Tag: Hybrid Cloud

Build Your Private Cloud in a Month – The Complete April 2013 Series

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn April of 2013 our team’s blogging focus was on how to build your Private Cloud.  I hope you found our articles informative, that you have downloaded your free System Center 2012 SP1 trial, your Windows Server 2012 evalution, and have started your Windows Azure FREE TRIAL. Here is our complete April 2013 series:   … Continue reading Build Your Private Cloud in a Month – The Complete April 2013 Series

Put your ADFS in the Cloud – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWelcome to another installment of our May series of articles – “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services”.  Today I’m going to describe a scenario, a problem, and then propose a solution.    The Scenario: Single Sign-On support using Active Directory, Windows Azure Active Directory, ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services), and Office 365 and/or … Continue reading Put your ADFS in the Cloud – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

Deploy a WebDAV File Server in the Cloud – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIf you can extend your datacenter into the cloud using a secured network path and Windows Azure, it sure should follow that you can take advantage of cloud-based virtual machines to perform some of your more common infrastructure tasks.  For example: File Servers.“Yeah, I get it, Kevin.  You have a secured network connection, and you … Continue reading Deploy a WebDAV File Server in the Cloud – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

Extend Your Private Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Networks and Windows Server 2012 – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

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So now that we’ve been talking about building virtual machines in Windows Azure, and extending your datacenter into “the cloud”, we need to actually make the connection.  But how does one actually build the Windows Azure Network, and then that subnet our local subnets? Keith Mayer gives us the answer today in our latest “20 … Continue reading Extend Your Private Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Networks and Windows Server 2012 – 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services

20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services – The Complete Series

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAs many of you may already know, this month my Microsoft US DPE Central Region teammates (Matt Hester, Brian Lewis, and Keith Mayer) and I are blogging about “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services”.  Throughout this month I’ll be adding links, making any updates or changes.  So keep checking back for more, or … Continue reading 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services – The Complete Series

BREAKING NEWS: Windows Azure Infrastructure Services are in GA today!

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“Georgia?” http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmNo!  GA means General Availability!  It’s like RTM, but better.  We’ve been talking about Windows Azure virtual machines, and using Azure as “Infrastructure-as-a-Service” (IaaS) for many months now.  We’ve been promoting the heck out of the 90-day free trial of Windows Azure to IT Pros all over the world; but with the caveat that … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Windows Azure Infrastructure Services are in GA today!

20+ Days of Server Virtualization – The Complete Series

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Here it is!  The complete list of our “20+ Days of Server Virtualization” blog articles.  Through the month of March, I’ll be adding links, making any updates or changes.  So keep checking back for more, or keep watching my blog.  As before, I plan on adding my own blog post every day, either introducing the … Continue reading 20+ Days of Server Virtualization – The Complete Series

Deploying VMs and Cloud Services – Migration and Deployment (Part 14 of 19)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAre you building a highly virtualized datacenter? “Yep.” Are you calling it a private cloud? “Of course.  Isn’t it?” No.  Well, at least not if virtualization is ALL you’re doing.  Part of the definition that Microsoft uses for a “cloud’ (which is based on the NIST definition found here) is that it support self-service.  Application … Continue reading Deploying VMs and Cloud Services – Migration and Deployment (Part 14 of 19)

Windows Azure as a PaaS – Migration and Deployment (Part 11 of 19)

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Waaay back in April of 2011 (remember my "Cloudy April" series?) I blogged about what Windows Azure could do for you as a Platform-as-a-Service (or PaaS – pronounced “PaaS”.  Not affiliated or to be confused with this popular Easter Egg Coloring company.) http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmA lot has happened to Windows Azure since then – and it’s all … Continue reading Windows Azure as a PaaS – Migration and Deployment (Part 11 of 19)

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)