Back in part 10 of our cloud series, I described how I configured my own “Private Private Cloud”. One of the important elements of my test lab was to have a foundation that would support Windows Failover Clustering and the Live Migration of virtual machines. To do this in my “test lab” (the spare bedroom … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 21 of 30: Setting up an inexpensive SAN
Today in part 15 of our November Cloud blog series, my buddy John Weston lays out some of the technologies that will support your efforts in implementing an architecture that can span clouds. “Span clouds? Huh?” You’ve heard “private cloud”, “public cloud”, etc.. but a solution or an application or service that has portions … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 15 of 30: Hybrid for Private Cloud
Consider the following chart that diagrams the delivery of “IT as a Service”. This is what the private cloud is all about. And the way tasks may get done in an automated fashion is going to play a very important role. In the Microsoft solution, the tool that will allow you to create, test, and … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 14 of 30: System Center Orchestrator 2012
Today in lucky part 13 of our 30 day “Cloud on Your Terms” series, my friend (and the guy who hired me at Microsoft) John Weston introduces you to System Center Operations Manager 2012. Read it HERE. And if you have missed any of the series posts, check out my summary post for links to … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms part 13 of 30: System Center Operations Manager
“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
“Hey Kevin.. We’re considering adding Hyper-V virtualization to our operations. What hardware will I need to make this happen?” You’re in luck! Today in part 9 of our 30 day series, Brian Lewis covers just that, and shares some real world examples. Enjoy! And if you have missed any of the series posts, check … Continue reading Cloud on Your Terms Part 9 of 30: What Hardware Do I Need?
Today my friend Brian Lewis tells you how to get Hyper-V installed. Check it out! “And does it..” Yes. It actually looks like that robot Hyper-V mascot. If you have missed any of the series posts, check out my summary post for links to all of the articles available so far at https://aka.ms/cloudseries.
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
In today’s installment, Matt Hester provides some excellent resources for making sure your server installations are ready to support delivering IT-as-a-Service (aka a Private Cloud).Check out his post HEREAnd if you have missed any of the series posts, check out my summary post for links to all of the articles available so far at https://aka.ms/cloudseries.
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