Tag: Performance

Road Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the US

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmComing to a town near you, our four IT Pro Evangelists in the US Central Region (Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, Matt Hester, and Moi) are delivering free, in-person, hands-on learning (otherwise known as “IT Camps”) from now through mid-October. Here is the complete event description: Discover Key Hybrid Cloud Solutions for IT Pros You CAN … Continue reading Road Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the US

Road Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the Central US (September Edition)

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UPDATE: The FULL list of our events for September and October is now live.  Go to THIS BLOG POST instead. -Kevin http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmComing to a town near you, our four IT Pro Evangelists in the US Central Region (Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, Matt Hester, and Moi) are delivering free, in-person, hands-on learning; otherwise known as “IT … Continue reading Road Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the Central US (September Edition)

VMware or Microsoft?–Not All Memory Management is Equal

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn the context of virtualization and virtual machines, I think it’s safe to say that memory management is important.  Efficiently allocating and/or recovering memory to/from virtual machines addresses several important questions, such as: How many virtual machines can I run on this physical host? How efficiently can my machines run if some of them need … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Not All Memory Management is Equal

VMware or Microsoft?–Did you know that there’s no extra charge?

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This week at VMWorld the VMware faithful are learning all about the latest news and updates from their virtualization vendor.  And hopefully at the same time Microsoft is able to reach them with some free custard and some good information to help them understand: What Hyper-V can do, and that You can gear up for … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Did you know that there’s no extra charge?

VMware or Microsoft?–Agents or no Agents?

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmOne of the things VMware like to claim as a benefit to their protection of virtualization resources and application data is that they don’t require agents to be installed, where supposedly Microsoft requires agents everywhere.  But, is that entirely true?  And even if the approaches are a little different, who really has the advantage?  To … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Agents or no Agents?

VMware or Microsoft?–How much downtime is too much?

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm “Any downtime is too much.  I want none.  ZERO downtime.” Of course you do.  We all do.  But that sometimes comes at a cost.  And by cost, I mean actual money.  Dollars and cents.  Do-rey-mi.  $$$ But Microsoft gives you the ability to patch your virtualization foundation for FREE.  (That’s another big zero, folks.)  … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–How much downtime is too much?

TechNet Radio: (Part 2) What’s New in 2012 R2 – Transforming the Datacenter

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmMicrosoft Corporate VP Brad Anderson and I are back for part 2 of our "What's New in 2012 R2" series.  We discuss the new and exciting "cloud OS vision" in the next wave of Microsoft's Server and System Center products. Tune in as we take a deep dive into how your business can transform its … Continue reading TechNet Radio: (Part 2) What’s New in 2012 R2 – Transforming the Datacenter

VMware or Microsoft?–Reduce VMware Storage Costs WITH Windows Server 2012

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Wait a second, Kevin… you say ‘with’ Windows Server 2012, I can reduce my virtualization storage costs?” That’s what I said.  In today’s edition of our blog series, “VMware or Microsoft?”, my friend Keith Mayer describes how you can use Windows Server 2012 as your storage servers for clustered NFS storage.   And with that solution, … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Reduce VMware Storage Costs WITH Windows Server 2012

VMware or Microsoft? – The Complete Series

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYou asked for it, so here it is!  Here is the list of articles in our “VMware or Microsoft? series, as submitted by our team of IT Pro Technology Evangelists. UPDATE: The six weeks are over.  The series is complete.  Below is the entire list of articles! We hope you find these useful! Date Article … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft? – The Complete Series