Tag: Azure
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IT-Camp Azure Labs–Lab 1 Building the Foundation–Step-By-Step
IT-Camp Azure Labs Lab Home Page… Includes DOCx and PPTx http://ITProGuru.com/AZLab2 Description and Live links to Series Lab 1: Building Foundation Virtual Network Storage Cloud Service Lab 2: Building Workloads Build Domain Controller Create SQL Server (SQL) Lab 3: Working with Identity Create Azure Active Directory Lab 4: Build Application & SQL Workloads Create Application…
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How To Create Windows Server for Remote Desktop (RDP) To Be Used While Port 3389 is Blocked-Azure VM Step-By-Step PLUS Anywhere Access Configuration
You could of course manually configure RDP to listen on different ports to allow connection from other standard or non-standard ports. In my case, I need to be able to RDP to an Azure Virtual Machine from a local school or customer office where the IT department has blocked port 3389. There is a new…
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How To Move or Migrate SQL Server Workload to Azure Cloud Services – All version of SQL Server – Step-By-Step
There are many options for migrating SQL databases to Azure. With the latest technology you can move just the database and log files, or you can move the entire system. You could move to Azure SQL Database or you could migrate to a VM running SQL Server. The methods that you chose to move will…
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Monitoring Hybrid Cloud – Step-By-Step
It is always important to understand how our server workloads are doing. Getting visibility into our systems allows us to proactively deal with future issues. As an example, monitoring can let us know that we are running out of disk space on one of our volumes so we can order drives and get them install…
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The Super Simple Way To Backup Your Infrastructure – Leverage Azure Storage – How To Backup To Azure Step-By-Step
In this detailed post and hands on lab (HOL) guide we will introduce Windows Azure backup and dive in deep with step-by-step instructions you can use to schedule a backup, perform a manual backup of your server and perform a test restore.The post assumes only that you have a server that you want to backup…
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Awesome Tool – Estimating costs for migrating workloads to Azure with Azure IaaS Cost Estimator Tool Step-By-Step
Have you seen this incredible tool. Microsoft hit a home run with this little gem. The Azure Cost Estimator Tool will allow you to scan a machine, a virtualization host or even an entire Virtual Machine Manager Network. The Azure (IaaS) Cost Estimator has been designed keeping in mind the need to provide the IT…
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Assessing Current IT infrastructure with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) AND BONUS-Evaluate for Migration to Azure Cloud
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure for a variety of technology migration projects. This Solution Accelerator provides a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool to simplify the migration planning process. It is one of many solution accelerators from Microsoft. Solution Accelerators are free, scenario-based guides and…
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Deploy SQL Server 2014 VM on Azure Cloud and Configure with Adventure Works DB–Step-By-Step
Part 1: Creating SQL Server Virtual Machine on Windows Azure (using the new portal) Step-By-Step 1. Login to Windows Azure Portal 2. Click New in the lower left corner 3. Click SQL Se3rver 2014 Standard 4. Enter Host Name, User Name, Password (Host Name must be unique system wide, username cannot be “admin” password…
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Microsoft Acquires InMage–Migrate, Replicate, Recover With Azure
I know you were happy with the great advancements in DR over the last few months including the recent announcement that you can now use Azure Site Recovery to synchronize and fail over Virtual Machines to Microsoft Azure. The great news on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery / Preparedness just keeps getting better. Now Microsoft…
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Hyper-V Site Recovery to Microsoft Azure–Now Available in Preview
Hyper-V Recovery Manager in Windows Azure was able orchestrate the recovery of a server from your primary datacenter to a secondary datacenter in the case of disaster. The top feature request was to have this feature available to allow Site Recovery to happen to Windows Azure. Well, you asked for it, now you have it. …
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How to Access the New Windows Azure Portal–Switch Azure portals–Step-By-Step
You can go directly to the new portal at http://portal.azure.com The production Azure (main) portal is http://portal.windowsazure.com Once you are on the new portal, you can switch to the Azure portal by clicking on Azure Portal from the HOME screen From any screen, you can also click on your name in the upper right…
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Change Azure Subscriptions–Go directly to a specific Subscription in Windows Azure–Step-By-Step
In Windows Azure you can go to the Management Portal at http://Manage.WindowsAzure.com In doing so, it will log you in to the default account or the account that is tied to your current live id. If you have multiple subscriptions where the currently logged in user has access, you can get there by clicking…
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Adding or Manage Administrator users To Windows Azure Step-By-Step
In the management portal scroll down in the Nav bar to Settings 1) Click Settings 2) click the Administrators Tab 3) Click Add 4) Enter the email address of the LiveID you would like to add as an administrator 5) Turn on the checkbox near the subscription Name 6) Then click the Check mark…
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Session Content From TechEd North America 2014 Available Free Online
See the full Session Catalog at: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2014#fbid= This is just a partial list of the Azure Content. Many more Azure and many more topics available. Transform the Datacenter: Making the Promise of Connected Clouds a Reality Elden Christensen, Brian Hillger, Matt McSpirit, Jeffrey Snover, Jeff Woolsey Datacenter and Infrastructure Management Foundational Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure…
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Microsoft Azure RemoteApp – Access apps and data from any device and any location
This session gives a brief overview of utilizing RemoteApp for Mobility and BYOD scenarios where IT can enable users to access corporate data and applications while ensuring compliance. With the new Microsoft Remote Desktop app, end users can access corporate applications from a variety of devices and platforms including iOS, Mac OS X, and Android,…
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Hybrid-Cloud Infrastructure – The Future is here TODAY! Brad Anderson Keynote at TechEd 2014
Brad Anderson made some very significant announcements at TechEd. Checkout the Day one keynote at about. {19 mins} Download Free Windows Server 2012 R2 – Free Trial Identity Azure Active Directory Azure Rights Management Cloud App Discovery Preview (New!) Compute IaaS Compute intensive VMs (New!) Networking Virtual Networking Enhancements (New!) ExpressRoute (New!)…
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Windows Azure Week – Free #AzureWeek #WindowsAzure #MVAJumpStart #MSMVA
Windows Azure Week http://aka.ms/azureweek Have you heard about Microsoft Virtual Academy’s Windows Azure Week? It’s a one-week, real-time Windows Azure intensive virtual conference. Are you considering moving your IT infrastructure to the cloud? Are you wondering how to leverage cloud platform features in your apps? Do you want to hear from the experts about what’s possible in Azure…
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Backup Windows Server Using Windows Azure Backup Step-By-Step
In this detailed post and hands on lab (HOL) guide we will introduce Windows Azure backup and dive in deep with step-by-step instructions you can use to schedule a backup, perform a manual backup of your server and perform a test restore. The post assumes only that you have a server that you want to…
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Microsoft WordCamp Boston 2013–Call To Action Challenge #WCBos @WordCampBoston @ITProGuru
Free Cloud Resources http://aka.ms/WC-Cloud Create your Free Cloud Virtual Machines, websites and use other cloud resources 10 Websites Free $200 worth of free servers/services Windows Stack Lamp Stack Mix Ultra Fast Performance Great upload and download speeds Infinitely scalable Free MSDN Resources Startup’s / Small Businesses http://aka.ms/WC-BizSpark NOTE: Requires Credit Card but you will NOT…
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How Secure is Windows Azure … Microsoft First Public Cloud Provider To Be Granted FedRAMP Security Authorization
Microsoft received notice that Windows Azure was granted the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO). Windows Azure is the first public cloud platform, with infrastructure services and platform services, to receive a JAB P-ATO The Federal government is moving to the cloud, and early on it recognized that, although each agency…