John asked the following questions at our TechNet event in Saint Louis a few weeks ago: “Can you show us a demo of how to integrate SCVMM with Citrix and/or VMware?”” The answer to that is no. At least not me. I can’t personally afford, nor does my team have the budget for a VMware … Continue reading More Hyper-V and SCVMM Questions (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 9.)
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
This question came from Randy at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis: “Are the VMM management capabilities for a Citrix XenServer based VM the same as for a Hyper-V based VM? (example: can you still live migrate, change RAM, etc?)” The simple answer is: The capabilities are pretty much the same. Live Migration, for example, … Continue reading SCVMM in System Center 2012 and managing Citrix XenServer (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 5.)
Today during the “Private Cloud Day” live webcast event, Microsoft announced a pretty big change in how we think of and purchase the System Center suite. Bottom-line.. it’s no longer a separate set of products, but it is just one product: System Center 2012. (Well.. actually two.. but different only in terms of licensing.) In … Continue reading Breaking News: New System Center 2012 Licensing Model Announced
CHEAP TRAINING! “What? Huh? Cheap? Training?” Yes, I thought that would get your attention. Due to the great response for past deliveries of this sort of all-day live virtual classroom training, Symon Perriman and Phil Helsel will be delivering two more full-day courses on Microsoft Virtualization. Here are the details (UPDATED - Additional event in … Continue reading NEW: Microsoft Server Virtualization “Jump Start” training
It’s the end of the month, and the last of our 30 days of cloudy goodness is here! In today’s blog post, one of the most genuinely certifiable gentlemen I know, Brian Lewis, points you to some resources to help you get on track for cloud readiness. And by you, I mean YOU. You need … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 30 of 30: Certification Tips To Get Your Career Ready For The Cloud
“Seriously, Kevin? A ‘love story’?” Yes indeed. Are you and your sweetheart better together? So is Hyper-V and SCVMM. And that’s what Brian Lewis is discussing in Part 11 of our 30-part “Cloud on Your Terms” blog series. Read it HERE. Ahh.. l’Amore! And if you have missed any of the series posts, check out … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 11 of 30: A Love Story
For those of you who missed any of these and want to catch up, here is a list that I will keep updated with links to the team’s (Me, Brian Lewis, John Weston, and Matt Hester) posts. And don’t forget to go to https://aka.ms/evals if you want to evaluate any of the foundational software to … Continue reading The Cloud on Your Terms: 30 Part Series
We’re no fools. We know that if you’re using Virtualization in your business, you're very likely using or have considered using VMware. And we also know that you may be considering Hyper-V for an additional (or alternative) virtualization platform. At least I hope you are. That said, and if you’re just starting out learning … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 7 of 30: Hyper-V for the VMware Professional
What Makes A Cloud? The most current NIST definition of Cloud Computing states that, in order for you to have a computational “cloud”, you have to have the following essentials: On-demand self-service Broad network access Resource pooling Rapid elasticity Measured service So how does the new suite of tools coming in System Center 2012 map … Continue reading The Cloud on Your Terms Part 4 of 30: What does System Center 2012 offer “The Cloud”
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