VMware or Microsoft?–Who’s patching what?

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDid you know that our free hypervisor, Hyper-V Server 2012, has very little reason to ever require a patch? “I didn’t know that.” You are not alone. Not enough IT Pros know that, especially when VMware and their fans continue to claim that “Hyper-V requires Windows” or “it’s a monolithic operating system". Those claims may … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Who’s patching what?

VMware or Microsoft?– What is a “Purpose-Built Hypervisor”?

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn the first of our articles in the “VMware or Microsoft?” series, I’m going to address some misconceptions and misinformation about what Hyper-V actually is. In a currently available document that VMware provides, comparing vSphere 5 to the as-of-then beta of what is now Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012, VMware makes the claim that they … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?– What is a “Purpose-Built Hypervisor”?

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYou asked for it, so here it is! Here is the list of articles in our “VMware or Microsoft? series, as submitted by our team of IT Pro Technology Evangelists. UPDATE: The six weeks are over. The series is complete. Below is the entire list of articles! We hope you find these useful! Date Article … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft? – The Complete Series

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHello out there all of you virtualization fans!… all of you datacenter supermen and superwomen!… all of you who get excited when skillfully and elegantly applied information technology makes your work lives and the work lives of the people you support – and the businesses you provide value to - just so much better! We have … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft? – The Series Introduction

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmI had the privilege of welcoming Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President for Windows Server and System Center to the show. We discuss the latest features and enhancements made in Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, SQL Server 2014, Visual Studio 2013, Windows Intune as well as several new Windows Azure services. Tune in … Continue reading TechNet Radio: (Part 1) – What’s New in 2012 R2 – Empowering People-Centric IT

Gentlemen, start your downloads! (Ladies, too!) http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThe previews for the “blue” wave of server products beat the estimated arrival dates (I thought we’d have to wait ‘til June 26th!) and became available late yesterday for TechNet and MSDN subscribers. Those products include: Windows Server 2012 R2, and System Center 2012 R2. But, not only for … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 Preview Evaluations Are Now Available

http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAs you may already be aware, at TechEd this year in New Orleans, several announcements about the new “R2” versions of various products were made. Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 were just two of the products being updated later this year, and for which preview releases will be available later this … Continue reading New Storage Tiering coming in Server 2012 R2 – TechEd 2013 Favorites