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/

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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 from here http://aka.ms/IntroWinServ2012R2Preview/PDFebook

 Preview new features and enhancements, including:

• Server virtualization and cloud solutions
• Availability and scalability
• Provisioning and storage management
• Security features, access, and data protection
• Infrastructure options
• Server management and automation

+ more titles coming out later this year…

• Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
• Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals

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 boot process. This white paper covers boot from SAN technology as deployed with Microsoft® Windows Server.  It describes the advantages and complexities of the technology, and a number of key SAN boot deployment scenarios.

Get the whitepaper from here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2815

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