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Since 1995, I have run a home networking consisting of several Windows servers, PC’s, Laptops, and other devices. I started out small – just a single NT 3.51 Domain Controller and a single workstation running Windows 95. It grew to 16 physical machines...(read more) May. 24, 2013 01:06 PM EDT |
 Hyper-V Replica is our included asynchronous site-to-site VM replication capability for Windows Server 2012 and our free Hyper-V Server 2012 bare-metal enterprise-grade hypervisor. Using Hyper-V Replica, you can quickly implement a cost-effective disaster recovery plan for your busine...May. 24, 2013 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 672 |
If you are a developer, or if you are a member of an IT organization which supports a software development organization, then you know that sometimes you need more hardware than you can realistically afford. And if you do buy the hardware, it becomes obsolete all-too-soon, or jus... May. 23, 2013 08:31 AM EDT |
Welcome to another main installment of our “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services”. For those of you who are just now starting to follow along, make sure to start your FREE TRIAL of Windows Azure, so that you can follow along. Those of you who are familiar ... May. 22, 2013 03:55 PM EDT Reads: 207 |
Although I started with ColdFusion for application development, I did plenty brochureware sites with HTML. I believe the version was HTML 2.0 for IE 2.0. I lived in the browser world for years doing ColdFusion, ASP, and HTML sites. When winforms and Smart Client with web services emerg... May. 20, 2013 04:37 PM EDT Reads: 345 |
Perhaps you’re not aware of this, but Windows Azure supports web sites. In fact, it makes it very easy to create and run any web site – from the most simple to the most high-end, complex web application scaled for global reach. To show off how easy it is to get started, my frien... May. 20, 2013 10:55 AM EDT |
With Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets , the process to customize and automate an infrastructure deployment to Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS) becomes a relatively simple and manageable task. This article examines a sample script which automatically...(read more) May. 20, 2013 09:00 AM EDT |
Well, do you? “Yes! And I bet you’re going to tell me to use Windows Azure.” You’re catching on! In today’s article in our “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services”, my friend Keith Mayer shares some excellent tips, resources, and a step-by-step for b... May. 17, 2013 10:42 AM EDT |
CA World 2013!
The Smart Enterprise team spent time at CA World 2013 capturing key stories, major announcements, and interviews with thought leaders on the show floor. View the coverage on Smart Enterprise.
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Welcome to another installment of our May series of articles – “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services”. Today I’m going to describe a scenario, a problem, and then propose a solution. The Scenario: Single Sign-On support using Active Direct... May. 16, 2013 07:59 AM EDT Reads: 216 |
Windows Azure Infrastructure Services allows you to build complex solutions, hosted in Microsoft datacenters, as readily a you would have them running in your own lab or datacenter.
For today’s article in our “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Service... May. 15, 2013 07:47 AM EDT Reads: 160 |
If you can extend your datacenter into the cloud using a secured network path and Windows Azure, it sure should follow that you can take advantage of cloud-based virtual machines to perform some of your more common infrastructure tasks. For example: File Servers. “Yeah, I get it... May. 14, 2013 04:18 PM EDT Reads: 183 |
This just in… The demand has been so great for more information about using Windows Azure Infrastructure Services as an extension of your datacenter and IT Operations, that we’ve decided to schedule a few more FREE events to close out the end of our fiscal year here in Central Region ... May. 14, 2013 12:09 PM EDT Reads: 245 |
 Windows Azure Virtual Networks offers the power to open up several cross-premises use case scenarios, including Active Directory Disaster Recovery, SQL Database Replication, Windows Server 2012 DFS-R File Replication, Accelerated Cloud File Services with BranchCache, Hybrid Web Applica...May. 13, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,274 |
“Hey Kevin… I would like to use Windows Azure as a location where I set up a SQL Server database mirror. Is this something I can do?” Absolutely, yes! In fact, it doesn’t even require anything fancy as far as setting up special connectors or site-to-site VPN in order to tr... May. 13, 2013 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 278 |
 My fellow Technical Evangelists and I have authored a content series that steps through building your very own Private Cloud by leveraging Windows Server 2012, our FREE Hyper-V Server 2012, Windows Azure Infrastructure Services ( IaaS ) and System Center 2012 Service Pack 1.
Week-by-...May. 11, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,136 |
This book is totally hands-on, you learn by doing it all by yourselves in record time.
Install SQL Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2010, and configure Reporting Services both native and SharePoint Integrated on Windows 7
Install SSDT and author reports, both local and remote, and depl... May. 11, 2013 12:34 AM EDT Reads: 431 |
So now that we’ve been talking about building virtual machines in Windows Azure, and extending your datacenter into “the cloud”, we need to actually make the connection. But how does one actually build the Windows Azure Network, and then that subnet our local subnets? Keith Maye... May. 10, 2013 03:38 PM EDT Reads: 1,226 |
 I’ve assembled all of the relevant content from the Windows Server 2012 “Early Experts” Challenge program into an accelerated Certification Study Guide for IT Professionals targeting Exam 70-417, Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012.
In this article, I’ll provide a sum...May. 10, 2013 03:37 PM EDT Reads: 1,224 |
I somehow got into writing PowerShell script in the last few days for facilitating deploying Windows Azure VMs into configured subnets for our upcoming Windows Azure IaaS Training Days. ( Here’s the shameless plug.) First I got started with Windows Azure...(read more) May. 9, 2013 04:48 PM EDT Reads: 778 |
As many of you may already know, this month my Microsoft US DPE Central Region teammates (Matt Hester, Brian Lewis, and Keith Mayer) and I are blogging about “20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services”. Throughout this month I’ll be adding link... May. 9, 2013 02:30 PM EDT Reads: 564 |
CA World 2013!
The Smart Enterprise team spent time at CA World 2013 capturing key stories, major announcements, and interviews with thought leaders on the show floor. View the coverage on Smart Enterprise.
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This is going to be good! The folks at the Microsoft Virtual Academy are once again hosting a full-day online training event on May 16, 2013 from 9am to 5pm Pacific Time. The title: Windows Azure for IT Professionals. Make Windows Azure Your Datacenter! This Jump St... May. 9, 2013 01:11 PM EDT Reads: 344 |
“Hey Kevin.. How do I get high availability out of my SQL Server?”
Cluster. Shared Storage. Windows Failover Clustering supports that.
“But… I want my SQL Servers running in Windows Azure. And I don’t have shared storage in “the cl... May. 9, 2013 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 325 |
Gartner Cool Vendor and Enterprise Cloud Platform team up to deliver Nephos Constellation Broker PlatformLondon, 9th May, 2013 - Cordys, the Enterprise Cloud Platform provider and Nephos Technologies, a leading independent Cloud Service Brokerage today announced a partnership to delive... May. 9, 2013 05:55 AM EDT Reads: 1,169 |
Tweet Last week's announcement from Xeround to discontinue their public database service may have taken some people by surprise. Xeround's web site claims that they power 32,000 applications and for sure a few of those will have trouble moving out... May. 8, 2013 03:42 PM EDT Reads: 489 |
Windows Azure Infrastructure Services ( IaaS ) for IT Professionals Join us for a series of interactive weekly webcasts designed and in-person events to help you understand the ‘on-demand’ infrastructure scenarios and walk away with real-world proof of...(read more) May. 6, 2013 12:55 PM EDT Reads: 492 |
This short article shows you how to easily resolve this issue. Symptoms You try Windows Azure PowerShell script similar to the following as part of the process to deploy the first VM into a new AD forest . The following shows only the statements relevant...(read more) May. 3, 2013 04:11 PM EDT Reads: 156 |
In Part 12 of their Building a Private Cloud series, Keith Mayer and Yung Chou explore the world of hybrid cloud scenarios using Windows Azure Virtual Networks . Tune in as they walk us through some common scenarios where IT Pros may find it more appealing...(read more) May. 3, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 795 |
"The cloud AZs will be divided into two divisions: AZ and AZ Zappa."
Spring is finally here on this beautiful Friday. This week’s cloud publishings includes a whole lot on Microsoft claiming a huge number of users for their cloud-based services, increased evidence of BYOD success,... May. 3, 2013 07:23 AM EDT Reads: 980 |
CloudBerry Drive maps cloud storage as a network drive to your computer and allows to access cloud storage directly from Windows Explorer interface. CloudBerry Drive supports over 20 different cloud storage services including: Amazon S3, Windows Azure and HP Cloud.
In Clo... May. 3, 2013 03:04 AM EDT Reads: 682 |
AuraPortal Cloud is AuraPortal's commitment to managing business activities in the Cloud. May. 1, 2013 12:05 PM EDT Reads: 420 |
Luke Melia (CTO) and Maria Seidman (CEO) of Yapp
Recently we had the pleasure of sitting down for an extended and insightful chat with Luke Melia, Co-Founder and CTO of Yapp. Yapp has been experiencing some incredible growth, and Luke shared his thoughts on a number of related topic... May. 1, 2013 09:08 AM EDT Reads: 778 |
In the present day information-centric world we live in, the success of an enterprise depends enormously on how its information is generated, handled, and disseminated. With ample screenshots and over 65 hands-on exercises, this book will guide you effortlessly through creating cuttin... Apr. 29, 2013 03:23 PM EDT Reads: 343 |
Non, il ne s’agit pas d’annoncer une catastrophe économique qui ferait que les entreprises arrêteraient d’investir en Informatique. Il s’agit au contraire d’une excellente nouvelle pour des dirigeants, les directeurs financiers et les informaticiens : la grande majorité des «...... Apr. 28, 2013 05:27 PM EDT Reads: 1,200 |
My friends over at the PacIT Pros User Group are holding another Tech Days event in a few weeks. I will be presenting a couple of sessions on Windows Azure IaaS at the event. There are also a lot of other great speakers that will be in attendance. if...(read more) Apr. 26, 2013 04:56 PM EDT Reads: 1,020 |
Please come with an active Windows Azure subscription ( http://aka.ms/90 ) Venue City Date Start Time End Time Venue Name & Registration New York City 5/21/2013 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Microsoft NYC Office Reston 5/22/2013 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Microsoft Reston...(read more) Apr. 24, 2013 03:30 PM EDT Reads: 242 |
Two days ago, I wrote up a post called - Getting Started with Windows Azure Active Directory – Setting up the Windows Azure AD Tenant – In that post, I walk through how to configure the Windows Azure Active Directory tenant, but I don’t spend any significant...(read more) Apr. 24, 2013 12:03 PM EDT Reads: 213 |
Welcome to Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5. HTML5 is predicted to be the dominant development environment for enterprise mobility over the next several years. The questions are when and where should HTML5 be used today. In this weekly update on HTML5 we report ... Apr. 24, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 665 |
RAD Studio XE4 empowers developers to create incredible apps for PCs, tablets and smartphonesMAIDENHEAD, UK - April 22, 2013 - Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, today announced the availability of RAD Studio XE4... Apr. 22, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 928 |
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