http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThe Azure Blog just posted some exciting news about improvements and updates to Azure Backup, specifically around the backup and retention of Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). “Oh yeah? How can they make it any better?” Well, for starters.. How would you like to be able to retain a backup of a Virtual Machine for up … Continue reading This just in: More Updates to Azure Backup
This just in… http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Today, Microsoft has increased the number of datacenter regions that will support Azure Site Recovery. Datacenter regions added: Central US East US2 North Central US, and South Central US “Cool.. but what is Azure Site Recovery?” Ah.. in case you, like my friend here, don’t know; Azure Site Recovery is Microsoft’s … Continue reading Azure Site Recovery (ASR) now available in all US Azure Datacenter Regions
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm We Technical Evangelists are at it again! This September and October, we will visit 10 cities to talk about using Microsoft Azure as part of your disaster recovery plan. Attendees will receive a free Microsoft Azure pass and the opportunity to complete several disaster recovery related labs during the course of the workshop. 9/1 … Continue reading Azure for Disaster Recovery: The US Tour
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmConcluding our 3 part End of Support for Windows Server 2003 series, Eric Mills and I highlight some of the key concerns small to midsize businesses need to be aware of if they are still running Windows Server 2003 in their environment. https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/Part-3-End-of-Support-for-Windows-Server-2003-How-Small-to-MidSized-Businesses-can-Benefit-by-moving/player Ready to make the move? Get Windows Server 2012 R2 now! __________________________ … Continue reading (Part 3) End of Support for Windows Server 2003 – How Small to Midsized Businesses can Benefit by moving to Windows Server 2012 R2
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThis is pretty cool. As the title says: System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager is now an application that Microsoft will support when running inside a virtual machine in Microsoft Azure. I’m sure they won’t mind me sharing this.. but here is the text from an e-mail I received on the subject that spells … Continue reading Breaking News: System Center 2012 R2 DPM is now supported in an Azure Virtual Machine
Are you a VMware Pro? In an increasingly multi-hypervisor world, more and more IT organizations are using Microsoft Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure to achieve superior performance and workload flexibility at the best possible price. With nearly two-thirds of businesses on more than one virtualization platform, adding Microsoft virtualization and cloud skills to your technical repertoire … Continue reading VMware Pro? Gear up on Hyper-V through Microsoft Early Experts
Welcome to March! And not that I mean to alarm you, but welcome to the final month before support ends on Windows XP. I know that many of you supporting IT and devices for your businesses have known this for a while, and are either already done or continuing to work on migrating to Windows … Continue reading Blog Series: Windows 8.1 for Business
At our IT Camp in Minneapolis a few weeks ago, Kris asked me a valid question. “How does a Hyper-V Server (not the full windows install) do clustering if you can’t install the cluster role?” Kris’s question is a good one, because we had just been discussing how limited Hyper-v Server is in terms of … Continue reading How can Hyper-V Server be a member of a cluster? (So many questions. So little time. Part 54.)
Many of you in the U.S. may be familiar with the Microsoft “IT Camps” that we host now and then, where we teach you some great stuff and then give you the opportunity to work with the technology through hosted hands-on lab exercises. These free in-person events have become very popular. They’re so popular, in … Continue reading Learn Microsoft Virtualization in Your Own Easy-to-Build Virtual Lab
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Part 3 of our “Virtualization: Did you Know…” series, Jeff Woolsey and I conclude our Top 10 list of Virtualization solution facts. https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/TechNet-Radio-Part-3-Virtualization-Did-You-Know/player?w=512&h=288 Download MP3 (Audio only) MP4 (iPod, Zune HD) High Quality MP4 (iPad, PC) Mid Quality MP4 (Windows Phone, HTML5) High Quality WMV (PC, Xbox, MCE) Missed Part 1 or Part 2 … Continue reading TechNet Radio: (Part 3) Virtualization: Did You Know…
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