Infrastructure snapshots
The place where you will find posts for Microsoft infrastructure articles, info, latest news and offcourse articles that i create!
Windows Azure Week: Deep Dive Live...In-depth training from the experts who built Azure: January 27-31
MVA is running a Windows Azure Deep Dive week this month Jan 27-Jan31...
Date: 01/18/2014
Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication is the multi-factor authentication service that requires...
Date: 10/01/2013
VMware vSAN test pilots: Don't panic but there's a chance of DATA LOSS
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/30/vmware_warns_of_possible_vsan_beta_data_loss/ VMware's vSAN...
Date: 10/01/2013
Windows Azure: From Zero to Hero Online Series
Umit is starting a new online training series following Windows Azure Learning Poster...
Date: 09/23/2013
Windows Boot from Fibre Channel SAN – Overview and Detailed Technical Instructions
Booting from a storage area network (SAN), rather than from local disks on individual servers, can...
Date: 08/22/2013
Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release
The 'Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Release' book from Microsoft Press is now available....
Date: 08/21/2013
Implementing Private Cloud with System Center 2012
Nice post by Zahir at...
Date: 08/19/2013
Citrix XenDesktop 7 available on Windows Azure
Citrix has announced that version 7 of its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product XenDesktop...
Date: 07/10/2013
And Azure IaaS is the Winner in Price & Performance
Cloud Server Performance: A Comparative Analysis of 5 Large Cloud IaaS Providers Posted by John.......
Date: 06/12/2013
step-by-step of how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP
Nice article on how to create a backend for your web application in the cloud using PHP on Azure,...
Date: 04/02/2013
SCSM 2012 Event Dashboard (ExpIT)
ExpIT released version 1.3 of the ExpIT Event dashboard for SCSM 2012. This version is now available...
Date: 03/26/2013
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Best Practices
Great article about WS 2012 Hyper-V best practices at https://bit.ly/15H0b59
Date: 03/14/2013
Installing Windows Server 2012 (step by step)
Great post for installing Windows Server 2012 on...
Date: 03/10/2013
Comparing Cloud Storage Providers in 2013
Today, Nasuni introduced our 2013 State of Cloud Storage report. It’s an in-depth look at the major...
Date: 02/24/2013
Technical Documentation AND Technical Scenarios for System Center 2012 SP1
SC2012SP1_SuppConfig.docx Download SC2012SP1_SuppConfig.pdf Download...
Date: 01/30/2013
MVA new tracks
Check out the new tracks: Licensing Windows 8 Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment...
Date: 01/05/2013
Service Manager Mobile Clients "Demo Versions"
A great application by our partner (LINKdotNET) for System Center Service Manager… Windows Phone 7 :...
Date: 11/22/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Guidance Set
A great documentation set, the reference implementation guidance: Lab-tested and validated guidance...
Date: 11/18/2012
Everything You Wanted to Know about SR-IOV in Hyper-V - by John Howard
Part 1:...
Date: 10/14/2012
Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator
The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported,...
Date: 09/04/2012
Final scalability numbers for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
And here is the final numbers:) Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 Improvement Factor...
Date: 09/04/2012
7 New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses
Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud...
Date: 07/16/2012
New Microsoft Learning Certifications
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 validates a set of primary...
Date: 07/01/2012
Windows Server 2012 Jump Start
On June 20-21, 2012, Microsoft Learning partnered with the Microsoft Server and Tools team and...
Date: 07/01/2012
Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 - WIM2VHD for Windows 8!
Convert-WindowsImage is the new version of WIM2VHD designed specifically for Windows 8. Completely...
Date: 06/08/2012
Say hello to Windows Azure
Say hello to Windows Azure and read this blog for new services,...
Date: 06/08/2012
Free Windows Server 2012 eBook
FREE Introduction to Windows Server 2012 eBook from Microsoft Press that can be found here
Date: 06/05/2012
Inject IP address into the VM during failover
Great post...
Date: 06/01/2012
WINDOWS SERVER 2012 HYPER-V SCALE UPDATES
Date: 06/01/2012
VMWARE TO HYPER-V CONVERSION – MVMC
The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Beta Solution Accelerator is a 4 MB download that converts...
Date: 04/13/2012
WINDOWS SERVER 8 HYPER-V BETA NEW SCALE NUMBERS
I wanted to alert you to a couple of notable scalability improvements introduced with Windows Server...
Date: 03/08/2012
WS8 Beta Hyper-V Feature Comparison
Fantastic document listing and comparing Windows Server 8 Hyper-V features against Hyper-V 2008 R2...
Date: 03/03/2012
Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS
A recommended article to read about Windows Server 8 storage features, read it here
Date: 02/25/2012
System Center 2012 Virtual Labs
If you want to try out some of the System Center 2012 components without downloading and installing...
Date: 02/21/2012
New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses
In March we launched the Microsoft Virtual Academy (www.MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com). This...
Date: 02/21/2012
Private Cloud Jump Start
Microsoft Learning & IT Pro Evangelism are teaming up again to deliver a 2-day virtual training...
Date: 02/21/2012
Customer comment on the VMware pricing/licensing/terms dance
VMware is claiming they’re doing current vSphere 4 Advanced customers a favor by upgrading them...
Date: 11/14/2011
WINDOWS SERVER 8 HYPER-V OVERVIEW
In case you see didn’t this blog post from Mike Neil....
Date: 10/15/2011
VMware issues recall on new vSphere 5.0 UNMAP feature
Another failure for VMware!!! Symptoms When performing a Storage vMotion or a Virtual Machine...
Date: 10/09/2011
Building an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud Using Windows Server 8
Interesting article on TechNet about Building an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud Using...
Date: 10/08/2011
Microsoft Virtual Academy Launches in Gulf!
Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) is a free, virtual learning center that helps IT Professionals...
Date: 09/18/2011
Cisco Virtual Networking for Hyper-V
Please welcome Cisco Virtual Networking for Hyper-V...
Date: 09/16/2011
Windows Server 8: Hyper-V 3.0 Evens the Odds with vSphere
Copied from...
Date: 09/14/2011
Windows Server 8: The Ultimate Cloud OS?
Amazing article about Windows Server 8 and how it will beat down VMware… Spare some time and read...
Date: 09/14/2011
Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC Available
We are excited to announce today that the release candidate of System Center Virtual Machine Manager...
Date: 09/12/2011
Bringing Hyper-V to “Windows 8”
Copied from https://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/07/bringing-hyper-v-to-windows-8.aspx In this...
Date: 09/07/2011
VMlimited
Watch what happens when you try to buy a cloud solution from the wrong company...
Date: 09/04/2011
MS Project Connector for SCSM 2010
Project connector for service manager is an Add-In for Microsoft Project that enables project...
Date: 08/31/2011
Microsoft Windows 8 Storage Format Support Details Revealed
Microsoft is continuing its public deep-geek dive into the particulars of Windows 8, with a new...
Date: 08/31/2011
Published: How Microsoft Monitors More Efficiently with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of How Microsoft Monitors...
Date: 08/20/2011