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Mobility Transformed – The Path to Windows 10 IT Pro Evening Event
Join members of the Microsoft product team for interactive discussions & demos! Be one of the...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/12/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 9) – Built-in DBA-Like Features in Azure SQL Database
In part 9 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the new features...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/05/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 8) – Running your SQL Server Workloads on Azure Virtual Machines
In part 8 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the investments...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/05/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 7) – What’s the Big Deal with Big Data on Azure?
Continuing our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Sergeyt Pustovit and Mostafa Elhemali...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/05/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 6) The Role of the DBA Within Cloud Services
In part 6 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the roles of DBAs...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/05/2015
Best of Microsoft Build Coming to a City Near You!
Many more details to follow. Registration is open Event Date Location Event link 18-May Best Buy...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 05/03/2015
Boston Event tonight – Scaling out without flipping out
Evening event brought to you by DataStax & Microsoft Azure | RSVP Now I wanted to extend a...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/23/2015
IT-Camps open to the Public in Birmingham and Irving
Extend Your Datacenter with Microsoft Azure Birmingham (4/21) –...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/18/2015
2015 Global Azure Bootcamp – Cambridge (NERD)
Join your fellow cloud-ies at the Cambridge edition of the 2015 Global Azure Bootcamp. Now in its...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 04/14/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 5) – Process and Support Terabytes of Data on Azure
In part 5 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Silvano Coriani to the show as they...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/27/2015
How To Get Started Automating Azure Infrastructure As A Service with PowerShell Step-By-Step
Getting Started with PowerShell for Azure Install PowerShell Azure Module: The first thing we have...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/26/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 4) – SQL Server on a VM or Azure SQL Database?
In part 4 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Scott Klein discuss what considerations...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/26/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 3) – Incorporating Azure analytics services
In part 3 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Benjamin Wright-Jones and Nishant...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/26/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 2) – Understanding Architecture and Data Management in Azure
In part 2 of our special Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Scott Klein to the show as...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/26/2015
TechNet Radio: Data in the Cloud (Part 1) – How are Customers using Azure?
Dan Stolts kicks off a new multi-part series today on Data in the Cloud and in part 1 he welcomes...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/26/2015
How To Remove Azure Accounts (Cached Credentials) From PowerShell Remove-AzureAccount for ALL Accounts Step-By-Step
Have you ever noticed that sometimes PowerShell gets confused regarding accounts? I have many Azure...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/25/2015
Migrating Web Application from On-premises to Azure Step-By-Step
In this blog post, I want to show you how to convert an on-premises web application (with SQL...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/23/2015
How To Move or Migrate SQL Server Workload to Azure SQL Database Cloud Services or Azure VM – All version of SQL Server – Step-By-Step
There are many options for migrating SQL databases to Azure. With the latest technology you can move...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/12/2015
Microsoft Azure Loadfest March 20, in Cambridge MA
If you were at out Windows 10 Loadfest you also got a ear full of Microsoft Azure. If you...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 03/11/2015
Azure PowerShell Getting Started Authenticate with Certificate
There are two ways you can authenticate to Windows Azure. You can store a username and password or...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/23/2015
How To Use SysInternals Junction.exe to Delete Windows.Old After Upgrading Windows Step-By-Step
I had on my to do list to write a detailed post on how to remove the Windows.Old folder after...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/23/2015
Partner Cloud Lab Hands-On Training Tour with focus on IaaS and Microsoft Azure
Note: These are NOT Microsoft events. However, since Microsoft IT-Camps are not open to the public...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/19/2015
IT-Camp Azure Labs–Appendix Extra Labs–Step-By-Step
IT-Camp Azure Labs Lab Home Page… Includes DOCx and PPTx https://ITProGuru.com/AZLab2 Description and...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/05/2015
IT-Camp Azure Labs–Lab 5 Building Application Workloads – Deploy Data Access App–Step-By-Step
Lab 5: Building Application Workloads – Deploy Data Access App Configure endpoints for WEBFE01 In...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/05/2015
IT-Camp Azure Labs–Lab 4 Building Application & SQL Workloads–Step-By-Step
Lab 4 Building Application & SQL Workloads Create a new web server virtual machine from the...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/05/2015
IT-Camp Azure Labs–Lab 3 Working with Identity–Step-By-Step
Azure Active Directory is a service that provides identity and access management capabilities in the...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/05/2015
IT-Camp Azure Labs–Lab 2 Building Workloads–Step-By-Step
Lab 2: Building Workloads Azure virtual machines give you the flexibility of virtualization without...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/05/2015
IT-Camp Azure Labs–Lab 1 Building the Foundation
IT-Camp Azure Labs Lab Home Page… Includes DOCx and PPTx https://ITProGuru.com/AZLab2 Description and...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 02/05/2015
Powershell Script to Create Registry Files to Change Powershell Execution Policy
In a prior post, I showed you how to manually configure your computer to enable ExecutionPolicy so...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 01/22/2015
Highlights from theCUBE at VTUG Winter Warmer with Dan Stolts
Watch the interview here! Dan Stolts, Microsoft, visits #theCUBE! Dan Stolts Shared His Background...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 01/21/2015
Panel Discussion Webinar: Deconstructing the Hyper-Converged Paradigm with Gridstore
Thank you to those who attended our Panel Discussion Webinar: Deconstructing the Hyper-Converged...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 11/18/2014
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Windows 8.1 Keyboard And Mouse – Shortcuts Galore
How do you navigate in a touch world without a touch device? I am glad you asked. This post will...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 10/28/2014
How to Hide, Replace, Empty, Format (blank) values with an empty field in an Excel Pivot Table without using filters –Step-By-Step
I have been struggling with this for a while. Excel puts the word (blank) on a pivot table field if...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 10/26/2014
How To Create Windows Server for Remote Desktop (RDP) To Be Used While Port 3389 is Blocked-Azure VM Step-By-Step PLUS Anywhere Access Configuration
You could of course manually configure RDP to listen on different ports to allow connection from...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/23/2014
How To Move or Migrate SQL Server Workload to Azure Cloud Services – All version of SQL Server – Step-By-Step
There are many options for migrating SQL databases to Azure. With the latest technology you can move...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/23/2014
How to Fix Login Failed for User (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456) Step-By-Step – Add SQL Administrator to SQL Management Studio
In this post and video, I will teach you how to determine what user has administrative rights on the...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/23/2014
Monitoring Hybrid Cloud – Step-By-Step
It is always important to understand how our server workloads are doing. Getting visibility into...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/19/2014
TechNet Radio: Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Planning Hybrid Cloud Virtualization
In part 4 of our “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud” series, Blain Barton and Keith...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/08/2014
TechNet Radio: Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Planning Hybrid Cloud Networking
Kevin Remde and Keith Mayer continue our series on “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/03/2014
Allow Remote Desktop Services RDP and Ping ICMP Through Windows Firewall
Create Firewall Rules in Windows 7 thru Windows Server 2012 R2 to allow RDP and ICMP traffic for you...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 09/02/2014
The Super Simple Way To Backup Your Infrastructure – Leverage Azure Storage – How To Backup To Azure Step-By-Step
In this detailed post and hands on lab (HOL) guide we will introduce Windows Azure backup and dive...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 08/29/2014
TechNet Radio: Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Planning a Hybrid Cloud Storage Architecture
Kevin Remde and Dan Stolts continue our series on “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 08/25/2014
Awesome Tool – Estimating costs for migrating workloads to Azure with Azure IaaS Cost Estimator Tool Step-By-Step
Have you seen this incredible tool. Microsoft hit a home run with this little gem. The Azure Cost...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 08/21/2014
Assessing Current IT infrastructure with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) AND BONUS-Evaluate for Migration to Azure Cloud
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit makes it easy to assess your current IT infrastructure...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 08/19/2014
Deploy SQL Server 2014 VM on Azure Cloud and Configure with Adventure Works DB–Step-By-Step
Part 1: Creating SQL Server Virtual Machine on Windows Azure (using the new portal) Step-By-Step...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 08/07/2014
Microsoft Acquires InMage–Migrate, Replicate, Recover With Azure
I know you were happy with the great advancements in DR over the last few months including the...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 07/15/2014
Hyper-V Site Recovery to Microsoft Azure–Now Available in Preview
Hyper-V Recovery Manager in Windows Azure was able orchestrate the recovery of a server from your...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 07/15/2014
How to Access the New Windows Azure Portal–Switch Azure portals–Step-By-Step
You can go directly to the new portal at https://portal.azure.com The production Azure (main) portal...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 07/15/2014
Change Azure Subscriptions–Go directly to a specific Subscription in Windows Azure–Step-By-Step
In Windows Azure you can go to the Management Portal at https://Manage.WindowsAzure.com In...
Author: Dan Stolts ITProGuru Date: 07/15/2014