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Today, VMware, as part of the larger “Pivotal” unveil, announced yet another zig in their already zig-zaggy set of strategy meets tactics meets marketing buzzwords. Today’s news of a vague “hybrid cloud” future is just another example of how IT vendors have been rearranging...

On January 15th, Microsoft announced several new products and services that continue to drive momentum against our Cloud OS vision . In an accompanying blog post , Microsoft vice president Michael Park says that Microsoft is uniquely positioned to bring you into the cloud era because our products and...

I’m seeing an interesting trend taking hold in organizations, which is the increasing implementation of multiple hypervisors within IT infrastructures. The reasons you, as decision makers in IT, typically cite for adopting this heterogeneous approach vary. They often include the desire to support...

There seems to be no doubt about it. With the recent launch of Windows Server 2012 and the new capabilities in Hyper-V, momentum for Microsoft’s virtualization and private cloud platform (a key element of our Cloud OS strategy ) is accelerating. Two recent surveys by IT trade publications point...

Two weeks ago we ushered in the era of the Cloud OS with the launch of Windows Server 2012. By now, we hope you’ve had a chance to watch the Built from the Cloud Up keynote videos , download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation and try your hand at the $75,000 Launch Game . You may also have questions...

The last couple of weeks have been exciting times for those of us at Microsoft who have been working on Windows Server 2012, as we officially launched the product and made it broadly available to you, our customers. As part of our launch activities I’ve been presenting keynotes at our global events...

Last week I was reading a recently published, independent review of Windows Server 2012 in Windows IT Pro . The author, Sean Deuby, highlights his top ten features, of which four of the first five are virtualization and Hyper-V specific. He calls out features such as Hyper-V Shared Nothing Live Migration...

The System Center team is pleased to announce that the second community technology preview (CTP2) of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available for download . Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Microsoft’s Private Cloud is built on the industry leading foundation of Windows...

Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2 is now generally available! FIM 2010 R2 adds many new capabilities to help organizations handle the growing complexity of managing identity and permissions across heterogeneous systems. We feel that 2010 R2 is the best FIM release yet – and wanted to review...

One of the questions I hear while I’m at events or speaking with customers is “how does virtualization differ from private cloud computing, aren’t they really just the same?” My answer to this question is a resounding “NO!” If you look at the NIST (National Institute...

The Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog is now part of the Server & Tools Blog Network. In an effort to make it much easier to keep up with all of the great content that is being published across our many Cloud, Windows Server and System Center blogs, we’ve launched the Server & Tools...

For 20 years industry professionals have found TechEd to be the best opportunity to stay aligned with Microsoft’s current technologies and new products. TechEd Orlando is sold out, but whether you are headed down to Orlando or tuning in from home, TechEd North America 2012 has something for you...

The consensus about Windows Server 2012 is amazingly consistent everywhere I look. I’ve been hearing and experiencing a lot of customer and partner excitement for Windows Server 2012 beta (previously known as Windows Server “8” beta) and System Center 2012 as I’ve been on the...

In my last post , I provided some facts related to Microsoft’s virtualization and private cloud offerings to help ensure that our customers and partners have accurate information as they’re exploring technology options and making investments in their infrastructure. Some of these facts are...

The Microsoft Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce that the System Center Cloud Services Process Pack is now available for download . The System Center Cloud Services Process Pack is Microsoft’s Infrastructure as a Service solution built on the System Center platform. With the System...

Cloud computing, both private and public, is fundamentally shifting the IT industry and a primary driver of that trend is economics. At Microsoft, we believe that as your private cloud grows, you should benefit from economies of scale. In short, we believe our customers should get the best value with...

Read this great post on the Windows Server Blog by Anders Vinberg, a Technical Fellow in our Management Division. In the post he describes how the Virtual Machine Manager component in System Center 2012 SP1, now available as a community technology preview, builds on the cloud optimizing features of Windows...

Check out the recent blog post from Brocade’s Susan Hartford where she discusses her company’s ADX load balancer provider. This new offering provides integration between the Brocade ServerIron ADX series of application delivery switches and the Virtual Machine Manager component of System...

Interested in learning first hand exactly how a Microsoft private cloud can help your business? Our new guided labs will show you how a Microsoft private cloud, built on System Center 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, dramatically changes the way your business consumes IT services. Start your evaluation...

VMlimited is back – and their top salesman Tad is resorting to old tricks: claiming to offer a cloud solution when all he’s really selling is glorified virtualization. If you have been missing Tad since his last antics , check out his latest video where he digs in on the hidden bummers of...

Microsoft and Dell announce amped up virtualization, private cloud and management solutions. The move to cloud is on. Customers have realized great value and savings with virtualization, and many want to take the next step to private cloud computing. A true private cloud takes the best of virtualization...

Working in enterprise IT organizations here and at other companies has convinced me that applications are the lifeblood of any business. I used to be amazed at how quickly the CIO would get involved if a revenue generating application wasn’t performing as expected. To become a trusted partner to...

Members of the Windows Server team speak with Microsoft News Center about their groundbreaking work in moving customers to the cloud—and what else they find fascinating. Check out the full interview with the Windows Server Team to Learn More .

As more and more organizations are moving towards the private cloud , you may be wondering what you can do to give your apps the best chance of running most efficiently. You are possibly working to create your private cloud. Perhaps, you have it already deployed and configured. Now, you want to help...

Check out Travis Wright’s blog and learn more about the System Center Cloud Services Management Pack Release Candidate that is now available for download. The System Center Cloud Services Process Pack offers a self-service experience to facilitate private cloud capacity requests from your business...