Several weeks ago at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis, Joe F asked me: “When virtualizing SQL Server I need to know how to best configure SQL and the VM to ensure it will run well. Where can I find configuration and setup information?” A quick Bing of “virtualize SQL Server using Hyper-V Best Practices” … Continue reading The best way to virtualize SQL Server (So many questions. So little time. Part 17.)
David U. asked this of us at our Saint Louis TechNet Event: “Free Hyper-V Server can be installed on bare metal. Do I need Windows Server 2008 R2 plus Hyper-V running elsewhere to manage the Hyper-V Server, or is there another way I can manage that?” Great question David. Thanks! For those of you not … Continue reading Managing Hyper-V Server (So many questions. So little time. Part 16.)
This is cool. Microsoft is willing to PAY you to try some software and learn some stuff. And you could also win a very slick laptop in the process. “Huh? Seriously?” Well.. in a sense. We’re announcing today an opportunity for a limited (roughly 5,000) number of people to get a $20 coupon for the … Continue reading Breaking News: Your chance to get a $20 Microsoft Store coupon, and maybe win a laptop!
At our Kansas City TechNet Event several weeks ago, Chris H. asked: “How do I backup VMs without using Data Protection Manager or Virtual Machine Manager?” You don’t, It can’t be done. You must buy our products. Resistance is futile. “Oh c’mon.. get serious, Kevin.” Sorry. Okay, I’m sure there are several ways that this … Continue reading How to Cheaply Backup Virtual Machines (So many questions. So little time. Part 14.)
Our next set of IT Pro events (“IT Camps”) in the US Central Region have been scheduled and are now officially open for registration! The events are free, go from 9:00am to 3:00pm, and include some light breakfast and lunch. But most importantly, they are full of new and useful information that all IT Pros … Continue reading Breaking News: Free IT Camps – “Being What’s Next In IT” – Open for Registration!
Brett B. asked the following question at our TechNet event in Saint Louis a few weeks ago: “Does Microsoft plan to implement a distributed virtual switch like VMware?” And the answer is yes. And no. Not LIKE VMware. Better. For this answer I am going to defer to this excellent post on the Microsoft Server … Continue reading Hyper-V Networking in Windows Server “8”: The Extensible Switch (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 10.)
Microsoft has just scheduled a FREE 2-day training course entitled “Creating and Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start”, happening on February 21st-22nd, 2012 from 9:00am to 5:00pm PST. Adopting this exciting new computing paradigm provides a whole new landscape of technology and career direction for IT professionals. Microsoft Learning and the … Continue reading Breaking News: Free Private Cloud “Jump Start” Training
Justin, in our Saint Louis TechNet Event asked us: “How can we track dynamic memory over time? Application vendor's physical requirements are always too high. Resource usage over time can better right-size an app.” As of SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2, you have some new Hyper-V performance counters that you can monitor using Performance … Continue reading Tracking Hyper-V Dynamic Memory (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 6.)
This question came from Randy at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis: “Are the VMM management capabilities for a Citrix XenServer based VM the same as for a Hyper-V based VM? (example: can you still live migrate, change RAM, etc?)” The simple answer is: The capabilities are pretty much the same. Live Migration, for example, … Continue reading SCVMM in System Center 2012 and managing Citrix XenServer (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 5.)
Yesterday the big news from Microsoft was the announcement of and new details around the new System Center 2012 product, delivered via live Webcast. I was very happy to be able to watch the webcast with John Weston and 88 of our closest friends in Saint Louis during our TechNet Event.“I wasn’t able to see … Continue reading In case you missed it: The Private Cloud Webcast
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