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DSC Resource Kit Release July 2019

Michael GreeneAugust 7, 2019Aug 7, 201908/7/19

We just released the DSC Resource Kit!
This release includes updates to 11 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 96 pull requests have been merged and 45 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community!
The modules updated in this release are:

ActiveDirectoryDsc
ActiveDirectoryCSDsc
ComputerManagementDsc
SecurityPolicyDsc
SharePointDsc
SqlServerDsc
StorageDsc
xDnsServer
xExchange
xPSDesiredStateConfiguration
xWebAdministration

For a detailed list of the resource modules and fixes in this release,

DSC Planning Update – June 2019

Michael GreeneJune 7, 2019Jun 7, 201906/7/19

It has been almost a year since the last DSC Planning update. There has been a lot going on, many decisions being made, and it just didn’t make sense to post earlier in this calendar year. In this post we will review what has been shipped and the high-level direction we are heading.

Azure Policy Guest Configuration – Service

Michael GreeneJune 7, 2019Jun 7, 201906/7/19

This post builds upon the introduction published yesterday to the PowerShell blog. In this post we are going to explore the Azure Policy Guest Configuration service.

Azure Policy Guest Configuration – Client

Michael GreeneJune 7, 2019Jun 7, 201906/7/19

This post builds upon the introduction published earlier to the PowerShell blog. In this post we are going to explore the Azure Policy Guest Configuration client and how configuration content is consumed.

DSC Resource Kit Release February 2019

Katie Kragenbrink [MSFT]February 20, 2019Feb 20, 201902/20/19

We just released the DSC Resource Kit!
This release includes updates to 14 DSC resource modules. In the past 6 weeks, 126 pull requests have been merged and 102 issues have been closed, all thanks to our amazing community!
The modules updated in this release are:

ActiveDirectoryCSDsc
CertificateDsc
ComputerManagementDsc
DFSDsc
NetworkingDsc
PSDscResources
SharePointDsc
SqlServerDsc
StorageDsc
xActiveDirectory
xExchange
xHyper-V
xPSDesiredStateConfiguration
xWebAdministration

For a detailed list of the resource modules and fixes in this release,

Desired State Configuration (DSC) Planning Update – September 2018

Michael GreeneSeptember 13, 2018Sep 13, 201809/13/18

2018 has been the most active year ever for the DSC community. The DSC team is taking on major new areas of work in Azure, and we have made significant progress in development of the new DSC platform.

In this Planning Update for DSC, I want to cover these topics in detail and share major changes to the timing of our Open Source plans for the DSC platform.

Windows Pull Server Planning Update – April 2018

Michael GreeneApril 19, 2018Apr 19, 201804/19/18

In the next Current Branch release of Windows Server a new feature will be released to provide support for SQL Server as the database platform to support Windows Pull Server for DSC.
This capability will open new scenarios:

High availability
The SQL ecosystem of reporting and analysis tools

If you are a member of Windows Server Insiders you can test this now by downloading a preview build.

DSC Resource Kit – Anniversary Release

PowerShell TeamMay 18, 2016May 18, 201605/18/16

We’ve just updated the DSC Resource Kit to celebrate our 1 year open-source anniversary!
The DSC Resource Kit has come a long way in a year. Originally, DSC started with only in-box resources. To make these resources easier to update, some were moved to TechNet’s Script Center and became the DSC Resource Kit.

DSC Resource Kit Update

PowerShell TeamApril 4, 2016Apr 4, 201604/4/16

We’ve just updated the DSC Resource Kit for April!
Since our last update in February, there have been 107 merged pull requests with 49 closed issues.
Thanks to our wonderful community, the DSC Resource Kit now consists of 279 resources!
We have updated 21 DSC modules which include 6 new resources.

DSC Resource Kit gets even bigger

Karol Kaczmarek [MSFT]February 11, 2016Feb 11, 201602/11/16

In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen lots of activity from our contributors and collaborators across DSC repositories and are excited to announce what’s the biggest update to DSC Resource Kit yet!
The total number of merged pull requests exceeded one hundred (105) and 53 issues have been closed.

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DSC Resource Kit Release July 2019

DSC Planning Update – June 2019

Azure Policy Guest Configuration – Service

Azure Policy Guest Configuration – Client

DSC Resource Kit Release February 2019

Desired State Configuration (DSC) Planning Update – September 2018

Windows Pull Server Planning Update – April 2018

DSC Resource Kit – Anniversary Release

DSC Resource Kit Update

DSC Resource Kit gets even bigger

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