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Windows Azure Week: Deep Dive Live...In-depth training from the experts who built Azure: January 27-31
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over 1 year ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
MVA is running a Windows Azure Deep Dive week this month Jan 27-Jan31 http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/colleges/windows-azure-deep-dive#?fbid=c3faeuin-q8 This will be a weeklong series of live, interactive sessions from the experts who built...
Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
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over 1 year ago
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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...
VMware vSAN test pilots: Don't panic but there's a chance of DATA LOSS
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over 1 year ago
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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...
Windows Azure: From Zero to Hero Online Series
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over 1 year ago
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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...
Windows Boot from Fibre Channel SAN – Overview and Detailed Technical Instructions
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over 1 year ago
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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...
Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
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over 1 year ago
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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...
Implementing Private Cloud with System Center 2012
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over 1 year ago
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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!
Citrix XenDesktop 7 available on Windows Azure
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over 1 year ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Citrix has announced that version 7 of its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product XenDesktop can now be deployed on top of a Windows Azure virtual machine. This is now possible because Microsoft has made Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Subscriber...
And Azure IaaS is the Winner in Price & Performance
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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/
step-by-step of how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP
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over 1 year ago
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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,
SCSM 2012 Event Dashboard (ExpIT)
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over 1 year ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
ExpIT released version 1.3 of the ExpIT Event dashboard for SCSM 2012. This version is now available for download from http://www.expit.com/downloads.aspx New Features in version 1.3 include: · Support for Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012 · New team...
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Best Practices
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over 1 year ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Great article about WS 2012 Hyper-V best practices at http://bit.ly/15H0b59
Installing Windows Server 2012 (step by step)
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over 1 year ago
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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
Comparing Cloud Storage Providers in 2013
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over 1 year ago
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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...
Technical Documentation AND Technical Scenarios for System Center 2012 SP1
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over 2 years ago
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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...
MVA new tracks
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over 2 years ago
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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...
Service Manager Mobile Clients "Demo Versions"
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over 2 years ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
A great application by our partner (LINKdotNET) for System Center Service Manager… Windows Phone 7 : http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/service-manager/de42d927-4c2f-4b8a-8abf-df739e26c59a Windows 8 : http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/en-US/app...
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Guidance Set
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over 2 years ago
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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...
Everything You Wanted to Know about SR-IOV in Hyper-V - by John Howard
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over 2 years ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
Part 1: http://blogs.technet.com/b/jhoward/archive/2012/03/12/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-sr-iov-in-hyper-v-part-1.aspx Part 1 discusses emulated versus software devices, the pros and cons and constraints of each and why Microsoft is investing...
Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator
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over 2 years ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the IT pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware-based virtual machines and disks to Hyper-V based virtual machines and disks...
Final scalability numbers for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
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over 2 years ago
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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...
7 New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses
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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...
New Microsoft Learning Certifications
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over 2 years ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
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Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 validates a set of primary skills that are relevant across multiple solutions. OR Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Server Infrastructure provides a comprehensive platform...
Windows Server 2012 Jump Start
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over 2 years ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
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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...
Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 - WIM2VHD for Windows 8!
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over 2 years ago
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Mohamed Baher [MSFT]
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Convert-WindowsImage is the new version of WIM2VHD designed specifically for Windows 8. Completely rewritten in PowerShell, this command-line tool allows you to rapidly create sysprepped VHD and VHDX images from setup media for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2...
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