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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm We Technical Evangelists are at it again! This September and October, we will visit 10 cities to talk about using Microsoft Azure as part of your disaster recovery plan. Attendees will receive a free Microsoft Azure pass and the opportunity to complete several disaster recovery related labs during the course of the workshop. 9/1 … Continue reading Azure for Disaster Recovery: The US Tour
Bob Tabor (an MVP who I recently learned a lot of C# from) has created a multi-module course for Microsoft Virtual Academy entitled Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Virtual Machines. This is definitely worth a look, as the number of modules (35) and depth of topics really look to be more quality and in-depth than the title … Continue reading New Microsoft Virtual Academy Course – Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Virtual Machines
We’re hosting another of our IT Camps on Microsoft Azure and how to extend your datacenter into the cloud. It’s a free, full-day of learning, including hands-on-labs and great resources for further investigation. Go to https://aka.ms/AzureITCampMO for details and to register. (Hurry.. space is limited!) PS - We’ll also have a drawing for someone to … Continue reading If you’re in the area of Saint Louis and can get away from work on May 19, 2015…
This post contains Lab 6 of the 5 labs created for our current set of US DX IT Camps. Yeah.. this is one I just added for good measure. The complete set of labs are listed here: Lab 1 – Building the Foundation (Virtual Network, Storage, and Cloud Service) Lab 2 – Building Workloads (Creating … Continue reading Lab 6 (Optional): An Ubuntu Linux VM in Azure (Jan-June 2015 Azure Hybrid Cloud IT Camps)
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