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  • Blog Post: Step-By-Step: Installing Oracle Linux 6 U3 on Hyper-V 2012 with LIS 3.4

    Everyone runs Windows… okay, that is not entirely true, but by 2012 it is the rare datacentre that does not have any Windows running. I have been crisscrossing the country and indeed traversing the globe telling people how wonderful Hyper-V and Microsoft’s virtualization story is as good...
    on22 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: Calgary Here I Come!

    Even before joining Microsoft Canada’s DPE team as a Virtual Evangelist (the Virtual part means I am a contractor in case you were curious, but I also specialize in Virtualization so it works in my favour!) I have had the opportunity to crisscross our great nation talking to audiences of all sorts and...
    on15 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: The Virtualization Landscape

    Dan Stolts is a Senior IT Pro Evangelist with Microsoft. Earlier this month he sat down with Tony Asaro on TechNet Radio to discuss the Virtualization Landscape in a Heterogeneous World .  Listen in and let me know what you think! –MDG
    on15 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Virtualization: CPUs and Cores and Sockets… Oh My!

    I have been getting a lot of questions recently about virtual machine CPU usage, especially around things like Symmetric Multi-Threading (SMT).  Jeff Woosley, the Principal Product Manager (WSSC) at Microsoft, recently sent out this clarification which many of you will find enlightening. –MDG -...
    on2 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Microsoft Virtual Academy: Live Q&A!

    The IT Pro Evangelism team, Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft Virtual Academy are pleased to announce the next FREE & PUBLIC event Live Q&A: Introduction to Hyper-V on Wednesday April 3 rd , from 8:30 am – 10:30am PST with virtualization experts Jeff Woolsey & Symon Perriman . Ask your...
    on1 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Virtual Networking in Hyper-V 2012

    Microsoft has released a poster diagramming virtual networking in Hyper-V 2012.  Much of it revolves around Virtual Machine Manager, and is actually branded System Center 2012 SP1 .  If you are building or managing datacenters – even smaller ones – you should download this document and review...
    on1 Apr 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters

    Recently I sat down with Kevin Remde from Microsoft’s US DPE team to discuss virtualization in Windows 8.  We had a great discussion about VDI, client-side Hyper-V, and a lot of other interesting options.  Let us know what you think! -M http://aka.ms/fe3epl
    on7 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Converting VHDs to VHDX and other questions…

    Many of the articles I write for both The World According to Mitch and the Canadian IT Pro Connection come directly from people I meet through my travels.  They send me questions about technology by e-mail and rather than simply replying to them, if I feel the questions are relevant, I write them...
    on5 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters

    In December I sat down with Kevin Remde, Technical Evangelist with Microsoft USA, to discuss how Windows 8 now includes Microsoft Hyper-V.  It is a great conversation about why you might want to use the power of Hyper-V virtualization on the desktop, what is required, and how to get started. ...
    on1 Feb 2013

  • Blog Post: 4 New Technical Training Sessions - Get a "Jump Start" in the New Year

    We love travelling this great country of ours, especially when we get to connect with the IT Professional Community and to deliver in person events. If IT Camps have taught us anything, it's that there’s an huge appetite out there for deeply technical, hands on training. And rest assured...
    on18 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Getting Started With Hyper-V in Server 2012 and Windows 8

    You all know by now that I am a huge Hyper-V fan… I have been using it since 2008, but with the latest release I am unabashedly loving Microsoft’s Layer 1 hypervisor.  The fact that it has been included in Windows 8  - as in, no different from the virtualization platform I use in my servers...
    on26 Dec 2012

  • Blog Post: December 21, 2012 – The End of the World?

    Depending which camp you sit in, you may, or may not believe Friday, December 21, 2012 will be the end of the world. Being the eternal optimist that I am, I side with those who think that things will keep on the same as they did, that I’ll continue to eat too many Christmas cookies over the...
    on20 Dec 2012

  • Blog Post: Following My Own Advice: New DCs at SWMI

    Earlier this year I published an article in which I told you that it was okay to virtualize your domain controllers; however in the piece I opposed the idea of doing a P2V (physical to virtual) migration of them, or to upgrade them from one version of the OS to another. This weekend I followed my own...
    on9 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: Accessing USB devices in a Hyper-V virtual machine

    Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft for Windows Server answers the question: Can USB devices (like smart cards and storage devices) be accessed within a Hyper-V virtual machine? The answer is “Yes” and here are two possible scenarios: Scenario #1 (Primary): Centralized Desktop (VDI)...
    on6 Sep 2012

  • Blog Post: Hyper-V versus VMware: Virtual Disk Security

    Another great email came across my desk from Jeff Woolsey, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft for Windows Server, along with Yoganand Rajasekaran, one of our development team members and Ben Armstrong, the Virtual PC guy . This time the discussion is regarding access to other customer’s data across...
    on22 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Hyper-V versus VMware: Saved State Security

    I saw this in my inbox from Jeff Woolsey and thought I’d share. Jeff is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft for Windows Server and Cloud and the leading expert on Virtualization and Private Cloud within the company. We get questions all the time about the security of Hyper-V and Windows products...
    on20 Aug 2012

  • 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: IT Camp Next Steps: MCSE Private Cloud… Not easy, but valuable!

    One of the exciting developments at the re-introduction of the MCSE designation was the announcement of an MCSE: Private Cloud certification.  Holders of this certification have proven that they have the skills to deploy and manage a Private Cloud infrastructure based on Microsoft platform technologies...
    on3 Jul 2012

  • Blog Post: IT Camp Secrets: Creating a Multi-OS Environment with Boot from VHD

    Many individuals who attended the IT Virtualization Boot Camp or Private Cloud Boot Camp in the last few months have asked how we set up the systems and how we are able to reset computers back to a pre-Camp state to take to the next event.  The actual reset process is a simple XCOPY of the pre-Camp...
    on26 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Introducing Windows Server 2012 – Get the FREE eBook!

    Here in Canada we are blessed with a number of phenomenal MVPs (Microsoft Valued Professionals).  They are always there to present at user group events, help us out with IT Camps, and share their expertise with the broader IT pro community, and more.  Some of them are also authors,  such...
    on6 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Get Ready for Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012 with MAP 7.0 Beta

    Last week we released a beta version of Microsoft Assessment & Planning (MAP) Toolkit 7.0.  The MAP Toolkit,  a free download , is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop, server and cloud migrations. MAP provides detailed readiness...
    on22 May 2012

  • Blog Post: Get Hands-On with System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2012

    After 20 IT Camp events across Canada , if there is one thing that we have heard loud and clear from many of you out there, it is that you like to get hands-on with our technology . This just means that we need to do more of them, and we are. Over the next 6 weeks we will be coming to a city near you...
    on3 May 2012

  • Blog Post: On the Next TechDays TV Episode: Windows Server 2012 Getting Started–What’s New in Hyper-V (Part 2)

    You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s TechDays TV episode.  A couple of weeks ago, we presented part 1 of Windows Server “8” Beta Getting Started:  What’s New in Hyper-V .  Since then the product name has been finalized – Windows Server 2012 – but all of the great features are still there...
    on30 Apr 2012

  • Blog Post: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Learn About Microsoft’s Private Cloud Technologies

    [ UPDATE: The final set of cities and dates for the Private Cloud Boot Camps has been announced. Learn more and register for the event in the city near you in this blog post . You will also find information on Windows Server 2012 Install Camps there as well. --- Damir] Last week in Las Vegas at...
    on26 Apr 2012
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