Windows Azure Infrastructure Services launched on April 16th for production workloads, and we're already seeing tremendous interest around Several Key IT Pro Scenarios relating to off-site backup, disaster recovery and running key web application VMs in the cloud, such as SharePoint Server 2013. ...

Over the next several weeks, there’s lots of opportunities for getting hands-on experience with Window Azure Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks – both in-person and online! At the events below, you’ll learn about leveraging the Windows Azure cloud platform to build VMs and Virtual...

The upcoming general availability of Windows 8 on Oct 26th and the launch of the new Windows App Store presents us all with the greatest Windows developer opportunities ever ! Get ready by attending a Windows 8 Developer Camp! Developer Camps provide a great opportunity to jump start your development...

Don't miss your chance to see Windows Server 2012 in action! We’ve seen hundreds of thousands of downloads of the pre-release versions, thousands of engineers worked on this product – and we couldn’t be more proud to share it with you. Join us at the Cloud OS Signature Series to learn...

We had a wonderful time at today's Loadfest in Detroit at the IT Users Group ( DITUG )! We had a standing-room only crowd that was excited to learn about What's New in Windows Server 2012. Below is a copy of the deck that I presented. Enjoy! Keith

This week, I presented " What's New in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 " to great groups of IT Pros in Cleveland and Detroit at the Angelbeat IT Pro events. Angelbeat provides an excellent opportunity for IT Pros to learn about what's happening in the technology industry - the IT Pros in attendance...

Mitch Garvis , a veteran trainer, consultant, Microsoft MVP and VMware VCP, has published a thorough independent analysis of his thoughts concerning Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 vs VMware ESXi 5.1. If you are currently evaluating Datacenter Virtualization and Private Cloud solutions for your IT...

The User Centric Management (UCM) features in System Center 2012 can dramatically improve how IT Professionals plan software deployments and application management in our new consumerized business world. UCM offers users an unprecedented level of control over how and when their software installations...

Join the Detroit IT Users Group on Saturday May 19th at this virtual event to explore using SharePoint 2010 in Office 365 with Excel 2010, Access 2010 and Outlook 2010. Where: Detroit, MI – Live Online Event When: Saturday, May 19 th – 9:30AM to 11:30AM Details: Advance registration...

Join the IT Pro community at the Detroit IT Users Group on Saturday, May 5th from 9AM to 11:30AM for a joint exploration of the many devices, phones, tablets and slates that are available today and the many apps that run on them. Bring along your favorite apps and devices to share! Details: Registration...

A bit of a surprise visit and a real delight … If you'll be in the Detroit area on Friday, May 4th at 5PM, please feel free to join Small Business Server MVP, Marina Roos for a casual gathering at Ray's Ice Cream in Royal Oak, MI. It's likely to be a fun and lively treat combining a little ice...