One of the downloads I regularly recommend from the TechNet Evaluation Center is the Windows 10 deployment and management lab kit. It’s a self contained virtual machine environment that lets you run through several different Windows 10 deployment and management technologies and scenarios so you can get hands on in a live environment. Following are the full details, and you can download the rest here.

A complete lab environment*

The kit includes a pre-configured virtual lab environment with evaluation versions of:

• Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 1511
• System Center 2012 Configuration Manager 1511 (including upgrade guidance for Configuration Manager 1602)
• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 10
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 Update 2
• Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1
• Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.5 Service Pack 1
• Windows Server 2012 R2

*Lab environment requires 32 GB of available memory and 300 GB of free disk space. Lab expires August 30, 2016. A new version will be published prior to expiration.

Step-by-step labs

Illustrated lab guides take you through multiple deployment and management scenarios, including:

• Image creation
• Lite-touch and zero touch deployment
• Managing Windows 10 with Configuration Manager
• Code integrity
• Windows 10 provisioning
• In-place upgrade
• Application compatibility
• Application virtualization
• BitLocker administration and monitoring
• Credential Guard

Exchange Server ではデータベースへの変更が行われる際に、まず初めにトランザクション ログにその変更内容が記録され、その後、その内容がデータベースへ書き込まれます。
このため、例えばあるタイミングで採取したバックアップ ファイルと、それ以降のトランザクション ログがあれば、トランザクション ログをバックアップしたデータベース ファイルに反映させることで、最新の状態にすることが可能です。
トランザクション ログはデータベースの更新があるたびに記録されるため、一般的に多くのログが出力されます。
日々 Exchange Server をご利用いただく中で、トランザクション ログによるディスクの空き容量が圧迫されることを防止するため、一般的には以下のいずれかを実行し、古いトランザクション ログを削除いただいているかと存じます。

・バックアップを採取する。
・データベースの循環ログを有効にする。

トランザクション ログの詳しい説明や上記を実施することで、どのようにトランザクション ログが削除されるのかについての説明は割愛させていただきますが、何らかの要因でトランザクション ログの削除がされなくなり、気が付いた時にはディスクの空き領域が圧迫され、データベースがマウントできなくなった、というお問合せを多くいただきます。
今回のブログでは、データベースへ反映済みのトランザクション ログを確認し、別のディスクへ移動や削除しても問題ないトランザクション ログを判断する方法についてご案内いたします。

データベースへ反映済みのトランザクション ログの確認方法
トランザクション ログと同じフォルダにあるチェックポイント ファイル (.chk ファイル) を確認することで、データベースへ反映されているトランザクション ログを確認することが可能です。
以下の手順は、Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, Exchange 2016 といずれのバージョンでも同様となります。

– 確認手順
1. Exchange サーバーで Exchange 管理シェルを起動します。
2. 次のコマンドを実行し、チェックポイント ファイルの情報を表示します。

　Eseutil /mk “chk ファイル名の絶対パス”

　実行例) Eseutil /mk “E:Exchange ServerV15MailboxMDB01E01.chk”

※チェックポイント ファイルは、トランザクション ログが格納されているフォルダにあります。

3. 上記のコマンドを実行すると、以下のような出力が返されますので、 “Checkpoint” の内容を確認します。

表示例 (Exchange 2013 の場合)

上述の例では、”Checkpoint: (0x1281, 1, 0)” となっており、トランザクション ログ番号の 0x1280 までデータベースに反映済みであることを示しています。
トランザクション ログ ファイル名は、Exchange 2007 以降ではプレフィックス+ <8桁のログ番号> となります。
上記の例ではプレフィックスが E01 であるため、E0100001280.log までがコミット済みであり、E0100001280.log までのログを別のディスクへ移動や削除をすることができます。

※ログ番号とファイル名は 16 進数となっているため、ファイル名でソートするとログの順番どおりには並びません。ソートする場合は更新日時にてソートください。

なお、Exchange 2010 以降の DAG を構成されている場合、データベース コピーを持っている各サーバーで手動でトランザクション ログの退避・削除をする必要がありますのでご注意ください。
Active なデータベースを保持しているサーバーで対処を実施しても、Passive データベースを保持しているサーバー上でトランザクション ログが自動的に削除されることはありません。
また、トランザクション ログの削除や移動を実施した場合、データベースのコピー状態で不整合が起きる可能性がございます。
この場合は、容量圧迫の問題解決後、データベース コピーの再シードを実施くださいますようお願いいたします。

Today’s Tip…

n today’s installment of the Demystifying… series, we look at network isolation, encapsulation, and addressing terms.

Part 4: The Technologies

Terms in this tip include:

• Network Isolation
• VLANS
• PVLANS
• Tagging Methods
• VxLAN
• NVGRE
• Provider Address (PA)
• Customer Address (CA)
• Virtual IPs (VIPs)
• Dynamic IPs (DIPs)

Network Isolation, Encapsulation, and Addressing

Network Isolation – Network Isolation (not to be confused with Domain/Network Isolation using IPsec security policies) allows you to segment and run multiple networks on the same physical datacenter fabric with identical or overlapping IP address spaces without conflict.  Numerous methods are available to achieve network isolation including simple frame-tagging methods such as VLANs, or newer technologies such as NVGRE that use more advanced encapsulation methods. 

Routing can be configured to allow communication between isolated networks, but you must be careful to implement measures to avoid conflict should overlapping address spaces exist. 

Virtual LAN (VLAN) – Virtual LANs (VLANs), perhaps the most familiar method for providing network segmentation, works by creating a logical port-groupings on a switch and assigning a VLAN Identifier (VLAN ID).  These grouping are identified by a ‘tagging’ process, where a VLAN ID is inserted into the frame.  A side effect of this process is that the extra information extends the frame length, potentially exceeding the MTU (maximum transmission unit) on network devices.  VLANs are not typically used in modern software-defined datacenters due to limitations (by today’s standards) of scale.

PVLANS – Private VLANs (PVLANS) are an extension of the VLAN specification that allows you to further restrict ports assignments within a VLAN.  Essentially a group within a group, PVLANs allow you to control communications between sub-VLANs.

VLAN Tagging Methods – The Tagging methods used in VLANs support the partitioning of networks by inserting identifying information (tags) into a frame as it traverses the switch fabric.  Two common VLAN tagging methods include IEEE 802.1Q, which inserts a four-byte tag into the frame, and Cisco’s proprietary Inter-Switch Link protocol (ISL), which adds 32 bytes by encapsulating the original frame into a header and FCS (frame check sequence) trailer. 

The Hyper-V virtual switch supports the IEEE 802.1Q standard.

Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) – Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) is a network virtualization technology that attempts to improve the scalability problems associated with large cloud computing deployments. It uses a VLAN-like encapsulation technique to encapsulate MAC-based OSI layer 2 Ethernet frames within layer 4 UDP packets, using 4789 as the default IANA-assigned destination UDP port number.

NVGRE – Hyper-V Network Virtualization supports Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE) as the mechanism to virtualize IP addresses. In NVGRE, the virtual machine’s packet is encapsulated inside another packet. The header of this new, NVGRE-formatted packet has the appropriate source and destination provider area (PA) IP addresses. In addition, it has a 24-bit Virtual Subnet ID (VSID), which is stored in the GRE header of the new packet.

The following figure shows a GRE-encapsulated packet. On the wire, NVGRE-encapsulated packets look like IP-over-Ethernet packets, except that the payload of the outer IP header is a GRE-encapsulated IP packet (including the Ethernet header).

Figure: NVGRE Packet Encapsulation

Provider Address (PA) – A Provider Address (PA) is an IP address that is assigned to the Hyper-V host by the hoster or the datacenter administrators based on their physical network infrastructure. The PA appears in the packets on the network that are exchanged with the server running Hyper-V that is hosting the virtual machine. The PA is visible on the physical network, but not to the virtual machine.

Customer Address (CA) – A Customer Address (CA) is an IP address that is assigned to a virtual machine by the customer, based on their intranet infrastructure. This address enables the customer to exchange network traffic with the virtual machine as if it had not been moved to a public or private cloud. The CA is visible to the virtual machine and reachable by the customer.

Figure: CA/PA Example

Routing Domain Identifier (RDID) – In network virtualization, VM networks form an isolation boundary wherein the virtual machines are able to communicate with one another.  Each VM network is identified by a Routing Domain ID (RDID), which is assigned by datacenter administrators or datacenter management software, such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). The RDID is a Windows GUID — for example, “{11111111-2222-3333-4444-000000000000}”.

Virtual Subnet ID (VSID) –Each VM network (see RDIDs) consists of one or more virtual subnets identified by a unique Virtual Subnet ID (VSID).  Each virtual subnet belongs to a single VM network (RDID).  VSIDs allow hosts to identify the customer virtual machine for any given packet, even though the PA’s and the CA’s on the packets may be identical.

In tomorrow’s tip, Demystifying Software Defined Networking Terms – Part 5: The Hardware

Partnering for growth is all about ensuring you can continue to meet the needs of your customers’, by potentially finding the talent you need with another partner.

If you have excess capacity, you can increase your reach and profitability by finding partners that can help you drive the utilisation of your staff. If you lack capacity, you can connect with other partners that have the expertise to enable and expand your own solutions.

IDC predicts that cloud spending will exceed $500B by 2020*. In “Partner of the Future: 10 Transformations IT solutions providers must make” they outline ten specific areas that partners should consider when looking forward with their business – and aiming to ensure they remain successful both now, and looking towards 2020.*

Move over the generalist; step forward the specialist

Customers are looking for tailored solutions to meet their needs! How can you extend your portfolio to accommodate this? Added value is key (Services, managed services and IP replace “just” reselling technology) – it’s not just the IT contact within customers that needs attention – think about approaching business decision makers too. Customers look to you to create a holistic solution for your customer, to fulfil all of their needs.

Growing the portfolio of skills you provide could be one route – either training your existing team or recruiting fresh faces and effectively buying those skills / IP in.  But there’s an alternative, offered by connecting with other, like minded, partners that have the skills (IP / services / business insights) you’re looking for.  And in turn they may also be looking for qualities that you have.  The ‘do it yourself’ days fade into the past as you turn to a new world of collaboration.   

Over the course of the next few months, we’ll be exploring the world of Partnering for Growth as we introduce quick and easy to digest materials and resources to help as you partner with others.

Whether you’re new to this, or a seasoned professional we hope there’ll be something of interest for everyone.  These hints, tips and guidance are here to help you, but the ultimate path you take is your decision and your destiny.

Checklist for starting out

You may choose to do some or all of these, or approach partnering in your own way:

Planning

• Start with the end in mind; set a clear goal/outcome for what your partnering relationship should achieve
• Define “what’s in this for my business”! That way when you’re meeting with prospective partners you know what you’re looking for
• The negotiable and non-negotiable! Ensure you’re clear on what you’re prepared to negotiate on and what elements are non-negotiable

Search & Select

• Define your criteria for the kind of organisation you want to work with:
  • Technical skills
  • Other skills (selling, change management etc.)
  • Knowledge pools (contacts, specialisms)
  • Organisational size
  • Attitude to partnering
  • Customer references
  • Audience access (customer reach) and insights
  • Culture and approach to business

Agreeing the basics

• Define and agree the gives and gets for both parties
• Ensure you’re comfortable that both parties have an offering that customers want
• Confirm for yourselves that, commercially, the relationship can work

Setting up the relationship

• Should there be a formal or informal contractual arrangement between you?
• Don’t be afraid to agree up front the circumstances under which you may both (or separately) decide the relationship is not for you (better to have this discussion up front than further down the line!)
• Write a simple plan together to ensure you’ve a common view of success and the outcomes
• Think about the customer:
  • Who takes responsibility for the customer engagement side?  (Define who does this and on what basis)
  • Who supports the customer at and post-sale?
  • Who engages with them through the course of their lifecycle to ensure they stay with you?
  • What are the checkpoints to ensure the customer is – and remains – happy?
• Define the commercials (if you agree any) and how these will be governed
• Agree how you will review and adjust these commercials
• Agree the requirements that each organisation has in terms of levelling their understanding and ability to represent each other’s offerings.  What training?  What support?
• Agree a process for arbitration just in case of any problems
• Are there additional resources needed on either side?
• Determine how you will keep track to ensure you both have capacity to resource the customer?

Keeping connected

• Define a regular set of meetings and reviews:
  • Reviewing customer progress / deals / outcomes
  • Reviewing the performance of the relationship and longer term sustainability

*IDC November 2015 

こんにちは、Office サポートの橋村です。
本記事では、スクリプトを処理する時に必要となる PowerShell の導入手順についてご案内します。Office 365 にて公開されている製品において、ユーザー管理の一括処理等でスクリプトコマンドを実行する時などにご参照ください。

目次
1. PowerShell の導入
2. 関連情報

1. PowerShell の導入

1. 64 Bit OS が動作する Windows 10/8.1/8/7 の PC を準備します。

2. Windows 7 の PC に導入する場合は、前提条件を満たすために最新の Windows Update をすべて適用します。
Windows Update 適用後に OS を再起動し、その後、下記リンクから Windows Management Framework 3.0 をインストールし、 Windows PowerShell 3.0 を使用できるようにします。(Windows 10/8.1/8 の PC 場合は、本手順は不要です。)

タイトル : Windows Management Framework 3.0
アドレス : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595

3. 下記の弊社 TechNet ページを参照し、Microsoft Online Services サインイン アシスタント、Windows PowerShell 用 Microsoft Azure Active Directory モジュール (64 ビット バージョン) をインストールします。

タイトル : Connect to Office 365 PowerShell
アドレス : https://technet.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/dn975125.aspx

4. PowerShell の実行ポリシーを変更していない場合は、インストールした Windows PowerShell の Microsoft Azure Active Directory モジュールを管理者権限で起動し、下記コマンドを実行します。(【参考 : 実行ポリシー】既に変更済みの場合は、本手順は不要です。)

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

なお、設定されている実行ポリシーを確認するには下記のコマンドを実行します。(実行ポリシーを取得してプロンプトに表示します。)

Get-ExecutionPolicy

2.関連情報
関連ブログ記事をご案内いたします。

タイトル : Windows PowerShell ファースト ステップ ガイド
アドレス : https://technet.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/aa973757(VS.85).aspx

タイトル : PowerShell の学習
アドレス : https://technet.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/cc281945(v=sql.105).aspx

タイトル : PowerShell スクリプト
アドレス : https://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/powershell/scripting/powershell-scripting

ビジネスに欠かせないMicrosoft Officeの Word や Excel ですが、2015年に従来のパッケージ版、プレインストール版に次ぎ、新たにクラウド機能がついた Office 365 シリーズをリリースしたのはご存知でしょうか？

Office 365 シリーズでは、Word やExcel などのソフトウェアに加え、1TBのストレージ（OneDrive for Business）他、さまざまな機能を月額制で利用でき、常に最新のOffice製品の使用も可能です。

なかでも、Office 365 Business Premium では、社内SNS（Yammer）、プロジェクト管理のソフトウェア（SharePoint Online）も含まれており、プロジェクトの企画から、進行管理に必要不可欠なソフトウェアがすべて使用できます。

また、クラウドサービスでは、 Word や Excel などのデータやファイルを、クリック一つで共有でき、Webブラウザーを利用して、お互いに、且つ同時に編集ができるようになります（Office Online）。

今、注目を集めている Office 365 Business Premium にはどのようなサービスがあるのか、どんな活用方法があるのかご紹介します。

Office 365 Business Premium の機能一覧

Office 365 Business Premium では Word や Excel などの基本ソフトウェアはもちろんのこと、管理ツールやアプリケーションなどのソフトウェアが含まれています。

• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Outlook
• Skype for Business
• OneNote
• Publisher

と、基本的なソフトウェアの他に
・OneDrive for Business  （1TBのストレージサービス）

・Yammer （社内SNS）

・Microsoft Exchange

・Office Online （ブラウザー上でWord、OneNote、PowerPoint、Excel ドキュメントを作成及び編集が可能）

・SharePoint Online （プロジェクト管理ソフト）

など、様々な機能が使用できます。

Microsoft Exchange によるスケジュール共有、一括管理

Office 365 Business Premiumに付属するソフトウェアの一つ、Microsoft Exchange では PC、タブレット、スマートフォンからのアクセスが可能になり、どこにいてもメールやスケジュール、タスクの確認が可能となります。また、Microsoft Exchange  には3つの機能の特徴があります。

1.  セキュリティ機能

Microsoft Exchange に実装されている高度なセキュリティ機能により、社内のコンプライアンスや機密性の高い情報を保護し、ウイルス、スパム、フィッシング攻撃などから機密情報を守ります。

2. 管理機能

各社員へ送られてくるメールの一括管理が可能となり、社員が使用するメールボックスや、重要データを１箇所で管理することが可能となります。各企業の必要性に合わせて内容をカスタマイズできるため、コンプライアンスに関わる情報の管理も容易になります。

3. 共有機能

iOSやAndroid に関わらず、デバイスやOSに縛られない利用が可能なので、共同作業が非常にスムーズになり、作業場所を選びません。各グループで「受信トレイ」「予定表」「会話」などの必要情報を共有・管理ができ、作業効率が向上します。メールの転送や、情報共有のためのミーティングに時間を割く必要がなくなるため、時間の有効利用と共に、生産性が向上します。

Skype for Business Online によるグループチャットで業務円滑化

日頃から会議やミーティングで、多くの時間を費やしているビジネスマンも多いのではないでしょうか？ Skype for Business Online では、会議やミーティングの場所をオンラインで実現するため、ちょっとした会話で済んでしまうことなど、場所にとらわれないコミュニケーションが実現でき、業務効率の改善につながります。チャットでは複数名でリアルタイムの情報共有が可能です。

音声通話やビデオでのWeb会議は、出張先や海外からの参加も可能となり、直接顔を見ながらのミーティングも可能です。通信セキュリティも常に強化され、重要な会議などでも安心して利用する企業も年々増えてきています。

また、 Skype for Business Online を使用した会議では、アカウントを持っていない方も参加することが可能（ゲストユーザーの招待が可能）なので、他企業のスタッフ、クライアントを交えた会議などでも使用が可能です。以前より海外ではオンライン会議を取り入れている企業も多く、日本国内の企業でもSkype for Business Onlineを導入する企業が年々増加してきています。

SharePoint Onlineによるプロジェクトごとのスケジュール管理について

SharePoint Online はどのデバイスからでも、情報を保存、整理、共有することができるソフトウェアです。グループ作業、個人作業も SharePoint Online を使えば、情報や社員はもちろん、プロジェクトのスケジュール管理も可能です。時間やコストも効率的に管理することができるため、他の企業とのプロジェクトや、社内で他部署とのプロジェクトも、オンライン上で常に情報の共有が可能になり、「人が動く」ための、時間短縮やコスト削減にもつながります。

【まとめ】

Office 365 Business Premium には Word や Excel 以外にもメールやスケジュールの管理ツールなど、ビジネスで必要不可欠な機能が備わっています。メールやチャット、カレンダー機能などを複数のツールで使用している企業もありますが、１つにまとめることで、情報の管理や共有も可能となり、業務効率の改善、セキュリティ対策にもつながります。

また、メールやチャット、カレンダー機能など、他社ツールでは有料版のソフトウェアもあり、それぞれ月々コストがかかるツールを複合的に使用している企業もありますが、Office 365 Business Premium に含まれているご紹介したソフトウェアは、全て月額の料金に含まれる為、導入することでトータルコストの削減につながるケースが多々あります。一度あなたの会社内のインフラツールで利用しているコストと比較してみませんか？

※ 本情報の内容（添付文書、リンク先などを含む）は、作成日時点でのものであり、予告なく変更される場合があります。

アップグレード通知の管理方法 ならびに Windows 10から以前のバージョンのWindows に戻す方法 を音声とキーボードで操作する手順について ご案内しています。
各手順の詳細は、ワードおよびテキストファイルをダウンロードしてご確認ください。

アップグレードしたWindows 10から以前のバージョンのWindowsへ戻す方法

Windows 10にアップグレード後　31日以内であればアップグレード前の以前のWindowsバージョンに戻すことができます。
この手順ファイルではWindows 10 アップグレード後に、[設定] の [更新とセキュリティ] にある [回復] から、以前のバージョンの Windows に戻す方法について　音声とキーボードを使用した操作方法を説明します。
ここでご紹介する手順は、PC-Talker 8または7が入った環境での手順を説明しています。

＜手順ファイルのダウンロードは以下から＞

ワードファイル：Win10_RollBack.docx

テキストファイル：Win10_RollBack.txt

Windows10へのアップグレードをブロックする方法　

お使いのWindows 7 SP1またはWindows 8/8.1からWindows 10へのアップグレード通知および、アップグレードを事前にブロックすることができます。
この手順ファイルではWindowsのホーム画面に出てくるアップグレードの予約通知、アップグレードをブロックする方法について音声とキーボードを使用した操作方法を説明します。この操作により、Windows 10へのアップグレードの通知が表示されなくなります。
ここでご紹介する手順は、PC-Talker 8または7が入った環境での手順を説明しています。

＜手順ファイルのダウンロードは以下から＞　
-　Windows 7 SP1 の場合

ワードファイル：Block_Win10_for_Win7SP1.docx
テキストファイル：Block_Win10_for_Win7SP1.txt

-　Windows 8/8.1 の場合

ワードファイル：Block_Win10_for_Win8.docx
テキストファイル：Block_Win10_for_Win8.txt

“Windows 10にようこそ”画面から以前のバージョンのWindowsへ戻す方法
Windows 10の推奨アップグレードによりスケジュールされたWindows 10アップグレードのプロセス（3回の再起動の後）中で「Windows 10にようこそ」画面が表示されます。
この手順ファイルではWindows 10 アップグレード中に表示される「Windows 10にようこそ」画面からアップグレードをキャンセルし、以前のバージョンのWindowsに戻す方法について　音声とキーボードを使用した操作方法を説明します。

＜手順ファイルのダウンロードは以下から＞　

ワードファイル：Cancel_Win10.docx
テキストファイル：Cancel_Win10.txt

参考情報：Windows 標準の音声案内（ナレーター機能）の使用方法

Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1の場合
Windows ロゴ キー + Enter キーを押してください。
その他の音声案内を操作するためのキーボード ショートカットは、以下でご確認できます。
キーボード ショートカット

Windows 7の場合
Windows 7向けの日本語音声合成エンジンのご入手方法については、以下でご確認できます。
日本語音声合成エンジンのご提供について

Bilal Ahmed is only 11 years old but what he lacks in years he makes up for in sheer talent and a love for robotics, driving this young boy from Pakistan to build his very own drone at the Microsoft Innovation Centre in Karachi.

In fact, Bilal who is currently a student at The City School in Karachi, has built a number of robots on multiple platforms. He hopes to one day develop a Bionic Suit which is a type of external robotic suit that helps paralysed people walk again, and also allows people to do more work using less effort and power.

Quite a big a dream for an 11 year old, but when you’ve already built a few robots and a fully functioning drone at such a young age, anything is possible.

Never too young to learn
Bilal’s love for programming stems from his father who encouraged the young boy to learn how to code from an early age.

Ozair Belal, from Developer Experience and Evangelism (DX) at the Microsoft Innovation Centre in Karachi, first noticed Bilal’s talent at a local robotic competition. Bilal’s father then contacted Ozair to support Bilal in learning a to integrate “Raspberry Pi 2” for his robots and drones.

“After interviewing Bilal to evaluate his technical skills and knowledge it was evident that the 11 year old had the potential to do great things,” says Ozair.

A keen hobbyist himself when it comes to building things that fly, Ozair decided to take Bilal under his wing by providing him with the mentorship and guidance to start building his own Quadcopter.

The result? A drone with military capabilities
Bilal’s drone can fly up to a height of 1500 feet and is similar to those used by security and defence agencies. It is made of aluminium and has a camera which can take photos and videos. It is programmed so that it reduces turbulence and is self-stabilising.

It also has GPS capabilities and automatic landing and take-off functionality. Live telemetry data and graphs can be viewed on a radio controller for post flight checks.

When asked why he decided to build this drone, the 11-year old said he wants to make the world a better place to live by learning how to combine man’s capabilities with robotics.

More about the Microsoft Innovation Centre in Karachi
It was at the Microsoft Innovation Centre where Bilal worked tirelessly after school to build his drone using Microsoft products such as Raspberry Pi 2, Visual Studio and Windows 10 IoT Core.

According to Ozair, the Microsoft Innovation Centres aim to create real opportunities for entrepreneurs and start-ups.

“It doesn’t matter if you are a recent graduate, high school student or an 11-year-old boy with a dream to build a drone, the Centre exists to empower people to develop their IT skills and pursue a job in any IT-related field,” he says.

“Bilal is proof that if you have a creative mind, an interest in robotics, engineering or programming, and the right support, tools and resources it is possible to achieve your dreams and do great things no matter how old you are,” adds Ozair.

If you want to learn more about this extraordinary 11 year old, follow his YouTube channel BatLab.

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex (Beta)

Odkaz ke stažení
Cena: zdarma

Pro všechny malé i velké, které baví nejrychlejší auta a závody ve skvělé grafice je tu skvělá zpráva. Nejpopulárnější závodní hra na XBOXu, Forza, se dočkala své PC verze. Více jak 60 aut na 6 skvělých tratí na Vás čeká v úchvatné DirectX 12 grafice v rozlišení až 4K. A to vše zcela zdarma.

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Dear Microsoft Partners,

We’re very excited to be joining you all at World Partner Conference this year. There is no substitute for meeting face to face, and WPC gives us the perfect opportunity for this to happen.

Whether you’re a MSP, ISV, SI, VAR, or 1-Tier CSP, we can help you future proof your business and establish long-term profitability as you transition to the cloud.

What can we do for you?

“…increase your margin on Office 365 from 3% to 15% in just days”

If you still have customers licensing Office 365 under the Advisor model, we can help you switch to CSP by leveraging our Profit Tuner solution. If you’re a numbers person, that equates to increasing your margin on Office 365 from 3% to 15% in just days.

“…help you get started with Azure”

Vuzion was the first Microsoft 2-Tier CSP partner to successfully automate the delivery and billing of Microsoft Azure services through an integrated cloud marketplace.  We have many years’ experience of selling cloud-based IaaS solutions and we have packaged up this knowledge to help partners start selling solutions on top of Azure.  To make the first step easier we’re offering partners a £250 credit to try Azure through CSP for themselves.

If that’s piqued your interest, here’s a little background on who we are.

“we have 20 years’ experience of delivering cloud services”

Despite being just 4 months old, Vuzion builds on 20 years’ experience of delivering cloud services and solutions to thousands of customers through 100s of partners from our parent company Cobweb. Using Cobweb as a testbed, Vuzion is able to offer its partners bundled services and marketing campaigns that are tried, tested and proven to work.

Vuzion is the UK’s largest Cloud Aggregator. We take cloud based solutions from multiple vendors and pull them together to build an ecosystem of services, and blend these services with the capabilities of our network of resellers. We offer this combination of cloud, professional and managed services to all partners along with all the required operational support solutions including Automated billing, 24*7 UK based support, strategic consulting, and marketing capabilities.

Meet our team:

This summer we’re sending 4 members of our team, each experts in their own field, to Toronto, Canada for WPC 2016. Whether you’re interested in Azure, Office 365, digital transformation, or all of the above, we’ve got you covered.

Michael Frisby (Managing Director):

Michael’s expertise lies in combining technology and customer requirements into commercial solutions. At Vuzion, he is responsible for leading the company’s transition as a value-add cloud aggregator. He previously led Microsoft’s SMB Managed Reseller channel across Western Europe, accelerating the transition to selling cloud services, and building the Office 365 Syndication business to one million users.

Julian Dyer (CTO):

Julian is our very own visionary/tech wizard.  Julian became CTO in 2001, setting and leading the technological agenda. He prides himself on marrying exceptional technical expertise with uncompromising support and service for partners and customers.

Craig Gordon (Solutions Consultant):

Infrastructure and Managed Services expert, Craig is the man to speak to about Azure solutions. Craig strikes the perfect balance between technical knowledge and business acumen. He spent 5 years helping Cobweb (now Vuzion) and partners develop and deliver profitable, bespoke and unique services to bring their businesses to new heights despite having a mild case of acrophobia.

Darren Roberts (Channel Business Development Manager):

Darren brings with him over 15 years of sales experience to the Vuzion team. An early advocate of cloud services since the 2000s, Darren works with partners to build a profitable and sustainable cloud business model.

To read more about us, visit our website: www.vuzion.cloud for more details.

To book a meeting with a member of our Vuzion team, fill out the form at www.vuzion.cloud/wpc-2016 and we’ll be in touch with you shortly.

We look forward to seeing you at WPC16!

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube oder LinkedIn: Soziale Netzwerke haben die Art, wie wir kommunizieren, revolutioniert – auch innerhalb der Unternehmen. Dort haben sich mit Yammer, Skype for Business oder SharePoint längst Werkzeuge und Plattformen etabliert, die Innovationsprozesse beschleunigen und Kommunikation vorantreiben. Um die ganze Kraft der modernen Wissensarbeit zu entfalten, sind solche Tools für ein #DigitalesWirtschaftswunder in Deutschland nicht mehr weg zu denken.

Auf Basis einer aktuellen Social Collaboration Studie von Campana und Schott stellen wir heute acht Dinge vor, die wir rund um ein vernetztes Unternehmen wissen sollten.

1. Telefonieren ist gut, netzwerken ist (noch) besser

„Persönliche Kontakte, Telefonate und E-Mails stehen in vielen Unternehmen nach wie vor hoch im Kurs“, schreibt Michael Kroker, Redakteur der Wirtschaftswoche, in seinem Blog Look@IT über die Ergebnisse der „Deutschen Social Collaboration Studie 2016“. Klingt gut, ist es aber nicht: Auf einer Skala von „0“ (vollständig analog) bis „3“ (vollständig digital) erzielen Unternehmen einen durchschnittlichen Reifegrad von gerade einmal 1,24 und verschenken damit die Möglichkeit, über Social Collaboration zu mehr Arbeitseffizienz zu kommen. „Damit die digitale Transformation die Zusammenarbeit in Unternehmen tatsächlich zum Besseren verändern kann“, so Kroker weiter, „braucht es eine stabile und moderne IT-Infrastruktur.“

2. Was ist Social Collaboration überhaupt?

Die Studie liefert dafür eine gute Definition: „Der Einsatz von Tools und Technologien, um vernetzte Formen der Zusammenarbeit zu etablieren – mit dem Ziel, den Wissenstransfer innerhalb der Belegschaft zu fördern und Businessentscheidungen zu beschleunigen.“

3. Acht Faktoren für vernetzte Kommunikation

Konkret nennt die Studie von Campana und Schott acht Faktoren, die Social Collaboration ausmachen:

1. Suche nach Experten
2. Austausch in Interessensgruppen
3. Suche nach Wissen
4. Mobiles Arbeiten
5. Firmeninterne Informationen und Neuigkeiten
6. Anträge und Formulare
7. Kommunikation und Abstimmung im Team und
8. den Austausch von Dokumenten.

4. Was muss eine IT-Infrastruktur für Social Collaboration können?

Tools und Technologien müssen Menschen miteinander vernetzen – am Arbeitsplatz im Büro genauso wie im Home-Office oder auf Geschäftsreisen. Sie müssen die Kommunikation der Menschen untereinander und den Austausch von Wissen und Neuigkeiten so einfach wie möglich machen. Moderne Collaboration-Tools vernetzen Wissen auf Basis von schlauen Algorithmen schon ohne das aktive Zutun von Teammitgliedern und Mitarbeitern. So steht das Organisationswissen schon zur Verfügung, bevor danach gesucht wird.

5. Yammer, SharePoint, Delve & Co: Wir setzen nicht auf das Suchen, sondern das Finden

Richtig gelesen, schlaue Algorithmen: Microsoft bietet mit Graph in Office 365 eine Technologie, die im Hintergrund arbeitet, aus den Aktivitäten der Nutzer lernt und Teammitglieder miteinander vernetzt. Das Tool Delve hilft den Anwendern die Intelligenz von Graph intuitiv zu nutzen und Arbeitsschwerpunkte sowie wichtige Teamdokumente mit anderen zu teilen. Die Suche nach Experten und Dokumenten gehört dabei der Vergangenheit an, stattdessen setzt Delve auf das Finden.

Graph ist nur eine der Technologien, mit denen Microsoft Teams und Wissen vernetzt. Yammer ist das Social Network für Unternehmen, das die Vernetzung von Teams und den Austausch von Wissen unternehmens- oder organisationsweit ermöglicht. SharePoint ist ein mobiles, intelligentes Intranet sowie ein mächtiges Content Management System für die Zusammenarbeit von jedem Gerät und von jedem Ort aus, an dem es eine Internetverbindung gibt. Und Skype for Business löst immer häufiger das Telefon ab, weil es viel mehr kann: neben der Sprachkommunikation zum Beispiel Messaging, das Teilen von Dokumenten in Echtzeit oder Meetings.

6. Office 365: Unser Integrationsangebot für Social Collaboration

Office war mal eine Sammlung von Word, Excel und PowerPoint. Auch heute ist Office immer noch das Dach für diese Produktivitätswerkzeuge, aber die Office Suite hat sich längst zu einer Technologie für Vernetzung und Zusammenarbeit weiterentwickelt. Mit Office 365 ist es einfach, Dokumente zu teilen – per E-Mail, SharePoint oder OneDrive. Office integriert die oben genannten Tools so nahtlos, dass die Anwender ihre Word- oder Exceldatei nicht verlassen müssen, um etwa mit Skype for Business ein Meeting zu veranstalten. Es lassen sich in ihren Teams sogar Dokumente gemeinsam bearbeiten.

7. Ein Blick in die Zukunft: Bots statt arbeiten

Im Grunde genommen ist Delve einer dieser Bots, von denen neuerdings immer häufiger zu lesen ist. Bots sind Tools, die mitdenken, vorausplanen und ihren Nutzern Arbeit abnehmen. Sie werden schon bald auch in Office ihre nützlichen Dienste verrichten und so ihren Beitrag für Social Collaboration leisten. Unser CEO Satya Nadella hat seine Vision kürzlich auf der Plattform LinkedIn zusammengefasst.

Bots können zum Beispiel die Reiseplanung übernehmen, sobald ein Outlook-Termin eingestellt wird. Ein Bot versteht, wann der Anwender wohin reisen möchten, und schlägt zum Beispiel eine Reisemöglichkeit und einen Ort für die Übernachtung vor. Ein Bot könnte sich um auch das leibliche Wohl kümmern und einen Tisch reservieren, wenn man sich mit Kollegen zum Mittagessen beim Lieblingsitaliener verabredet.

8. „Investitionen in moderne Technologien zahlen sich aus“

So das zentrale Ergebnis der Studie von Campana und Schott. „Um den Reifegrad eines Unternehmens in Beziehung zu dessen Produktivität zu setzen, wurden die Teilnehmer nach ihrer wahrgenommenen Arbeitseffizienz gefragt. In diesem Kontext kam die Studie zu dem Ergebnis, dass die wahrgenommene Arbeitseffizienz signifikant mit dem Reifegrad korreliert. Daraus lässt sich schließen, dass sich Investitionen in und der Einsatz von modernen Technologien mehrheitlich auszahlen.“

Dem ist nichts hinzuzufügen!

Ein Beitrag von Thomas Roth & Ekatherina Haas

Product Marketing Manager Office 365 bei Microsoft Deutschland

Today’s Tip…

In today’s installment of the Demystifying… series, we look at……………………

Part 5: Datacenter Hardware Technologies

Terms in this tip include:

• Converged Network Adaptors
• Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
• RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
• Datacenter Bridging
• Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ)
• Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO)
• Switch Embedded Teaming (SET)

Converged Network Adaptors – A Converged Network Adapter (CNA), also called a converged network interface controller (C-NIC), combines two different functions in single piece of hardware.  Converged NICs combine the functionality of both a fiber channel host bus adapter for connecting a server to a storage area network (SAN), and an Ethernet connection to connect the same server to a local area network (LAN).  In other words, it “converges” access to, respectively, a storage area network and a general-purpose computer network.

Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) – Implemented on hardware, Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) supports zero-copy networking by enabling the network adapter to transfer data directly to or from application memory, eliminating the need to copy data between application memory and the data buffers in the operating system. Such transfers require no work to be done by CPUs, caches, or context switches, and transfers continue in parallel with other system operations. When an application performs an RDMA Read or Write request, the application data is delivered directly to the network, reducing latency and enabling fast message transfer.

The high-throughput, low-latency communication provided by RDMA makes it ideal for network-intensive applications like networked storage or cluster computing.

RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) – RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) is a network protocol that allows remote direct memory access (RDMA) over an Ethernet network. Two RoCE versions exist, RoCE v1 and RoCE v2.  RoCE v1 uses the Ethernet protocol as a link layer protocol and hence allows communication between any two hosts in the same Ethernet broadcast domain. While RoCE v2 is a RDMA running on top of UDP/IP and can be routed.

Datacenter Bridging (DCB) – Data Center Bridging DCB is a suite of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards that enable Converged Fabrics in the data center, where storage, data networking, cluster IPC and management traffic all share the same Ethernet network infrastructure. DCB provides hardware-based bandwidth allocation to a specific type of traffic and enhances Ethernet transport reliability with the use of priority-based flow control. Hardware-based bandwidth allocation is essential if traffic bypasses the operating system and is offloaded to a converged network adapter, which might support Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Converged Ethernet, or Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Priority-based flow control is essential if the upper layer protocol, such as Fiber Channel, assumes a lossless underlying transport.

Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) – Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) is a feature available to computers running Windows Server with the Hyper-V server role installed, that have VMQ-capable network hardware. VMQ uses hardware packet filtering to deliver packet data from an external virtual machine network directly to virtual machines, which reduces the overhead of routing packets and copying them from the management operating system to the virtual machine.

Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) – Load Balancing and Failover logically combines multiple network adapters to provide bandwidth aggregation and traffic failover to prevent connectivity loss in the event of a network component failure. Load Balancing with Failover is also known as NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 / 2016.

Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) – Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) is an alternative NIC Teaming solution that you can use in environments that include Hyper-V and the Software Defined Networking (SDN) stack in Windows Server 2016.  SET integrates some NIC Teaming functionality into the Hyper-V Virtual Switch.

SET allows you to group between one and eight physical Ethernet network adapters into one or more software-based virtual network adapters. These virtual network adapters provide fast performance and fault tolerance in the event of a network adapter failure.

SET member network adapters must all be installed in the same physical Hyper-V host to be placed in a team.

こんにちは。日本マイクロソフト Outlook サポート チームです。

Outlook 2016 では、Outlook 2013 からの変更点がいくつかございますが、今回はそのうちの一つについてご紹介します。
Outlook 2016 から、閲覧ウィンドウをオフに設定するレジストリが変更になっています。

– Outlook 2013 以前の設定
レジストリ キー : HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftOfficexx.0OutlookOptionsoo
値の名前 : disablereadingpane
値の型 : dword
値 : 1
Outlook 起動時、この値が設定されていれば 閲覧ウィンドウがオフの状態で表示されました。
しかし、Outlook 2016 からこの値は廃止され、MAPI プロファイル作成後に初めて起動する際には、閲覧ウィンドウが右に表示される状態にリセットされます。

なお、グループ ポリシーで設定を強制する機能は有効であり、設定する値については Outlook 2013 と同様となります。

レジストリ キー : HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftOffice16.0OutlookOptions
値の名前 : disablereadingpane
値の型 : dword
値  : 1
本情報の内容 (添付文書、リンク先などを含む) は作成日時点でのものであり、予告なく変更される場合があります。

Q: (from Seth)

I’m working with a client on designing an Azure deployment for them and the question came up of how often are there scheduled maintenance windows in Azure and how can we decide who should get notifications about these maintenance windows.

A:

Although we’d love for it to be perfect, it’s software and maintenance must happen. The goal is to minimize the impact to the customer. The use of Availability Sets is obviously one way the customer can mitigate the impact, Here is a great blog post on some details on our maintenance process and communication. Don’t let the title distract you, the concepts apply to all of our virtual machines:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-linux-planned-maintenance/

To summarize key points:

• The maintenance that we are discussing applies to the underlying virtualization host environment of Azure, NOT the specific OS instances. Once an image has been created, the OS instance maintenance for patches and updates is up to you.
• We try to minimize the number of Azure maintenance cycles to minimize the customer impact. We’ve also have worked hard to make the maintenance cycle as quick as possible to minimize downtime.
• We target weekends if possible
• We try to provide seven days of notice, with three being the minimum for critical updates

  Steve

As I mentioned in the Current Cumulative Updates for Office – Q3 2012 post, each quarter I will post information on the latest updates for the Office for Windows and Office for Macintosh products.

The information below is being provided regarding the most currently available updates available for the supported Windows and Macintosh versions of Office as of July 1, 2016

REMINDER: Change to the Release Schedule for Non-Security Updates

Be aware of an important change that was made to the release schedule for Office updates that began on April 5, 2016.  Non-security updates are now released in Microsoft Update and the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) on the FIRST Tuesday of the month.  This will include all updates that have the Critical or Definition classification.  Updates with the Security classification will continue to release on the second Tuesday as usual.

This change applies only to the MSI version of Office.  Office Click-To-Run (C2R) will release on the second Tuesday.

As a reminder on why I’m providing this information and how it should be used, please see my Keeping Up with Office Updates post which discusses the cumulative updates for Office (and Outlook in particular) that companies need to be aware of and push out to their users.

Office for Windows

Office 2016

• Current Service Pack level: Office 2016 (RTM released September 22, 2015)
• Latest cumulative: June 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3166910)
• Outlook specific: June 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3115147)

Office 2013

• Current Service Pack level: Office 2013 SP1
  • Office 2013 RTM (SP0) support ended April 14, 2015
  • Starting with the April 2015 update releases, all Office 2013 updates require Office 2013 SP1 to be installed.
• Latest cumulative June 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3166910)
• Outlook specific: June 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3115158)

Office 2010

• Current Service Pack level: Office 2010 SP2
  • Office 2010 SP1 support ended on October 14, 2014
  • Note: Office 2010 RTM (SP0) support ended July 10, 2012
• Latest cumulative Update: June 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3166910)
• Outlook specific: May 2016  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3115127)

Office 2007

• Current Service Pack level: Office 2007 SP3 (released October 2011)
  • Note: Office 2007 will reach end-of-life support on October 10, 2017.
  • Note: Office 2007 is now in Extended Support as of October 9, 2012.
  •  
• Last cumulative Update: June 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3169910)
• Outlook specific: March 2016 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2863811)

Office 2003

• Office 2003 reached End-of-Life Support on April 8, 2014

Note: Each of the KB articles includes the list/links for all the Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).  Most of you focus on Outlook and that’s the only ones required and is also provided separately but I wanted to provide the larger “Office” list in case you want it.

As a reminder, Microsoft Update does *NOT* make the cumulative updates available to users (unlike the Public Updates) for products prior to Office 2013.  These have to be downloaded and either installed independently or deployed using tools such as WSUS, SCCM, etc. 

Note: As of January 1, 2015 the Office product group has made a decision to no longer have both what were known as “Public Updates” (those that you could get through Microsoft Update) and “Cumulative Updates” (separate downloads) for the Office 2013 products, which has always been very confusing (and part of why I started posting this information).  Going forward, all updates will be part of the Public Update releases.  However, I will continue to post this bulletin quarterly so that you have this information to properly manage updates for desktops, etc.

Office for Macintosh

Office 2016

• Current Service Pack Level: Office 2016 for Mac RTM
• Latest cumulative Update: June 2016 – 15.23 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3165798)

Office 2011

• Current Service Pack Level: Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 SP6 (released Jan 12, 2016)
  • Office for Mac 2011 mainstream support has been extended and will now end on October 10, 2017 instead of January 12, 2016
• Latest cumulative Update: June 2016 – 14.6.5 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3165796)

Office 2008

• Current Service Pack Level: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac SP2 (released October 2009)
  • Office 2008 for Mac support ended on April 9, 2013
• Last cumulative Update: March 2013 – 12.3.6 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817449)

Note: Each of the KB articles includes the link for downloading the package which updates ALL Office Products…there are not separate updates for each of the various components of Office as there is with the Windows releases.

By Michael Sammels

For everyone who has been following Microsoft blogs and Twitter feeds, you will have seen a lot about new builds. At the time of this article, the following builds are available on the following platforms:

Now, bear in mind that Release Preview is NOT the same as Production, which is the normal build of Windows 10 – currently on 10586.420.

Okay, so you’ve decided that you want to join the Windows 10 Insider Preview on either your mobile or desktop device. I will go through the stages for joining on both devices, but thanks to similar user interfaces most of the steps will be the same.

Please be aware that when you first enable the Insider Preview ring, be it the Fast or the Slow ring, that it could take up to 24 hours for the change to be reflected and for you to get the update. Once enrolled though you can change rings immediately. It’s different on Windows Mobile devices though – for some reason, this change is instant.

Screenshots provided by Stephen White.

The Various Rings

First things first. Let’s discuss the three rings that you can get on the Insider Preview build and what’s different about each of them.

Fast ring

The Fast ring is perfect if you have a second device or PC lying around – or don’t mind taking some big risks. Because this ring gets updates the fastest and first, it has the most amount of new and changed features – but it also contains the most amount of bugs and there’s no guarantee that everything will work as expected. You may run into more problems than it is actually worth.

Updates for this ring normally arrive every two weeks or so, although in the past this has been more frequently, or less frequently. It all depends on how the guys in Redmond are doing with a fix. Patches normally come out on “Patch Tuesday”. Remember that, as with all operating system updates, your mobile device or computer will be unusable until it is completed, so this could affect things if you are in the middle of important work.

Slow ring

The Slow ring, like above can also be a risk – but not as big of a risk as the Fast ring. It only receives updates every six weeks or so and most of the features have been tested by people in the Fast ring – and subsequently any issues have been fixed. This is perfect if you’re looking for a middle ground.

Release Preview

This is an interesting ring. This contains cumulative updates to Production, but faster than normal. This ring is perfect if you want to stay on the current, and most stable ring, but occasionally test new features.

This article will discuss how to connect to either the Fast or the Slow ring, but it will not discuss connecting to the Release Preview ring.

Production

This is the final ring – which you will only see if you are already enrolled in the Insider Preview programme. This is not a test ring. Instead, it is the publicly available version of Windows 10 that everyone else is on – and you can select this to stop getting Insider updates. However, please be aware that this will not revert your phone or device back to the current version of Windows 10 that is not in preview – you will still need to flash your phone or reset your device.

This ring is only handy in the circumstance that you want to stop receiving updates and/or miss a build out.

Connecting: PC Insider Ring

If you navigate to the following

Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Insider Program

You can choose what ring you want to be on. Of course, it should be noted that you will need to be signed into the computer with a Microsoft account and that you should also be signed up to the Insider Preview program which you can do by following this link and signing in. It’s free to join.

Once everything has been setup properly you will be faced with a screen that looks somewhat like this – the design and layout may vary dependant on build:

As you can see from this screen, we have the option to select the Fast or Slow insider level. You will notice that while Production is mentioned above, it’s no longer available per se as an option. It’s now a button called Stop Insider Preview builds – this was a change in the later Insider Preview builds. At the time of this article, I am unsure if it has been pushed to Production or Release Preview as of yet.

So, when you first join the programme Microsoft will automatically put you on the Slow ring to begin with – as mentioned above, it is the most stable out of the two rings. If you wish to change from Slow to Fast, you are welcome to do so, but the change can take anywhere up to 24 hours to reflect and for the update to be available to yourself.

If you choose to go back to the Slow ring, or indeed stop the builds altogether, you can do so – but if you wish to revert to an earlier version you will need to reset your device or phone.

Once you have joined the programme and waited up to 24 hours, head to:

Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Update

And check for new updates. The latest build for Slow or Fast (dependant on your ring) should come through.

Connecting: Mobile Insider Ring

If you navigate to the following:

All Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Insider Programme

You can choose what ring you want to be on. Of course, it should be noted that you will need to be singed into the mobile device with a Microsoft account, and that you should also be signed up to the Insider Preview program (see above).

Once everything has been setup properly, you will be faced with a screen that looks somewhat like this – the design and layout may vary dependant on build.

You have the choice of Fast and Slow. Microsoft will automagically put you on the Slow ring, and if you wish to update to the Fast ring, then you have to select this manually. This will take anywhere between 12 and 24 hours to flag up before you will be able to download the latest Fast ring build on the phone.

Once a build pops up on mobile, the procedure is quite simple. You will need to keep checking your phone for updates, via the normal route:

All Settings -> Update & security -> Phone update

When a build pops through (with the latest Slow and the latest Fast), then your phone will update as it would normally should you not be on the Fast ring.

Again, it may be an idea to take note that there is no direct option to join the production ring – it is simply a button: Stop Insider Preview builds.

Once you have joined the preview and selected your ring you’ll have to wait the appropriate amount of time – which can be faster than the desktop device.

And that is how you join the preview! Rather simple in the end once you know where to look.

Resources

Windows Insider Preview

現象
Outlook 2016 (Office 365 ProPlus を含む) にて、AutoDiscover が成功せずに、エラーが表示され Outlook 2016 のプロファイル作成に失敗することや、クラッシュすることがございます。
サーバー側でプロキシの自動検出を構成しているが、プロキシ自動構成が取得できない状況において発生する事象となるため、Internet Explorer の [インターネット オプション設定]-[接続]タブ-[LAN の設定]–[設定を自動的に検出する](既定ではオン) をオフにすることで解消をご確認いただけます。

原因
弊社製品の不具合により発生いたします。
※ Office 2016 のモジュールが原因となることから Outook 2013 (Office 365 ProPlus を含む) では発生いたしません。

対象方法
■ C2R 版をご使用の場合
[Office アカウント]-[更新オプション]-[今すぐ更新] にて 16.0.6511.1000 以上のバージョンにアップデートいただくことで事象を解消いただくことが可能となります。

■ MSI 版をご利用の場合
現在弊社にて調査中となります。

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By Richard Smith

General Manager, Microsoft Worldwide Licensing & Pricing (WWLP)

Today, we’re announcing a new way to buy, marking yet another step in our licensing transformation to make it easier for customers and partners to do business with Microsoft:

Enterprise Advantage on MPSA

In 2017, we will introduce Enterprise Advantage as a new way for commercial customers to buy organization-wide on the Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA). Enterprise Advantage brings traditional Enterprise Agreement benefits to the MPSA and provides the best value for a three-year, organization-wide and optional platform-wide purchase:

• Mix perpetual and subscription software with cloud services like Office 365, Azure, and CRM Online, organization-wide
• Purchase any time, whatever you need, with no additional enrollments
• Enjoy budget predictability and price protection
• Buy how you want, taking advantage of your combined purchases across the organization to maximize value
• More easily manage your assets, including true-up and true-down of subscriptions and services, to meet ever-changing business needs

Enterprise Advantage on MPSA will offer the same business bargain, including products, pricing, and coverage, as the Enterprise Agreement, plus the added flexibility of the MPSA to align to your purchasing structure and needs. At launch, Enterprise Advantage on MPSA will be available for all commercial customers in markets where the MPSA is available, but will be the optimal choice for most customers with up to 2,400 users or devices. We anticipate introducing similar offerings called Government Advantage and Education Advantage later in 2017, and will continue to build additional functionality over time to support all of our customers with modern licensing choices.

In addition to this new way to buy coming in 2017, remember two policy changes we previously announced become effective today to help customers and partners more easily find and choose the licensing option that best suits their needs:

• Retirement of Select Plus. Existing commercial Select Plus customers will no longer be able to place orders through their Select Plus agreement beginning at their next anniversary date.* Instead, the MPSA offers a more modern licensing option that enables customers to buy licenses for online services, software, and Software Assurance through a simpler and more flexible agreement.
• Increase in the minimum Enterprise Agreement (EA) commitment. For commercial customers signing new Enterprise Enrollments or Enterprise Subscription Enrollments, the minimum commitment increases today to 500 from 250 users or devices*. For new commercial customers with 250 to 499 users or devices, we recommend the MPSA, or the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program for those looking for partner-managed services. MPSA and CSP are the fastest and most flexible ways to buy from Microsoft.

Microsoft customers and partners have contributed to the development of Enterprise Advantage coming in 2017. Together with the policy changes taking effect today, this brings us closer to our goal of providing simpler, more flexible modern licensing. Revisit this blog for more news and information about the transformation of Microsoft volume licensing.

*Both Select Plus retirement and the increase in the minimum Enterprise Agreement commitment policy changes effective today apply only to commercial customers in markets where the MPSA is available. Select Plus will continue to be offered in People’s Republic of China, India, and other markets where the MPSA is not yet available, and the contractual minimum for the Enterprise Agreement will not be raised in those areas.

Hello, Wiki Ninjas!

Today is Friday with International Community Update.

The end of June is as follows:

The topic of this month:

• Hindi moved up to 16th! They are likely to catch Vietnamese and Thai next month.
• Italian approaches Persian little by little, too.

Thank you!!

Tomoaki Yoshizawa (yottun8)
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