31 Days of our Favorite Things: Network Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 (Part 8 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWhat is virtualization? “It’s when you have a computer that is, um.. virtualized.. and it’s all like ‘Hey.. I’m running on my own hardware’, but really it’s not.” Okay.. what you’ve described there is a kind of virtualization.  I’d call it Machine Virtualization.  And there are other kinds such as Desktop Virtualization and Application Virtualization.  … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Network Virtualization in Windows Server 2012 (Part 8 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Yes, there is an “I” in Team. The NIC Team in Windows Server 2012 (Part 7 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHappy Sunday!  It’s my turn again to provide today’s article in our series of “31 Days of our Favorite Things”.  And today I am pleased to introduce to you the topic of NIC Teaming. “’Introduce’?  But, Kevin… I’ve been doing NIC Teaming for years now.” Sure.  But not as a built-in feature of Windows Server.  … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Yes, there is an “I” in Team. The NIC Team in Windows Server 2012 (Part 7 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and “Storage Spaces” (Part 6 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHappy Saturday!  But that doesn’t mean we get a break.  We promised 31 days of our favorite things in October, and we’re going to give you 31 days of our favorite things in October.  “Seriously?” Yep.  I hope you had a super weekend, and that you’re reading this on Monday.  (Or even Tuesday if you … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and “Storage Spaces” (Part 6 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V Replica (Part 5 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHyper-V in Windows Server 2012 (and in the free Microsoft Hyper-V Server include an easy start to a good disaster recovery solution: Hyper-V Replica.  With Hyper-V Replica you can easily create and maintain an off-line copy – a replica – of a virtual machine on a separate virtualization host.  This means, for example, that if … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V Replica (Part 5 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: It’s like vMotion, but better. It’s Hyper-V. (Part 4 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 include some really exciting and flexible new capabilities for moving virtual machines and their resources (storage) around from here to there – all without any virtual machine down-time.  In today’s installment of our “31 Days of our Favorite Things”, my friend and coworker Keith Mayer contributes a … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: It’s like vMotion, but better. It’s Hyper-V. (Part 4 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and the shell of POWER! (Part 3 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn today’s installment of our "31 Days of our Favorite Things" in Windows Server 2012, Matt Hester summarizes the key benefits, plus a couple of really slick improvements available with PowerShell in its newest form.  He specifically focuses on just a couple of his favorites: PowerShell History, and the new Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), and … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and the shell of POWER! (Part 3 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 Server Manager (Part 2 of 31)

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The first time you start up Windows Server 2012, and you login, it is the first thing you see. “Even when I install it as a Server Core installation?”Oh.. okay.. no.   When you install “Server with GUI”, you see this: Server Manager.  Server Manager is the one-stop, do-everything, manage-it-all application.  No, this is not the same … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 Server Manager (Part 2 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: The Windows Server 2012 Blog Post Series (Part 1 of 31)

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Happy October!  And http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHappy Monday!  “Grrr…” Ah.. Somebody hasn’t had enough coffee yet.  Well… trust me.  It is a great day.  It’s the first day of a new blog post series that me and my central region IT Pro Technology Evangelist buddies are facilitating. “Who?” IT Pro Evangelists Matt Hester, Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, and … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: The Windows Server 2012 Blog Post Series (Part 1 of 31)

Oh good. It’s not just me. Richard likes Windows Server 2012, too.

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmRichard Fichera of Forrester Research had recently written up and posted his initial impressions of Windows Server 2012, and his related recommendations.  Here’s my super-ultra-brief summary:1. Here’s why Windows Server 2012 is really great, and2. You should start considering it NOW, even if you’re also still just rolling out Windows Server 2008. In all seriousness.. … Continue reading Oh good. It’s not just me. Richard likes Windows Server 2012, too.