Tag: Cloud Computing

“Cloudy April” Part 1: Full of I.T. with my head in the clouds

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Greetings!  Welcome to my 31-part series of articles all about this thing called “the cloud”.“Seriously, Kevin?  Is this some warped April-Fools joke?  Haven’t we heard enough about ‘the cloud’?”I’m going to answer that question with another question: What have you heard?  “It means something I use is hosted somewhere else.  But honestly… every company out … Continue reading “Cloudy April” Part 1: Full of I.T. with my head in the clouds

Breaking News from MMS: SCCM 2012 Beta 2 is RTW!

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(RTW = Released to the Wild Wild Web)At the Microsoft’s Management Summit (MMS 2011)  Microsoft announced the availability of BETA 2 of System Center Configuration Manager 2012.  “What are the new big improvements?”I was just getting to that.  Here’s a quick summary:“User-Centric Management” / “Flexible Delivery of Applications”: This SCCM version acknowledges and supports the … Continue reading Breaking News from MMS: SCCM 2012 Beta 2 is RTW!

Breaking News from MMS 2011: SCVMM 2012 Beta is RTW!

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(RTW = Released to the Webtubes)Today at the 2011 Microsoft Management Summit Microsoft announced the availability of the BETA of the next version of System Center Virtual Machine Manager – SCVMM 2012Here are more details you should check out: The SCVMM 2012 Beta page The Download Bing it. “What are you most excited about in … Continue reading Breaking News from MMS 2011: SCVMM 2012 Beta is RTW!

Kevin’s Resources: The Transformation of IT– From Virtualization to the Cloud

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Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinRemde Technical Question E-mails: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Positive Feedback E-mails (my boss): Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.com FREE Software Evaluations – Get ‘em here:  https://aka.ms/Evals "WAG" = Windows Administrator Groups (on LinkedIn): With Subgroups for user groups by geography - https://aka.ms/WAG Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde … Continue reading Kevin’s Resources: The Transformation of IT– From Virtualization to the Cloud

Seasonal, Semi-Addictive, and Definitely Cloud-Worthy

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Just for fun… Check out the game that the Microsoft UK Partner Network folks created.  It’s a fun game (built with Silverlight and running in Windows Azure, of course), where you try and get Santa Claus bouncing higher and higher on the cloud. “Is that all?” Yep.  It’s simple, but addictive.  And it suits me … Continue reading Seasonal, Semi-Addictive, and Definitely Cloud-Worthy

Stop putting whip holders in your horseless carriages. (And what does that have to do with the cloud?)

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“Computing is undergoing a seismic shift from client/server to the cloud, a shift similar in importance and impact to the transition from mainframe to client/server. Speculation abounds on how this new era will evolve in the coming years, and IT leaders have a critical need for a clear vision of where the industry is heading.”  … Continue reading Stop putting whip holders in your horseless carriages. (And what does that have to do with the cloud?)