Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru
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TechNet Radio: How Shared Virtual Disks in Windows Server 2012 R2 can Impact Your Datacenter
Dan Stolts and Jose Barreto are back for this episode on Shared Virtual Disks in Windows Server 2012 R2. Tune in as they go in depth on what the key new features and benefits are, how it works as well as how to deploy it. [1:29] What is Virtual Disk Sharing and what are the…
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TechNet Radio: DFSR in Windows Server 2012 R2: Restoring Conflicted, Deleted and PreExisting files with PowerShell
Dan Stolts and Ned Pyle are back for this week’s episode of TechNet Radio and in this show they discuss a new feature in Windows Server 2012 R2 DFSR which helps restore preserved files. Join us for this demo intensive conversation where Ned shows us how to recover conflicted, deleted and preexisting files with Windows…
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TechNet Radio: (Part 1) To the Cloud! What the Cloud can do for your Business
Want a basic overview of the cloud and cloud services? Curious how to move from old-school, traditional IT to today’s cloud? Learn how to run your business 100 percent in the cloud, with just a phone, a laptop, a phablet, and a printer! From basic definitions of cloud services to specific technologies that can help…
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TechNet Radio: DFSR & PowerShell in Windows Server 2012
DFSR, PowerShell and live on-screen how-to demos! Can it get any better than that people?!?! We didn’t think so (a) Join Dan Stolts and Ned Pyle for this demo intensive how-to episode where they show us the power of DSFR and PowerShell together in action.
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Azure-Accounts with PowerShell
See here for more ways to view or download! Demonstrate how Azure Account Authentication works Logging into Azure from PowerShell using multiple methods Download Script
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Free IT-Camp Training on Azure and Windows 10 Now Open To The Public
Free IT-Camp Training on Azure and Windows 10 Now Open To The Public Get the skills you need to start your journey to the cloud at a free IT Camp near you! Join us for this interactive, full-day training session and learn how to move your workloads from on-premises to the cloud and back again.…
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Mobility Transformed – The Path to Windows 10 IT Pro Evening Event
Join members of the Microsoft product team for interactive discussions & demos! Be one of the first to learn tips and tricks for Windows 10, Office 365, and more to ensure you are on the leading edge of devices and services! We’ll discuss: Windows 10 Next Generation Windows Devices Internet Explorer and Project Spartan…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 9) – Built-in DBA-Like Features in Azure SQL Database
In part 9 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the new features and functionality built into Azure which can help SQL DBs reduce IT and Developer management time. [1:44] Explain the new tier model for both performance/capacity and new capabilities? [9:40] Let’s chat about the real time monitoring…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 8) – Running your SQL Server Workloads on Azure Virtual Machines
In part 8 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the investments made to Azure VMs which improve SQL Server performance, scalability and reduce maintenance and management efforts. [2:52] What are the critical aspects of running SQL server in Azure VMs? [5:40] What are the main configuration options? [16:44]…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 7) – What’s the Big Deal with Big Data on Azure?
Continuing our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Sergeyt Pustovit and Mostafa Elhemali to the show as they discuss Big Data on Azure. Tune in as they go in depth on Storage, Management and Analytics as they touch upon how each component is supported and affected on Azure. [2:10] What are the key…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 6) The Role of the DBA Within Cloud Services
In part 6 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the roles of DBAs and how they can support cloud investments from data design strategies and workloads to the key critical factors that should be considered when moving to the cloud. [2:16] Is the DBA role changing when moving…
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Best of Microsoft Build Coming to a City Near You!
Many more details to follow. Registration is open Event Date Location Event link 18-May Best Buy Theater, New York City https://newyork.build15.com/ 20-May Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta https://atlanta.build15.com/ 29-May Moody Theater, Austin https://austin.build15.com/ 10-June Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago https://chicago.build15.com/ 15-June Universal Studios, Hollywood – LA https://losangeles.build15.com/ This event series brings the Build experience to…
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Boston Event tonight – Scaling out without flipping out
Evening event brought to you by DataStax & Microsoft Azure | RSVP Now I wanted to extend a personal invitation for you to attend. It should be a fun mix of learning and networking, with drinks and dinner included, too. Scaling out without flipping outApril 23, 2015 | 6-9pm EDT Location: District Hall75…
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IT-Camps open to the Public in Birmingham and Irving
Extend Your Datacenter with Microsoft Azure Birmingham (4/21) – http://www.microsoft.com/click/services/Redirect2.ashx?CR_EAC=300286539 Irving (4/21) – http://www.microsoft.com/click/services/Redirect2.ashx?CR_EAC=300286333 Learn how to get your organization hybrid-ready at a FREE IT Camp near you. In just one day of hands-on training, you’ll learn how to move your IT workloads from on-premises to the cloud and back again. After all,…
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2015 Global Azure Bootcamp – Cambridge (NERD)
Join your fellow cloud-ies at the Cambridge edition of the 2015 Global Azure Bootcamp. Now in its third year, the Bootcamp brings together technologists at over 150 locations across the world for a day’s worth of hands-on sessions focused on leveraging the capabilities of Microsoft Azure. The Boston area will play host to two events…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 5) – Process and Support Terabytes of Data on Azure
In part 5 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Silvano Coriani to the show as they discuss cloud app design possibilities and how to support high volume applications in Azure. [3:40] How does processing large-scale OLTP workloads on Azure SQL Database with Elastic Scale work? What are the benefits? [6:32] How…
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How To Get Started Automating Azure Infrastructure As A Service with PowerShell Step-By-Step
Getting Started with PowerShell for Azure Install PowerShell Azure Module: The first thing we have to do is download the Azure PowerShell Module. You can get to it from http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/ (uses Web Platform Installer) Click on install and follow the prompts. Run Azure Powershell: that you have installed the module, you should be able to…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 4) – SQL Server on a VM or Azure SQL Database?
In part 4 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Scott Klein discuss what considerations you need to think about when comparing SQL Server on a VM (Virtual Machine) vs. Azure SQL database. Tune in as they go in depth on the pros and cons for each platform as well as its…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 3) – Incorporating Azure analytics services
In part 3 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Benjamin Wright-Jones and Nishant Thacker to the show as they discuss when and why you would use HDInsight and Azure Machine Learning (ML) in your data analytics. [2:42] How is data collected and where is it hosted in Azure? [11:02] How are…
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TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 2) – Understanding Architecture and Data Management in Azure
In part 2 of our special Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Scott Klein to the show as they discuss architecture and data management in Azure. [2:25] Azure SQL Database – what is it and how is it relevant to dB admins? [6:06] One of the biggest buzz words we hear is scalability. …