In today’s article in the “Why Windows Server 2012 R2” series, I’d like to show off a new feature in Hyper-V; something I like to call the “Replica Replica”. “Huh?” As many of you know, Microsoft introduced a new, powerful tool for your disaster recover (DR) tool belt called Hyper-V Replica back in Windows Server … Continue reading The “Replica Replica” in Hyper-V
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYes, it’s been a few weeks since our last series wrapped up (“VMware or Microsoft?”), so it’s about time we started a brand new series of blog articles. “Who’s ‘we’?” A fair question. The ‘we’ I’m talking about is the 11 Microsoft US DPE IT Pro Evangelists in these here 48 contiguous United States. The … Continue reading A New Blog Series: Why Windows Server 2012 R2
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn the context of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services and our IT Camp in Saint Louis a few weeks ago, Lettie asked this question: “If we had one large storage pool and added individual user folders, do we have the ability to setup file security access to each individual user folder? Is there the ability to … Continue reading Windows Azure IaaS and File Security (So many questions. So little time. Part 53.)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmRecently we’ve been showing off a capability (currently in preview) called “Windows Azure Backup”, which is a simple file system backup and restore to/from Windows Azure storage. At our IT Camp in Saint Louis a few weeks back, David asked: “Can Windows Azure Backup do a bare metal restore in the event of total failure … Continue reading Can Windows Azure Backup support a bare-metal restore? (So many questions. So little time. Part 52.)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn this episode I welcome “Migration Mark” from the Building Clouds blog series on TechNet to discuss best practices for migrating your virtual machines to Microsoft Hyper-V as well as some free virtual machine migration tools that are available. Check out this great discussion on MAP 8.5, MVMC and the Migration Automation Toolkit (MAT) . … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Building Clouds – An Inside Look at Virtual Machine Migration Tools
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThis excellent question was asked by Ralph at our IT Camp in Saint Louis a few weeks ago: “One of the questions asked by our VP relates to Azure backups protecting from user error rather than hardware failure or disaster recovery. What is the Microsoft guidance on backing up VMs in the cloud?” How do … Continue reading How should I backup my Windows Azure VMs? (So many questions. So little time. Part 51.)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Saint Louis a couple of weeks ago at our Windows Azure IT Camp, Joe asked me this question: “When dealing with virtual machines and cloud for R&D. If during the process of researching you happen to download a contaminated file, can that file do harm to the actual machine that you are running? Wouldn't … Continue reading How safe is my Windows Azure virtual machine? (So many questions. So little time. Part 50.)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYes! We’re coming back to a classroom near you (I hope) for an intense, full-day of training and hands-on with Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, and System Center. If you’re using virtualization…“What do you mean, ‘if’?”Yeah, good point. The modern datacenter is already virtualizing, and likely virtualizing using VMware vSphere, vCenter, and so on. That’s why we … Continue reading NEW: Virtualization IT Camps!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDoes VMware understand the value of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and have the ability to support your “Hybrid Cloud”? And can they back up their service with a solid Service-Level Agreement comparable to Microsoft’s? Of course they can. At least I think they can. Do you think so? Does Keith? In today’s final article of our 6-week-long … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Does VMware get it?
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAnd we’ll support you! Today Microsoft and Oracle announce the availability of Oracle virtual machine images on Windows Azure. As you may recall, on June 24 of this year (which happens to be my birthday every year), we announced.. “…a partnership that will enable customers to run Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and in … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: If you’re going to use Oracle, it’s in Windows Azure
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