Tommy Patterson
Virtualization, Cloud, Azure, Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, Windows 8, Windows RT, and System Center How-To's, Thoughts, and Discussions
All New Free Azure Hands-On Labs Coming to A City Near You, Seats Fill Quickly, Register Now!
Join us at this FREE full-day hands-on event to experience the power of Hybrid Cloud. Our...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 08/23/2013
Atlanta Windows Infrastructure and Virtualization User Group – New Leadership Elections Coming Up Soon!
From Gary Olsen: There have been some changes this summer – changing the focus and name of...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 08/21/2013
Virtual Processor Scheduling - VMware or Microsoft Series
Have you ever wondered how virtual machines get access to the physical processor cores in the...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 08/20/2013
Windows 8.1, Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, and Intune Updates All on the Same Day?
For those of you that have worked at a software company in the past, you have to appreciate the...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 08/15/2013
Security, patching, features, functionality - Great post on Hyper-V versus ESX
Our team is currently running a blog series to demystify some of the misinformation, rumors, etc...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 08/14/2013
Hyper-V for VMware Experts Webcast – With Live Q&A – Tuesday 7/30 – Noon EST
Hosted by the Virtualization Technology User Group, this webcast will get you started on the...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/25/2013
IT Pro Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview - Lab Guide 1 - Dual Boot Instructions, Hyper-V, VHDs, and More
Part 1 – Prepare Dual Boot Windows Server 2012 using Native Boot to VHD Part 2 – Install...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/22/2013
Restoring a Wordpress Database in Windows Azure – Step by Step
Find yourself in a bind because the changes you just made to your Wordpress site went all out of...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/19/2013
Build a Minecraft Server on Windows Azure! Join Scott Moss MVP for this Step-by-Step Guide
Scott Moss recently wrote up this step-by-step article for creating a Minecraft server on Windows...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/12/2013
New Office Hours announced on Ohours.org!
Are you working through the hands-on labs, need to follow up on a topic discussed at a recent IT Pro...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/08/2013
Is Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V and the Microsoft Virtualization Stack REALLY Ready For Your Datacenter?
We are seeing a great deal of momentum for Hyper-V in a wide range of companies from small to large....
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/25/2013
TechNet Radio – How Microsoft IT Deployed Direct Access with Windows Server 2012
Join me in welcoming Sr. Service Engineer Kunal Kaushik to this latest installment of TechNet Radio...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/19/2013
Azure IaaS Online Pro Camp Series : Building Virtual Machines in the New Microsoft Cloud: From Deployment to Cost Analysis – Part 1
We are excited to provide this new Pro Camp series designed for IT Pros wishing to understand not...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/18/2013
TechNet Radio: Delivering Results – How Microsoft IT Secures Applications for the Cloud
Perhaps one of the biggest concerns when it comes to cloud computing is security. On this episode of...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/14/2013
TechNet Radio: IT Time – (Part 2) Upgrading from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012 – Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Considerations
In part 2 of their upgrading to Windows 2012 series Blain Barton and Tommy Patterson take us through...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/23/2013
TechNet Radio: Delivering Results - How Microsoft.com Scales Using Windows Server 2012
Join me as I welcome Sr. Service Engineering Manager, George Holman to the show as he shares with us...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/22/2013
TechNet Radio: IT Time - (Part 1) Upgrading from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012 – Overview
Its IT Time and in today’s episode Blain Barton walks us through the necessary steps and...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/22/2013
Upcoming Microsoft Azure Cloud Events - Both Online and Live at a City Near You!
Multi-city east coast Azure series registration is now available! In this series we are focusing on...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/20/2013
Azure IaaS Online Pro Camp Series : Building Virtual Machines in the New Microsoft Cloud: From Deployment to Cost Analysis – Part 3
We have reached the end of our 3-part series, in today's session we de-provisioned the virtual...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/17/2013
New Azure Webinar Series Starts on Monday! - Join Bob Hunt for PowerShell and Windows Azure Training
Join us for this three-part Webcast series designed to help you understand the true ROI for...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/17/2013
Building Virtual Machines in the Microsoft Cloud - Part 1 Recording Now Available
As promised, here is the recording to part 1 of our Live Webinar series: Building Virtual Machines...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/16/2013
New TechNet Radio Show - How Internal Microsoft IT Implemented Dynamic Access Control in Production
In today's TechNet Radio show, I had the distinct pleasure of welcoming Principal Program Manager,...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/09/2013
Online Training Event - Wed. May 8th: Building Virtual Machines in the New Microsoft Cloud: From Deployment to Cost Analysis
Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS) for IT Professionals Join us for Four Series of...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/06/2013
Virtual Machine Templates in System Center 2012 SP1 VMM: Build Your Private Cloud (Series)
The next window has us configure the operating system, join a domain, set a product key, admin...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/25/2013
More Upcoming Pro Camp Events List for GA, SC, NC, AL
Hey folks, just wanted to let you know of some upcoming pro camp events for the GA, SC, NC, and AL...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/24/2013
IT Pro Camp coming to Mercer University in Macon, GA – Friday May 3rd!
Learn about Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, Windows Azure, and more in this IT Pro Camp hosted at...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/24/2013
Windows Azure IaaS is now G.A.
Windows #Azure Infrastructure as a Service has reached General Availability! Now is the time to...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/16/2013
Build Your Private Cloud: Installing Virtual Machine Manager–Step by Step
Our series is in full swing and now its time to walk through the installation of System Center 2012...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/09/2013
Announcing: Microsoft Tech Ed “Cloud Challenge” Sweepstakes for IT Pros
In this “Cloud Challenge”, IT Pros will spend a few minutes of their time to complete a...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/03/2013
Build a Private Cloud Series Has Begun!
Keith Mayer and Yung Chou kicked off our "Build a Private Cloud" series on Monday with this new...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/03/2013
The Complete Virtualization Blog Series for those who missed out
Here are all the parts of the series for Windows Server 2012 virtualization. The Hyper-V Primer...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/02/2013
Virtualization Experts Series - Virtualization From A Single Pane of Glass – System Center VMM – An Overview
As our virtualization environments continue to grow with VMware, Hyper-V, and Xen Servers we need to...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/27/2013
Virtualization Experts Series - Hyper-V Performance Monitoring
Chris Avis released the latest post in our series and this time he takes on performance monitoring...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/26/2013
Virtualization Experts Series - Dude where's my VHDs? - PowerShell Commands For Locating VHDs
Keith Mayer tackles the challenge of locating VHDs, especially good for those who inherit virtual...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/26/2013
Virtualization Experts Series - High Availability - 4 Parts
I've been out on the road delivering events and writing my first Windows 8 app, so today I am...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/26/2013
Virtualization Experts Series - Part 10 - NIC Teaming explained by Harold Wong
To build upon my recent post for virtualization networking, Harold Wong, explains the details behind...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/18/2013
Virtualization Experts Series - Part 8 - VM Live Storage Migration
Virtualization Experts Series continues with Live Storage Migration explained by Brian Lewis. This...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/18/2013
Virtualization Experts series - iSCSI Explained - With PowerShell - by Keith Mayer
Here's a little snippet from the great article Keith Mayer just published in the series: "In this...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/12/2013
Hyper-V "Datastores" - Wait we dont need no stinkin' datastores!
Virtualization Experts Series - Part 4 arrives today. I originally wrote this article in answer to...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/07/2013
Become a Virtualization Expert Series - Part 3 - Virtual Memory Management - Dynamic Memory Much Different than Memory Over Commit
Dan Stolts brings us the latest installment in our series where he breaks down the importance of...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/06/2013
Hot-Add to your VM in Hyper-V - What, When, How, Why, and the Why Nots
Kevin Remde discusses the topic of Hot-Add in Hyper-V in today's server virtualization blog series...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/05/2013
Charlotte, NC - IT Pro Appreciation Day Event is March 29th - Join Us!
Hosted by CITPG as the biggest IT Pro community event every year in the Charlotte area, this year...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/04/2013
New Series for the Month of March : 20+ Days of Server Virtualization
It's March already??? Our new series is kicking off and this month we dig into server...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/01/2013
Migration and Deployment Series - Complete Articles List Published
I hope you enjoyed the latest series on Migration and Deployment as much as we did! If by chance you...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/01/2013
Migration and Deployment Series - Part 19 - A Look at Windows 8 Applocker
Matthew Hester brings us the 19th installment of our series this month with a look at Windows 8...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/01/2013
Migration and Deployment Series - Part 18 - Upgrading and Updating Windows 8
Chris Avis brings us the next installment of our series with a look at Windows 8 Apps, the end-user...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 02/27/2013
Migration and Deployment Series Part 17 - Windows 8 App Policy and Sideloading Apps–Step by Step
With Windows 8 comes the new modern UI which greatly enhances our abilities to provide a more...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 02/26/2013
Migration and Deployment Series - Part 16 - Step by Step - Deploying Windows 8 Apps via System Center 2012 SP1
Keith Mayer takes on part 16 of our series with a Step-by-Step approach to using System Center for...
Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 02/25/2013