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31 Days of Servers in the Cloud–Setting up Windows Azure Management (Part 8 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn today’s article in our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series, my friend Brian Lewis gives us a simple method of setting up management of Windows Azure. “But Kevin.. don’t I just use the Windows Azure portal?” Sure.. you can do a lot with that.  But if you need to use other tools … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud–Setting up Windows Azure Management (Part 8 of 31)

31 Days of Servers in the Cloud–Can you build a SharePoint lab in the cloud? (Part 7 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmAnd the answer to the question I pose in the title is: YES!  Yes you can! In today’s part 7 of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series, Keith Mayer walks you through a detailed step-by-step of how to build virtual machines in Windows Azure that serve as a solid test and learning … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud–Can you build a SharePoint lab in the cloud? (Part 7 of 31)

31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – So what is Windows Azure really all about, anyway? (Part 6 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Yeah, Kevin… Tell me something more about Windows Azure.” How about today, in part 6 of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” I leave that job to my friend Yung Chou.  His article today outlines the current state-of-the-art that is Windows Azure; not just for running virtual machines, but for all that it … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – So what is Windows Azure really all about, anyway? (Part 6 of 31)

31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Move a local VM to the Cloud (Part 5 of 31)

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My turn! In todays installment of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud”, we wanted to show you how easy it is to load a locally created, Hyper-V based virtual machine into Windows Azure. “But it’s not really that easy, is it?  I’ve had a heckuva time trying to make this work!” Actually, once … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Move a local VM to the Cloud (Part 5 of 31)

31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Want a place to build labs without hardware? (Part 2 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYes, you read that subject right.  You can build servers and construct a pretty decent lab environment without having to purchase hardware.  Do it virtually. “In the cloud?” Bingo.  Today’s 2nd installment of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series is delivered by my teammate out of Atlanta, GA: Tommy Patterson.  In this … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Want a place to build labs without hardware? (Part 2 of 31)

31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: The New Series! (Part 1 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHappy New Year!  And welcome back to work! Yeah, I know… I feel that way, too.  But hopefully, like me, you have some important things to be thankful for.  Such as: Washington “avoided” the “fiscal cliff”.* The Minnesota Vikings beat the Packers and are in the playoffs**, and We are startinga new series of blog … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: The New Series! (Part 1 of 31)

TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – (Part 4) Private Cloud IaaS

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Part 4 of our Private Cloud basics series, I spoke with Tom Shinder, Yuri Diogenes about Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and how this component factors into your Private Cloud planning.  Tune in as we chat about the differences between this and Software as a Service and Platform as a Service, what security considerations … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – (Part 4) Private Cloud IaaS

31 Days of our Favorite Things: You want everything, and you want it for FREE? (Part 9 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn today’s “31 Days of our Favorite Things” series, Matt Hester is giving away the store. “Huh?” Unlike our main competition in the area of virtualization and all things private cloud, Microsoft believes that virtualization is just a ubiquitous part of the datacenter today.  And as such, it should be available and optionally installable as … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: You want everything, and you want it for FREE? (Part 9 of 31)

Launch Day! Windows Server 2012 is available today!

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Yessir!  According to the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform page, And that’s today!  Go to THIS PAGE to set up a reminder that at 8:00AM Pacific (10:00AM Central) time, the launch is happening. “Where will the Windows Server Launch be taking place?” Online.  Go to http://www.windows-server-launch.com at 10:00AM Central Time to “learn, connect, and have … Continue reading Launch Day! Windows Server 2012 is available today!

WPC Announcements–Servers and Tools and Azure! (Oh my!)

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Some of you may be aware that this week another big Microsoft conference is happening in Toronto.  The Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) for 2012 is in full swing.  And like all of these kinds of conferences, there are usually big announcements and reveals and important information shared during the keynotes.  This year’s is no exception. … Continue reading WPC Announcements–Servers and Tools and Azure! (Oh my!)