In part 3 of their "Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective" series Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze , explore the world of storage and its many options for users. [ 2:44 ] What are the storage options found in VMware and how does this compare to Hyper-V? [ 12:54 ] DEMO : How to set-up...

Kevin Remde welcomes Varun Chhabra to the show as they kick off their three part “Virtualization: Did you Know…” series which will discuss facts and facets of Microsoft’s Virtualization solution that, if you are currently using some other virtualization platform, you probably didn’t know but definitely...

Yes! We’re coming back to a classroom near you (I hope) for an intense, full-day of training and hands-on with Windows Server 2012 , Hyper-V , and System Center . The modern datacenter is already virtualizing, and likely virtualizing using VMware vSphere , vCenter, and so on. That’s why...

Good afternoon everyone, I hope everyone enjoyed the Austin Windows Azure IT Camp and from your questions and participation I know you did!  Here you go, and the slides are at the bottom of the post. Q: Is there a amount you have to spend every month in Windows Azure when you sign up for your subscription...

You're not going to want to miss this exciting episode where I had a chance to speak with Mark Russinovich , Technical Fellow for Windows Azure . As many of you know this is the guy who literally wrote the book on cyber security. Tune in as we talk about security in Windows Azure and what you can do...

Today get two posts for the price of one.  Dan and Chris take a great look at Dynamic Memory in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V .  Dan’s post takes you thoroughly through the feature he even does a comparison of Hyper-V Dynamic Memory vs. ESX Overcommit.  He does a great job take a look at...

Well another month and another series!  This month we are going to be going through Virtualization and talking about how Windows Server 2012 has changed the game when it comes to Virtualization.  This month we are going to take a look at all great things you need to know.  In this first...

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...

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 you how to delete your VHD files in 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 – Getting Started–Step–by-Step (31 Days of Windows...

In part 4 ( 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud – Servers Talking in the Cloud ) of the series I took a brief look at how to connect your virtual machines together in Windows Azure IaaS . In today’s part of the series Bob takes a deeper look into the Windows Azure networking components. He takes...

As our server hardware has changed and improved.  So has many of the components critical to the hardware have as well.  Improvements for your NIC’s has seen just amazing improvements.  From being able to do encryption on the card to dramatic improvements to speed and throughput.  ...

In todays part of the series Keith takes a walk through network virtualization built-into Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V.   Network virtualization feature that permits the definition of " software-defined networking (SDN) " within the native Hyper-V hypervisor. Take a look at the full...

Today is big day for the next generation of Microsoft Servers, Windows Server 2012 is released to manufacturing!  You can read the full announcement: Windows Server 2012 released to manufacturing!   Also get out your calendars and free up some time on September 4. That’s when Windows Server...

Today John takes a quick tour of System Center Operations Manager.  He takes a quick tour of SCOM 2007 and talks about the release candidate for SCOM 2012 .      Check out John’s post here: The Cloud on Your Terms Part 13 of 30: System Center Operations Manager As I mentioned...

Today Microsoft released new evaluation versions of the System Center 2012 family of products.  It is your opportunity to download and enjoy the amazing experience of using System Center.  When I think of System Center I immediately think of Virtual Machine Manager, Configuration Manager, and...

Talk TechNet is a twice weekly, one hour radio show for IT Professionals hosted by Senior Program Manager Keith Combs and myself.  Each episode focuses on a specific product or technology. Listeners are encouraged to call in and discuss the topic for the day, or ask questions to help unblock a deployment...

MVA is a new online training portal aimed at IT Professionals, and anyone else,  who want to learn new skills and enhance existing ones for cloud computing environments.   The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training for IT professionals who want to get ahead in cloud...

  Quiz number just opened up a couple hours ago!  Get in an get registered! Quiz 3:  November 2, 2010 November 1, 8:01 p.m. EST  (7:01 p.m. CST, 6:01 p.m MST, 5:01 p.m. PST) Click here to register: http://imaginecup.com/register If you are not familiar with the challenge, the Imagine...

Thank you so much for everyone coming to the event we had at the MS office in Mason.  I had a lot of fun, and I hope everyone had fun and learned something as well.  Remember I will be talking about Windows Server 2008 R2 at the CINPA meeting on April 7.  To learn more about the event...

Here’s your chance to connect with your local IT Pro Community AND meet Matt Hester, your local IT Professional Evangelist! Now that the dust has settled and the boxes are mostly unpacked from Matt’s relocation to Ohio.  He wants to meet you and get to know you! What a better way than with Windows...

Thank you for everyone that attended the TechNet event in Columbus, more importantly thank you for not booing me when I showed the picture of me holding my book.  I hope everyone enjoyed the event and I hope to see you next time I am in Columbus and remember if you have a user group you want me...

Here is another Windows 7 upgrade project, powered by the IT Pro momentum program.  The only issue they are currently working on is a POS system.  Overall interesting project.  Enjoy! Objectives of the project:   Begin to roll-out Windows 7/Windows Server 2008. Problems we set out...

I was doing some checking and there are some really cool virtual labs on IE 8 that just went live check them out here.  The top 7 labs in the list are developer focused but cool to walk through.  The last two talk about application compatibility and enterprise support for accelerators from...

Thank you for attending the 3rd part of the webcast series and thank you to Keith Combs for all of his help with questions!  You had a lot of great questions here is are the answers.  My teammates are presenting several other parts but I will see you again at part 10 on 02/13/2009, TechNet...