• Fun With SCOM 2012 Dashboards…SharePoint & Visio Included…

    I’ve been busy building out various demo scenario’s in my lab and after getting SCOM 2012 humming along, I decided to get to work on some of the cool new dashboard features. First things first… PART 1: INSTALLATION AND PRE-REQ’S What all do we need. SCOM...
  • Fun with Deduplication in Windows 8 Server…

    One of the first things I wanted to play with in my Windows 8 lab was the new data deduplication feature.  In my case, I decided to make a small volume and see how well it worked with VHD files.  Well, I’m happy to announce that it works pretty...
  • Windows Server 8 – Switching Between Core and GUI

    The situation I envision occurring most frequently is configuring Windows Server 8 with the full GUI because it’s obviously a lot easier to configure/manage the installation of applications, etc… with a UI than with PowerShell and other command line utilities...
  • Configuring Windows Server PowerShell Web Access

    PowerShell Web Access is a new feature in Windows Server 2012 (in this case, Windows 8 Beta).  The obvious advantage of this functionality is being able to easily run remote PS commands without making a direct connection (either console or RDP) or...
  • Partner Private Cloud Activation Kit

    Why build your business with Microsoft Private Cloud? Accelerate your business growth with Microsoft Hyper-V-Enabled Private Cloud. These resources help you build and deploy Private Cloud solutions based on technologies your customers know and trust,...