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April 19, 2018Apr 19, 201804/19/18In 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.
May 18, 2016May 18, 201605/18/16We’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.
April 4, 2016Apr 4, 201604/4/16We’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.
February 24, 2016Feb 24, 201602/24/16Today, we have republished the Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 RTM packages for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 SP1 to Microsoft Download Center. These packages replace previously released WMF 5.0 RTM packages and WMF 5.0 Production Preview packages.
February 11, 2016Feb 11, 201602/11/16In 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.
October 23, 2015Oct 23, 201510/23/15You may be wondering what’s happening in the area of DSC Resource Kit and if that’s the case, read on.
Over the last month we’ve accepted 47 pull requests, fixed 16 issues, updated 9 modules and added 5 new resources! The new resources are xExchMaintenanceMode,
October 1, 2015Oct 1, 201510/1/15Today’s blog post is by guest author Mr. Ashley McGlone, also known as GoateePFE. Ashley is a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer who teaches and supports PowerShell for Microsoft Premier customers. You can find more content from Ashley at his blog on TechNet.
September 29, 2015Sep 29, 201509/29/15We are pleased to announce the availability of PowerShell DSC for Linux version 1.1. You can download this release here, or grab the source code here. This release implements the following new scenarios:
Support for Azure Automation DSCAzure Automation DSC builds on top of the fundamentals introduced in PowerShell DSC to provide an even easier configuration management experience.
September 15, 2015Sep 15, 201509/15/15We’ve been focusing on improving the quality of DSC Resource Kit during last few weeks and are glad to announce that all the fixes are now available in the newest versions of modules on the PowerShell Gallery.
We’ve accepted 95 pull requests,
July 30, 2015Jul 30, 201507/30/15It’s been another busy month and we’ve seen lots of enthusiasm from many of you to help improve the DSC Resource Kit. In only the last couple of weeks we’ve merged 90 pull requests, 8 new resources have been added to 4 modules (xDefender,
