Tag: Networking

31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Servers Talking in the Cloud (Part 4 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIf you’ve been following along with our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud” series, you have already seen that it’s very simple to create servers in Windows Azure.  But what you might not realize is just how easy it is to get those computers to see each other.  Networking can be configured manually, but … Continue reading 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Servers Talking in the Cloud (Part 4 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: The Recap

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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

31 Days of our Favorite Things: VMware Should Be Worried (Part 31 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHere it is! …the last day of the month, and the last day of our series of “31 Days of our Favorite Things”!  And today, my buddy Matt Hester is going to tell you why you should consider Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 over VMware.  In summary: Nothing and nobody scales to support bigger, more … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: VMware Should Be Worried (Part 31 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Highly Available DHCP in Windows Server 2012 (Part 28 of 31)

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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)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 – I think, therefore IPAM. (Part 23 of 31)

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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)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 makes NIC hardware sing! (Part 21 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday in Part 21 of “31 Days of our Favorite Things”, Brian Lewis answers the musical question, “To NIC or not to NIC?” There are so many new and exciting hardware options out there, and sometimes it makes sense to purchase one over another.  One thing that may influence your decision is in how you … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 makes NIC hardware sing! (Part 21 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Extend Your Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 (Part 20 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIt’s the weekend!  Just in time for Part 20 of the “31 Days of our Favorite Things” series:  the Hyper-V Extensible Virtual Switch! What is a Virtual Switch? In Hyper-V, as in other virtualization platforms, a virtual switch is rather like a physical networking switch in the sense that it is a connection point for … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Extend Your Hyper-V Virtual Switch in Windows Server 2012 (Part 20 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Just when you thought SMB couldn’t get any better (Part 17 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“SMB?  You mean Server Message Block?” Yep.  “Better?  It’s just the protocol for accessing files across a network, isn’t it?” Yes.  But can you use that file share storage for fast, highly available file access and use it for, say, a database file used by the database server?  Or as the location for a virtual … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Just when you thought SMB couldn’t get any better (Part 17 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: Simply Connected using DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 (Part 16 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDirectAccess is not new, but it is improved in Windows Server 2012.  For those of you who are not familiar with DirectAccess, let me briefly describe a scenario that I live every week (or three)… It’s time to fill out and submit expense reports for my many travels and the associated costs to the company.  … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Simply Connected using DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 (Part 16 of 31)

31 Days of our Favorite Things: I got yer document RIGHT HERE, thanks to BranchCache. (Part 10 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmMany of you reading my blog are responsible for not only your local users and network and IT infrastructure, but also for supporting those poor folks who work remote branch offices.  And I say “poor folks” in the context of their access to the documents and applications that they would like quicker access to; because … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: I got yer document RIGHT HERE, thanks to BranchCache. (Part 10 of 31)