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,

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...

Great article about WS 2012 Hyper-V best practices at http://bit.ly/15H0b59

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

And here is the final numbers:) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Improvement Factor Logical Processors Per Host 64 320* 5x Physical Memory...

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...

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...

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 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...

Say hello to Windows Azure and read this blog for new services, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/06/06/announcing-new-windows-azure-services-to-deliver-hybrid-cloud.aspx

FREE Introduction to Windows Server 2012 eBook from Microsoft Press that can be found here

Great post http://blogs.technet.com/b/virtualization/archive/2012/05/29/inject-ip-address-into-the-vm-during-failover.aspx

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Beta Solution Accelerator is a 4 MB download that converts VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V. The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter: Provides a quick, low-risk option for VMware customers to evaluate Hyper-V...

I wanted to alert you to a couple of notable scalability improvements introduced with Windows Server 8 Hyper-V Beta from the Developer Preview. I’ve highlighted the Beta scalability updates below. Windows Server 8 Beta Hyper-V Scale Metrics: 160 logical...

Fantastic document listing and comparing Windows Server 8 Hyper-V features against Hyper-V 2008 R2 SP1,

A recommended article to read about Windows Server 8 storage features, read it here

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...