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OpenHCL: Evolving Azure’s virtualization model

Hari_Pulapaka on Sep 18 2024 09:43 AM
Azure virtualization model with Boost, and OpenHCL 
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Windows Server 2025: The upgrade and update experience

DanCuomo on Aug 16 2024 08:43 AM
This article looks at the improvements in the upgrade experience to Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows...
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Networking improvements in Windows Server 2025

DanCuomo on Aug 09 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on networking improvements in Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Server Summit he...
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Demo Bytes: Storage Replica, Failover Clustering, and Winget

DanCuomo on Aug 02 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on some demos of new improvements and features (like storage replica, failover clustering, and wing...
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Active Directory improvements in Windows Server 2025

DanCuomo on Jul 26 2024 08:19 AM
This article focuses on Active Directory improvements coming to Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Ser...
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Next-generation SMB file services

DanCuomo on Jul 19 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on new improvements in SMB file services in Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Se...
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Supercharge your datacenters with Hyper-V and virtualized GPUs

DanCuomo on Jul 12 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on virtualized GPUs with Hyper-V in Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Server Sum...
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New storage features in Windows Server 2025

DanCuomo on Jul 05 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on new storage features in Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Server Summit held ...
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Securely design your applications and protect your sensitive data with VBS enclaves

Hari_Pulapaka on Jul 01 2024 08:39 AM
VBS enclaves are new way to design and securely build your apps on Windows.
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Improving server security and productivity with Hotpatching

DanCuomo on Jun 28 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on Hotpatching coming in Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Server Summit held in...
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Microsoft options for VMware migration

DanCuomo on Jun 21 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on options for migrating from VMware to Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Server...
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Use GPUs with Clustered VMs through Direct Device Assignment

afiaboakye on Jun 19 2024 02:38 PM
This article talks about one of Microsoft's GPU virtualization technologies, which offers direct GPU access to clustered...
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Windows Server 2025 and beyond

DanCuomo on Jun 14 2024 05:00 AM
This article focuses on what’s new and what’s coming in Windows Server 2025 as published in the 2024 Windows Server Summ...
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Hyper-V live migration network selection in Windows Server 2025

Steven Ekren on Jun 13 2024 08:33 AM
See how we’re enhancing network selection for Windows Server 2025 and Azure Stack HCI 24H2
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Run untrusted content safely with Windows Sandbox

Kavya_Nagalakunta on May 14 2024 12:10 PM
As a developer, accessing unfamiliar files or repos can sometimes be a challenge. You do not know if they are safe or po...
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Azure Host OS Update with Hypervisor Hot Restart

Hari_Pulapaka on Sep 06 2023 09:48 AM
Instantly update the Hypervisor on Azure with no customer impact. 
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Confidential VMs on Azure

Caroline_Perezvargas on May 31 2023 11:43 AM
How did Microsoft build the Confidential VM capabilities leveraging confidential hardware platforms?
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Azure Host OS – Cloud Host

Hari_Pulapaka on Jan 06 2023 11:24 AM
Have you ever wondered how we run the Azure nodes in the data center? How does Windows look on Azure hosts?
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Windows OS Platform

Hari_Pulapaka on Jan 03 2023 05:08 PM
Updated Windows kernel internals blog to Windows OS Platform blog 
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Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption on Windows 11 22H2

Jin_Lin on Nov 23 2022 02:14 PM
Data-in-use protection has recently become available through the latest generation hardware in Azure, providing an end-t...
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Hotpatching on Windows

Mehmet_Iyigun on Nov 19 2021 07:05 PM
Hotpatching is an impact-less update technology which has been keeping the Azure fleet up-to-date for years with zero im...
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Getting to Know ARM64EC: #Defines and Intrinsic Functions

Mehmet_Iyigun on Nov 18 2021 12:55 AM
In this post, we start describing ARM64EC, a new ABI that makes it easy to build native apps for Windows on ARM even if ...
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Developer Guidance for Hardware-enforced Stack Protection

Jin_Lin on Feb 24 2021 12:47 PM
Windows 10 implementation details of Hardware-enforced Stack Protection, which takes advantage of the latest chipset sec...
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Introducing Kernel Data Protection, a new security technology for preventing data corruption

Mehmet_Iyigun on Jul 08 2020 10:45 AM
Kernel Data Protection (KDP) is a new technology that prevents data corruption attacks by protecting parts of the Window...
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Securely donate CPU time with Windows Sandbox

Hari_Pulapaka on Apr 06 2020 12:11 PM
Run Folding@Home in Windows Sandbox 
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Understanding Hardware-enforced Stack Protection

Hari_Pulapaka on Mar 24 2020 08:54 AM
ROP (Return Oriented Programming) based control flow attacks have become a common form of attack. In this post, we will ...
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DTrace on Windows – 20H1 updates

Hari_Pulapaka on Jan 27 2020 11:51 AM
DTrace on Windows updates for 20H1 - now without local KD attach requirement.
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DTrace on Windows

Hari_Pulapaka on Mar 11 2019 10:04 AM
Introducing DTrace on Windows 10 
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Windows Sandbox - Config Files

Hari_Pulapaka on Feb 21 2019 12:37 PM
Windows Sandbox now supports minimal scripting 

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zerotang
in Securely design your applications and protect your sensitive data with VBS enclaves on Sep 29 2024 06:29 AM
Just a technical feedback, how do you use log debug outputs in VBS enclave? The OutputDebugStringW is supposedly one way to do it, but I can't see the output anywhere (See https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/issues/365).
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Alfie_42
in Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption on Windows 11 22H2 on Sep 28 2024 02:20 AM
Thank you, For sharing this awesome blogpost. I am interested in further updates on this. Can you please tellHow will this enhance data security for virtual machines, and are there specific workloads or scenarios where this feature will be particularly beneficial?
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Alfie_42
in New storage features in Windows Server 2025 on Sep 28 2024 02:07 AM
I'm excited about the new storage features in Windows Server 2025! The enhancements in ReFS, software-defined storage, and NVMe over Fabrics promise to elevate performance and efficiency. The focus on innovation in Storage Spaces Direct is especially impressive. Can't wait to explore these capabilit...
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Alfie_42
in Securely design your applications and protect your sensitive data with VBS enclaves on Sep 28 2024 02:06 AM
The introduction of VBS enclaves is a significant advancement for developers focused on securing sensitive data. By leveraging the Windows Hyper-V hypervisor to create isolated environments, VBS enclaves provide a robust software-based trusted execution environment (TEE) that can protect application...
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JamesvandenBerg
in OpenHCL: Evolving Azure’s virtualization model on Sep 19 2024 01:37 AM
Thank you @Hari_Pulapaka for Sharing this Great Blogpost with the Community 😎
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