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TechNet Radio: Building Clouds – An Inside Look at Virtual Machine Migration Tools

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn this episode I welcome “Migration Mark” from the Building Clouds blog series on TechNet to discuss best practices for migrating your virtual machines to Microsoft Hyper-V as well as some free virtual machine migration tools that are available. Check out this great discussion on MAP 8.5, MVMC and the Migration Automation Toolkit (MAT) . … Continue reading TechNet Radio: Building Clouds – An Inside Look at Virtual Machine Migration Tools

How safe is my Windows Azure virtual machine? (So many questions. So little time. Part 50.)

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmIn Saint Louis a couple of weeks ago at our Windows Azure IT Camp, Joe asked me this question: “When dealing with virtual machines and cloud for R&D. If during the process of researching you happen to download a contaminated file, can that file do harm to the actual machine that you are running? Wouldn't … Continue reading How safe is my Windows Azure virtual machine? (So many questions. So little time. Part 50.)

NEW: Virtualization IT Camps!

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmYes!  We’re coming back to a classroom near you (I hope) for an intense, full-day of training and hands-on with Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, and System Center.  If you’re using virtualization…“What do you mean, ‘if’?”Yeah, good point.  The modern datacenter is already virtualizing, and likely virtualizing using VMware vSphere, vCenter, and so on.  That’s why we … Continue reading NEW: Virtualization IT Camps!

VMware or Microsoft?–Does VMware get it?

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDoes VMware understand the value of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and have the ability to support your “Hybrid Cloud”?  And can they back up their service with a solid Service-Level Agreement comparable to Microsoft’s? Of course they can.  At least I think they can.  Do you think so?  Does Keith?  In today’s final article of our 6-week-long … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Does VMware get it?

VMware or Microsoft?–How robust is your availability?

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDisclaimer: facts and figures in this article are based on the state of the technology as it exists at the date of its publication.  Our article today in our “VMware or Microsoft?” series is about availability.  When I say “availability”, I mean “high availability”.  And when I say “robust high availability”, I mean a solution … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–How robust is your availability?

VMware or Microsoft?–Agentless Backup for Virtual Environments

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Today’s post comes to us courtesy of an old friend and coworker, who is still a friend but who now works for Veeam.  I’m talking about none-other than Chris Henley.  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmThank you, Chris, for this excellent write-up on backing up virtual environments! --- One of the most important things to remember when talking about backup … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–Agentless Backup for Virtual Environments

VMware or Microsoft?–VDI: A Look at Supportability and More!

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“A little bit of history first.  Virtual Desktop computing has been slowly etching its way into more IT plans year over year.  The advantages can be enormous when isolating the end user into a virtual desktop that looks and acts like their regular everyday PC.  Of course the ROI has been quite difficult to manage … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft?–VDI: A Look at Supportability and More!

VMware or Microsoft? – Dynamic Storage Management in Private Clouds

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http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday we’re discussing storage and storage management.  The importance of storage can’t be understated.  Nor, unfortunately, can the impact of the cost of doing storage right.  And storage needs are never decreasing, are they? “Are you kidding?” Exactly.  Both VMware and Microsoft have solutions to address the flexible management of storage, and even some features … Continue reading VMware or Microsoft? – Dynamic Storage Management in Private Clouds

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