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Deleting multiple Packages in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 by Mike Terrill with 1E

Harold Wong — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:33:12 GMT

There are times when a GUI interface is perfectly fine when performing administration tasks. At other times, it just outright sucks. If you have ever had to delete multiple Packages in Configuration Manager 2012 (SP1) from the GUI management...(read more)

Tech Days in San Francisco from May 2–3, 2013

Harold Wong — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:31:33 GMT

I am always asked if there are any good training events happening that have great technical speakers. I thought I would mention that there is an event called Tech Days taking place in San Francisco (at the Microsoft downtown office) on May 2nd and...(read more)

My new laptop setup - Lenovo Carbon X1

Harold Wong — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Back in February, I placed an order for my new work laptop – Lenovo Carbon X1 and I also got the USB 3.0 Dock. It took over a month before I received it, but I did get it and finally got everything configured and working nicely on it. I thought...(read more)

Build Your Private Cloud Series: Understanding Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 SP1) Fabric and Service Template by Yung Chou

Harold Wong — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:09:48 GMT

Using System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to do basic Virtual Machine management of Hyper-V is pretty simple and straight forward. The real magic sauce (and power) comes with understanding and using the Fabric components and Service...(read more)

Build Your Private Cloud Series: Foundation - VM Compute Foundation with the FREE Hyper-V Server 2012 by Keith Mayer

Harold Wong — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:10:00 GMT

Most Microsoft administrators know how to install and configure Windows Server with a GUI. This includes Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role installed. The challenge for most Windows Administrators is configuring a Core Install of Windows Server...(read more)

Build Your Private Cloud Series: Foundation - Networking with Windows Server 2012 by Keith Mayer

Harold Wong — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:02:00 GMT

In Part 10 of the Server Virtualization Series last month, I covered off on NIC Teaming. Since networking is an important piece of Server Virtualization, it is a good thing that Keith Mayer covered it again with some additional details in his post in...(read more)

Build Your Private Cloud Series: Foundation Windows Server 2012 Storage by Matt Hester

Harold Wong — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:53:32 GMT

In this article, Matt Hester focuses on building the Private Cloud foundation from a storage perspective. As I’ve pointed out in previous posts, storage is a very important part of your Private Cloud infrastructure since that is where everything...(read more)

Build Your Private Cloud Series: Why Private Cloud by Yung Chou

Harold Wong — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:16:36 GMT

Although this is not necessarily a super technical article, it is an important one. With everyone (including Microsoft) throwing around the term “Private Cloud”, it is important to understand what it is and why you would want one. Otherwise...(read more)

New Blog Series – Build Your Private Cloud in a Month

Harold Wong — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:39:00 GMT

Now that April is upon us, the US IT Pro Evangelist team is embarking on another Blog Series for the month of April - Build Your Private Cloud in a Month . Since the team has covered Windows Server 2012 (December 2012), Windows Azure (January 2013), Migration...(read more)

TechNet Radio: Virtualization and Cloud Experts Café – System Center 2012 SP1 Enhancements & Windows Azure Services for Windows Server

Harold Wong — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:18:49 GMT

In this latest episode of TechNet Radio: Virtualization and Cloud Experts Café, I chat with John Allwright, Sr. Product Marketing Manager with the Server Infrastructure team to discuss the latest enhancements made to System Center 2012 SP1 and the new...(read more)