First off thank you!  Thank you to everyone for tuning into this series and I hope you are enjoying it!  We had so much fun, we are going to be delivering series for the next few months, covering a wide range of topics including: Deployment...

In Part 30 we take a look at another scenario to use Windows Azure to learn Remote Desktop Services (RDS) take a look at the full post here: Using Windows Azure to Learn RDS   We hope you enjoy the series and make sure you give Windows Azure a Try...

In today’s post we welcome Dan Noonan back to the series.  Today he talks how to use Windows Azure to learn technology.  Windows Azure provides a fast and easy way to load a test environment, especially if you want to try it, you can get a free...

On today we welcome Chris Avis to the series.  Chris talks about the recently announced Windows Azure Store.  The store provides some additional help with data and apps you may load in Windows Azure .  Take a look at his post here: 31 Days...

Today Kevin takes you on a tour of how to test Windows Server 2012 Storage Spaces in Windows Azure .  He does a great job of taking you step by step through the process.  We also talked about Storage Spaces in our 31 days of Our Favorite Things...

So how do you know what Azure is up to.  In today’s part Blain takes a look at all the built-in tools to monitor Windows Azure .  He takes a look at a lot of the advantages of the management portal.  Take a look at his post here: Part 26...

In today’s part Yung takes a look at how to use System Center 2012 SP1 to store VM’s in Windows Azure .  While Yung takes you through the process of how System Center can be used in storing in mind, there is one important thing to keep in mind. ...

Today we welcome Harold Wong to the series.  Harold takes a look at how you can combine two key workloads of Windows Azure together.  In his post he takes a look at how to connect your PaaS resources to your IaaS virtual machines.  Take...

This year Keith Mayer and all the other ITE are working on a great program called Early Experts.  You can learn more about the program here: Windows Server 2012 "Early Experts" Challenge   Well Keith just launched another Knowledge...

One of the great things with Windows Azure IaaS is the flexibility it provides.  You can leverage your on-premise resources or use the resources in the cloud or both.  In todays post we welcome Don Noonan to the series and he writes about how...

Whether you build apps or support the infrastructure that runs the apps, the cloud can be a really big place. For some, it’s a natural evolution for their application and infrastructure to embrace the power and scale of the cloud. For others, it’s a journey...

Today we welcome Blain to the series and he takes you step by step on how to set up SQL in Windows Azure .  Very informative article and he takes a look at some of other details of setting up a sample database.  Take a look at his post here...

Want to go to MMS on Microsoft’s dime?  Want a chance to win free stuff?, Want to have your knowledge tested?  Then take on the: Microsoft Trivia Challenge!   How does it work? Download. Play. Win.  Go here to sign up: Microsoft Trivia...

Windows Azure has a lot of offerings as we took a look at in part 6 of the series( 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud - Windows Azure Features Overview (Part 6 of 31) ).   One offering that has been around is the PaaS offering, while you might...

Being able to leverage your current infrastructure components like Active Directory with the cloud , provide you some fantastic ways to have your cake and eat it too.  Being able to leverage your on-premise resources with the cloud will be key to...

In today’s part we take another look at Windows Azure networking.  Kevin , however decided to challenge himself and decided to show you how to create your networking by using only PowerShell.  He does a fantastic job and you can check out his...

As you are going through and working with Windows Azure you are going to want to eventually clean up some of the files you have in the cloud.  Answer is how do you do that?  It actually is quite easy to do.  In today’s post Brian shows...

Wow, I think today’s post just combined 3 of my favorite things, PowerShell, Virtual Machines, and Windows Azure !  Keith does a great job today showing how you can use PowerShell to create templates for your virtual machines in Windows Azure. ...

Writing an article on for recommendations and considerations can be tough.  It is even tougher when Windows Azure Virtual Machines (the IaaS) is currently in customer preview.  With that sad the first best practice is to avoid putting production workloads in the cloud, unless your willing to risk While I do not expect your systems will have problems in the cloud, I would put this squarely in the testing phase.  Now I know some of you will be thinking, heck I ran beta’s before, but as you may recall when the product went RTM there was no upgrade path.  While I do not think Windows Azure will have that occur, it is something to keep in the back of your mind.  Remember you can start your Windows Azure trial here: http://aka.ms/GetAzureIaaS

 

In todays part Dan takes a look at the costs behind Windows Azure .  He does a fantastic job of showing what the different costs that are associated with Windows Azure, even more importantly he takes a look at the calculator and how you can get a...

I n today’s part Brian takes another go at PowerShell and Windows Azure , specifically he takes a look at the cmdlets that are used to create virtual machines take a look at his post here: How to Create an Azure VM with PowerShell (Part 14 of 31) – 31...

In part 12 Kevin took a look at how to use System Center and App Controller with Windows Azure.   In today’s topic Kevin takes on App controller again but showing how to working with Windows Azure Virtual Machines to make this happen.  Take...

In today’s part Kevin takes a quick step by step look at connecting System Center with Windows Azure.   In particular Kevin showcases App controller and shows how easy it is to get connected.  Take a look at his post here: Step-by-Step: Connecting...

Yes you saw that right, today Keith takes a look at Linux in Windows Azure.   This should hopefully come to as no surprise, that Windows Azure Virtual Machines has support for non-Microsoft OS’s.  This is one of the key aspects of Windows Azure...

Bob continues his dive into Windows Azure and Virtual Network.  He takes you through step by step of the setup of Windows Azure virtual networking, from DNS records to VPN.  Take a look at his great post here: Windows Azure and Virtual Networking...