{"id":18712,"date":"2015-07-16T16:18:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=18712"},"modified":"2015-07-16T16:25:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T15:25:03","slug":"microsoft-news-16-july-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=18712","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft News &#8211; 16 July 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a busy week with WPC driving announcements that affect partners.<\/p>\n<h2>Hyper-V<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/virtual_pc_guy\/archive\/2015\/07\/14\/hyper-v-survey-why-do-you-turn-vms-off.aspx\">Hyper-V Survey &#8211; Why do you turn VMs off?<\/a> The Hyper-V team wants to know.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Windows Server<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petri.com\/microsoft-issues-final-patch-tuesday-updates-for-windows-server-2003\">Microsoft Issues Final Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows Server 2003<\/a>: No more security updates!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petri.com\/bye-windows-server-2003-in-remembrance\">Bye Windows Server 2003, In Remembrance<\/a>: My look back on W2003 for Petri.com. I was an early adopter, it was great, but it would have held me back if I didn&#8217;t upgrade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Windows Client<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/bloggingwindows\/2015\/05\/04\/announcing-windows-update-for-business\/\">Announcing Windows Update for Business<\/a>: A post from May that you should read.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-releases-new-license-terms-for-windows-10-no-surprises\">Microsoft releases new license terms for Windows 10 &#8211; Biggest surprise? No gotchas<\/a>: Good news, everybody!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/canitpro\/archive\/2015\/07\/16\/step-by-step-building-windows-10-provisioning-packages.aspx\">Step-By-Step &#8211; Building Windows 10 Provisioning Packages<\/a>: Windows 10 Provisioning Packages have the ability to prepare one or more devices for corporate use.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.workinghardinit.work\/2015\/07\/16\/windows-10-kms-client-setup-keys\/\">Windows 10 KMS Client Setup Keys<\/a>: For those of you on volume licensing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Azure<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/cybertrust\/2015\/07\/13\/cloud-security-controls-series-azure-active-directorys-access-and-usage-reports\/\">Cloud security controls series: Azure Active Directory\u2018s Access and Usage Reports<\/a>: AAD Premium edition compliance features.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/simon-may.com\/azure-remoteapp-core-skills-jump-start-now-available-on-demand\">Azure RemoteApp Core Skills Jump Start now available on-demand<\/a>: On the Microsoft Virtual Academy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/documentation\/articles\/automation-powershell-workflow\/\">Learning Windows PowerShell Workflow<\/a>: Learn how to automate on Azure.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/documentation\/articles\/automation-first-runbook-graphical\/\">My first runbook<\/a>: Use the new graphical UI to create your first runbook in Azure Automation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/using-azure-resource-manager-in-azure-automation-runbooks\/\">Using Azure Resource Manager in Azure Automation Runbooks<\/a>: Automate ARM.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/15\/working-with-marketplace-images-on-azure-resource-manager\/\">Working with Marketplace Images on Azure Resource Manager<\/a>: Quite a wordy article that defies summary.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/15\/azure-marketplace-announces-new-features-and-functionality\/\">Azure Marketplace announces new features and functionality<\/a>: A few different things here for deploying stuff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/expanding-linux-and-oss-support-on-azure\/\">Expanding Linux and OSS Support on Azure<\/a>: Limited technical support for major (Azure-supported) Linux distributions, third party and Open source technologies on Azure.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/manage-your-azure-linux-vm-logs-through-operations-management-suite\/\">Manage your Azure Linux VM logs through Operations Management Suite<\/a>: OMS has added the capabilities to be able to manage your Azure Linux VMs logs which you can now consume through the Operational Insights dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/clip_image001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"clip_image001\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/clip_image001_thumb.png\" alt=\"clip_image001\" width=\"500\" height=\"190\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>System Center<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=48112\">Datazen Enterprise Server<\/a>: Datazen Enterprise Server is a collection of web applications and Windows services. Acts as a repository for storing and sharing dashboards and KPIs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Office 365<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.office.com\/2015\/07\/13\/whats-new-june-2015\/\">What\u2019s new &#8211; June 2015<\/a>: Office for Android phone, Advanced Threat Protection, and more!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/7\/15\/8968519\/microsoft-office-windows-10-apps\">Microsoft delivers final Office for Windows 10 apps<\/a>: Here comes Gemini, the touch version of Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Licensing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/volume-licensing\/archive\/2015\/07\/14\/mpsa-gets-even-better-major-cloud-focused-enhancements-are-here.aspx\">MPSA Gets Event Better, Major Cloud-Focused Enhancements Are Here<\/a>: Improvements for the Select replacement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petri.com\/wpc-2015-5-announcements-it-pros-should-care-about\">WPC 2015 &#8211; 5 Announcements IT Pros Should Care About<\/a>: Things at this partner conference that affect us all.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.surface.com\/2015\/07\/surface-channel-expansion\/\">Surface Announces New Plans to Expand Business Channel<\/a>: Microsoft finally is increasing the channel, and this could cause sales to explode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:2127b763-2d9d-4c54-abed-7b5c63e0ad5b\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\" style=\"float: none; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding: 0px;\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Microsoft\" rel=\"tag\">Microsoft<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Hyper-V\" rel=\"tag\">Hyper-V<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Virtualisation\" rel=\"tag\">Virtualisation<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Windows+Server+2003\" rel=\"tag\">Windows Server 2003<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Security\" rel=\"tag\">Security<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Windows+10\" rel=\"tag\">Windows 10<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Deployment\" rel=\"tag\">Deployment<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Licensing\" rel=\"tag\">Licensing<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Azure\" rel=\"tag\">Azure<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Scripting\" rel=\"tag\">Scripting<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/PowerShell\" rel=\"tag\">PowerShell<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Linux\" rel=\"tag\">Linux<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Office\" rel=\"tag\">Office<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Office+365\" rel=\"tag\">Office 365<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a busy week with WPC driving announcements that affect partners. Hyper-V Hyper-V Survey &#8211; Why do you turn VMs off? The Hyper-V team wants to know. Windows Server Microsoft Issues Final Patch Tuesday Updates for Windows Server 2003: No more security updates! Bye Windows Server 2003, In Remembrance: My look back on W2003 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=18712\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Microsoft News &#8211; 16 July 2015&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18714,"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":[147],"tags":[170,174,181,183,184,185,186,81,87,189,190,195,136,115],"class_list":["post-18712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-azure","tag-deployment","tag-hyper-v","tag-licensing","tag-linux","tag-microsoft","tag-office","tag-office-365","tag-powershell","tag-scripting","tag-security","tag-virtualisation","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-server-2003"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/13716083704_ea5cf805fc_z.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18712","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=18712"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18715,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18712\/revisions\/18715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}