http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn February of 2013, the US-based IT Pro Technology Evangelists wrote up 20 articles in our 19-part series, “Migration and Deployment”. “Huh? 20 of 19?” Well.. I provided a series introduction in part 0. (Don’t computer people always start counting at zero?) But as it was just an intro, I didn’t think it needed to … Continue reading Migration and Deployment – The Full Series
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)
One of the issues some of you will have to address when moving from Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the migration of your virtualized machines onto the newer Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012. http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThe good news is that you won’t have to re-build or recreate machine configurations. In fact, it’s … Continue reading Migrating Hyper-V Virtual Machines – Migration and Deployment (Part 10 of 19)
As a part of our “Migration and Deployment” series this month, this week we’re discussing these topics in the context of Windows Server 2012. And in Part 6, one of my friends from the East Region – Bob Hunt – is giving us the lowdown on what Windows Server 2012 requires in terms of hardware, … Continue reading What is required to install Windows Server 2012? – Migration and Deployment (Part 6 of 19)
At last we have reached the end! it’s been 31 straight days of what I hope you have found to be useful information; all about using Windows Azure as an Infrastructure-as-a-Service option for testing, training, and extending your datacenter. If you’ve missed any, I highly recommend you look at and bookmark the “31 Days of … Continue reading Windows Azure Hybrid Cloud Authentication and Access Architectures – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 31 of 31)
As we’ve shown in previous articles of our series, Windows Azure is a very useful tool for setting up a testing and training environment. http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in part 30 of “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud”, Dan Noonan (via Tommy Patterson’s blog) shows us how to set that up, and build “a classroom in the … Continue reading Using Windows Azure VMs to learn: RDS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 30 of 31)
As we’ve shown in previous articles of our series, Windows Azure is a very useful tool for setting up a testing and training environment. http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in part 29 of “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud”, Don Noonan (guest writer) shows us how to set that up and take advantage of it. FIND HIS ARTICLE … Continue reading Using Windows Azure VMs to learn: Networking Basics – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 29 of 31)
One of the great things about “the cloud” is that not only can you build solutions that are globally available, but you can also purchase and use components and services from other providers and easily include their functionality as a part of your own solutions http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in part 29 of “31 Days of Servers in … Continue reading Windows Azure Add-Ons from the Windows Azure Store – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 28 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWhat an amazing platform and opportunity for learning. Creating virtual machines in Windows Azure is a great platform for trying out functionality that would otherwise be hard or expensive to do in your own test lab or on your own hardware. So in this Part 27 of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” … Continue reading Use Windows Azure to learn Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 27 of 31)
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)
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