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What’s new in Storage Spaces Direct Technical Preview 5
Hello, Claus here again. We’ve got some more goodies for you in Storage Spaces Direct with the Windows Server Technical Preview 5 release. The key updates are: Automatic Configuration Managing Storage...
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NVMe, SSD and HDD storage configurations in Storage Spaces Direct TP5
Hello, Claus here again. This time we’ll take a look at the work we’ve done to support systems with three tiers of storage (NVMe + SSD + HDD) in Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). If you’re familiar with...
View ArticleAutomatic Configuration in Storage Spaces Direct TP5
Hello, Claus here again. This time we’ll take a look at the work done around simplifying the deployment of Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). If you have been following along, you know that once you form a...
View ArticleBuilding Work Folders Sync Reports
Hi, I’m Manish Duggal, software engineer at Microsoft. Work Folders enables users to securely access their files on a Windows Server from Windows, iOS and Android devices. Enterprise IT admins often...
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Storage Spaces Direct in Azure (TP5)
Hello, Claus here again. Enjoying the great weather in Washington and enjoying the view from my office, I thought I would share some notes about standing up Storage Spaces Direct using virtual machines...
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What’s new in Storage Replica for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
Hiya folks, Ned here again. Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5’s release brings you a number of new Storage Replica features, some of which we added directly from your feedback during the preview...
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Storage throughput with Storage Spaces Direct (TP5)
Hello, Claus here again. Dan and I recently received some Samsung PM1725 NVMe devices. These have 8 PCIe lanes, so we thought we would put them in a system with 100Gbps network adapters and see how...
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Storage Replica quick poll (UPDATE: POLL IS CLOSED)
Hi folks, Ned here again. I am running a Storage Replica topology poll on our UserVoice site to help decide some work priority. The two topics you are voting to prioritize are Storage Replica...
View ArticleQuick Survey: Your plans for WS 2016 block replication and Azure
Heya folks, Ned here again with a quick (only 4 questions) survey on how you plan to use block replication, Storage Replica, and Azure in the coming months after RTM of Windows Server 2016. Any...
View ArticleQuick Survey: Windows File Server Usage and Pain Points
Hi all, We need your input to help us prioritize our future investments for File Server scenarios. We’ve created a short 5 question survey to better understand File Server usage and pain points. Any...
View ArticleAzure Active Directory Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 is now...
Hi folks, Ned here again with a quick public service announcement from colleagues: Azure Active Directory Enterprise State Roaming for Windows 10 is now generally available. With Enterprise State...
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Storage IOPS update with Storage Spaces Direct
Hello, Claus here again. I played one of my best rounds of golf in a while at the beautiful TPC Snoqualmie Ridge yesterday. While golf is about how low can you go, I want to give an update on how high...
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Offline Files (CSC) to Work Folders Migration Guide
Hi all, I’m Jeff Patterson, Program Manager for Work Folders and Offline Files. Jane wrote a blog last year which covers how to use Folder Redirection with Work Folders. The blog is great for new...
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Deep Dive: Volumes in Storage Spaces Direct
This kid has been at Microsoft for one year! Hi there! I’m Cosmos. I joined the High Availability & Storage PM team one year ago this week. I thought it was about time I should post my first blog....
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Windows Server 2016 Dedup Documentation Now Live!
Hi all! We just released the Data Deduplication documentation for Windows Server 2016 over on TechNet! The new documentation includes a more detailed explanation of how Dedup works, crisper guidance on...
View ArticleWork Folders and Offline Files support for Windows Information Protection
Hi all, I’m Jeff Patterson, Program Manager for Work Folders and Offline Files. Windows 10, version 1607 will be available to Enterprise customers soon so I wanted to cover support for Windows...
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Volume resiliency and efficiency in Storage Spaces Direct
Hello, Claus here again. One of the most important aspects when creating a volume is to choose the resiliency settings. The purpose of resiliency is to provide resiliency in case of failures, such as...
View ArticleSurvey: Why R2?
Hi folks, Ned here again. I have a very quick survey for you if you’re a Windows Server customer. It is anonymous, only has one mandatory question, and one secondary optional question – shouldn’t take...
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Stop using SMB1
Hi folks, Ned here again and today’s topic is short and sweet: Stop using SMB1. Stop using SMB1. STOP USING SMB1! Earlier this week we released MS16-114, a security update that prevents denial of...
View ArticleThe not future of SMB1 – another MS engineering quickie survey
Hi folks, Ned here again. Speaking of SMB1 removal, please take 30 seconds to complete this anonymous survey on SMB1 removal as a default option. Your honesty counts; I’d rather hear ‘no’ and some...
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