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31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and “Storage Spaces” (Part 6 of 31)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmHappy Saturday!  But that doesn’t mean we get a break.  We promised 31 days of our favorite things in October, and we’re going to give you 31 days of our favorite things in October.  “Seriously?” Yep.  I hope you had a super weekend, and that you’re reading this on Monday.  (Or even Tuesday if you … Continue reading 31 Days of our Favorite Things: Windows Server 2012 and “Storage Spaces” (Part 6 of 31)

Launch Day! Windows Server 2012 is available today!

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Yessir!  According to the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform page, And that’s today!  Go to THIS PAGE to set up a reminder that at 8:00AM Pacific (10:00AM Central) time, the launch is happening. “Where will the Windows Server Launch be taking place?” Online.  Go to http://www.windows-server-launch.com at 10:00AM Central Time to “learn, connect, and have … Continue reading Launch Day! Windows Server 2012 is available today!

Does my SAN support ODX? (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 46)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDan asked this at a TechNet Event IT Camp a few months ago… For those of you not familiar with it, ODX stands for Offloaded Data Transfer (or, I suppose, “X-fer”).  It is a capability that some storage vendor solutions have to offload the transfer of data. “Um.. duh!” Sorry.  The idea with ODX is … Continue reading Does my SAN support ODX? (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 46)

Full of I.T. Shark Week!: Who has the biggest disk?

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm In this final day of Shark Week! on Full of I.T., we will do a quick comparison of storage capabilities between Hyper-V and VMware’s vSphere 5.0.  Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 and in the free Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 have some new capabilities and new capacities in the storage arena. “’Arena’?  Shouldn’t that … Continue reading Full of I.T. Shark Week!: Who has the biggest disk?