Month: January 2013
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Inside Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Replica With How To Setup and Configure Step-By-Step
Understanding Hyper-V Replica Hyper-V Replica is new in Windows Server 2012. It is an asynchronous, virtual machine replication technology that is designed for business continuity and disaster recovery. Using Hyper-V Replica, you can replicate a virtual machine from one location to another using just Hyper-V and a network connection, as illustrated in the following diagram.…
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Use Windows Azure to learn Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces (Part 27 of 31) by Kevin Remde
The 27th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Use Windows Azure to learn Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 27 of 31). In this edition, Kevin Remde explains how you can leverage Windows Azure to learn “Storage Spaces” and…
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Kickoff 2013 with 31 Days of Servers (VMs) in the Cloud
Happy New Year!!!! For the New Year all of my IT Pro teammates across the country wanted to get together and talk about 31 things we love and want to teach about having Servers (VMs) in the Cloud. Throughout this month we are going to be talking about Windows Azure IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). …
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Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Azure on the Cheap (Part 26 of 31) by Blain Barton
The 26th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Part 26 of 31 – Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Azure on the Cheap (31 Days of IaaS). In this edition, Blain Barton explains how you can Monitor and Troubleshoot Windows Azure with free resources or resources included in Windows…
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Inside Dynamic Memory in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V–Everything You NEED to Know
What is Dynamic Memory? Dynamic memory was introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1. It gave the Hyper-V hypervisor the capability to dynamically adjust the amount of memory assigned to a machine based on memory demand. The reason we would want to do this is simple. If we can put only the amount of…
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System Center 2012 SP1 Explained Storing VM in Windows Azure (Part 25 of 31) by Yung Chou
The 25th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at System Center 2012 SP1 Explained: Storing VM. In this edition, Yung Chou explains how to store and copy VMs to Windows Azure using System Center 2012. A noticeable capability now available in System Center 2012 SP1 is to COPY…
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TechNet Radio: ITProGuru vs. Virtualization Community with Chris Harney
Dan Stolts welcomes Chris Harney from the Virtualization Technology Users Group (VTUG) as they discuss how his user group community recently expanded their virtualization platform knowledge beyond VMware to now include Microsoft Hyper-V. Tune in as they chat about their transition from a VMware only shop and how members are warming up to Hyper-V and…
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TechNet Radio: ITProGuru vs. Virtualization
ITProGuru, Dan Stolts is back and in this episode he welcomes Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Matt McSpirit as they take a deep dive into how Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 stack up against VMware. Tune in as they talk about major industry game changers such as new features found in Hyper-V, Share Nothing…
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Connecting Windows Azure PaaS to IaaS (Part 24 of 31) by Harold Wong
The 24th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: Connecting Windows Azure PaaS to IaaS (Part 24 of 31). In this edition, Harold Wong explains how you connect Windows Azure PaaS to Windows Azure IaaS. If you’ve been following our 31…
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Utilizing PowerShell for Integrating Active Directory into Windows Azure Virtual Machines (Part 23 or 31) by Tommy Patterson
The 23rd edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Utilizing PowerShell for Integrating Active Directory into Windows Azure Virtual Machines In this edition, Tommy Patterson explains Step-By-Step and command-by-command how you can utilizing PowerShell for Integrating Active Directory into Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Read the story!!! Utilizing PowerShell…
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Windows Server 2012 Offloaded Data Tranfer (ODX) In Action Copy 10gb in 10 Seconds
Silverlight Video Jeff Woosley shows us how Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) works as he moves 10gb of data in 10 seconds with no network traffic. This is a MUST HAVE capability if you buy a SAN. If you already have a SAN that supports ODX, this feature alone is well worth the cost and…
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Cloud OS Trivia Challenge–Test Your Knowledge and Win Prizes
Download. Play. Win. Put on your dedicated thinking cap and test your knowledge of the latest Microsoft datacenter products. Test drive the free trials of our Cloud OS products for a chance to win a trip to the Microsoft Management Summit in April in Las Vegas! Answer three trivia questions correctly and you could instantly…
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Using Your Own SQL Server in Windows Azure Step-By-Step (Part 22 of 31) by Blain Barton
The 22nd edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Part 22 of 31 – Using your own SQL Server in Windows Azure – 31 Days of IaaS In this edition, Blain Barton explains Step-By-Step how you can create a new VM and learn how to install SQL Server.…
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Beyond IaaS for the IT Pro (Part 21 of 31)
The 21st edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Beyond IaaS for the IT Pro (Part 21 of 31) In this edition, Bill Wilder explains in great detail the differences between IaaS and PaaS and what IT Pro’s need to know to succeed in the cloud. As technology…
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Step-by-Step: Extending On-Premise Active Directory to the Cloud with Windows Azure – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Part 20 of 31
The 20th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Step-by-Step: Extending On-Premise Active Directory to the Cloud with Windows Azure – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Part 20 of 31 In this edition, Keith Mayer explains how and why to extend Active directory into your…
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Create a Windows Azure Network using PowerShell (Part 19 of 31)- Kevin Remde
The 19th day of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Create a Windows Azure Network using PowerShell – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 19 of 31) Back in Part 10 of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series, my good friend Bob Hunt wrote…
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How to Delete .VHD files in Azure (Part 18 or 31) – Brian Lewis
The 18th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at How to Delete .VHD files in Azure Part 18 of 31 In this edition, Brian Lewis explains how (Step-By-Step) to Delete VHDs in Windows Azure. As you have seen from prior editions of the series is PowerShell is a…
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Step-by-Step: Templating VMs in the Cloud with Windows Azure and PowerShell (Part 17 of 31) Keith Mayer
The 17th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Step-by-Step: Templating VMs in the Cloud with Windows Azure and PowerShell – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Part 17 of 31 In this edition, Keith Mayer walks us step-by-step through using Templates with PowerShell in Windows…
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Consider This, Reasons for Using Windows Azure IaaS (Part 16 of 31)–Matt Hester
The 16th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Consider This, Reasons for Using Windows Azure IaaS (Part 16 of 31) In this edition, Matt Hester explains why you might want to use Windows Azure. These are really only two reason to ever look at using the…
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What Does Windows Azure Cloud Computing REALLY Cost + How to SAVE (Part 15 of 31 Days IaaS) Dan Stolts ITProGuru
So far in this 31 part series that is 31 Days of Servers (VMs) in the Cloud we have learned much about what is Windows Azure is and what it can do. But, how much does it cost? In this edition of the series we will answer that question and more. Free is great but…