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MCSE News Update: More Details
Immediately after my previous blog post about the new cloud-centric MCSE certifications, I received...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 04/11/2012
NEW System Center 2012 CTPs for Windows Server “8” beta
(CTP = Community Technology Preview – which means “earlier than beta”) Late on Friday the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/12/2012
How fast does a touchscreen really need to be?
I thought this was pretty interesting.. so for a lighter, geeky-cool post on a Friday afternoon, as...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/09/2012
Kick-Start your Azure Cloud Development Skills
Are you interested in learning the ins-and-outs of working with Windows Azure? Wondering how...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/09/2012
How many VMs can VMM M? (So many questions. So little time. Part 22.)
At our TechNet Event in Kansas City a couple of months ago, Travis asked: “How many virtual machines...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/07/2012
What does AVIcode do? (So many questions. So little time. Part 20.)
In Saint Louis at our TechNet Event several weeks ago now, Chuck S. asked about AVIcode… “App...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/05/2012
Screencast: System Center 2012 Unified Installer (Part 3 of 3)
Whoo boy! Finally! Part 3 of 3! The story so far… In Part 1 we showed you how to download all...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/02/2012
BREAKING NEWS: Windows Server 8 Beta is now AVAILABLE!
Finally! After the long wait, and expectation growing as the day approached, we are finally able to...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/01/2012
Screencast: System Center 2012 Unified Installer (Part 2 of 3)
Continuing on where we left off from our part 1 screencast yesterday, when we discussed the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/01/2012
Just Released: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 RC
I received an e-mail late last night informing me of the release of a new RC (Release Candidate) for...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 03/01/2012
And the worst kept secret today is…
Y’all heard that we released a new preview for consumers of Windows 8, right? Windows 8...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/29/2012
Screencast: System Center 2012 Unified Installer (Part 1 of 3)
Like many of you, I’ve been playing with the Release Candidate of System Center 2012. And also...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/28/2012
Hyper-V Snapshots and “Now” (So many questions. So little time. Part 19.)
This person at our Saint Louis, MO TechNet Event didn’t share their name, but it’s still a good...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/28/2012
The best way to virtualize SQL Server (So many questions. So little time. Part 17.)
Several weeks ago at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis, Joe F asked me: “When virtualizing SQL...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/24/2012
Managing Hyper-V Server (So many questions. So little time. Part 16.)
David U. asked this of us at our Saint Louis TechNet Event: “Free Hyper-V Server can be...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/23/2012
System Center 2012 OpsManager and Windows of Maintenance (So many questions. So little time. Part 15)
At our TechNet Event in Saint Louis several weeks ago, Aubrey M. asked: “Will there be an...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/22/2012
How to Cheaply Backup Virtual Machines (So many questions. So little time. Part 14.)
At our Kansas City TechNet Event several weeks ago, Chris H. asked: “How do I backup VMs without...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/21/2012
Can (or will) Configuration Manager and Windows Intune work together? (So many questions. So little time. Part 13.)
For lucky 13, I reproduce a question here from Scott L, who asked it at our Saint Louis TechNet...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/20/2012
How many agents are in System Center 2012? (So many questions. So little time. Part 12.)
Tighe asked this question at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis several weeks ago: “System Center 2012...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/17/2012
Where CAN’T You Use Hyper-V? (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 11.)
A question I’ve actually heard several times before came up again at our TechNet Event in...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/15/2012
Breaking News: Free IT Camps – “Being What’s Next In IT” - Open for Registration!
Our next set of IT Pro events (“IT Camps”) in the US Central Region have been scheduled...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/14/2012
Top 10 Reasons You Should Consider Windows Intune
(Re-posted with John Weston’s permission.)OverviewMany times over the last year I have been...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/14/2012
Hyper-V Networking in Windows Server “8”: The Extensible Switch (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 10.)
Brett B. asked the following question at our TechNet event in Saint Louis a few weeks ago: “Does...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/14/2012
TechNet Radio: Cloud Innovators - MigrationWiz and Office 365
Yes! My first in our new “Cloud Innovators” series of interviews is now live! About This...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/13/2012
More Hyper-V and SCVMM Questions (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 9.)
John asked the following questions at our TechNet event in Saint Louis a few weeks ago: “Can you...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 02/13/2012
Breaking News: Free Private Cloud “Jump Start” Training
Microsoft has just scheduled a FREE 2-day training course entitled “Creating and Managing a Private...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/23/2012
How much can virtualization really do? (So many questions. So little time. Part 8.)
In our Saint Louis TechNet Event last week, Kurt asked several questions relating to virtualization...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/23/2012
Migrating from Microsoft Virtual Server to Hyper-V (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 7.)
At our TechNet Event in Saint Louis, Matt J asked: “How do I migrate from Microsoft Virtual Server...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/20/2012
Tracking Hyper-V Dynamic Memory (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 6.)
Justin, in our Saint Louis TechNet Event asked us: “How can we track dynamic memory over time?...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/20/2012
SCVMM in System Center 2012 and managing Citrix XenServer (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 5.)
This question came from Randy at our TechNet Event in Saint Louis: “Are the VMM management...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/19/2012
In case you missed it: The Private Cloud Webcast
Yesterday the big news from Microsoft was the announcement of and new details around the new System...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/18/2012
Breaking News: New System Center 2012 Licensing Model Announced
Today during the “Private Cloud Day” live webcast event, Microsoft announced a pretty...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/17/2012
Impact on PRO when upgrading SCOM and SCVMM to System Center 2012 (So many Questions. So Little Time. Part 4.)
This question was asked by Aubrey M at our Kansas City TechNet Event last week… “If you have PRO...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/17/2012
Web Server Recommendations (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 3.)
I was asked this question last week at our TechNet Event in Kansas City. “What is Microsoft’s...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/16/2012
Private Cloud Day–A Big Deal and a Big Event
This Tuesday, January 17, 2012, Microsoft is holding a special Private Cloud webcast. ...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/14/2012
So Many Questions. So Little Time (part 1)
It’s another snowy day up here in Minneapolis, but earlier this week I had the pleasure of...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/13/2012
NEW: Microsoft Server Virtualization “Jump Start” training
CHEAP TRAINING! “What? Huh? Cheap? Training?” Yes, I thought that would get your...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/05/2012
BREAKING NEWS: TechNet Subscription Discount!
Those of you who also get the TechNet Flash e-mails already know this… We’ve announced...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 01/04/2012
URGENT: Out-of-Band Security Update Released Today for Windows
“For ‘Windows’? Which versions?” Pretty much every supported version of Windows is impacted**,...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 12/29/2011
A Great Opportunity to Learn Windows Azure Development
“Oh here you go again, Kevin… Talking about development topics in an IT Pro blog…” Hey.. I thought...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 12/08/2011