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TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Why NOW is a good time to plan for Modernizing Your Infrastructure
Matt Hester and Keith Mayer kick off a special 6 part series on “Modernizing Your Infrastructure...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 08/15/2014
Step-by-Step: Auto-join a Member Server VM to Active Directory Domain in the Azure Cloud with VM Agent Custom Script Extension
In a prior article, we walked through the process of auto-provisioning a new Windows Server Active...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 07/28/2014
Step-by-Step: Auto-Provision a New Active Directory Domain in the Azure Cloud using the VM Agent Custom Script Extension
The Azure Virtual Machine Agent Custom Script Extension allows you to download custom PowerShell...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 07/24/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 10) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Windows Azure Pack Remote Console Support
In our ongoing "Building a Hybrid Cloud" series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze, are back...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 07/18/2014
Step-by-Step: Deploy a Highly Available SharePoint Server Farm in the Cloud – in ONLY 8 Clicks!
As of today, the Azure Preview Portal now has the ability to deploy and manage IaaS workloads,...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 07/14/2014
Accelerating DevOps with the Cloud using Microsoft Azure and Friends: The Series
UPDATE! Today's article in this series is ... ADDED: New resources in Configuration Management...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 07/02/2014
(Module 5) Invoking Azure Automation Runbooks
In this module we'll be looking at the different ways in which you can invoke your Azure...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 4) Creating and Publishing Your First Runbook
In this module we'll be stepping through the process of creating and publishing your first...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 3) Importing and Publishing a Connect-Azure Runbook
In this module we'll be discussing the process of importing and publishing a centralized...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 2) Connecting to Microsoft Azure with Azure Automation
In this module we'll show you how to connect to Microsoft Azure using Azure Automation by...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 1) Getting Started with Azure Automation
In this module we'll be going through the process of explaining what Azure Automation is and why...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 4) Uploading and Importing VMs to Microsoft Azure
In this module we'll show you how to upload and import your VMs from Azure AWS to Microsoft...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 3) Exporting and Converting VMs from Amazon AWS
In this module we'll be looking at the first half of the migration process - how to export and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 2) Preparing for Migration from Amazon AWS to Microsoft Azure
In this module we'll be walking you through the process of how to prepare your VMs for migration...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
(Module 1) Why Migrate from Amazon AWS to Azure?
In this module we'll be discussing why organizations are choosing to migrate from Amazon AWS to...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/29/2014
Entrepreneur or Startup? Succeed with FREE access to Cloud Services, Software and Tools
As I’ve been traveling across the US, I’ve spoken to tons of entrepreneurs, IT Pros and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/26/2014
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines: Reset Forgotten Admin Passwords with Windows PowerShell
UPDATES: June 26, 2014 - Updated the PowerShell code in the article below for the latest Azure...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/26/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 10) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Monitoring, Measuring & Learning for Continuous Improvement
Concluding our special “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, Keith Mayer...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/25/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 9) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Scaling Cloud Applications
In part 9 of our “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, Keith Mayer and Yung...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/24/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 8) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Rollback Plan? What rollback plan?
In part 8 of our “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, Keith Mayer and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/23/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 7) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Configuration Management
In part 7 of our “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, Keith Mayer and Yung...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/20/2014
Managing Hybrid Clouds with Microsoft Azure and System Center 2012 R2
Thanks for attending one of my recent events on Managing Hybrid Clouds with Microsoft Azure and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/18/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 4) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Source Control in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure & Visual Studio Online
In Part 4 of our “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, Keith Mayer welcomes...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/13/2014
Deck: Accelerate DevOps in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure and Visual Studio Online (VSO)
Thanks for attending one of my recent DevOps talks over the past few weeks in our community! In this...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/13/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 3) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Enabling Self-Service On-Demand Developer Environments in the Cloud
In Part 3 of our “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, Blain Barton and Keith...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/12/2014
Simplifying Identity Management in the Cloud era with Azure AD
Thanks to everyone who attended my session yesterday at Cloud Expo in NYC on leveraging Microsoft...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/11/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 2) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - How Does Microsoft Azure and the Cloud align with DevOps?
Matt Hester and Keith Mayer continue our special “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/09/2014
Rewards, Prizes and Certification: Add Hyper-V to your Existing VMware / Virtualization Skills with Early Experts
In an increasingly multi-hypervisor world, more and more IT organizations are using Microsoft...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 06/02/2014
Windows Azure Pack: Configuring Remote Desktop Gateway for VM Console Access
The free Windows Azure Pack (WAP) delivers the on-demand, self-service user interface from our...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 05/14/2014
News from Microsoft TechEd 2014 - Key Hybrid Cloud Announcements
WOW! Brad Anderson and our Cloud & Enterprise team have made a HUGE number of announcements...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 05/14/2014
Join me online at Microsoft Tech Ed 2014 - Live from Houston TX!
At this year’s TechEd we’re going to take the wraps off a range of new products and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 05/11/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 9) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with the Windows Azure Pack
Continuing their "Building a Hybrid Cloud" series, Keith Mayer welcomes Andy Syrewicze, a...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 05/09/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 9) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin’s Perspective - How does Networking work in Hyper-V?
In Part 9 of our "Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective" series, Keith Mayer and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 05/06/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 8) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin’s Perspective - Supported Guest Operating Systems
In this installment of our "Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective" series, Keith...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 05/02/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 7) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin’s Perspective - Dynamic Workload Balancing
Continuing their “Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective" series,Keith Mayer and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/22/2014
What’s New in PowerShell? New Desired State Configuration (DSC) Resource Kit adds 14 modules to make DevOps auto-provisioning even easier!
A few months back, I wrote an introductory article on Desired State Configuration (DSC) with...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/21/2014
What’s New in PowerShell: Getting Started with OneGet in one line with Windows PowerShell 5.0
Over the past couple weeks, while we’ve all been focused on the news on Windows 8.1 Update,...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/16/2014
Windows Phone 8.1 ready for download as Developer Preview
A couple weeks ago at our Build 2014 conference, we announced Windows Phone 8.1 with tons of new...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/15/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 6) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin’s Perspective - Disaster Recovery with Hyper-V Replica
In today’s installment of our “Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective”...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/08/2014
Best of Build 2014: Getting Ready for Windows 8.1 Update
Last week at the Build 2014 conference, the Windows product team announced that Windows 8.1 Update...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/08/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 8) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Build Your Compute Fabric with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
In today’s “Building a Hybrid Cloud” episode, Keith Mayer and Brian Lewis demo for...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/06/2014
March 2014: Top 10 Favorite IT Pro Blog Articles and eBook of the Month
March came in AND went out like a Lion this year … and the blogging activity in our IT Pro...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/01/2014
Why Windows 8.1 for Business? Build No-code Business Apps with Windows 8.1, Project Siena and Microsoft Azure (Part 1)
Microsoft Project Siena, currently in Beta 2, enables business users to create powerful no-code apps...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/28/2014
Step-by-Step: Cleaning up the Cloud with Microsoft Azure and Windows PowerShell
I’ve been delivering lots of hands-on events lately on our Microsoft Azure cloud platform. As...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/26/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 7) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Managing Storage with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
In today’s “Building a Hybrid Cloud” episode, Keith Mayer and Brian Lewis show us how you can manage...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/12/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 6) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Networking in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Continuing our “Building a Hybrid Cloud” series, Keith Mayer and Brian Lewis showcase the new...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/10/2014