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• Serve Yourself (“Cloudy April” - Part 28)

  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... Posted Apr 28 2011, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server, IT Pro Resources, Microsoft Resources, Virtualization, SCVMM, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Windows Azure, Self-Service Portal

• What’s new in SCVMM 2012 - (“Cloudy April” - Part 27)

  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... Posted Apr 27 2011, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server, IT Pro Resources, Microsoft Resources, Virtualization, SCVMM, Beta, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Windows Azure

• Slides for SCE 2010 and Windows Intune Sessions….

  Good Day Folks! I have placed the slides I am using for the System Center Essentials 2010 and Windows Intune Sessions out on my SkyDrive. You can grab them here .   Cheers!...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Apr 19 2011, 10:13 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, IE, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, Live Events, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, SCCM, SCE, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Windows 7, Cloud, The Cloud

• Springboard Rides Again- The Springboard Tour Dates and Cities Announced Register now!!!

  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... Posted Apr 08 2011, 12:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, IE, Events, System Center, Group Policy, Exchange 2007, Live Events, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Powershell, migration, Small Business Server, ForeFront, SCVMM, Data Protection Manager, free training, Windows Server 2008, Tech Ed, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MAP, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Event Resources

• Storage Automation in VMM 2012 - Overview

  Hi, I am Hector Linares, Senior Program Manager on the SCVMM team. This blog is an overview of the storage automation feature set in System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012. The goal of this feature is to simplify and automate the discovery,... Posted Apr 07 2011, 05:13 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Storage, SCVMM, Automation, san, Rapid Provisioning, SMI-S, Storage Automation

• How Hyper-V and System Center Powered the Private Cloud @ MMS 2011!

  This is just the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time.  Check out out Hyper-V and System Center powered a real Private Cloud at the recent MMS 2011 conference. document.write(""); And for all the nuts an bolts of this check out the blog... Posted Apr 06 2011, 06:53 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, System Center, Virtualization, Windows Server System, SCVMM, Windows Server Virtualization, Beta's, Management Solutions, Hyper-V, Cloud, 64-Bit Operating Systems, Windows Server 2008 R2, Private Cloud

• Management and Deployment 2011 Firestarter - TechNet Events

  Keynote - Stop putting out fires: Proactive IT infrastructure management Do you feel like you’re always in crisis mode? Do you want to learn what it takes to become a proactive and rationalized IT shop? Are you ready for the cloud? In this session, we... Posted Apr 05 2011, 11:56 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SharePoint, Events, System Center, TechNet, Deployment, Management, Virtualization, Powershell, Operations Manager, Visio, IT Pro, ForeFront, SCVMM, SCCM, Virtual Machine Manager, SCOM, DPM, VMM, Systems Management, Hyper-V, IT Management, IT Manager, Power Shell, Windows Server 2008 R2, Operations Manager 2007 R2, SharePoint 2010, InTune

• Building a Private Cloud??? Download System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta – Evaluation

  System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 delivers industry leading fabric management, virtual machine management and services deployment in private cloud environments. Virtual Machine Manager 2012 offers key new features that include hypervisor creation... Posted Apr 04 2011, 03:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Virtualization, SCVMM, IT Professional, Beta, Cloud

• How to Solve Connectivity Issues Connecting To SCOM, SCVMM, AD or Any Other Service–Here is the Easy fix

  I have been in the technology industry for more than 25 years now and I have dealt with my fair share of connectivity issues.  In the last decade or so a good 85% or more of the issues I have encountered have been DNS issues.  There is a very... Posted Apr 01 2011, 06:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server, How to, SCVMM, SCCM, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Operations Manager 2007 R2, SharePoint 2010, GURU-Tip

• Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1

  I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment.  Hope this is helpful.  First lets look at the system requirements .  If you want to setup your environment with multiple... Posted Apr 01 2011, 02:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, SQL Server, Management, Virtualization, How to, IT Pro, SCVMM, Virtual Machine Manager, SCOM, VMM, Systems Management, Hyper-V, IT Management, IT Manager, Windows Server 2008 R2, Operations Manager 2007 R2, GURU-Tip

• How To Install SQL 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1

  Before I get deep into SQL Installation let me tell you where we are starting… I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment.  I want to use SQL Server 2008 R2 for my deployment... Posted Apr 01 2011, 10:53 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, System Center, SQL Server, Management, How to, IT Pro, SCVMM, Virtual Machine Manager, SCOM, VMM, Systems Management, Windows 7, Hyper-V, IT Management, IT Manager, Windows Server 2008 R2, Operations Manager 2007 R2, GURU-Tip

• How To Install IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1

  I am starting with a sysprep’d Windows Server 2008 R2 Server.  I have allocated 2 processors and 512mb memory to the guest using dynamic memory.  Once I get the system up and running, I will bump up the memory to be close to what I actually... Posted Apr 01 2011, 09:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Management, How to, IT Pro, SCVMM, IIS, Virtual Machine Manager, Hyper-V, IT Management, IT Manager, Windows Server 2008 R2, GURU-Tip

• 8 Minute Demo – Automated Hyper-V Integration Services Upgrade with OIS and VMM!

  Hello readers and viewers! I realize it has been a LONG time since I published an “8-Minute-Demo”, but I figured it was time. I was going to wait until my voice was back to normal, but I didn’t know how long you would have to wait. So, please excuse the... Posted Mar 31 2011, 04:51 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Powershell, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, SCVMM, Virtual Machine Manager, VMM, Extensibility, Hyper-V, Microsoft System Center, Opalis, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Opalis Integration Server, 8-Minute-Demo, Hyper-V Integration Components, Hyper-V Integration Services

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1- Did You Know You Could Do This

  System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 is available for download using your MSDN or TechNet Subscription or from http://Connect.Microsoft.com .  You can also download a trial from http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/virtual-machine... Posted Mar 31 2011, 04:01 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Management, Virtualization, IT Pro, SCVMM, Virtual Machine Manager, VMM, Systems Management, Hyper-V, IT Management, IT Manager

• MMS 2011 Keynote (Day 1 and Day 2 Keynote Video Recording)

  For those not lucky enough to go to MMS this year, you can get access to the keynote presentations here.  If you want much more information about System Center make sure you attend one of our TechNet Events on Management and Deployment . Keynote... Posted Mar 31 2011, 02:38 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, TechNet, Deployment, Training, Management, Virtualization, Operations Manager, SCVMM, SCCM, Beta, Virtual Machine Manager, SCOM, VMM, Systems Management, Cloud, Azure, Operations Manager 2007 R2

• SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 RTM

  The SP1 version of SCVMM 2008 R2 has shipped. http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/virtual-machine-manager.aspx There are some great reasons to go with SP1 for SCVMM 2008 R2 (detailed below). Its not a standalone service pack though so dont get... Posted Mar 30 2011, 10:45 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SCVMM, System Centre, Windows Server 2008 R2, Dynamic Memory

• Using SCVMM 2012, NetApp SMI-S provider, and Visio to visualize storage

  Hello everyone, So the VMM team finally announced BETA at MMS in March. One request we heard from you during the event is the need to visualize storage. VMM 2012 goes a long way to integrate storage automation into VMM using SMI-S based providers. Through... Posted Mar 30 2011, 05:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Storage, SCVMM, visualization, NetApp, SMI-S

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

  Добрый день, уважаемые коллеги! Недавно стал доступен SP1 для System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 для загрузки. Сегодня я хочу рассказать вам про доступную версию для ознакомления SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1. Данный продукт является полноценным решением... Posted Mar 28 2011, 07:41 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows, Windows Server, Virtualization, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, SCVMM, виртуализация, Top

• Novedades en System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (Beta)

  Hola En este posts trataremos las principales novedades de Virtual Machine Manager 2012, con la cautela de estar hablando de una versión Beta para evaluación. La mejor lista oficial que he podido localizar es la que encontraréis en el apartado correspondiente... Posted Mar 27 2011, 01:32 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SCVMM

• Descarga e Instalación de System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta

  Hola Durante la semana pasada se celebró en Las Vegas la Microsoft Management Summit 2011, un evento anual centrado en las tecnologías de gestión. Durante el mismo se anunciaron las fechas de la próxima ola de productos de System Center, la disponibilidad... Posted Mar 27 2011, 07:37 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SCVMM

• Introducing Microsoft Virtual Academy: Free Technical Training on many topics and yes training on Cloud!

  Looking for a simple, effective way to get the skills and training you needed to take advantage of the opportunity Cloud computing offers IT professionals? The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training for IT professionals who want... Posted Mar 25 2011, 02:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, Hardware, System Center, Group Policy, Management, ForeFront, SCVMM, Data Protection Manager, SQL 2008, Hyper-V, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Cloud, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Disponible para descarga System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1

  Hola Como suele ser habitual, unas semanas después de anunciarse un Service Pack que afecta a funcionalidades de Hyper-V como es el caso del SP1 de Windows Server 2008 R2 y Windows 7, ya tenemos disponible para descarga la versión de Virtual Machine Manager... Posted Mar 25 2011, 01:42 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SCVMM, HyperV

• Welcome to Server Application Virtualization

  Easy as pie. Like taking candy from a baby. A walk in the park. Like shooting fish in a barrel. You hear those phrases all the time. But how often do you hear them applied to installing server applications in a datacenter? Sure, maybe you have some web... Posted Mar 25 2011, 07:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, SCVMM, VMM, Application Virtualization, MMS, Server App-V, Cloud, Windows Azure, Azure, Private Cloud, AppV, Microsoft Server App-V, server appv

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 SP1 Available Now!

  On behalf of the SCVMM product team and I am proud to announce the availability of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 RTM. Support for new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Dynamic Memory: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V supports Dynamic Memory enabling customers... Posted Mar 24 2011, 12:29 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SCVMM, download, SP1, VMM2008, SCVMM 2008 R2, VMM 2008 R2, SCVMM 2008 R2 RTM, SCVMM 2008 R2 RC

• Check out the MMS Day 1 Keynote

  Lots of cool stuff shown at the MMS 2011 Day 1 keynote .  The keynote was all about private cloud and showed some previews of some of our new products in the System Center family.  Check it out! Go to the 17 minute mark to start the video. Jeffa... Posted Mar 23 2011, 02:38 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, System Center, TechNet, SCVMM, Windows Server Virtualization, Beta's, Management Solutions, Hyper-V, Cloud, Private Cloud, MMS 2011