Tag: Security

VMware or Microsoft?–Shopping for Private Clouds

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWhat’s on your shopping list for your datacenter?  What do you need to run the business you’re supporting?  What capabilities do you wish you had?  Is your goal to provide a dynamic, scalable, cost-efficient “software driven datacenter”?  The list of what we want to provide can get long and complex.  Even if we simply the … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Shopping for Private Clouds

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?–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 big is your footprint?

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VMware is making claims that they are more secure.  They base those claims on a “smaller footprint” and therefore smaller attack surface for the sake of security.  (But they’re not really comparing apples to apples.)And is size really what matters?  I don’t think so.  And neither does Brian Lewis, who writes about it in todays … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–How big is your footprint?

VMware or Microsoft?–Who’s patching what?

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDid you know that our free hypervisor, Hyper-V Server 2012, has very little reason to ever require a patch? “I didn’t know that.” You are not alone.  Not enough IT Pros know that, especially when VMware and their fans continue to claim that “Hyper-V requires Windows” or “it’s a monolithic operating system".  Those claims may … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Who’s patching what?

TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – Delivering Software Defined Cloud Networking Solutions with Arista Networks

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn this brief episode, I speak with Sr. Business Development Manager Joe Hielscher of Arista Networks from the floor at TechEd 2013 in New Orleans.  We chat about the latest features available from their cloud networking solutions and how they support a dynamic datacenter. Learn more about Arista Networks! https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/TechNet-Radio-Cloud-Innovators-Delivering-Software-Defined-Cloud-Networking-Solutions-with-Arista-Ne/player?w=512&h=288 __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators – Delivering Software Defined Cloud Networking Solutions with Arista Networks

TechEd 2013 Favorites – The Complete Series

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The 21st annual TechEd North America conference happened this month (June) in New Orleans, and my three IT Technology Evangelist coworkers (Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, and Matt Hester) and I had the privilege of attending and taking part.  So in the interest of sharing our experiences and impressions with you, we’ve decided to dedicate the … Continue reading TechEd 2013 Favorites – The Complete Series

Key Keynote Notes – TechEd 2013 Favorites

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmSo here it is, Day 3 of TechEd, and I’m already two days late on the first of our “TechEd 2013 Favorites” series.  (sigh)  But if you’ve ever been to a TechEd, or any other big conference like this, you know that it’s hard to find a spare moment to do things other than A) … Continue reading Key Keynote Notes – TechEd 2013 Favorites