TechEd 2013 Favorites – The Complete Series

The 21st annual TechEd North America conference happened this month (June) in New Orleans, and my three IT Technology Evangelist coworkers (Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, and Matt Hester) and I had the privilege of attending and taking part.  So in the interest of sharing our experiences and impressions with you, we’ve decided to dedicate the … Continue reading TechEd 2013 Favorites – The Complete Series

Key Keynote Notes – TechEd 2013 Favorites

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmSo here it is, Day 3 of TechEd, and I’m already two days late on the first of our “TechEd 2013 Favorites” series.  (sigh)  But if you’ve ever been to a TechEd, or any other big conference like this, you know that it’s hard to find a spare moment to do things other than A) … Continue reading Key Keynote Notes – TechEd 2013 Favorites

NEW SERIES: TechEd 2013 Favorites

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThe introduction… I begin this post as I’m sitting at the gate in Minneapolis, waiting to board.  I’ll finish it while I’m flying south.  My name is Kevin, and I’m huge TechEd fan. “Hi, Kevin!” Hi.  I’m being joined at TechEd once again by several thousand of my closest friends, and also a few coworkers … Continue reading NEW SERIES: TechEd 2013 Favorites

Spot the Geek

I’m sitting here at MSP (Minneapolis / Saint Paul International Airport) playing my favorite pre-TechEd game: Spot the Geek.  And this year is turning out to be as easy as ever.  I guess isn’t a much better to go to New Orleans early on a Sunday morning. 

Migrate VMs to Windows Azure from Amazon AWS–20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmBeing as this is our last business/work-day of the month, it is also the last day of articles in our “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services” series. “Yay!” I agree.  And once again Keith Mayer comes through for us with an outstanding topic: How to migrate virtual machines out of Amazon AWS and … Continue reading Migrate VMs to Windows Azure from Amazon AWS–20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – Managing Your Cloud Environment with Cognizant Cloud360

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThis this episode of TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators, I welcome Managing Director at Cognizant Technology Solutions, Ramesh Panuganty to the show.  We discuss their product Cloud360, an enterprise-class cloud management platform that helps you quickly and cost-effectively deploy, manage and operate applications on private, public and hybrid clouds. Tune in as they discuss its features … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – Managing Your Cloud Environment with Cognizant Cloud360

Oh YES! Migrate VMware VMs to Windows Azure – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYou read that title correctly.. We know that many of you are still using VMware.  And just about as many of you are already migrating or considering the migration of some (or all) of your virtualization to Microsoft’s Hyper-V.  And if you’re already going that route, perhaps you should also investigate moving some (or all) … Continue reading Oh YES! Migrate VMware VMs to Windows Azure – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

Migrating VMs from Hyper-V to Windows Azure – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmOne of the first questions that IT Pros have when considering using Windows Azure to host some (or all) of their company’s computing infrastructure is, “How do I move an existing virtual machine to the cloud?” “I was just about to ask that!” I bet you were. So, how does one take a virtual machine … Continue reading Migrating VMs from Hyper-V to Windows Azure – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

Build Your Private Cloud in a Month – The Complete April 2013 Series

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn April of 2013 our team’s blogging focus was on how to build your Private Cloud.  I hope you found our articles informative, that you have downloaded your free System Center 2012 SP1 trial, your Windows Server 2012 evalution, and have started your Windows Azure FREE TRIAL. Here is our complete April 2013 series:   … Continue reading Build Your Private Cloud in a Month – The Complete April 2013 Series