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Final scalability numbers for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
And here is the final numbers:) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Improvement Factor Logical Processors Per Host 64 320* 5x Physical Memory...
Windows Azure: From Zero to Hero Online Series
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Umit is starting a new online training series following Windows Azure Learning Poster ( http://aka.ms/WALearningPoster ). Every week he will continue one step forward and enlighten the road to Windows Azure mastery http://blogs.msdn.com/b/umits/ archive...
7 New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/tracks/introduction-to-the-microsoft-private-cloud Modules: Private Cloud Overview; Private Cloud: Infrastructure Overview; Private Cloud: Application Overview This course...
Windows Boot from Fibre Channel SAN – Overview and Detailed Technical Instructions
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Booting from a storage area network (SAN), rather than from local disks on individual servers, can enable organizations to consolidate their IT resources, minimize their equipment costs, and realize considerable management benefits by centralizing the...
VMware vSAN test pilots: Don't panic but there's a chance of DATA LOSS
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/vmware_warns_of_possible_vsan_beta_data_loss/ VMware's vSAN isn't just giving storage appliance vendors a lot to worry about: it's also giving users plenty to consider because it erases data under some circumstances...
Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
The 'Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release' book from Microsoft Press is now available. You can download it for FREE or order your own hard copy version. This is a great way for you to see what’s new in Windows Server 2012 R2. Download...
Windows Server 2012 Jump Start
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
1
Comment
On June 20-21, 2012, Microsoft Learning partnered with the Microsoft Server and Tools team and Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) to deliver the “Windows Server 2012 Jump Start: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution” presented by Rick Claus and...
Exchange 2010 Address List Segregation and Current Support Stances
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Critical update from Dave regarding Exchange 2010 Address List segregation and our current support statement. Read the details at http://blogs.msdn.com/dgoldman/archive/2010/05/10/critical-update-exchange-2010-address-list-segregation-and-current-support...
Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication is the multi-factor authentication service that requires users to verify sign-ins using a mobile app, phone call, or text message. Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Overview ( http://technet.microsoft...
step-by-step of how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Nice article on how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP on Azure, read the tutorial here http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msgulfcommunity/archive/2013/04/02/touch-the-cloud-windows-azure-step-by-step-tutorial.aspx Enjoy,
Installing Windows Server 2012 (step by step)
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Great post for installing Windows Server 2012 on http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msgulfcommunity/archive/2013/03/06/installing-and-activating-windows-server-2012-step-by-step.aspx
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Guidance Set
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
A great documentation set, the reference implementation guidance: Lab-tested and validated guidance for implementing multiple Microsoft products and technologies with hardware that meets specific, minimum, hardware vendor-agnostic requirements. Customers...
MVA new tracks
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Check out the new tracks: Licensing Windows 8 Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment Overview of Windows Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS) Planning and Preparing for Windows 8 Windows 8 for IT Pros Jump Start Windows Intune – Deploy Windows...
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Best Practices
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Great article about WS 2012 Hyper-V best practices at http://bit.ly/15H0b59
Technical Documentation AND Technical Scenarios for System Center 2012 SP1
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
SC2012SP1_SuppConfig.docx Download SC2012SP1_SuppConfig.pdf Download SC2012SP1_UpgradeSequencing.docx Download SC2012SP1_UpgradeSequencing.pdf Download Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager This page lists the technical...
Comparing Cloud Storage Providers in 2013
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Today, Nasuni introduced our 2013 State of Cloud Storage report . It’s an in-depth look at the major publicly available Cloud Storage Providers (CSPs) along the dimensions of performance, availability and scalability and Microsoft Windows Azure is rated...
Implementing Private Cloud with System Center 2012
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Nice post by Zahir at http://zahirshahblog.com/2013/08/19/implementing-private-cloud-with-system-center-2012-creating-hyper-v-vms-using-work-flow-based-approvals-creating-vms-using-service-manager-and-orchestrator-run-books/ Enjoy!
And Azure IaaS is the Winner in Price & Performance
Posted
over 1 year ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Cloud Server Performance: A Comparative Analysis of 5 Large Cloud IaaS Providers Posted by John.... Read the details here http://www.cloudspectator.com/cloud-server-performance-a-comparative-analysis-of-5-large-cloud-iaas-providers-3/
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Build Guide Templates
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Exchange 2010 build guide template just released on TechNet… You can use these templates as a starting point for formally documenting your organization's server build procedures for servers that will have Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 server roles installed...
TMG specific limitations, considerations and requirements
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
1
Comment
I was building a TMG 2010 architecture for one of my customers and during this period I consolidated some of the limitations and considerations in specific scenarios. This article is a one place summary for them: Single network adapter functionality:...
The 30 interesting info about Lync
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
10
Comments
In this post I’ll list to you 30 fact and info about Lync which is totally new and different than OCS: You can virtualize all topologies and we support all workloads, including Enterprise Voice to be virtualized When you virtualize, Scalability is roughly...
System Center 2012 Virtual Labs
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
2
Comments
If you want to try out some of the System Center 2012 components without downloading and installing the bits, consider trying one of the free virtual labs from TechNet . Configuration Manager Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Introduction...
Providing High Availability for combined CAS, Hub & DAG servers…
Posted
over 5 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
One of the great changes in Exchange 2010 over Exchange 2007 is the ability to combine both CAS & Hub roles on mailbox servers configured as DAG, this gives you the flexibility to have a highly available solution with just 2 servers. Note that you...
HYPER-V NOW SUPPORTS RHEL 6.x/CENTOS 6.x
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
3
Comments
We are pleased to announce the release of the new Linux 3.1 Integration Services and support for the following Linux distributions as supported guests within Hyper-V: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x (x86 & x64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6...
Robert's Rules of Exchange: Namespace Planning
Posted
over 4 years ago
by
Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Copied from http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2010/11/22/456992.aspx . Many thanks for Robert Gillies Overview Robert's Rules of Exchange is a series of blog posts in which we take a fictitious company, describe their existing Exchange implementation...
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