Tag: Cloud Computing

Windows Azure Hybrid Cloud Authentication and Access Architectures – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 31 of 31)

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At last we have reached the end!  it’s been 31 straight days of what I hope you have found to be useful information; all about using Windows Azure as an Infrastructure-as-a-Service option for testing, training, and extending your datacenter. If you’ve missed any, I highly recommend you look at and bookmark the “31 Days of … Continue reading Windows Azure Hybrid Cloud Authentication and Access Architectures – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 31 of 31)

Using Windows Azure VMs to learn: RDS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 30 of 31)

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As we’ve shown in previous articles of our series, Windows Azure is a very useful tool for setting up a testing and training environment.  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in part 30 of “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud”, Dan Noonan (via Tommy Patterson’s blog) shows us how to set that up, and build “a classroom in the … Continue reading Using Windows Azure VMs to learn: RDS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 30 of 31)

Using Windows Azure VMs to learn: Networking Basics – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 29 of 31)

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As we’ve shown in previous articles of our series, Windows Azure is a very useful tool for setting up a testing and training environment.  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in part 29 of “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud”, Don Noonan (guest writer) shows us how to set that up and take advantage of it. FIND HIS ARTICLE … Continue reading Using Windows Azure VMs to learn: Networking Basics – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 29 of 31)

Windows Azure Add-Ons from the Windows Azure Store – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 28 of 31)

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One of the great things about “the cloud” is that not only can you build solutions that are globally available, but you can also purchase and use components and services from other providers and easily include their functionality as a part of your own solutions  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in part 29 of “31 Days of Servers in … Continue reading Windows Azure Add-Ons from the Windows Azure Store – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 28 of 31)

Copy a VM to Windows Azure using App Controller – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 25 of 31)

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System Center 2012 contains a relatively new component that I don’t think many of you are familiar with.  At least not yet.  But if you saw my Part 12 and Part 13 articles in our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series, you know already know how to connect App Controller to your Windows … Continue reading Copy a VM to Windows Azure using App Controller – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 25 of 31)

Connect your Azure PaaS to your IaaS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 24 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAs you know, we’ve been talking about Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) for the entire month. “Really?  I thought you were talking about Windows Azure and virtual machines.” Yes, that’s true.  And these virtual machines can be the foundation of or an extension of a Private Cloud outside of the walls of your own datacenter.  Microsoft is providing … Continue reading Connect your Azure PaaS to your IaaS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 24 of 31)

Yes, you can build your own SQL Server in the cloud – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 22 of 31)

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Why not?  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWe’ve shown you how easy it is to create your own servers in Windows Azure, and there’s no reason one of those machines couldn’t be running Microsoft SQL Server 2012.  In fact, we’ll even provide an evaluation image that you can start with. In today’s Part 22 of “31 Days of Servers in … Continue reading Yes, you can build your own SQL Server in the cloud – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 22 of 31)

Beyond IaaS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 21 of 31)

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Today we have a guest author! http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Oh yeah?  Good.  I’m getting tired of you same bunch writing everything.” Um.. okay… well, then you’ll be happy to see that today’s author is Bill Wilder… “Bill Wilder is a hands-on developer, architect, consultant, trainer, speaker, writer, and community leader focused on helping companies and individuals succeed with … Continue reading Beyond IaaS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 21 of 31)

Extending Active Directory to the cloud – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 20 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIf you’ve been following our blog series for any length of time, you already know that “the cloud”, in the form of Windows Azure, is becoming an option for IT organizations in which to extend their datacenters.  And believe it or not, this includes the ability to create an Active Directory domain controller in the … Continue reading Extending Active Directory to the cloud – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 20 of 31)