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Slides from Silicon Valley Slam (VTUG)
Thanks to all who came out for the first Silicon Valley Slam VTUG event in San Jose! We had a...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 08/05/2013
New Microsoft Developer Network portal – Now Live!
For all you developery types out there, we have a new portal for you. The goal is to make it easier...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 08/03/2013
Seattle IT Pro User Group Meeting – Aug 7th in Bellevue
The next monthly SITPUG meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Lincoln Square...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 08/01/2013
Microsoft Virtual Academy for IT Pros - Advanced Tools & Scripting with PowerShell 3.0
Advanced Tools & Scripting with PowerShell 3.0 Register today for day two of the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/25/2013
Microsoft Virtual Academy for Developers
C# XAML Training The MCSD: Windows Store Apps using C# is one of the most valuable...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/25/2013
New Silicon Valley Virtualization Technology User Group (VTUG)
I will be presenting an Intro to Windows Azure session at this VTUG group as well as...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/24/2013
Windows 8.1 Resources
I have been running the preview of Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT machine as well as my primary...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/24/2013
Grab the latest Preview R2 releases for Windows Server, System Center and Hyper-V Server
We recently put Preview (beta) releases of Hyper-V Server R2, System Center 2012 R2 and Windows...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/23/2013
Getting MCSE Certified….
Admission: I am NOT an MCSE or an MCSA. The last time I held an MCSE type certification was...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/10/2013
Microsoft Virtual Academy: What's New in System Center 2012 R2 Jump Start–FREE Seminar
Join us a full day Jump Start where you will learn what is new with System Center 2012 R2. Are you...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/10/2013
Using PowerShell to remotely enable/disable a network interface….
I have recently run into an issue with a multi-homed Windows 2012 Server where one of the network...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/09/2013
FREE–Microsoft Virtual Academy Jump Start – What’s New in Windows Server 2012 R2
I will be doing Q&A on the back-end of this event! What's New in...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/04/2013
Unified Communications User Group meeting July 25th in the SFO Bay area….
The San Francisco UC Users Group will be conducting their next meeting...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 07/03/2013
System Center 2012 R2 Preview Evaluation Resources….
System Requirements – Full list of System Requirements for the Server and Client Operating...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/27/2013
System Center 2012 R2 Preview available to Download….
System Center 2012 R2 Preview is now available for download through the TechNet Evaluation Center....
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/27/2013
Windows 8.1 Preview is available….
I am in the process of updating two of my production machines to the Windows 8.1 Preview. I...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/26/2013
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Resources….
Get Your Product Key – Everyone get the same key Datacenter Product Key -...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/26/2013
Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview available for Download….
You can now download the Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview from the TechNet Evaluation...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/26/2013
Building a Web Server VM that lives in Windows Azure….
I have had some issues uploading my web server to Windows Azure as a part of my series on Migrating...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/21/2013
Migrating my home network to Azure - Part 4a – Begin migration of my Web Server to Azure
I know this is a little confusing….the Parts aren’t synced with the Steps below. I have corrected...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/14/2013
Some brand new Office Hours scheduled…
I just posted out some new office hours via OHours.org. I also have widget to the right side of my...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/13/2013
Join me for a TechChatters Open Q&A on Windows Azure IaaS…
On Wednesday, June 27th @ 6:30pm Eastern, I will be taking part in an online...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/09/2013
Migrating my home network to Azure - Part 3–Install and use the Windows Azure Command Line Tools
Here is a list of the posts I plan on making as a part of this migration. I may add some but this is...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 06/01/2013
Migrating my home network to Azure - Part 2 - Basic Prep
Here is a list of the posts I plan on making as a part of this migration. I may add some but this is...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/29/2013
Migrating my home network to Azure….
Since 1995, I have run a home networking consisting of several Windows servers, PC’s, Laptops, and...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/24/2013
Windows 8–When Start means Stop….
This week I was working on a blog post where I thought once and for all I could dispel all of the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/24/2013
Game On Virtual Event….
Creating your own game? That’s cool. Getting help building it? Even better. Scoring $100 just for...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/23/2013
Mat Smith (Doctor Who) and Imagine Cup!
I became a Doctor Who fan earlier this year. I am now sensitized to anything Doctor Who related that...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/23/2013
Xbox One Announcement live now!
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/21/2013
Sharee English - “Designing SharePoint Intranet Sites” at the next SITPUG meeting….
Our next monthly meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the Lincoln Square Center in...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/21/2013
Updated Office Hours available….
I have been using OHours.org to schedule virtual and in-person office hours to meet with folks from...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/20/2013
Tomorrow! - Microsoft Virtual Academy: Windows Azure for IT Pros
Folks, If you have been to any of my live presentations, recently, you have probably...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/15/2013
AppFactor
For more details and to register, please go to the App Factor main site! Home Have app ideas? ...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/15/2013
Boot To VHD – Configuring, Creating a Reusable Trial version image and more….
With the introduction of Boot To VHD in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2, we have an excellent...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 05/03/2013
Online Training - System Center 2012 SP1: Application & Infrastructure Management
TechTrax Train the Trainer System Center 2012 SP1: Application & Infrastructure Management Join...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/26/2013
Active Directory: Differences Between On Premise and In the Cloud – Part 2
To my faithful readers – My Apologies. In my previous articles on Active Directory: Differences...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/26/2013
Content Series: Build Your Cloud in a Month!
The US IT Pro Evangelism Team has been working on another series of content! This set is...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/25/2013
Active Directory: Differences Between On Premise and In the Cloud
Two days ago, I wrote up a post called - Getting Started with Windows Azure Active Directory –...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/24/2013
Office Hours–In Person or Virtual!
Just an update to let you know that I am available for in person or virtual Office Hours. I have...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/23/2013
Getting Started with Windows Azure Active Directory – Setting up the Windows Azure AD Tenant
Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD) is a new Windows Azure service that provide Identity and...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/21/2013
2nd Annual Executive Forum The IT Summit
SITPUG - The Seattle IT Pro User Group (Formerly WNUG – Windows Networking User Group) is one of the...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/17/2013
Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service is now open for business!
For the past year, our Worldwide IT Pro Evangelism teams have been speaking to customer’s about...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/16/2013
Windows Azure Active Directory: Ready for Production with over 265 Billion Authentications & 2.9 Million Organizations Served!
(Note – Repost from Windows Azure Blog - https://aka.ms/y4b3yc) Windows Azure Active Directory:...
Author: Chris E. Avis Date: 04/09/2013