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Azure Managed VM Images - Using Premium Data Disks
Azure Managed VM Images provide a great way to capture customizations to a base Virtual Machine that...
Date: 08/17/2017
Embracing Open Source Workloads with Windows Server 2016
You may be surprised to learn that Microsoft has embraced open source in Windows Server 2016 and...
Date: 06/26/2017
Windows Server 2016 - What's New for Web Servers with IIS 10
Windows Server 2016 includes a new version of Internet Information Server IIS - in this episode we...
Date: 05/11/2017
Windows Server 2016 - Azure-Inspired Software Defined Networking (SDN) in YOUR Datacenter!
The Azure-inspired Software Defined Networking (SDN) stack that is built into Windows Server 2016...
Date: 04/24/2017
Massive Performance, Scale and Manageability Gains in Hyper-V with Windows Server 2016
In this episode, you'll learn about the huge performance and scale improvements made available with...
Date: 04/10/2017
Get the "Lowdown" on Windows Server 2016 Essentials and the "Essentials Experience" Role
In this episode, we'll get you up-to-speed on all things relating to Windows Server 2016 Essentials....
Date: 04/06/2017
What's New in Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Services for On-Premises and Cloud Deployments
The Remote Desktop Services (RDS) platform has been refined in Windows Server 2016. In this video...
Date: 03/29/2017
Improve Deployment Speed and Reduce Overhead with Containers in Windows Server 2016
Learn how containers work in Windows Server 2016 and how they can be used to increase deployment...
Date: 03/27/2017
Step-by-Step: Deploy Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Cluster in Microsoft Azure
In this short video, we'll walk through deploying a Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)...
Date: 03/21/2017
Windows Server 2016 Storage will Blow Your Mind! - Part 3
The third in a three-part series covering the amazing storage features found in Windows Server 2016....
Date: 03/09/2017
Step-by-Step: Provisioning Azure ExpressRoute Private Peering with UltraPerformance VNET Gateway via new Azure CLI 2.0
The new Azure CLI 2.0 was recently released for general availability on Linux, macOS and Windows...
Date: 03/08/2017
Windows Server 2016 Storage will Blow Your Mind! - Part 2
The second in a three part series covering the amazing storage features found in Windows Server...
Date: 03/03/2017
Windows Server 2016 Storage Will Blow Your Mind! - Part 1
The first in a three part series covering the amazing storage features found in Windows Server 2016....
Date: 02/27/2017
Step-by-Step: Capturing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) VNET Gateway Diagnostic Logs
*** UPDATED for Azure PowerShell 2.x and 3.x *** A while back, I published an article that stepped...
Date: 10/12/2016
Microsoft Azure for Amazon AWS Cloud Professionals: 5-Part Series
Over the past several months, there's been a strong surge of interest in the community around...
Date: 07/01/2016
Build Your Hybrid Cloud - Enhanced VMWare Disaster Recovery to Azure
Your environment can be protected by automating the replication of the virtual machines based on...
Date: 05/31/2016
Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with Azure Stack TP1
Microsoft Azure Stack enables your organization to deliver Azure-consistent services from your own...
Date: 04/13/2016
8 Steps for Using Azure AD Service Principal Certificate Authentication with Azure Automation PowerShell Workflow Runbooks
Lately, I’ve been working with several customers that are getting started with Azure Automation...
Date: 03/26/2016
Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Nested Virtualization in Windows Server 2016
Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze take us through an in-depth walkthrough of one of the newest features...
Date: 02/26/2016
TechNet Radio: Build Your Hybrid Cloud - Delegating Management in the Azure Cloud with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) - Part 26
Continuing their "Build Your Hybrid Cloud" series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze show us...
Date: 02/17/2016
Step-by-Step: Automate Building Outbound Network Security Groups Rules via Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and PowerShell
Lately, I’ve been working with several organizations that need to selectively restrict...
Date: 01/12/2016
Quick Tip: Using Azure PowerShell with Web Proxy and Fiddler
Does your organization use a web proxy server for securing outbound Internet access? Do you use...
Date: 01/06/2016
7 Steps to Building Site-to-Site VPN Connections for V2 VNETs using Azure Resource Manager in the NEW Azure Portal
In a prior article, we walked through the process of scripted provisioning for V2 virtual networks...
Date: 12/22/2015
Step-by-Step: Encrypting Data Volumes in the Azure Cloud with Windows Server 2012 R2, PowerShell and BitLocker
UPDATE: A first-class management experience is now available on Azure for enabling volume encryption...
Date: 12/04/2015
TechNet Radio: Build Your Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with Azure Resource Manager (Part 24)
Continuing their "Build Your Hybrid Cloud" series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze dive...
Date: 11/30/2015
Step-by-Step: User-Defined Routing in the Cloud with Azure Resource Manager and Azure PowerShell 1.0 Preview
Custom IP routing topologies on Azure Virtual Networks have been available for several months via...
Date: 10/22/2015
(Part 5) Open Source + Microsoft Azure - Deploying Linux Containers in the Cloud with Docker and Azure
In part 5 of our “Open Source + Azure” series, Keith Mayer welcomes Tatiana Lavrentieva to the...
Date: 09/15/2015
Data Collection for Regulated & Healthcare Industries with Inspector and Microsoft Azure
Conor Hyland, Product Manager at IMEC Technologies joins Keith Mayer in this “Cloud Solution...
Date: 07/24/2015
Coordinating Home Healthcare via the Cloud with August Systems and Microsoft Azure
Alan Nelson and Lynn Batty from August Systems join Keith Mayer as they discuss their latest cloud...
Date: 07/23/2015
Social Learning powered by the Hybrid Cloud with NanoLearn
Jerry Goguen from IntraLearn Software joins Keith Mayer to discuss his cloud solution, NanoLearn...
Date: 07/22/2015
Radically Simple Business Intelligence with Halo BI and the Microsoft Azure Cloud
Brandon Kirby, Vice President of Technology & Business Development at Halo BI joins Keith Mayer...
Date: 07/21/2015
Step-by-Step: Managing Azure Resources with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and PowerShell
In the past few articles, we’ve been focusing on provisioning end-to-end IaaS environments on...
Date: 07/20/2015
Managing SharePoint & Exchange in the Cloud with Office 365, Azure and DocAve Online from AvePoint
John Peluso, Vice President of Product Development at AvePoint joins Keith Mayer for this “Cloud...
Date: 07/17/2015
Big Data in the Clouds with Hortonworks and Microsoft Azure
Rohit Bakhshi, Sr. Product Manager at Hortonworks joins Keith Mayer as they discuss how Hortonworks...
Date: 07/16/2015
(Part 4) Open Source + Microsoft Azure - Implementing Big Data Solutions with Hadoop on Microsoft Azure
Keith Mayer and Tommy Patterson are back for part 4 of their series on "Open Source +...
Date: 07/14/2015
Managing Competitive Vendor Bidding with InfoBid and Microsoft Azure
Dr. Bernard Upshur, President of InfoBid, joins Keith Mayer as they discuss InfoBid’s competitive...
Date: 07/13/2015
HOW-TO: Building V2 VNET-to-VNET Connections with Azure Resource Manager and PowerShell in 5 Steps
As a follow-up to my original End-to-End IaaS scenario using Azure Resource Manager (ARM),...
Date: 07/13/2015
18 Steps for End-to-End IaaS Provisioning in the Cloud with Azure Resource Manager (ARM), PowerShell and Desired State Configuration (DSC)
Support for provisioning and managing Azure IaaS virtual machine environments via Azure Resource...
Date: 07/07/2015
(Part 3) Open Source + Microsoft Azure - Building a web app using Node.js and Azure
Keith Mayer and Tommy Patterson are back for part 3 of their series on "Open Source +...
Date: 07/07/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 23) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Azure Key Vault
Continuing their data protection through encryption episodes in their "Build Your Cloud"...
Date: 07/01/2015
Export Azure Subscription Usage to CSV with NEW Billing API and PowerShell
The Azure Billing REST API was recently made available as a Public Preview, and there’s been a...
Date: 06/30/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 22) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Orchestrating Hybrid Cloud with Chef and Azure
Continuing our "Build Your Cloud" series Keith Mayer welcomes Steven Murawski from Chef as...
Date: 06/26/2015
Quick Script: List Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Assignments for Azure Resources via PowerShell
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is a great new feature of Azure Resource Manager and the Azure...
Date: 06/25/2015
Enterprise Field Mobility with SEE Forge and Microsoft Azure
James McDonough, CEO & Co-Founder of SEE Forge, joins Keith Mayer in this “Cloud Solution...
Date: 05/15/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 21) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Protecting Data with Encryption - part 2
Following up on their data protection through encryption episode in their "Build Your...
Date: 05/08/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 20) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Protecting Data with Encryption
Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze are back for the next part in their “Build Your Cloud” series and in...
Date: 05/07/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 19) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Monitoring and Alerting for Azure Workloads
Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze continue our ongoing series on how to “Build Your Cloud” and in this...
Date: 05/06/2015
(Part 2) Open Source + Microsoft Azure - Implementing MySQL databases in the Cloud
Keith Mayer and Tommy Patterson are back for part 2 of their series on “Open Source + Azure” and...
Date: 04/27/2015