(Part 2) End of Support for Windows Server 2003 – Migrating from Windows Server 2003

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Part 2 of our End of Support for Windows Server 2003 series, I welcome Rick Claus to the show. We discuss various planning and migration tools that are available to help your move from Server 2003.//channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/Part-2-End-of-Support-for-Windows-Server-2003-Migrating-from-Windows-Server-2003/player Ready to make the move? Get Windows Server 2012 R2 now! __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these … Continue reading (Part 2) End of Support for Windows Server 2003 – Migrating from Windows Server 2003

Backup/Recover Your Files to/from Azure Storage (Hybrid Cloud for IT Pros – Part 4)

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm The following article is part 4 of our many-part series, “Hybrid Cloud for IT Pros”. Click HERE often for the ever-growing full list of articles in this series. At my IT Camp events, when discussing this topic, I’ll often ask my IT Pro friends in attendance the following questions; usually with the following results: … Continue reading Backup/Recover Your Files to/from Azure Storage (Hybrid Cloud for IT Pros – Part 4)

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm The following article is part 3 of our many-part series, “Hybrid Cloud for IT Pros”. Click HERE often for the ever-growing full list of articles in this series. “Hey Kevin, I’d like to take advantage of putting application servers up in a virtual network in Azure. But I need a domain controller for my … Continue reading Active Directory Domain Controllers in Azure? You bet! (Hybrid Cloud for IT Pros – Part 3)

A couple of months ago I had the privilege to interview Brad Anderson. Brad is a Sr. VP at Microsoft, responsible for the System Center and Windows Server product lines. So… http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“So this guy knows what he’s talking about?” Exactly. As a companion to his blog - In the Cloud – we recorded these three … Continue reading What’s New in R2 – The Executive Interviews

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmActive Directory. You know it. You love it. You’ve loved it since it made its introduction back in Windows 2000 Server. Over 90 percent of the world’s business IT relies on Active Directory for local user and machine management, authentication, policy application, and directory services. And with every new version of a Windows Server product, … Continue reading What’s New for Active Directory in Server 2012 R2?

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn the context of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services and our IT Camp in Saint Louis a few weeks ago, Lettie asked this question: “If we had one large storage pool and added individual user folders, do we have the ability to setup file security access to each individual user folder? Is there the ability to … Continue reading Windows Azure IaaS and File Security (So many questions. So little time. Part 53.)

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIt’s been over a year now since I posted my last in the series “So many questions. So little time.” “August 20, 2012 to be exact.” Yes indeed. And now that I’m again giving my IT Camp attendees the ability to submit their questions to me in writing, their questions become a really good source … Continue reading Windows Azure and SmartCards? (So many questions. So little time. Part 47)

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDoes VMware understand the value of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and have the ability to support your “Hybrid Cloud”? And can they back up their service with a solid Service-Level Agreement comparable to Microsoft’s? Of course they can. At least I think they can. Do you think so? Does Keith? In today’s final article of our 6-week-long … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Does VMware get it?

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“A little bit of history first. Virtual Desktop computing has been slowly etching its way into more IT plans year over year. The advantages can be enormous when isolating the end user into a virtual desktop that looks and acts like their regular everyday PC. Of course the ROI has been quite difficult to manage … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–VDI: A Look at Supportability and More!

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmBrad Anderson and I wrap up our 3 part What's New in 2012 R2 series. In today's episode we discuss how you can better enable modern business applications in your IT environment with the Windows Azure Pack. Tune in as we go in detail about how IT Pros will be able to impact their organization's … Continue reading TechNet Radio: (Part 3) What’s New in 2012 R2: Enabling Modern Business Applications