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BREAKING NEWS: Windows Azure Infrastructure Services are in GA today!

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“Georgia?” http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmNo!  GA means General Availability!  It’s like RTM, but better.  We’ve been talking about Windows Azure virtual machines, and using Azure as “Infrastructure-as-a-Service” (IaaS) for many months now.  We’ve been promoting the heck out of the 90-day free trial of Windows Azure to IT Pros all over the world; but with the caveat that … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Windows Azure Infrastructure Services are in GA today!

The Replica Broker: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 15)

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Back in October of last year, in Part 5 of our “31 Days of our Favorite Things” series, I wrote about Hyper-V Replica.  “With Hyper-V Replica you can easily create and maintain an off-line copy – a replica – of a virtual machine on a separate virtualization host.  This means, for example, that if your … Continue reading The Replica Broker: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 15)

A whole ‘nuther level of high availability – Guest Clustering: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 14)

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Did you know that virtual machines can also be clustered?  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Really?” Yep.  We call it “guest clustering”, where a cluster of application-hosting computers, sharing storage, are actually virtual machines.  In this way we provide a “whole ‘nuther level of high availability” in the fact that if an application can benefit from and take advantage of … Continue reading A whole ‘nuther level of high availability – Guest Clustering: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 14)

(Episode 14) Windows 8 Tips: Productivity

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn part 3 of our Windows 8 Tips and Tricks series, Principal Technical Account Manager Lex Thomas and I show some improvements in Windows 8 that will help you be more productive.   https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Reimagining-Windows-An-In-Depth-Look-at-Windows-8-for-the-Enterprise/Episode-14-Windows-8-Tips-Productivity/player?w=512&h=288 Download the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation today and test your applications, hardware and deployment strategies with Windows 8. Resources: Windows 8 … Continue reading (Episode 14) Windows 8 Tips: Productivity

Host Clusters and Hyper-V: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 13)

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You may ask, “How easy is it to set up a cluster of virtualization hosts for Hyper-V virtual machine high availability?”http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“How easy is it to set up a cluster of virtualization hosts for Hyper-V virtual machine high availability?”I’m glad you asked. Short answer: VeryLonger answer: Let’s let my friend Matt Hester show you in our … Continue reading Host Clusters and Hyper-V: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 13)

High Availability and Live Migrations: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 12)

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If you’re a VMware user, you’re probably familiar with the “vMotion” capability; moving a live, running virtual machine from one host to another.  Until recently, that move had to take place among and between clustered hosts, but recently Microsoft Hyper-V (and later VMware in vSphere 5) allowed the live moving of virtual machines without clusters. Still, … Continue reading High Availability and Live Migrations: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 12)

(Episode 13) Windows 8 Tips: Mastering the Interface

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn part 2 of our Windows 8 Tips and Tricks series, Principal Technical Account Manager Lex Thomas and I dive deeper into the new modern user interface for Windows 8. https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Reimagining-Windows-An-In-Depth-Look-at-Windows-8-for-the-Enterprise/Episode-13-Windows-8-Tips-Mastering-the-Interface/player?w=512&h=288 Download the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation today and test your applications, hardware and deployment strategies with Windows 8. Resources: Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 … Continue reading (Episode 13) Windows 8 Tips: Mastering the Interface

(Episode 12) Windows 8 Tips: Getting Started

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn this, the first of Eight Windows 8 tips and tricks sessions, I welcome Principal Technical Account Manager Lex Thomas to the show. Tune in for part 1 as we show you around the new modern user interface in Windows 8.   https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Reimagining-Windows-An-In-Depth-Look-at-Windows-8-for-the-Enterprise/Episode-12-Windows-8-Tips-Getting-Started/player?w=512&h=288 Download the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation today and test your applications, hardware … Continue reading (Episode 12) Windows 8 Tips: Getting Started

NIC Teamwork: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 10)

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I’ve discussed Windows Server 2012’s inclusion of NIC teaming on my blog before.  Back in Part 7 of our “31 Days of  our Favorite Things” last October, for example, I blogged about it. http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn part 10 of our current “20+ Days of Server Virtualization” series, my phriend from Phoenix Harold Wong also describes NIC Teaming … Continue reading NIC Teamwork: 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 10)

It’s Like, Networking. Virtually Networking in Hyper-V : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 9)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmMy friend Tommy Patterson brings us part 9 of our “20+ Days of Server Virtualization”, in which he introduces and describes the functionality in Hyper-V to support the networking of your virtual machines.  He describes the basic operations and options, as well as some of the more advanced topics of performance, off-loading, and new security … Continue reading It’s Like, Networking. Virtually Networking in Hyper-V : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization (Part 9)