRS – RS3 no longer… Read more
We are excited today to announce the release of the Data Classification Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 R2! The Data Classification Toolkit for Windows 2012 R2 is designed to help you to: Identify, classify, and protect data on file servers in your private cloud. Provide support for deployments of Windows Server 2012 R2, as well as… Read more
Windows Server 2012: FSRM Storage Report Limits Configuring Report Limit Settings Using PowerShell, by Stan Symms Hello there, My name is Stan Symms, and I'm a security architect in the ISRM SAFE-T team at Microsoft here with some tips for those who need to build File Storage Reports using FSRM and have run into report… Read more