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The 15th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at What Does Windows Azure Cloud Computing REALLY Cost + How to SAVE (Part 15 of 31 Days IaaS) Dan Stolts ITProGuru In this edition, Dan Stolts teaches us how to figure out what Windows Azure will cost for our cloud infrastructure on...

The Jan 11th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Step-by-Step: Running FREE Linux Virtual Machines in the Cloud with Windows Azure – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Part 11 of 31 .  The Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering supports running Windows...

The Jan 10th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Windows Azure and Virtual Networking – Getting Started–  (31 Days of Windows Servers (VMs) in the Cloud–Part 10 of 31) .  Yesterday’s blog post introduced Windows Azure Virtual Networks, so after reading that post ...

The Jan 9th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Windows Azure and Virtual Networking–What it is –Part 9 of 31) .  Bob Hunt explains networking and connectivity in simple terms.  As businesses start to understand how to leverage the power of Windows Azure , customers...

The Jan 8th edition of 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud is now live at Setting up Management (8 of 31) .  Brian Lewis shows us Step-By-Step how to install and use the free tools available for managing your Windows Azure infrastructure.  Managing your Cloud based servers in the Windows Azure...

The latest release from the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) team provides organizations with tools to accelerate their migration to the cloud.  The beta is available on the connect site. Download the beta materials on Connect: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=219165 Accelerate your...

  I have a prior post where I offered suggestions and very high level steps to setup your private cloud.  I just updated that post with pretty detailed step by step instructions.  You can get to the new post at http://aka.ms/lab It includes links to all downloads (including sysprep images...

IT Pro Tech Update 2012 On Wednesday May 2nd 2012, the IT-Pro User Group is hosting Tech Update 2012 an all day FREE event. Come join us for this FREE event and discover the next phase of Information Technology as we discuss Windows 8 in the business environment, Virtualization, Security, Interoperability...

Private Cloud is the future of IT, and the future is now. Spend the day at our IT Camp and learn about Microsoft's virtualization solution, Hyper-V, the first step on your path to mastering Private Cloud. You'll embark on an interactive journey as you learn the foundation of cloud services, Hyper-V,...

VDX Drive Down Data Center Costs With Hyper-V And System Center Management High quality, high availability, simple to use and full virtual and physical management at a fraction of the cost of the alternatives. That is what you get with Hyper-V and System Center. In this session, we will look inside Microsoft...

Virtualization Deep Dive Day 2012 Coming To Boston March 10th 2012 – Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn about Cloud and Virtualization. . Registration is open for the fourth annual Virtualization Deep Dive Day. Act now while you can still take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. This event...

This topic explains how to enable scripting in Windows PowerShell, which script extensions are used in Windows PowerShell, how to enable running PowerShell scripts, how to create a script and how run a script. Enabling Windows PowerShell Scripts to Run When you start Windows PowerShell on a computer...

Have you built your first cloud yet?  If not, now is a great time to build out a lab.  Go ahead,  grab a server (or laptop) and setup you proof of concept.  If you have not done it already, it is likely because you are worried about what you will do if you get stuck!  Well, fret...

Free TechNet Webcast - Career Progression: Getting Ready for the Cloud on 1/18/2012 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM PST. You will NOT want to miss this… Please Register https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032501883&Culture=en-US About this TechNet webcast: To be successful with...

  Happy New Year!  Do you have certification on your New Years Resolution list?  If so, you are going to LOVE This!  The Microsoft East Region ITE’s (IT Pro Evangelists) will, over the next couple months, be putting out a blog post series to give you all the information you need to...

Even Better… We are planning on providing this service to you ongoing.  Watch my blog for details and schedule of upcoming chats If you attended one of our Live Private Cloud TechNet events, hopefully we inspired you to build out your own test environment with our downloadable evaluation products...

Some of my friends and peers in the Central Region of the US have collaborated to put together a great blog series Cloud on Your Terms: 30 Days about the Cloud .  This has some really incredible information so I wanted to make you have the opportunity to learn from the wealth of knowledge they have...

TechNet Video:  Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat (Episode 1) Download WMV Download | WMA | MP3 Have questions about Microsoft's Private Cloud solutions? If you attended one of the Live Private Cloud TechNet events below, hopefully we’ve inspired you to build out your own test environment with our...

TechNet Virtual Labs enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft's newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can complete in 90 minutes or less. There is no complex setup or installation required, and you can use TechNet Virtual Labs online immediately...

IT Camp - Systems Management - Free Training Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (ET) Microsoft Office's - 201 Jones - Road Sixth Floor - Waltham, MA 02451 Register for Free Training@: http://itcamp-waltham.eventbrite.com/ You are not going to want to miss this event. Notice the hands on...

Microsoft Learning is hosting a brand new class in the popular “Jump Start” series. Because we received such rave reviews from the “ Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals ” Jump Start delivered earlier this year, our latest course is sure to be another smash. Here are the details: Course...

Chris Avis is a friend and colleague.  He created a pretty detailed blog post on how to create a private cloud .  I was planning on writing a similar post but found this one and decided to link to his. I hope you find his post helpful.  He goes through … Architecture: Hardware Requirements...

We are kicking off our TechNet event series, Accelerating Your IT Pro Career with Private Cloud, in the US east region. Here’s the registration information:   State City Date Registration FL Ft. Lauderdale Dec. 9, 2011 Event Info FL Tampa Dec. 7, 2011 Event Info GA Atlanta Nov. 3, 2011 Event Info...

In a prior post, Pay Yourself First-Learn How With Passive Learning-Free Training From Microsoft On Just About Any Topic–Virtualization, Cloud, Phone, Server, Client, SharePoint, SQL, Many, Many More , I shared a massive amount of information on where you can get great and FREE training on Microsoft...

Setting up the POP SMTP settings for your live.com ID is not difficult but it does not use “default” settings so making this post to show you how to do it and give you the details of what the settings should be. This post will walk through all the settings you will need.  I start with just telling...