• Hyper-V Basics: Getting Started with Microsoft Virtualization solutions

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Ken Sim1}

    It’s IT Time and in this Blain Barton exclusive, we’re going over the basics of Hyper-V and showing how you can get started with Microsoft Virtualization solutions. Tune in as he previews his “Fab 14 for Hyper-V” screencast series, a short step-by-step video series filled with tips and tricks for the virtualization newbie.

    Click here to watch the “Fab14 for Hyper-V” screencast series.

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  • Inside Microsoft IT - Using Public and Private Cloud Services to Better IT Operations

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Ken Sim1}

    Join in for the talk about public and private cloud services and how each can better IT Operations. Tune in to watch discussion on various issues to consider like infrastructure and capacity management, security, and budgeting.

    To download a Window Server 2012 Evaluation, visit http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx?ocid=&wt.mc_id=TEC_108_1_33

    Watch it here TechNet Radio: Inside Microsoft IT - Using Public and Private Cloud Services to Better IT Operations | TechNet Video

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  • How Microsoft Runs a Highly Scalable and Environmentally Friendly R&D Facility

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Ken Sim1}

    Microsoft IT implemented their first Private Cloud for hosting the development and test environments internally for Microsoft. Their Private Cloud infrastructure supports their internal businesses, giving them the flexibility, scale and cutting edge technology to serve some of the most important product teams.

    Watch it here How Microsoft Runs a Highly Scalable and Environmentally Friendly R&D Facility | TechNet Video

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    Hyper-V labs in here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/hh968267.aspx.

    System Center 2012 labs in here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh913622.aspx.

    More self-guided learning resources are here https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/

    To download a Windows Server 2012 Evaluation, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx

    To download System Center 2012 SP1 Beta, goto http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34607

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    Ken Sim, MCT,  Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation -SEA 

     

  • Windows Server 2012 ADDS Virtualization Safeguards

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Ken Sim1}

    Virtualization is a key technology underpinning and enabling both private- and public-cloud deployments. In this session, we will discuss the technical details surrounding domain controller virtualization safeguards in Windows Server 2012 that prevent certain Hypervisor capabilities (when used with virtualized domain controllers) from disrupting the Active Directory system and potentially introducing a permanently divergent state. Beyond simply making virtualized domain controllers safer, Windows Server 2012 also more fully exploits the capabilities of Hypervisors by enabling the rapid deployment of replica DCs through virtual disk cloning—cloning largely requiring only a simple fi le-copy of the virtual domain controller’s virtual disk fi le (VHD) and the creation of basic confi guration instructions. The ability to clone virtual domain controllers takes Active Directory’s support for virtualization to the next level enabling rapid deployment of greenfi eld Active Directory environments and signifi cantly reducing scale-out and disaster recovery time.

    Watch it here Windows Server 2012 ADDS Virtualization Safeguards | TechNet Video

    Many people are now taking the Microsoft Leaning exams  70-246 (Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012) and  70-247 (Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012) for the MCSE Private Cloud Certification.

    Here are list of resources that may be helpful:

    To download a Windows Server 2012 Evaluation, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx

    To download System Center 2012 SP1 Beta, goto http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34607

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    Ken Sim, MCT,  Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation - SEA 

     

  • Microsoft Virtual Academy: Virtual Machine Manager in System Center 2012 SP1

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Ken Sim1}

    In this module you will learn how System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) supports Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012. You will see improvements around the configuration and deployment of the fabric, compute resources, storage, networking components and clusters. Specifically you will learn about automated bare-metal Hyper-V deployments, storage allocation and management, software defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, and cluster manageability enhancements. Next you will discover the new Hyper-V virtualization improvements for Windows Server 2012, including support for VHDX file types, SMB 3.0 storage, synthetic fibre channel HBAs in the guest, and live storage migration. Finally you will see the improvements in private cloud concepts of new user roles, App Controller self-service integration, and simplified VM service template deployments.

    This video is part of the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA). The MVA is a free program delivering structured learning paths for IT Professionals on various Microsoft products and solutions.

    Watch it here Microsoft Virtual Academy: Virtual Machine Manager in System Center 2012 SP1 | TechNet Video

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    Related resources

    Hyper-V labs in here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/hh968267.aspx.

    System Center 2012 labs in here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh913622.aspx.

    More self-guided learning resources are here https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/

    To download a Windows Server 2012 Evaluation, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx

    To download System Center 2012 SP1 Beta, goto http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34607

    Additional resources

    Ken Sim, MCT,  Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation - SEA