David U. asked this of us at our Saint Louis TechNet Event: “Free Hyper-V Server can be installed on bare metal. Do I need Windows Server 2008 R2 plus Hyper-V running elsewhere to manage the Hyper-V Server, or is there another way I can manage that?” Great question David. Thanks! For those of you not … Continue reading Managing Hyper-V Server (So many questions. So little time. Part 16.)
At our TechNet Event in Saint Louis several weeks ago, Aubrey M. asked: “Will there be an option in System Center 2012 Operations Manager to schedule maintenance windows, such as for patch Tuesday?” So.. you’re asking if you’ll have a way to tell Operations Manager, “Hey.. tonight while I’m home watching TV with my husband, we’re … Continue reading System Center 2012 OpsManager and Windows of Maintenance (So many questions. So little time. Part 15)
This is cool. Microsoft is willing to PAY you to try some software and learn some stuff. And you could also win a very slick laptop in the process. “Huh? Seriously?” Well.. in a sense. We’re announcing today an opportunity for a limited (roughly 5,000) number of people to get a $20 coupon for the … Continue reading Breaking News: Your chance to get a $20 Microsoft Store coupon, and maybe win a laptop!
At our Kansas City TechNet Event several weeks ago, Chris H. asked: “How do I backup VMs without using Data Protection Manager or Virtual Machine Manager?” You don’t, It can’t be done. You must buy our products. Resistance is futile. “Oh c’mon.. get serious, Kevin.” Sorry. Okay, I’m sure there are several ways that this … Continue reading How to Cheaply Backup Virtual Machines (So many questions. So little time. Part 14.)
For lucky 13, I reproduce a question here from Scott L, who asked it at our Saint Louis TechNet Event several weeks ago: “Any plans for a hybrid option with both SCCM and InTune in an organization?” No. At least none that I’m aware of. I will expand on my blunt answer in a moment, … Continue reading Can (or will) Configuration Manager and Windows Intune work together? (So many questions. So little time. Part 13.)
Tighe asked this question at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis several weeks ago: “System Center 2012 - one agent for all products?” That’s a great question, Tighe. Naturally one might assume that if we’ve changed-up how we sell System Center 2012 now as one product rather than a suite of separate products, that we … Continue reading How many agents are in System Center 2012? (So many questions. So little time. Part 12.)
(Re-posted with John Weston’s permission.)OverviewMany times over the last year I have been asked the question, “What is Windows Intune?” I like to describe Windows Intune as the cloud service that helps you centrally manage and secure your PCs through a simple, web-based console. Released back in March 2011, Windows Intune has already had a … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons You Should Consider Windows Intune
Yes! My first in our new “Cloud Innovators” series of interviews is now live!http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/videoembed/technet-radio-cloud-innovators-migrationwiz-and-office-365 About This Video We’re kicking off a new series today with Sr. IT Pro Evangelist Kevin Remde as he examines some of the top innovative companies who are using Microsoft Cloud solutions to help others improve their IT and business operations. … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – MigrationWiz and Office 365
Microsoft has just scheduled a FREE 2-day training course entitled “Creating and Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start”, happening on February 21st-22nd, 2012 from 9:00am to 5:00pm PST. Adopting this exciting new computing paradigm provides a whole new landscape of technology and career direction for IT professionals. Microsoft Learning and the … Continue reading Breaking News: Free Private Cloud “Jump Start” Training
Justin, in our Saint Louis TechNet Event asked us: “How can we track dynamic memory over time? Application vendor's physical requirements are always too high. Resource usage over time can better right-size an app.” As of SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2, you have some new Hyper-V performance counters that you can monitor using Performance … Continue reading Tracking Hyper-V Dynamic Memory (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 6.)
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