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We are seeing a great deal of momentum for Hyper-V in a wide range of companies from small to large. Microsoft has made great progress in providing functionality and capabilities that make it a viable server virtualization alternative for all environments from test and development to mission-critical...

– Please come with an active Windows Azure subscription ( http://aka.ms/IaaS ) Venue City Date Start Time End Time Venue Name & Registration New York City 5/21/2013 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Microsoft NYC Office Reston 5/22/2013 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Microsoft Reston Office Tampa 5/30/2013 9:00 AM 3:00 PM Microsoft...

Are you virtualizing your servers? Yes, of course! Are you spending less time managing your servers as a result?   Hmm … No! Server Virtualization is Great, But … Server virtualization has been a great set of technologies to reduce our capital expenses and some operating expenses by consolidating...

Are you virtualizing your servers? Yes, of course! Are you spending less time managing your servers as a result?   Hmm … No! Server Virtualization is Great, But … Server virtualization has been a great set of technologies to reduce our capital expenses and some operating expenses by consolidating...

Are you virtualizing your servers? Yes, of course! Are you spending less time managing your servers as a result? Hmm … No! Server Virtualization is Great, But … Server virtualization has been a great set of technologies to reduce our capital expenses and some operating expenses by consolidating a larger...

Hyper-V 3 which is built into both the Free Hyper-V Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 (Standard and Datacenter) which you can evaluate for free ( free ISO , free VHD ), has some really awesome capabilities.  You can read more about Hyper-V in the overview of the Server Virtualization Series :...

Abstract: Scenario based - How to do "this"… In this blog post series, we will show you "HOW" to perform tasks using scenario-based simulations. If you are already familiar with virtualization using non-Microsoft technologies, we will provide you a ramp to quickly understanding how...

The Fifth Annual Virtualization Deep Dive Day is on. Deep Dive Day is a multi-track event with experts from around the country providing great technical talks covering just about every form of virtualization there is. Whether you are new to virtualization, or want the deep technical details on the latest...

New Meetup Group created to simplify reporting and management of event notifications.   Please take a couple minutes to join the group at http://www.meetup.com/NEITPro/ Date Where / Registration Time Event Description 2/26/2013 Farmington, CT   Microsoft 9a-4pm IT Camp – Server 2012  ...

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 Jan 7th edition is now live at Step-by-Step: Build a FREE SharePoint 2013 Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure - 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud - Part 7 of 31 . Keith Mayer shows us Step-By-Step how to build a SharePoint 2013 lab in the Cloud using a free Windows Azure Account .   Read the story...

The Jan 6th edition is now live at 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud - Windows Azure Features Overview (Part 6 of 31) . Yung Chou about many of the great features of Windows Azure including websites, virtual machines, mobile services, media services, cloud services, big data and more.   Read the story...

The Jan 5h edition is now live at 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Move a local VM to the Cloud (Part 5 of 31) . Kevin Remde teaches us how to load a locally crated VHD into Windows Azure as a virtual machine running as a cloud server.   In todays installment of our “31 Days of Servers in...

The Jan 4th edition is now live at 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Servers Talking in the Cloud (Part 4 of 31) . Matt Hester   teaches us how to connect to other cloud servers on Windows Azure     You can find the landing page for the 31 day series at http://aka.ms/iaas31 Get Started...

Part 3 of 31 part series… By now you have certainly read about 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud !  The Jan 3rd edition by Tommy Patterson   is now live at 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Supported Virtual Machine Operating Systems in the Microsoft Cloud (Part 3 of 31) Tommy walks you...

By now you have certainly read about 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud !  The Jan 2nd edition by Tommy Patterson is now live at Building Free Lab VMs in the Microsoft Cloud (Part 2 of 31) Tommy walks you through creating your first virtual machine (Step-By-Step) on Windows Azure   You can...

By now you have certainly read about 31 Days of Server (VMs) in the Cloud !    The Jan 1st edition by Matt Hester is now live at Windows Azure IaaS and You (Part 1 of 31) Matt goes over the basics and introduces you to the series and to Windows Azure Infrastructure as a service!   You...

Happy New Year!!!!    For the New Year all of my IT Pro teammates across the country wanted to get together and talk about 31 things we love and want to teach about having Servers (VMs) in the Cloud.   Throughout this month we are going to be talking about Windows Azure IaaS (Infrastructure...

IT Camp: The Future Is Now – Part II System Center 2012 & Windows Server 2012 Highly managed systems and private cloud are the future of IT, and the future is now. In Part II of our IT Camp series, you will build a test lab with an AD domain, learn what you need to know to start or continue building...

In collaboration with IEEE Computer Society , the Cloud Security Alliance and Dell , Microsoft is hosting a 24 Hours in a Private Cloud virtual event that will start May 10 th , 2012 8:00AM GMT. The event was built by the community for the community. Microsoft is the host of this event. Session content...

  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...