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As you may recall from part 16 ( Hyper-V Cloud ), one key aspect of what we define as “a cloud” has to do with it providing some level of “self-service”. You provide a portal or some other method of requesting and then being granted IT resources...
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager ( SCVMM ) 2008 R2 is a powerful virtualization management tool. It does a great job of organizing and managing your virtualization hosts, clusters, virtual machines, and libraries of resources (virtual hard...
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As you may recall from Part 6 ( PaaS ), Windows Azure is Microsoft ’s implementation of Platform-as-a-Service. In a nutshell, it means that you build your application, configure your data, and load it up into “the cloud”, where it can be easily...
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Let me ask you something… Are you like many IT Pros I talk to Windows Azure about, who think, “Oh.. that’s cool. But it’s for developers. How am I going to manage it?” “Yeah.. that’s what I’m thinking!...
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Are you a developer? “No.” Well, perhaps you’re not.. but someone reading this blog is. And they may have seen my articles about Windows Azure or the Windows Azure Appliance and may be wondering how exactly they’re going to get started building...
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In part 6 of my “Cloudy April” series we talked about the PaaS solution from Microsoft , Windows Azure . And more and more companies are realizing the benefits of building applications that can run on stateless, easily scalable machine instances...
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Do you manage an Exchange organization? What about a company SharePoint? “Yeah.. but we’re a couple versions back.” You’re in good company. I hear that a lot. There are some amazing capabilities in the latest versions - Exchange...
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MVA is a new online training portal aimed at IT Professionals, and anyone else, who want to learn new skills and enhance existing ones for cloud computing environments. The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training...
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“Hey Kevn.. what does the TechNet Subscription have to do with the Cloud?” Where do you think it comes from? In all seriousness, though… the TechNet Subscription is an excellent way to get started with Microsoft solutions that are the...
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I am finding, as I travel and talk to IT Pros around my territory, that there are still a lot of things Microsoft does that people just don’t know about yet. “Like what?” Well.. did you know that you have 25GB of space that you can use for free...
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Good afternoon and thank you to everyone who attended the event in Louisville ! I hope everyone had a good time. As promised here are some resources and the Q/A from the event.. During the event one the folks in the room mentioned a tool on how...
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Is there any bigger fan of TechEd than me? “Nope.” You got that right. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know what a huge fan of TechEd I am. I’ve been attending TechEd in the US since 1994; and only missed ‘96 and ‘97...
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Join the beta program and explore Microsoft Office 365. When Office 365 is commercially released, beta accounts will be activated to trial versions, and you can easily continue using Office 365 beyond the 30-day trial period if you choose to purchase...
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Do I have your attention? "Yes." Need I say more? “Yes.” Oh.. okay. One of the big concerns that people have when considering Windows Azure as a PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) is… “Security” Okay.. yeah.. that’s...
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Today I thought I’d throw some good resources around Microsoft ’s platform for virtualization : Hyper-V H yper-V getting Started Guide - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732470(WS.10).aspx Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with Hyper-V...
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“Kevin.. Was that title a reference to a certain 80’s song and award-winning video ?" It was. But I had to add the word “Cloud” to the phrase, because that’s what we’re talking about today: The Hyper-V Cloud . The idea here is that by...
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In my opinion, one of the most ingenious ways “the cloud” is being used is in providing services that link tightly or directly with resources that are in-house. “What does that mean?” Well… I’m talking about services are cloud-based, but which monitor...
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They’re back! Once again the road to TechEd is paved with Springboard Series goodness. The new tour starts May 2, 2011 in Toronto, and wings its around the country for several stops, delivering lots of great sessions and useful information...
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Just a short post today to remind you of two previous posts that I made recently regarding our TechNet Events happening in the Central Region of the US and all around the United States. Here my post on our schedule of events for the Central Region. ...
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How certified are you? “Same as you.” Of course you are. I’m an MCITP: Server Administrator and MCITP: Enterprise Administrator. I was also an MCSE on Server 2003, 2000, 2000: Security, and MCSE on NT 4. I was even an MCP on Windows...
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Good afternoon and thank you to everyone who attended the event in Cincinnati ! I hope everyone had a good time. Again thank you for the patience with the projectors it turned out to be a crossed cable at the projector, but thank you for Thinking...
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I know I’ve talked here about it before, but I do want as many IT Pros and IT Managers as possible to know about the series of webcasts I’m doing entitled “IT Manager Chats with Kevin Remde” . These are so much fun to do, because I get to talk to...
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Often when people think of “the cloud”, they think of web-based applications that are accessed via a browser. “But it’s not just that, is it?” No, it’s not. Services hosted “elsewhere” don’t necessarily need to be fronted by a browser. ...
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Whenever I do a talk on “the cloud” or any of the products from Microsoft that involve (or revolve around) it, I always ask the folks in attendance, “What is your biggest concern about ‘the cloud’?” And without a single exception in the dozens...
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May 2 – Toronto | May 4 – Detroit | May 6 – Chicago | May 9 – Indianapolis | May 11 – Dallas | May 13 - Columbus The Springboard Series Tour is back! This 6 city tour brings the top product teams from Microsoft to you. We understand the questions and...
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