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    Windows Server 2012 R2–First look

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    Last week during TechEd North America 2013 several announcement were made around Windows Server, Windows Azure and System Center. After the event, the sessions are available for free online viewing. In order to help you navigate through all the sessions...
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    Hyper-V Replica Capacity Planner

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    One of the capability that I prefer most with Windows Server 2012 is Hyper-V Replica. Hyper-V Replica enables the replication of a Virtual Machine continuously from one Hyper-V host to another Hyper-V host. The replication can happen across different...
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    I see a big cloud !

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    Today is definitely a BIG day :) you probably have seen it in the press, we launched today the IaaS for Windows Azure. It means that from now on, you can run your own Virtual Machine in Windows Azure. This unlock many scenarios and facilitate your move...
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    System Center 2012 SP1

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      +    The long awaited System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available ! You can freely download it from here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh505660.aspx   Don’t forget to also download the evaluation of Windows...
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    Technet documentation in a PDF file

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    Who has never dreamed of reading a rather long article on Technet on his (or her) tablet ? Who has never tried to print the same article and find the result disappointing ? Technet Library is evolving You may have identified the change but for a few weeks...
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    You, the System Center and the IaaS

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    In a previous post , we talked about how you can move a VM from your Hyper-V Server to Windows Azure using the IaaS service. In this article, we'll see how System Center allows to automate and delegate this rather painfull operation. Before we start,...
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    You, the VMs and the IaaS

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      + There is a lot of literature on internet on how to create a Virtual Machine (VM) using Windows Azure but there is not so much when it comes to moving your Virtual Machines into Azure. The general idea around this approach is to allow you to take...
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    Happy new year !

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    Last year has been very rich in term of news for the IT industry. We have launched System Center 2012, Windows Server 2012, SQL 2012 and just before the end of the year Windows Intune. Those three products are creating the foundation for a shift in the...
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    Master IT Pro Contest

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    Yesterday, I had the pleasure to be the host of the Master IT Pro contest ! The purpose of the contest was to “cook” a Powershell script that would achieve the following tasks : •Provision 500 accounts in Active Directory that are users from the marketing...
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    Installing “Remote Destop Web Access” Role on Windows Server 2012

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    Recently I was building a demo on Remote Desktop Services and the installation of the role was constantly failing with error 0x800f0922 . If you search on Internet, there are all kind of reasons for this error but the one that was corresponding to my...
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    Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012

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    The recent launch of Windows Server 2012 has brought many resources online ! To help you find the right content and resources, I’ve aggregated some of them in this post. I’ll also keep it up to date as the product will evolve over time (for example, including...
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    Windows Server 2012 launch !

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    Only one week before the launch event of Windows Server 2012 ! Don’t forget to book your agenda and attend here : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/new.aspx   During the event you will have the opportunity to learn about : Virtualization...
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    New courses available on Microsoft Virtual Academy

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    You may already know about Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA as we say internally). MVA is a free online site for being trained on Microsoft Technologies. It includes content on Hyper-V, Windows Azure, SQL, Private Cloud, virtualization for VMware Professionals...
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    Windows Server 2012 network teaming

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    I was rebuilding my demo environment on Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) when I encountered this issue around network teaming: I could not make the network teaming work in the Virtual Machine. So in the case you want to try it in your lab, I...
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    Free learning on Windows Server 2012

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    As I’ve said in many conferences, Windows Server 2012 is probably the product that I’ve seen that has the highest number of innovations ! Because of this number of innovations, I think it is never too early to start learning about Windows Server 2012...
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    Migrating from VMware to Hyper-V

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    During the IT Camps I’ve delivered recently either on the Private Cloud or Virtualization, there was one question I’ve heard several times : “How do I convert my existing VMs from VMware to Hyper-V ?”. The conversion of the VMware Virtual Machines and...
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    How to monitor your Windows Azure application with System Center 2012 (Part 2)

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    In the first part of this article ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/dcaro/archive/2012/05/02/how-to-monitor-your-windows-azure-application-with-system-center-2012.aspx ), I have explained how to enable monitoring for a Windows Azure application. We have seen...
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    How to monitor your Windows Azure application with System Center 2012

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    Windows Azure is the PAAS (Platform As A Service) from Microsoft that literally allow any developer to start building its code an make it run on Internet in matter of minutes. This capability to host and run application in a short time has generated a...
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    Guided hands-on labs of the Private Cloud IT Camps

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    If you have attended an IT Camp on Private Cloud, you may have been able to perform some hands-on labs but depending on the length of the IT Camp and the venue where the Camp is hosted, it is not always possible to have everyone play and ‘touch” the components...
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    Support of Windows Server “8” by System Center 2012

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    I wanted to share with you a recent news about the availability of the CTP (Consumer Technology Preview) of System Center 2012 that support Windows Server “8”. This announcement was made on the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 blog : http:/...
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    Support of SQL Server 2012 with Microsoft Lync 2010

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    With the recent announcement of the RTM (Release To Manufacture) of SQL Server 2012, I’ve received a lot of questions if Microsoft Lync 2010 will support running on SQL 2012. There are some excellent reasons for willing to use SQL 2012 with Microsoft...
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    System Center 2012 Release Candidate

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    System Center 2012 is our suite of products that helps you manage and deliver your private cloud environment. We have just released the Release Candidate (RC) of the System Center 2012 suite. One of the most visible improvement of this version is the...
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    Microsoft TechDays 2012 : Les sessions autour du Décisionnel & Business Intelligence

    Dans un mois, auront lieu les Microsoft TechDays 2012 à Paris. Cette édition sera riche en informations pour la communauté qui travaille autour de SQL Server. Cette édition des Microsoft TechDays sera l’occasion de dévoiler les nouveautés qui viennent...
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    Microsoft TechDays 2012 : Les sessions SQL Server

    Dans un mois, auront lieu les Microsoft TechDays 2012 à Paris. Cette édition sera riche en informations pour la communauté qui travaille autour de SQL Server. Cette édition des Microsoft TechDays sera l’occasion de dévoiler les nouveautés qui viennent...
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    Best wishes for 2012 !

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    The year 2011 was a fantastic year from a technology stand point ! We have seen the launch of Office 365 in June, the availability of Lync Mobile for all major mobile platforms in the market, the release of Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 to ease the coexistence...
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