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  • Blog Post: Microsoft Announces Changes To Windows Azure at TechEd 2013 North America

    Today was an exciting morning for IT Professionals attending TechEd 2013 North America as details around changes benefiting Windows Azure IaaS were made public today. Now, more than ever, would be a great time for any organization to take advantage of what Azure has to offer. >> Sign up for...
    on3 Jun 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Backing Up SQL Databases to Azure

    While delivering an CANITPRO Camp not to long ago, an IT administrator shared his story as to why he had decided to move his organization's SQL backup to the cloud. It seemed that his predecessor was very diligent in switching the backup tapes every morning. He insured backups were created daily, weekly...
    on15 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Installing a Replica Active Directory Domain Controller in Windows Azure

    Chatter around cloud computing has increased as of late as more organizations are investigating how to harness the power of the cloud. Having an always on, always operational infrastructure based in the cloud provides piece of mind for most. With Microsoft's recent announcement around Price Reductions...
    on8 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Creating a Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Forest Via Windows Azure

    Anyone who has attended one of our #CANITPRO Camps provided across Canada has been appreciative of the fact that actual hardware is provided to run all labs. Attendees are also appreciative of the amount of hours that Pierre, Mitch, and I put forth in setting up said hardware in every city. This practice...
    on1 May 2013

  • Blog Post: Price Reductions for Virtual Machines and Cloud Services

    One of our influencers in Montreal Alexandre Brisebois, wrote this article on Tuesday. With his permission we are re-publishing it here, without any changes. Merci Alexandre! -M Earlier this month Amazon cut prices on Virtual Machines and I compared both Windows Azure and Amazon yearly pricing for...
    on18 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Azure IaaS: Infrastructure wherever you are, whenever you need!

    On Tuesday Microsoft made a huge announcement with regard to Windows Azure and Virtualization.  The following release is from Jeff Woolsey: The Microsoft Cloud OS Vision just took a huge step forward today. Today, we are announcing: >> General Availability of Azure IaaS worldwide <<...
    on17 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 Service Pack 1

    As of late Pierre Roman , Mitch Garvis , and I have enjoyed traveling the country delivering IT Pro Camps covering Windows 8 for Enterprise and Windows Server 2012 . We have thoroughly enjoyed connecting with those of like minds eager to learn new strategies around deployment, securing and managing infrastructure...
    on28 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: Step-by-Step: Building a FREE System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Lab

    As mentioned in an earlier blog post, System Center 2012 SP1, Windows Intune and the BYOD Revolution , there are benefits to allowing users to supply their own smartphones and taking advantage of the BYOD trend. Proper planning and management is encouraged to ensure BYOD stays as a benefit as opposed...
    on21 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: 22 Free Microsoft eBooks to Add to Your Must Read List

    During the summer months, I always try to catch up on my must read list. These are books that are perfect to read at the cottage on long weekends, when I’m off on vacation, or even when I’m travelling for work. For the work you do, it’s a little different; you’re probably not...
    on8 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Windows Azure–Yes, It’s for IT Pros Too!!

    Yesterday, Microsoft announced previews of new Windows Azure services that help developers build applications that connect data to users across public and private clouds, take advantage of VHDs and deploy scalable websites quickly and cheaply.  With this release, I am confident that many IT Professionals...
    on7 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Free Learning Resources for Microsoft Virtualization & Private Cloud

    In the last little while as we have started to deliver the IT Virtualization Boot Camps as well as go out to various user groups and talk about the Microsoft Virtualization and Private Cloud offerings, I have often been asked where IT Pros can find resources to learn about how our products work, especially...
    on27 Jan 2012

  • Blog Post: We’ll be right back after this break…

    Hello folks, Today started very very early, we were leaving the hotel for the conference center a 5:30am…  yes, 5:30am.  however we had a great view from the hotel window. we were onsite at the Montreal Palais des Congres, to put the finishing touches on our Keynote presentation.  This...
    on29 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: De retour après la pause….

      Salut, La journée a commencé de bonne heure ce matin… 5 :30am.  voici la vue de ma chambre…  oui oui c’est le matin… Nous étions sur place tôt pour donner la touche final à notre présentation principale. Cematin à TechDays 2011 Montréal, nous avons eu la chance de faire une expérience...
    on29 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App: Part 6 - Taking Down the Application

    If you’ve started reading from this post, you’ll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction Part 1: Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure Part 2: Provisioning a Storage Account Part 3: Configuring the Service Package Part 4: Configuring the...
    on25 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App: Part 5 - Promoting from Staging to Production

    If you’ve started reading from this post, you’ll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction Part 1: Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure Part 2: Provisioning a Storage Account Part 3: Configuring the Service Package Part 4: Configuring the...
    on24 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App: Part 4 - Configuring the Hosted Service, Deploying the Package, and Testing

    If you’ve started reading from this post, you’ll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction Part 1: Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure Part 2: Provisioning a Storage Account Part 3: Configuring the Service Package Good new - updating...
    on23 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App: Part 3 - Configuring the Service Package

    If you’ve started reading from this post, you’ll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction Part 1: Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure Part 2: Provisioning a Storage Account With the database and storage account created, the application...
    on22 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App: Part 2 - Provisioning a Storage Account

    If you’ve started reading from this post, you’ll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction Part 1: Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure The architecture of the application also calls for Windows Azure storage to store some of the application’s...
    on21 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App: Part 1 - Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure

    If you’ve started reading from this post, you’ll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction The architecture of the application calls for a SQL Azure database to store the application’s data. The developers have created the database on their on-premise...
    on20 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Deploying a Simple Cloud App

    I’d like to take this opportunity and introduce myself, as this blog post series is my debut on the Canadian IT Professionals blog. My name is Jonathan Rozenblit ( @jrozenblit ). I work alongside Rick and Damir though I focus on the developer tools and platforms. Windows Azure is one of those technologies...
    on20 Apr 2011

  • Blog Post: Over $4300 Raised for User Groups through the Azure Community Promotion!!

    In conversations with UG leads across the country, we heard clearly for Canada the cloud represents so many opportunities for organizations, developers and IT Pros.   After listening to the feedback, through these conversations and others from TechDays, we decided we needed to do something...
    on3 Jan 2011

  • Blog Post: Cloud for the IT Pro – Give Azure a try

    During my session at TechDays Calgary about Cloud for the IT Pro, I “challenged” the Technical audience to get out there and dip their toe into the Platform As A Service world with Windows Azure. The challenge was quite simple: Sign up for the introductory FREE 25 hr trial Register and complete the provisioning...
    on15 Dec 2010

  • Blog Post: Cloud Services and IT Professionals – the prequel

    I’ve opened a can of worms with a post a couple of months back (ok – a LOT of months back – was it REALLY February?) about should IT Professionals care about Cloud Services yet and what type of cloud service would have a direct impact on IT Pros daily lives. That post had over 22 comments...
    on13 Jul 2010

  • Blog Post: Thinking of moving to the cloud? Get free compute time with Windows Azure

    Are you a developer looking to launch your new web application? Or perhaps you are an IT Pro or IT Architect trying to understand what “the Cloud” means to you.  Or maybe you have a need for some compute time to run some computations. Regardless of who you are, or why you are thinking about the...
    on7 Jul 2010

  • Blog Post: Real World Azure: The IT Professional’s Role and Windows Azure

    It’s obvious by the number of comments to Rick’s post , and my last post on Azure, that there are a lot of questions still on your mind in regards to cloud computing.  IT Pro Technical Evangelist Joey Snow and Senior Architect Evangelist Brian Prince are back at it again! This time Brian gives the...
    on19 Mar 2010
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