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Welcome to another installment of our May series of articles – “ 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services ”.  Today I’m going to describe a scenario, a problem, and then propose a solution.    The Scenario : Single Sign-On support using Active Directory , Windows Azure...

If you can extend your datacenter into the cloud using a secured network path and Windows Azure , it sure should follow that you can take advantage of cloud-based virtual machines to perform some of your more common infrastructure tasks.  For example: File Servers. “Yeah, I get it, Kevin. ...

So now that we’ve been talking about building virtual machines in Windows Azure , and extending your datacenter into “the cloud”, we need to actually make the connection.  But how does one actually build the Windows Azure Network, and then that subnet our local subnets? Keith Mayer gives us the...

As many of you may already know, this month my Microsoft US DPE Central Region teammates ( Matt Hester , Brian Lewis , and Keith Mayer ) and I are blogging about “ 20 Key Scenarios with Windows Azure Infrastructure Services ”. Throughout this month I’ll be adding links, making any updates...

“Georgia?” No!  GA means General Availability !  It’s like RTM, but better.  We’ve been talking about Windows Azure virtual machines, and using Azure as “Infrastructure-as-a-Service” (IaaS) for many months now.  We’ve been promoting the heck out of the 90-day free trial of Windows...

Here it is!  The complete list of our “20+ Days of Server Virtualization” blog articles.  Through the month of March, I’ll be adding links, making any updates or changes.  So keep checking back for more, or keep watching my blog.  As before, I plan on adding my own blog post every...

Are you building a highly virtualized datacenter? “Yep.” Are you calling it a private cloud ? “Of course. Isn’t it?” No. Well, at least not if virtualization is ALL you’re doing. Part of the definition that Microsoft uses for a “cloud’ (which...

Waaay back in April of 2011 (remember my "Cloudy April" series ?) I blogged about what Windows Azure could do for you as a Platform-as-a-Service (or PaaS – pronounced “PaaS”. Not affiliated or to be confused with this popular Easter Egg Coloring company .) A lot has happened to Windows...

As you know, we’ve been talking about Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) for the entire month. “Really?  I thought you were talking about Windows Azure and virtual machines.” Yes, that’s true.  And these virtual machines can be the foundation of or an extension of a Private Cloud outside of...

Today, my vacationing friend Matt Hester is the author of part 16 in our “ 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud ” series. “Vacationing?” Yep.  How’s that for dedication?  “Oh.. he probably wrote it before he left, and scheduled it to go live today.” Something like that.    Anyway, today...

As you know, if you’ve been following our series, “ 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud ”, Windows Azure can become an extension of your datacenter, and allow you to run your servers in the cloud. “We get it, Kevin.” And you’ve seen excellent articles in this series already, describing how to use the Windows...

The article I’m writing for part 13 our “ 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud ” series involves using App Controller to create a virtual machine.  But to do this, you first need to connect and associate App Controller (a component of System Center 2012 ) with your Windows Azure subscription. So in today...

It’s over! November ( Movember ?) is here! Now it’s time to sit back and soak in all of this great information! Below is a complete list (Thank you, Keith Mayer for compiling it) of links to our full 31 Days. Enjoy! 31 Days of our Favorite Things The Cloud OS Platform by Kevin...

What is virtualization? “It’s when you have a computer that is, um.. virtualized.. and it’s all like ‘Hey.. I’m running on my own hardware’, but really it’s not.” Okay.. what you’ve described there is a kind of virtualization. I’d call...

Yessir!  According to the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform page, And that’s today!  Go to THIS PAGE to set up a reminder that at 8:00AM Pacific (10:00AM Central) time, the launch is happening. “Where will the Windows Server Launch be taking place?” Online.  Go to www.windows-server...

Yes indeed! It’s SHARK WEEK on FULL OF I.T.! This is the week of the year that we get aggressive here on the blog! We stir up the waters and bait the hooks with tasty I.T. goodness! We rip our competitors to shreds! We… “Hey Kevin… Aren’t you just stealing this idea...

“Seriously, Kevin?  Are you going to VMware User Groups now?” Yes, I am.  As an IT Professional, and as one who does his best to represent the IT Professional Community as a whole, I think it’s useful to keep in touch with as many technologies and as many other IT Pros as possible.  And...

http://bit.ly/24hipc Get yourself 5 of those “5 Hour Energy” drinks, set your alarm clock, and join the WORLD for this amazing opportunity to learn all about the Private Cloud solutions from Microsoft .  Here’s the description from the registration page: Every organization has the power to employ...

As usual, here is the online version of the event resources I’ll be handing out to my central U.S. IT Camp Event attendees for the next several months. It is likely that this online version is even better, because A) it contains even more than what I could fit onto one page, B) items may have...

Happy Friday! I thought I’d just take this opportunity to again share my three-part screencast series with you; this time all in one place. The topic: System Center 2012 Unified Installer The goal: Help you prepare for and use the Unified Installer to build your lab for testing and trying...

Our next set of IT Pro events (“ IT Camps ”) in the US Central Region have been scheduled and are now officially open for registration! The events are free, go from 9:00am to 3:00pm , and include some light breakfast and lunch. But most importantly, they are full of new and useful information...

Microsoft has just scheduled a FREE 2-day training course entitled “Creating and Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start” , happening on February 21st-22nd , 2012 from 9:00am to 5:00pm PST .  Adopting this exciting new computing paradigm provides a whole new landscape of technology...

Back in part 2 of this 30 part series, John Weston introduced the topic of Hybrid Cloud. That is the combining of Public, Private, and or traditional IT into a system that works for you. Today in Part 24 , he continues the discussion with a look at some examples of using public cloud services that extend...

Consider the following chart that diagrams the delivery of “IT as a Service”.  This is what the private cloud is all about.  And the way tasks may get done in an automated fashion is going to play a very important role.  In the Microsoft solution, the tool that will allow you to create...

Today we are treated to John Weston ’s post about hybrids. “You mean, like my neighbor’s Prius?” Not exactly, no. Check out his post. And if you have missed any of the series posts, check out my summary post for links to all of the articles available so far at http:/...