ITProGuru announces the continuation of the TechNet Radio Series with Jose Barreto (Principal Program Manager on the Windows Server team responsible for SMB 3.0 feature set) covering Windows Server 2012 deployment scenarios leveraging SMB 3.0 is nothing new, but I wanted to provide a single consolidated post with all of […]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Launch Blog Series Index at http://aka.ms/2012r2-01 Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager helps simplify the task of delivering service availability. For organizations with two or more datacenters looking to protect vital workloads running in their private cloud, Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager enables them to combine Windows […]
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If you have a small number of servers to protect and you currently have no backup solution, you are using the in box Windows Server backup tool on these servers, or use a third party backup solution, Windows Azure Back may be a viable option for you. If you have […]
Windows Server 2012 R2 or “Cloud OS” is ready for the datacenter. In this weeks lessons we have 7 more killer technical focus areas we learned about. Week 2 Lessons Learned… 1) The “Replica Replica” in Hyper-V As many of you know, Microsoft introduced a new, powerful tool […]
This post is part of a series “Windows Server 2012 R2 Launch Blog Series” Index at http://aka.ms/2012r2-01 Work Folders is a feature built into Windows Server 2012 R2 that offers hosted sync shares for user files. The shares being used for Work Folders must be on an NTFS formatted volume. […]
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It has been an incredible start to the Windows Server 2012 R2 Launch Series. Here is brief summary of the 9 posts we covered so far… Windows Server 2012 R2 Launch Blog Series Index #WhyWin2012R2 the series, opening and index page we learned that from Oct 18th and every day until Thanksgiving we […]
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Windows Server 2012 R2 is a major upgrade where they focused on four key elements. Mobility – Great user experience from anywhere! Apps – Modern, agile apps for new scenarios Big data – Easy access to any data, any size, anywhere; Powerful analytics in familiar tools Cloud – On-demand scale, […]
Windows Server 2012 R2 Launch Blog Series Index at http://aka.ms/2012r2-01 Part 2: Why Windows Server 2012 R2 Rocks! #WhyWin2012R2 You are probably like most people and realize that Windows Server 2012 was a very substantial upgrade over Windows Server 2008 R2. What would you say to Microsoft doing it again, […]
Windows Azure Backup helps protect server data against loss and corruption by enabling backup to offsite cloud storage in Windows Azure. It provides a consistent experience configuring, monitoring, and recovering backups across local disk and cloud storage, integrating with the in-box backup program in Microsoft Windows Server or System Center […]
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Generation 2 Virtual Machines Windows Server 2012 R2 introduces a new class of virtual machines that are optimized for virtualization—generation 2 virtual machines. They provide advanced features that deliver significant management, storage and security benefits. In Windows Server 2012 R2, generation 2 virtual machine hardware removes most of the emulated […]