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Tommy Patterson

Virtualization, Cloud, Azure, Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, Windows 8, Windows RT, and System Center How-To's, Thoughts, and Discussions

Weekly Azure 30-Minute Demos – Register Today!

See it to believe it! Each week, in just 30 minutes or less, we’ll show you how Azure,...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 12/03/2014

This is just cool. Kinect v2 controlling Mario

https://hackaday.com/2014/10/25/using-kinect-to-play-super-mario-bros-3-on-nes-ensures-quick-death/

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/27/2014

Installing and Configuring Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 in Microsoft Azure

Fun new article today for those getting started in Microsoft Azure, today we will be deploying a...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/14/2014

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 is available for download! P2V support added!

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.0 is available for download here! Convert physical servers,...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/14/2014

Modernizing your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Server 2003 Migrating File Sharing Services to Server 2012 R2 – Part 29

Welcome to today’s article in the “Migrating your Infrastructure with Hybrid...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/24/2014

Migrating your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Server 2003 Migrating File Sharing Services to Server 2012 R2 - Part 29

Welcome to today's article in the "Migrating your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud"...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/24/2014

Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Server 2003 to Server 2012 R2 AD, DNS, and DHCP Migrations – Part 28

Just about every business on the planet has deployed Windows Server 2003 at some point in time and...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/23/2014

New TechNet Radio Episode: Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Server 2003 Migration

In part 6 of our “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud” series, Blain...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/22/2014

New TechNet Radio Episode! Delivering Results - How Microsoft IT Protects Corporate Client Data using Windows Work Folders

Corporations today face huge challenges protecting their client data in this BYOD world. People want...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/15/2014

New! Charlotte Azure Boot Camp - Saturday - Sept 6th

Registration information for this event can be found here: https://cltazurebootcamp.eventday.com/...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 07/11/2014

New TechNet Radio: Delivering Results - Developing Cloud Based Automation for Azure VM Migrations and Self-Service Infrastructure

How do you approach infrastructure management in the cloud? Tune in as I welcomes Justin Pirtle to...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/26/2014

New Technet Radio Episode: Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Part 5 - Cloud Testing and More!

In Part 5 of our “Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud” series on TechNet Radio, join me as...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/18/2014

New TechNet Radio: (Part 2) Why VDI? How to Set-Up a Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infratructure (VDI) Environment

Join me as I welcome Simon May back for Part 2 in our Microsoft VDI series and in today’s...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/16/2014

New TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Why VDI? An Inside Look at Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solutions

Join me as I welcome Simon May to the show for this special two part series on the ins-and-outs and...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/04/2014

New TechNet Radio Episode - Microsoft IT's Deployment of Azure Multi Factor Authentication in the Cloud

Join me as I welcome Principal IT Enterprise Architect, Laura Hunter to the show as we discuss how...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 06/02/2014

At this year’s TechEd we’re going to take the wraps off a range of new products and...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/12/2014

Windows Futures: An Evening with IT Pros - Atlanta - May 22nd - 6-8pm - Win 1 of 10 Dell Venue Pros!

Join Stephen Rose and I for an evening of Windows Futures: An Evening with IT Pros. May 22nd from...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/12/2014

Atlanta Techstravaganza 2014 - June 6th - Register Now!

Join us on June 6, 2014 for the 2014 Atlanta Techstravangaza, opening keynote by Simon May, several...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 05/05/2014

New TechNet Radio Edition is Now Live: Azure and Office365 – Interview with Jeff Mitchell @ Bitwizards

Join Dan Stolts, Blain Barton and myself as we welcome Jeff Mitchell from Bit-Wizards to discuss a...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/28/2014

New Early Experts - Study Lab and Guides for 74-409 - Win Prizes Too!

In an increasingly multi-hypervisor world, more and more IT organizations are using Microsoft...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 04/21/2014

Charlotte IT Pro Camp - Windows Azure - March 18th - Few Spots Still Available!

Registration is open for the Charlotte, NC - Windows Azure IT Pro Camp - March 18th: Sign up here!...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 03/03/2014

Step-by-Step Lab Guide for Building a Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services Environment

Today's blog post is a real treat. Why? Because it is a complete series of posts written by...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 02/19/2014

Disaster Recovery Planning for IT Pros Series Day 4 – Replication – How Hyper-V Replica Can Save the Day

Any good disaster recovery project requires the replication of the most critical workloads to...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 02/13/2014

Congrats to Madelyn Patterson - Made it through Group Round on American Idol last night!

This season my cousin Madelyn Patterson made the trip to Austin to audition for American Idol, she...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 02/07/2014

TechNet Radio: Delivering Results – How PoliticalTracker uses Windows Azure and More!

This was by far my most exciting TechNet Radio episode yet! Join me in this exclusive interview with...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 01/23/2014

Windows Infrastructure and Virtualization User Group Meeting - January 14th 7-9pm

Join us on January 14th from 7-9pm as we kick off the new year for the WINVUG group! Speaking at...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 01/06/2014

Cloudy Thoughts Episodes 1-4 Posted Today

Yeah, I'm a clown. :) I posted the first 4 Cloudy Thoughts episodes today on my blog. You may have...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/25/2013

PowerScripting Podcast Ep 248 - All Things Windows Azure IaaS

I recently had the pleasure of joining the PowerScripting Podcast episode 248 to discuss Windows...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/20/2013

Why Server 2012 R2? – Remote Desktop Sessions and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

This new BYOD world makes for an ever-expanding number of devices, operating systems, and...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/20/2013

Server 2012 R2 - Lab Guide - Part 5 - Step by Step - Enabling Hyper-V Replica

Now to the more exciting stuff! Hyper-V Replication enables virtual machines workloads on Windows...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/04/2013

Server 2012 R2 – Lab Guide – Part 4 – Step by Step – Hyper-V Over SMB

In Lab 1, you will join your Hyper-V Host to the Active Directory Domain that you created in an...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/04/2013

Server 2012 R2 – Lab Guide – Part 3 – Step by Step – Continuously Available File Server

In this lab, you will see how the new, continuously available file server in Windows Server 2012...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/01/2013

New IT Pro Sweepstakes – Easy to Enter – Win a Surface Pro

Build your very own Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 for FREE and Enter for a chance to win* one of the...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/01/2013

Why Server 2012 R2 Series - At a Glance

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/01/2013

Server 2012 R2 - Lab Guide - Part 2 - Step by Step - Storage

In this lab we dive into the storage pooling and deduplication features of Hyper-V. This lab assumes...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 11/01/2013

Server 2012 R2 - Lab Guide - Part 1 - Step by Step - Including Dual Boot Instructions

Part 1 – Prepare Dual Boot Windows Server 2012 using Native Boot to VHDX Part 2 –...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/31/2013

Free Online Virtualization Training plus Free Microsoft Exam Vouchers!

Head on over to virtualizationsquared and register for one of the upcoming online classes and you...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/29/2013

What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2 Lessons Learned Week 1

Dan Stolts just provided a summary for week 1's post in the blog series, head on over and check it...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/28/2013

New Technet Radio Episode: How Microsoft IT Prepped the Network for the Cloud

Join me as I welcome Principal Network Architect, Todd Thorson to the show as we discuss how...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/24/2013

Server 2012 R2 has arrived!

Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation download is now available!

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/18/2013

Windows 8.1 has arrived!

Head on over to Windows.com for the latest details and how to get started with the upgrade. For home...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/17/2013

New Webinar Tomorrow - Oct 26th - Noon EST : Server Essentials- Automated server backups to secure offsite cloud storage

Backup can help you protect important server data offsite with automated backups to the cloud, where...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/15/2013

PowerShell Saturday Atlanta - Oct. 26th - Register Now - Seats Filling Fast

If you have never been to a PowerShell Saturday event, now is your chance to register. I guarantee...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/14/2013

New Cloud Webinar – Server Essentials – Automated server backups to secure offsite cloud storage

When: Oct 16th – Noon-1pm Registration Link:...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/11/2013

New IT Pro Camps Coming to Charlotte, Raleigh, and Atlanta, sign up today!

Join us at this free, one-day technical workshop on Microsoft Virtualization for VMware IT...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 10/08/2013

VMware or Microsoft?–The Complete Series List

Hey folks, thought I would provide a quick list of the links to our complete blog series on VMware...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/30/2013

New Online Webinar – Oct 9th – Noon EST – Microsoft Cloud Computing How-To Guide for Building VMs in the Cloud

Join us in this one hour highly-concentrated exploration of Microsoft's infrastructure as a cloud...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/30/2013

VMware or Microsoft Series - VDI - A Look at Supportability and More!

A little bit of history first. Virtual Desktop computing has been slowly etching its way into more...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 09/25/2013

Get started as an "Early Expert" on Windows Server 2012 R2 with this FREE eBook!

Research has shown that approximately 65% to 70% of organizations today have more than one...

Author: Tommy Patterson Date: 08/30/2013

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