A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of speaking with Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes as a first in our five part series on the Private Cloud. In part one we discuss basic private cloud principles and what it means for business, as well as how organizations can begin to understand and accept … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators– My interview with Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes (Part 1)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIt’s over! November (Movember?) is here! Now it’s time to sit back and soak in all of this great information! Below is a complete list (Thank you, Keith Mayer for compiling it) of links to our full 31 Days. Enjoy! 31 Days of our Favorite Things The Cloud OS Platform by Kevin Remde Server Manager … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: The Recap
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThere’s nothing remote about the chances that Microsoft would make big improvements in nearly all aspects of the platform that is Windows Server. And Windows Server 2012 is no exception. In this instance, we’re going to discuss Remote Desktop Services – otherwise lovingly referred to as RDS.“Lovingly? That’s a bit much, isn’t it, Kevin?”Okay.. perhaps … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Remote Desktop Services (RDS) in Windows Server 2012 (Part 30 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYes, you read that subject line correctly. We’ve actually improved the volume error detection so much in Windows Server 2012 that you’ll rarely if ever have to run a CHKDSK command to fix it. And if you do, it will run fast and get out of your way. In our 29th installment of “31 Days … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: The new CHKDSK. Don’t blink; you’ll miss it! (Part 29 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWe’re in the final stretch of our 31 days, and for today’s article Keith Mayer is going to give you all the details on how you can make DHCP highly available in Windows Server 2012. “But.. couldn’t you cluster DHCP services before?” Yes, but clustering involves more investment or complexity than some would like to … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Highly Available DHCP in Windows Server 2012 (Part 28 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Yes, today in our “31 Days of our Favorite Things” series, Matt Hester is talking about Gremlins; specifically, the kinds of nasty things that can happen to an Active Directory domain controller that is virtualized, and when you attempt to restore an old snapshot or a backup of that virtual machine. “Ah.. you mean … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Active Directory Gremlins? (Part 27 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmSo you have files to secure…“Yeah..”And forever you’ve been using security groups in Active Directory, and file and/or share permissions in Access Control Lists (ACLs), right?“Uh huh. What’s wrong with that?”Nothing. But what if I were to tell you that you have some new and very flexible options available to you now in Windows Server … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Let’s get dynamic with our access control (Part 26 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmActive Directory has been around for awhile (Remember Windows 2000 Server?), and with every new release of the server platform Microsoft has an opportunity to make things better. Windows Server 2012 was no exception. There are many improvements to Active Directory, and to the management tools and capabilities, introduced in this most recent version. “Well.. … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Stupid Active Directory Tricks (Part 25 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmRSAT stands for Remote Server Administration Tools. This is the toolset that IT Pros have come to know and love, because it is the toolset that lets them keep sitting at their desks. “You mean, it contributes to the obesity epidemic in America?” Well.. I wouldn’t go that far. But it certainly doesn’t help. And … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and the RSATs (Part 24 of 31)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmI suppose a more correct title for this article might have been, “I manage IP addressing, therefore IPAM.” “IPAM? What’s that?” IPAM is a FLA (Four-Letter Acronym) that stands for IP Address Management. More appropriately, Internet Protocol Address Management. In Windows Server 2012 we have added a capability that addresses (get it?) a need to … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 – I think, therefore IPAM. (Part 23 of 31)
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