As the title of this posting suggests – or rather says flat out – the beta of System Center 2012 SP1 is available for your downloading and testing/trying pleasure. “Why? What do I need an SP1 for? Didn’t System Center 2012 just come out earlier this year?” Absolutely. But what has since been released? “Windows … Continue reading Beta for System Center 2012 SP1 is available for download!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Yes indeed! It’s short notice, but I’d love to see about 30+ IT Pros from the area on Thursday, August 30th. We’ll be holding an IT “Mini-Camp”, where we’ll discuss and give you some hands-on time with Windows Server 2012 and the new version of Hyper-V virtualization. Here is the text from the registration … Continue reading TechNet IT “Mini-Camp” Event–August 30, 2012 in Minneapolis (Edina), Minnesota
Good question, Todd. And unfortunately I don’t know the details enough to give you a precise answer. But I will say that no matter what Windows Server 2012 has in it, it isn’t a supported platform for the current RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version of System Center 2012. “Why not?” ‘cause it’s in beta – … Continue reading Why .NET 3.5? (So many questions. So little time. Part 39)
Jeanne asked two questions at our TechNet Event a couple of weeks ago: So.. in question #1 you’re asking about the implications of using one particular .VHD (virtual hard disk) disk type; Fixed, Differencing, or Dynamic. To answer that question, first let me take a minute to describe what these types are. I’ll point to … Continue reading Your choice in .VHD files, and what it implies (So many questions. So little time. Part 36)
http://bit.ly/24hipc Get yourself 5 of those “5 Hour Energy” drinks, set your alarm clock, and join the WORLD for this amazing opportunity to learn all about the Private Cloud solutions from Microsoft. Here’s the description from the registration page: Every organization has the power to employ cloud technologies in their own way, at their own … Continue reading Free Global Event–24 Hours in a Private Cloud
Wonderful news! Today at the Microsoft Management Summit going on in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced the availability of System Center 2012. You can start your evaluation downloads now: https://aka.ms/PvtCld Pass it on!
As usual, here is the online version of the event resources I’ll be handing out to my central U.S. IT Camp Event attendees for the next several months. It is likely that this online version is even better, because A) it contains even more than what I could fit onto one page, B) items may … Continue reading Kevin’s “Being What’s Next in I.T.” Event Resources
(CTP = Community Technology Preview – which means “earlier than beta”) Late on Friday the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Blog released a post enthusiastically titled “System Center 2012 CTP for Windows Server ‘8’ Beta support now available!!!”. It would seem the System Center team is looking for early feedback on running System Center against … Continue reading NEW System Center 2012 CTPs for Windows Server “8” beta
Happy Friday!I thought I’d just take this opportunity to again share my three-part screencast series with you; this time all in one place. The topic: System Center 2012 Unified InstallerThe goal: Help you prepare for and use the Unified Installer to build your lab for testing and trying the System Center 2012 components outThe added benefit: … Continue reading System Center 2012 Unified Installer: The Screencasts
At our TechNet Event in Kansas City a couple of months ago, Travis asked: “How many virtual machines can a single VMM instance manage?” That’s easy: As many as you want, and as your hardware can handle. “But how many are supported?” Ah.. well, that’s simply a matter of how many Microsoft was able to … Continue reading How many VMs can VMM M? (So many questions. So little time. Part 22.)
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