Microsoft recommends Windows Server Core for most infrastructure services and for applications such as Exchange 2019. You can also run SQL Server on Server Core. However, the installation requires a few steps from the command line.
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Microsoft has a beautiful new monospaced font designed specifically for programming and Windows Terminal.
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A handy PowerShell feature most people take advantage of is parameter value tab completion. Parameter value tab completion allows you to tab through available values you can pass to PowerShell commands.
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So you've developed code. Great! Now you have to publish it to your users. But how There are many ways to accomplish this but one of the most used is NuGet. NuGet is a technology that allows you to publish code in the form of packages for others.
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It's been a couple of months since the initial betas for the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) were launched and I wanted to share a bit about what this is all about and how this will help you be more productive. I've been using the beta since it landed in Windows Insiders and I quickly switched over to using WSL 2 exclusively in my daily development tasks.
Source : code.visualstudio.com/blogs
Learn how to download and install VMware PowerCLI in this complete, step-by-step walkthrough.
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Out-GridView Returns! It’s been almost 3 years since PowerShell Core debuted for Linux and Mac, and as we’ve increased our cmdlet coverage more and more, one cmdlet has always stood out as a top, cross-platform request. Today, we are excited to announce that Out-GridView is debuting on all Core-supported platforms through the GraphicalTools Module.
Source : devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/
Last month we announced that PowerShell 7 will be the next release of PowerShell. Here I will provide more details of areas we’ll be investing in for the PowerShell 7 release. When will I get it?! Today, we’re releasing our first preview of PowerShell 7.
Source : PowerShell
PS Protector is a Windows utility that simplifies converting your plaintext PowerShell module into a Windows .NET assembly DLL. The use case is for businesses that need to protect their intellectual property by preventing source code inspection.
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Microsoft is extending the number of Group Policy settings in Windows 10 1903. This time they will not be used to configure new features but rather the existing ones. For example, one of the policies can force the installation of updates. And for the first time, you can manage Storage Sense centrally.
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VS Code remote support for WSL, Containers, and SSH
Today we're excited to announce the preview of three new extensions for Visual Studio Code that enable seamless development in Containers, remotely on physical or virtual machines, and with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). You can get started right away by installing the Remote Development Extension Pack. Source : code.visualstudio.com/blogs
Magento released new versions of its content management software to patch a total of 37 newly-discovered security vulnerabilities, including a critical SQL injection flaw. Though most of the reported issues could only be exploited by authenticated users, one of the most severe flaws in Magento is an SQL Injection vulnerability which can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers. Source : thehackernews.com:
FireEye releases Commando VM, a fully customized Windows-based operating system for ethical hacking and penetration testing
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The official SqlServer module now includes a version of the Invoke-Sqlcmd cmdlet that runs in PSCore 6.2 and above. The version of the SqlServer module which contains this cmdlet is 21.1.18095-preview and is available in the PowerShell Gallery. In order to install this preview version of the module, you must run Install-Module (or Update-Module if you already have it installed) with the -AllowPrerelease. (Without that parameter you will receive the previous version of the module.)
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If you have never used concurrent remote desktop to support your Windows clients, this post is about to make your day! Concurrent remote desktop can allow you, as an admin, to interactively use a client OS while the main user is still actively logged in.
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After Application Guard, Credential Guard, and Device Guard, Windows Sandbox is the latest virtualization-based security (VBS) feature in Windows 10 (starting from build 18305). This lightweight and user-transparent virtual machine (VM) discards all changes upon closing the Sandbox.
Source : 4sysops
Ever get tired of paying for another certificate to use on a new server? Let me introduce you to Let’s Encrypt and show you how easy it is to install and maintain free, trusted certificates on your Windows machines.
Source : DeployHappiness
Netikus.net System32 is a well-organized online database that allows you to search Windows Event Logs, error codes, code snippets, and geo IPs.
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If you run Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere, you do so to have more flexibility, high availability, and a gain in performance. But if you do it wrong, you might end up with the exact opposite: bad performance and frustration. In this post, we'll have a look at some basic configuration, then at the ESXi and hardware (BIOS) level, and eventually at the VM level.
Source : Best practices for running Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere:
