One of the more common workloads the cloud handles fantastically is for your web service. Whether you want to have your website external or internal facing using Azure web services can help to alleviate the workload on your local infrastructure. The web could even help alleviate even some of the workload...

This just in… The demand has been so great for more information about using Windows Azure Infrastructure Services as an extension of your datacenter and IT Operations, that we’ve decided to schedule a few more FREE events to close out the end of our fiscal year here in Central Region Microsoft US DPE...

TechEd 2013 North America will take place June 3-6 in New Orleans. TechEd is Microsoft’s premiere conference for IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers, offering the most comprehensive technical education across Microsoft's products, solutions, tools, and services. I have had the privilege...

One of the key scenarios that you can leverage the cloud for is backup and that is what we are going to take a look in this post. Backup is something that should be doing everyday in your datacenter. Regardless of the size of your datacenter, you backup your data. You can backup your data to a variety...

Another great month and another great series.  This month we are going to be talking about Windows Azure IaaS .  As many you may know on April 16th 2013, the Windows Azure team announced that Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks ) was released for General...

Here are all the parts of the Wndows Azure IaaS Series, please check as this post will be updated daily. If you want to see a particular scenario let us know and email me at mhester@microsoft.com . Also remember you can sign up for a FREE Windows Azure 90-Day Trial here: Get Started TODAY with a FREE...

In Part 3 of the Windows Azure IaaS series I discuss with Keith Mayer common scenarios in which IT Pros may use Windows Azure as a hybrid solution between their on-premise and cloud service needs. Tune in as we discuss disaster recovery and storage as well as how to migrate your SharePoint environment...

Here is part 2 of the Windows Azure IaaS series and in this episode I take a look at the top Windows Azure Virtual Machines FAQs and common gotchas with Hari Dogiparthi. Tune in for this Q&A session and get the answers to some of the most common issues seen by customers. Also stick around for a quick...

I kick off a 8 part Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) series and in today’s episode I welcome Chief Technical Evangelist for the Cloud, Brian Prince to the show as they give us an overview of Microsoft’s IaaS platform, aka Windows Azure Virtual Machines . Tune in as we build...

I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Yuri Diogenes and Tom Shinder to talk about Windows Azure IaaS .   We chatted about the overall capabilities to configure and deploy VMs, security functionalities and recommendations during the migration process. I also did a quick demonstration...

As some of you may know I am extremely excited about Windows Azure IaaS and the virtual machines feature (currently in customer preview). During my sessions I get a lot of the same questions about how Windows Azure IaaS works. Well I had a chance to do an ask the experts session a couple of weeks ago...

As IT Pros, we absolutely love building with new technology! In February, my fellow IT Pro Technical Evangelists and I have been worked together on an article series for Migration and Deployment of Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows Azure and System Center 2012 SP1 to help get you started. Here...

Here is the latest info on the Microsoft IT Camp series as we dive into how to get your datacenter ready for the cloud and beyond. Join us at a FREE Microsoft IT Camp for hands-on labs, demos, and interactive discussions with Microsoft technical experts. Here’s your chance to learn more about...

Wow, what a great week of content, I really like the two parts by Yung on App Controller .  Take a look at the next 4 parts in the series: 12. Migration and Deployment Series Part 12: How Windows Azure Plays Into the Equation Is this part you will see how Azure plays roles in your deployment and...

Want to try out all the cool new IT Pro features in Windows Server 2012 , but don’t have spare hardware to test it on? Build your very own Windows Server 2012 Lab in the Cloud for FREE with the Windows Azure cloud platform, and Enter for a chance to win one of the following fantastic prizes...

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/App Platform 4 weeks: Virtualization Building Private...

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: http://aka.ms/GetAzureIaaS If you missed any of...

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 trial here: http://aka.ms/GetAzureIaaS . ...

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 of Servers in the Cloud: Introduction to Windows...

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 of 31 - Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Azure...

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.  One of the huge advantages of having System Center...

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 a look at his post here: 31 Days of Servers in the...

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 quest:  the Cloud Quest.    This quest...

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 to implement Active Directory in Windows Azure IaaS...

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 that has to begin with a single step. Windows...