Infrastructure snapshots

The place where you will find posts for Microsoft infrastructure articles, info, latest news and offcourse articles that i create!

Windows Azure Week: Deep Dive Live...In-depth training from the experts who built Azure: January 27-31

MVA is running a Windows Azure Deep Dive week this month Jan 27-Jan31...

Date: 01/18/2014

Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication

Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication is the multi-factor authentication service that requires...

Date: 10/01/2013

VMware vSAN test pilots: Don't panic but there's a chance of DATA LOSS

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/vmware_warns_of_possible_vsan_beta_data_loss/ VMware's vSAN...

Date: 10/01/2013

Windows Azure: From Zero to Hero Online Series

Umit is starting a new online training series following Windows Azure Learning Poster...

Date: 09/23/2013

Windows Boot from Fibre Channel SAN – Overview and Detailed Technical Instructions

Booting from a storage area network (SAN), rather than from local disks on individual servers, can...

Date: 08/22/2013

Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release

The 'Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release' book from Microsoft Press is now available....

Date: 08/21/2013

Implementing Private Cloud with System Center 2012

Nice post by Zahir at...

Date: 08/19/2013

Citrix XenDesktop 7 available on Windows Azure

Citrix has announced that version 7 of its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product XenDesktop...

Date: 07/10/2013

And Azure IaaS is the Winner in Price & Performance

Cloud Server Performance: A Comparative Analysis of 5 Large Cloud IaaS Providers Posted by John.......

Date: 06/12/2013

step-by-step of how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP

Nice article on how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP on Azure,...

Date: 04/02/2013

SCSM 2012 Event Dashboard (ExpIT)

ExpIT released version 1.3 of the ExpIT Event dashboard for SCSM 2012. This version is now available...

Date: 03/26/2013

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Best Practices

Great article about WS 2012 Hyper-V best practices at https://bit.ly/15H0b59

Date: 03/14/2013

Installing Windows Server 2012 (step by step)

Great post for installing Windows Server 2012 on...

Date: 03/10/2013

Comparing Cloud Storage Providers in 2013

Today, Nasuni introduced our 2013 State of Cloud Storage report. It’s an in-depth look at the major...

Date: 02/24/2013

Technical Documentation AND Technical Scenarios for System Center 2012 SP1

SC2012SP1_SuppConfig.docx Download SC2012SP1_SuppConfig.pdf Download...

Date: 01/30/2013

MVA new tracks

Check out the new tracks: Licensing Windows 8 Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment...

Date: 01/05/2013

Service Manager Mobile Clients "Demo Versions"

A great application by our partner (LINKdotNET) for System Center Service Manager… Windows Phone 7 :...

Date: 11/22/2012

Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Guidance Set

A great documentation set, the reference implementation guidance: Lab-tested and validated guidance...

Date: 11/18/2012

Everything You Wanted to Know about SR-IOV in Hyper-V - by John Howard

Part 1:...

Date: 10/14/2012

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported,...

Date: 09/04/2012

Final scalability numbers for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

And here is the final numbers:) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Improvement Factor...

Date: 09/04/2012

7 New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses

Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud...

Date: 07/16/2012

New Microsoft Learning Certifications

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 validates a set of primary...

Date: 07/01/2012

Windows Server 2012 Jump Start

On June 20-21, 2012, Microsoft Learning partnered with the Microsoft Server and Tools team and...

Date: 07/01/2012

Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 - WIM2VHD for Windows 8!

Convert-WindowsImage is the new version of WIM2VHD designed specifically for Windows 8. Completely...

Date: 06/08/2012

Say hello to Windows Azure

Say hello to Windows Azure and read this blog for new services,...

Date: 06/08/2012

Free Windows Server 2012 eBook

FREE Introduction to Windows Server 2012 eBook from Microsoft Press that can be found here

Date: 06/05/2012

Inject IP address into the VM during failover

Great post...

Date: 06/01/2012

WINDOWS SERVER 2012 HYPER-V SCALE UPDATES

Date: 06/01/2012

VMWARE TO HYPER-V CONVERSION – MVMC

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Beta Solution Accelerator is a 4 MB download that converts...

Date: 04/13/2012

WINDOWS SERVER 8 HYPER-V BETA NEW SCALE NUMBERS

I wanted to alert you to a couple of notable scalability improvements introduced with Windows Server...

Date: 03/08/2012

WS8 Beta Hyper-V Feature Comparison

Fantastic document listing and comparing Windows Server 8 Hyper-V features against Hyper-V 2008 R2...

Date: 03/03/2012

Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS

A recommended article to read about Windows Server 8 storage features, read it here

Date: 02/25/2012

System Center 2012 Virtual Labs

If you want to try out some of the System Center 2012 components without downloading and installing...

Date: 02/21/2012

New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses

In March we launched the Microsoft Virtual Academy (www.MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com).  This...

Date: 02/21/2012

Private Cloud Jump Start

Microsoft Learning & IT Pro Evangelism are teaming up again to deliver a 2-day virtual training...

Date: 02/21/2012

Customer comment on the VMware pricing/licensing/terms dance

VMware is claiming they’re doing current vSphere 4 Advanced customers a favor by upgrading them...

Date: 11/14/2011

WINDOWS SERVER 8 HYPER-V OVERVIEW

In case you see didn’t this blog post from Mike Neil....

Date: 10/15/2011

VMware issues recall on new vSphere 5.0 UNMAP feature

Another failure for VMware!!! Symptoms When performing a Storage vMotion or a Virtual Machine...

Date: 10/09/2011

Building an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud Using Windows Server 8

Interesting article on TechNet about Building an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud Using...

Date: 10/08/2011

Microsoft Virtual Academy Launches in Gulf!

Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) is a free, virtual learning center that helps IT Professionals...

Date: 09/18/2011

Cisco Virtual Networking for Hyper-V

Please welcome Cisco Virtual Networking for Hyper-V...

Date: 09/16/2011

Windows Server 8: Hyper-V 3.0 Evens the Odds with vSphere

Copied from...

Date: 09/14/2011

Windows Server 8: The Ultimate Cloud OS?

Amazing article about Windows Server 8 and how it will beat down VMware… Spare some time and read...

Date: 09/14/2011

Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC Available

We are excited to announce today that the release candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager...

Date: 09/12/2011

Bringing Hyper-V to “Windows 8”

Copied from https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/07/bringing-hyper-v-to-windows-8.aspx In this...

Date: 09/07/2011

VMlimited

Watch what happens when you try to buy a cloud solution from the wrong company...

Date: 09/04/2011

MS Project Connector for SCSM 2010

Project connector for service manager is an Add-In for Microsoft Project that enables project...

Date: 08/31/2011

Microsoft Windows 8 Storage Format Support Details Revealed

Microsoft is continuing its public deep-geek dive into the particulars of Windows 8, with a new...

Date: 08/31/2011

Published: How Microsoft Monitors More Efficiently with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

    Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft Monitors...

Date: 08/20/2011

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