LukaD's Blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/feed.xml Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:18:26 GMT en-US hourly 1 Microsoft and Oracle announce Cloud Partnership https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/microsoft-and-oracle-announce-cloud-partnership Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:10:41 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2013/06/25/microsoft-and-oracle-announce-cloud-partnership/ Great news for Windows Azure platform: Microsoft and Oracle announced partnership that will enable Oracle workloads on Windows Server Hyper-V and Windows Azure.

Here is a quick excerpt from Satya Nadella’s blog:

“…As part of this partnership Oracle will certify and support Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and Windows Azure. That means customers who have long enjoyed the ability to run Oracle software on Windows Server can run that same software on Windows Server Hyper-V or in Windows Azure and take advantage of our enterprise grade virtualization platform and public cloud. Oracle customers also benefit from the ability to run their Oracle software licenses in Windows Azure with new license mobility. Customers can enjoy the support and license mobility benefits, starting today.

In the near future, we will add Infrastructure Services instances with preconfigured versions of Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic Server for customers who do not have Oracle licenses. Also, Oracle will enable customers to obtain and launch Oracle Linux images on Windows Azure…”

You can also read more on the Oracle’s blog. Cool!

]]> Nice Guidance: Build Your Private Cloud in a Month with System Center 2012 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V and Windows Azure https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/nice-guidance-build-your-private-cloud-in-a-month-with-system-center-2012-sp1-windows-server-2012-hyper-v-and-windows-azure Tue, 07 May 2013 22:23:15 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2013/05/07/nice-guidance-build-your-private-cloud-in-a-month-with-system-center-2012-sp1-windows-server-2012-hyper-v-and-windows-azure/ A really good (technical) blog post that describes the concepts around Private Cloud and how to build it and manage it with Windows Server and System Center and how to extend it to the Public Cloud (IaaS), running on Windows Azure.

If you are in for some learning and want to be up-to-date with the latest and greatest technologies, then definitely a must read.

]]> Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, Virtual Machines and Virtual Network, now are generally available! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/windows-azure-infrastructure-services-virtual-machines-and-virtual-network-now-are-generally-available Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:57:16 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2013/04/16/windows-azure-infrastructure-services-virtual-machines-and-virtual-network-now-are-generally-available/ imageToday is a major milestone for Windows Azure and all of Microsoft customers and partners. It was announced that Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Windows Azure Virtual Network now are generally available. These new services make it possible for you to move your applications into the cloud as is. New price commitments were also announced, making Windows Azure even more attractive option for hosting your cloud solution. In more details the GA prices on Virtual Machines and Cloud Services were reduced by 21-33%. 

You can find the general availability announcement and the price reduction details at Windows Azure Blog. For additional information visit Windows Azure Infrastructure Services web site or read Bill Hilf’s blog post.

A really interesting functionality that was added are the new high memory VM instances (28GB/4 core and 56 GB/8 core) – cool stuff!

]]> News: Microsoft Acquires MetricsHub https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/news-microsoft-acquires-metricshub Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:32:43 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2013/03/05/news-microsoft-acquires-metricshub/ More information can be found on this blog post, but Microsoft acquired cloud monitoring startup MetricsHub  - a participant in the Microsoft Accelerator, powered by TechStars. As an innovator in Active Cloud Monitoring, a technology that automates cloud performance management, MetricsHub helps customers more efficiently manage their cloud services at a lower cost. And all this will be now a part of Windows Azure!!!

Good news and definitely useful functionality!

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]]> SQL Server in Windows Azure VM vs. Windows Azure SQL Database https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/sql-server-in-windows-azure-vm-vs-windows-azure-sql-database Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:46:44 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2013/02/18/sql-server-in-windows-azure-vm-vs-windows-azure-sql-database/ I just came across this great blog post describing the differences between SQL Server in Windows Azure VM and Windows Azure SQL Database. If you are looking for a solution to host your data in the cloud, definitely worth a read… There are several options (as shown below) and the article briefly touches the decision process for choosing the most suitable technology…

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]]> Windows Azure SQL Database vs. SQL Server explained https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/windows-azure-sql-database-vs-sql-server-explained Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:21:54 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2013/02/01/windows-azure-sql-database-vs-sql-server-explained/ A short while ago, a great whitepaper was published, that explains the differences between Windows Azure SQL Database service and SQL Server. The whitepaper can be obtained here and it drills into the architecture and performance evaluation techniques for both platforms… it also outlines core scenarios associated with different deployments. A good read!

]]> IDC Whitepaper: Technology Analysts Predict Widening Cloud Skills Gap for IT https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/idc-whitepaper-technology-analysts-predict-widening-cloud-skills-gap-for-it Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:08:34 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2012/12/20/idc-whitepaper-technology-analysts-predict-widening-cloud-skills-gap-for-it/ This is a really interesting whitepaper on the topic of Cloud Computing related jobs and their growth in the next couple of years. Interestingly 40% of new jobs should be created in the emerging markets (i.w. CEE/LATAM), which represents even bigger opportunities…

Demand for “cloud-ready” IT workers will grow by 26 percent annually through 2015, with as many as 7 million cloud-related jobs available worldwide, according to an IDC White Paper sponsored by Microsoft Corp. and released today. However, IT hiring managers report that the biggest reason they failed to fill an existing 1.7 million open cloud-related positions in 2012 is because job seekers lack the training and certification needed to work in a cloud-enabled world, according to the IDC White Paper, Climate Change: Cloud’s Impact on IT Organizations and Staffing (November 2012).

]]> New MAP Toolkit Helps You with VM Migration to Windows Azure https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/new-map-toolkit-helps-you-with-vm-migration-to-windows-azure Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:52:45 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2012/12/02/new-map-toolkit-helps-you-with-vm-migration-to-windows-azure/ A new MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning) Toolkit was just announced with a new GUI and some really great features that help you asses your IT environment. The one that I like the most is related to migration of virtual machines in Windows Azure VM environment. Here is a short description:

Windows Azure Virtual Machines Migration Recommendation

MAP 8.0 Beta performs a comprehensive assessment of Windows Server and Linux machines to determine if a migration to Windows Azure Virtual Machines is possible. The toolkit then offers suggested changes to prepare the machines for migration. Key features help you reduce the operating costs of hosting on-premise servers as well as estimating the required size and monthly network and storage usage required to migrate on-premise Windows and Linux servers to Windows Azure Virtual Machines using the data from the environment.

If you want more information, I recommend this blog post.

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]]> EU launches European Cloud Partnership steering board https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/eu-launches-european-cloud-partnership-steering-board Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:56:42 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2012/11/21/eu-launches-european-cloud-partnership-steering-board/ EU steps up in the efforts to move to Cloud Computing by launching European Cloud Partnership steering board. The ECP will develop common computing  procurement requirements for use by EU member states and create a common framework for cloud computing across Europe. The ECP is also tasked with stimulating the migration of public IT to the cloud by resolving barriers to cloud computing adoption in the public sector.

Sound amazing and promising, I really hope we will see some progress soon!!

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]]> Going Super-Compute with Windows Azure https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/lukad/going-super-compute-with-windows-azure Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:43:30 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lukad/2012/11/13/going-super-compute-with-windows-azure/ Windows Azure team just revealed all the work they were doing in the HPC space or as they dub it “Big Compute”. The results were so impressive they have certified Windows Azure to be among Top 500 Supercomputers in the world. The amazing part are also the hardware resources that can be offered for the Big Compute workloads:

  • 8 cores, 60Gb RAM or 16 cores, 120GB RAM
  • Dual Intel Sandybridge processors at 2.6 GHz
  • DDR3 1600 MHz RAM
  • 10 GigE network for storage and internet access
  • InfiniBand (IB) 40 Gbps network with RDMA

If you are working in HPC space that probably tells you exactly what to expect (way more than it does to me Smile)! But to top it off with a scalability of the public cloud (adding or removing instances as needed) for a fair price… that’s a winning combo Smile. Read more here.

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