“With regard to virtual desktops on Microsoft’s hypervisor (Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V), can you leverage Nvidia VGX/GRID GPUs?”
The answer is, YES, the Nvidia VGX/GRID GPUs are some of the GPUs that Nvidia supports on the Windows Server 2012 RemoteFX vGPU solution. So these are some of the GPUs you can virtualize to deliver vGPU enabled virtual desktops.
Informative Graphics along with Gig Werks, also Microsoft Managed Partner, presented a webinar on January 29th specifically targeted to the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry.
This is the recording of that session on Redlining, Publishing, and Distribution through SharePoint Server.
When I first heard of ReFS my immediate first question was whether ReFS as a file system was a direct replacement for NTFS. It didn’t take long before my customers began to ask me the same question. In learning about this new file system in Windows Server 2012, it became apparent fairly quickly that ReFS, while a new file system, is built differently. ReFS stands for Resilient File System. NTFS has its place, and so does ReFS. While ReFS may appear to have some similarity to NTFS, it does not contain all the underlying NTFS features and scales efficiently to handle data sets far larger than NTFS.
[This was interesting enough that I thought I’d just cross post it]
As much as we love adding new features to Outlook, for the maintainability of our product we sometimes need to remove those that are out of date and aren’t utilized by a large number of users. This allows us to focus on improving the Outlook features that most of you, our customers, rely on.
The following are some features that we’ve removed from Outlook 2013, and we want to make sure you are aware so there aren’t any surprises when you go to use or deploy the new version.
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Read about the 8 features no longer in Outlook 2013 here:
Interested in Windows RT devices * x.509 certificate enrollment?
Windows RT devices run on ARM processor, which is different from a typical computer, but it does have a full version of the Windows® operating system. Windows RT devices cannot be Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain members. Otherwise, a Windows RT device is no different than a typical Windows computer from certificate enrollment and certificate management perspective. In another words, when it comes to certificate enrollment and certificate management, Windows RT devices share the same story with typical Windows computers that are not joined to an AD DS domain.
Prior to Windows RT, a typical Windows computer, could have a certificate in both the computer context and user context. Certificates in the computer context are stored in the computer account profile, these certificates are organized into different certificate stores, (My store, Root store, and so on). Each user would also have its own certificate stores in the user profile (with certificate stores similar to those in the computer context). The Windows Store apps used on Windows 8 and Windows RT devices also have their own profile and owner certificate stores.
This means that Windows 8 and Windows RT devices can place their certificates in the Local Machine/My certificate store, User/My certificate store, or an application specific My certificate store. Further, a Windows Store app could use certificates from the computer Root store for certificate validation (chain building). Also, if a Windows Store app has SharedUserCertificate capability, the App can use certificates from the user context My store.
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Read more of the article to see the following implementation steps.
Enroll for a computer or user certificate by using a Windows RT device
Establish trust to the Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Services and Certificate Enrollment Web Services
[Taken from the MAP blog… pardon my blatent plagarism of our other blogs but I’m trying to catch up on 2 months of backlog here and I just plain don’t have the time]
I am pleased to announce the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.0 is now available for download.
In this version of the MAP Toolkit, there has been numerous improvements to improve overall usability, to help you accelerate your migration to Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows Azure Virtual Machine, Office 2013, and Office 365.
The New MAP User Interface
One of the most obvious improvements is a completely new user interface. The Overview page of the new user interface serves as a homepage for the application and provides a basic overview of the data collected in your environment, descriptions of all the scenarios available in the product, and supporting resources. For a complete overview of the new user interface, see http://blogs.technet.com/b/mapblog/archive/2012/11/29/the-new-map-toolkit-user-interface.aspx.
Determine your Windows Server 2012 readiness
MAP 8.0 assesses the readiness of your IT infrastructure for a Windows Server 2012 deployment. This feature includes detailed and actionable recommendations indicating which machines meet Windows Server 2012 system requirements and which may need hardware updates. A comprehensive inventory of servers, operating systems, workloads, devices, and server roles is included to help in your planning efforts.
Determine your Windows 8 readiness
MAP 8.0 assesses the readiness of your IT environment for a Windows 8 deployment. This feature evaluates your existing hardware against the recommended system requirements for Windows 8. It provides recommendations detailing which machines meet the requirements and which may need hardware upgrades.
Key benefits include:
Assessment report and summary proposal to help you understand the scope and benefits of a Windows 8 deployment
Inventory of desktop computers, deployed operating systems, and applications
Assess your environment for Office 2013 and Office 365
MAP 8.0 assesses readiness for Office 2013 and Office 365 and provides an in-depth assessment of client desktops for upgrading or migration. This feature also offers support for Office 365 features such as web apps, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, or full Office 365 client support.
Migrate to Windows Azure Virtual Machines
MAP 8.0 performs a comprehensive assessment of Windows Server and Linux machines to determine feasibility of a migration to Windows Azure Virtual Machines. MAP then provides suggested changes to prepare targeted machines for migration. This feature helps you reduce the operating costs of hosting on-premise servers, as well as estimating the required size and monthly network and storage usage required to migrate on-premise Windows and Linux servers to Windows Azure Virtual Machines using actual data from the targeted environment.
The Office Resource Kit team is rolling out a series of content roadmaps for subject areas like Office 2013 deployment and compatibility. We designed these roadmaps with several goals in mind:
Give context and order to the articles so that you know what to read, when, and why.
Act as a central home page that articles will all point back to prominently, making it easier for you to find related content.
Highlight important subsections in articles that might be overlooked when you scan article titles in the table of contents.
Assemble pointers to relevant blog posts, downloads, scripts, and reference information in one place.
…and would like to get your input. As you’ll see, the formats are slightly different. You’ll also notice that many articles now have a link back to a roadmap, along with a link to Office.com articles for end users who want related but less technical information.
We would love to get your feedback on the roadmaps. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment or sending us a note to feedork@microsoft.com.
Unbeknownst to me, we apparently released Lync for Mac 14.0.4 earlier this month. This update bring support for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, sign in fixes and other minor updates.
Improvements that this update provides
This update update provides call control functionality for Optimized for Lync USB audio devices. Microsoft and the OEMs that make USB audio devices have verified that this update qualifies for the Optimized for Lync logo on most devices. For a list of Optimized for Lync devices that work best with the Lync for Mac 2011 client, please contact your preferred Lync device partner. A full list of qualified devices and device makers can be found on the following Microsoft website: Phones and devices qualified for Microsoft Lync
UPDATE 2/21/13: Due to factors beyond our control, the Century City store will no longer be having the Tomb Raider launch. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Whaa? Tomb Raider has a launch party?
Yup. What does that tell you about this title? That’s right. Gonna be big. Square Enix is putting together a big campaign for Tomb Raider because the developers, Crystal Dynamics (You know these guys. They were the Soul Reaver guys and the original creators of many of the previous titles in the Tomb Raider series) didn’t just throw on a fresh coat of paint on the franchise… the redid the whole thing. Brand new engine! Vulnerability! No guns! (Or fewer guns rather) Heavy storyline! Epic stuff.
Anyway, on Monday, March 4th at 10:00PM, the doors will open at the Microsoft Store in Century City/Los Angeles for another Midnight Madness launch for Square Enix’s highly anticipated series reboot, “Tomb Raider” for Xbox 360.
Don’t forget to pre-order your copy of Tomb Raider from the store (Requires a deposit of $10, which goes to the cost of the game when it’s available later that night) which will get you 1600 Microsoft Points!
…and there’ll be gifts for the first 50 people in line!
As usual, there will be a live gaming as well as food, drinks and giveaways care of a raffle for all people in line. Pre-ordered games will be available at 12:01AM that night.
IGN: Extended 60+ Minute Tomb Raider Demo The video below is IGN’s extended 1 HOUR LONG game play demo from Dec 2012 of the new Tomb Raider featuring the developers, Crystal Dynamics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9i_U9y4BWI
IGN’s 1 Hour Long Game Play Demo of Tomb Raider
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PNY A-DM-HD-W01 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter ($12) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007B6YPAM (Note: This entry used to be for the StarTech HDMI adapter however it appears the StarTech supports only an older version of HDMI audio versus the PNY which supports Surround Sound)
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