{"id":16906,"date":"2014-08-06T11:55:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T11:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=16906"},"modified":"2014-08-06T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T11:55:19","slug":"microsoft-news-summary-6-august-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=16906","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft News Summary &ndash; 6 August 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve done photography in some of the most rural parts of the world, but I\u2019ve never been without phone or Internet for 3 days before. *exaggeration alert*&#160; Being in a dark valley in Scotland over a long weekend was like having an arm removed. Anywho, here\u2019s the news from the last few days. Note that there is an \u201cAugust Update for \u2026\u201d Windows 8.1 and <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?s=Windows+Server\" target=\"_blank\">Windows Server<\/a> 2012 R2 coming out next week, what the media will probably called \u201cUpdate 2 for \u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/privatecloud\/archive\/2014\/08\/01\/grit-1-2-updated-tool-to-import-and-configure-vm-role-gallery-items-in-wap.aspx\">GRIT 1.2 \u2013 Updated Tool to Import and Configure VM Role Gallery Items in WAP<\/a>: A new version of this utility.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/ad\/archive\/2014\/08\/04\/connecting-ad-and-azure-ad-only-4-clicks-with-azure-ad-connect.aspx\">Connecting AD and Azure AD: Only 4 clicks with Azure AD Connect<\/a>: Announcing the availability of the first step along this path with our first Public Preview of Azure Active Directory Connect (AAD Connect).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/rds\/archive\/2014\/08\/05\/microsoft-remote-desktop-preview-v8-1-3-update-for-windows-phone-8-1-available-today-for-download.aspx\">Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview V8.1.3 update for Windows Phone 8.1 available today for download<\/a>: This blog highlights the changes Microsoft has made to the app.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/windowsserver\/archive\/2014\/08\/05\/august-updates-for-windows-server-2012-r2.aspx\">August updates for Windows Server 2012 R2<\/a>: Windows 8.1 is getting a <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/bloggingwindows\/2014\/08\/05\/august-updates-for-windows-8-1-and-windows-server-2012-r2\/\">big update<\/a>. So is WS2012R2.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/2504934\/\">Image deployment process stops with a message &quot;Windows could not finish configuring the system&quot;<\/a>: Windows server 2008 R2 or later with boot from SAN &#8211; Windows could not finish configuring the system. To attempt to resume configuration, restart the computer.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.petri.com\/what-are-hyper-v-protected-networks.htm\">What are Hyper-V Protected Networks<\/a>? A post I wrote for Petri.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.petri.com\/manage-hyper-v.htm\">How Do I Manage Hyper-V<\/a>? A post I wrote for Petri.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.petri.com\/using-windows-server-2012-security-configuration-and-analysis-tool.htm\">Using the Windows Server 2012 Security Configuration and Analysis Tool<\/a>: A handy primer for exam prep.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/updates\/general-availability-zone-redundant-storage\/\">General Availability &#8211; Zone Redundant Storage<\/a>: ZRS is live now, and has multiple copies replicated at least 25 miles apart. Microsoft stores an equivalent of three replicas of data across 2 to 3 facilities within a single region or across regions for higher durability. ZRS capability is only available for Block Blob Storage type currently.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9250144\/Surface_damage_mounts_at_Microsoft_as_red_ink_reaches_1.7B\">Surface damage mounts at Microsoft as red ink reaches $1.7B<\/a>: Microsoft continued to lose money on its Surface tablets throughout its just-concluded 2014 fiscal year, adding hundreds of millions of dollars in red ink and boosting total losses to $1.7 billion since the device&#8217;s 2012 launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:363fdd81-9609-41c3-94e7-1155110a4c9d\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\" style=\"float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/WAP\" rel=\"tag\">WAP<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Cloud\" rel=\"tag\">Cloud<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Cloud+Computing\" rel=\"tag\">Cloud Computing<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Active+Directory\" rel=\"tag\">Active Directory<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Remote+Desktop+Services\" rel=\"tag\">Remote Desktop Services<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Windows+Server+2012+R2\" rel=\"tag\">Windows Server 2012 R2<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Deployment\" rel=\"tag\">Deployment<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Hyper-V\" rel=\"tag\">Hyper-V<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Hybrid+Cloud\" rel=\"tag\">Hybrid Cloud<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Networking\" rel=\"tag\">Networking<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Virtualisation\" rel=\"tag\">Virtualisation<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Storage\" rel=\"tag\">Storage<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Azure\" rel=\"tag\">Azure<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Security\" rel=\"tag\">Security<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Hardware\" rel=\"tag\">Hardware<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve done photography in some of the most rural parts of the world, but I\u2019ve never been without phone or Internet for 3 days before. *exaggeration alert*&#160; Being in a dark valley in Scotland over a long weekend was like having an arm removed. Anywho, here\u2019s the news from the last few days. Note that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=16906\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Microsoft News Summary &ndash; 6 August 2014&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[169,170,172,59,174,180,65,181,80,188,190,99,195,131,120],"class_list":["post-16906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft","tag-active-directory","tag-azure","tag-cloud","tag-cloud-computing","tag-deployment","tag-hardware","tag-hybrid-cloud","tag-hyper-v","tag-networking","tag-remote-desktop-services","tag-security","tag-storage","tag-virtualisation","tag-wap","tag-windows-server-2012-r2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16907,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16906\/revisions\/16907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}