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Configuring Windows Server PowerShell Web Access
PowerShell Web Access is a new feature in Windows Server 2012 (in this case, Windows 8 Beta). ...
Author: Ken Date: 05/05/2012
Fun With SCOM 2012 Dashboards…SharePoint & Visio Included…
I’ve been busy building out various demo scenario’s in my lab and after getting SCOM 2012 humming...
Author: Ken Date: 05/05/2012
System Center 2012 Operations Manager Survival Guide
I’m pasting the content from the TechNet Social site found here. Introduction What is a survival...
Author: Ken Date: 05/04/2012
How Many Activations Do I Have Left on my MAK Keys?
Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 2.0 is a managed MMC plug-in. VAMT uses Windows Management...
Author: Ken Date: 05/02/2012
Free VMware Monitoring for SC2012 with VEEAM!
New offer from our friends at VEEAM! Get more information here: ...
Author: Ken Date: 04/25/2012
Introducing the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter BETA
For small business customers looking at migrating from VMware to Hyper-v… Introducing the Microsoft...
Author: Ken Date: 04/13/2012
System Center 2012 – RTM Documentation
System Center 2012 - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh546785.aspx Configuration Manager...
Author: Ken Date: 04/12/2012
Windows Server 8 – Understand and Troubleshoot Guides
The Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides (UTG) help IT administrators and...
Author: Ken Date: 04/03/2012
Fun with Deduplication in Windows 8 Server…
One of the first things I wanted to play with in my Windows 8 lab was the new data deduplication...
Author: Ken Date: 04/02/2012
Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides
The Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides (UTG) help IT administrators and...
Author: Ken Date: 03/27/2012
IT Camp: System Center 2012 In-Person Events Coming To Your Town…
TechNet Events Presents IT Camp: The Future of IT Being What's Next in IT The year 2012 is an...
Author: Ken Date: 03/23/2012
Windows Server “8” Beta Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster
Provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server “8” Beta...
Author: Ken Date: 03/21/2012
Hyper-V in Windows 8 Client…
Don’t forget…you can run Hyper-V on Windows 8 client now! If you are running the Windows 8 Consumer...
Author: Ken Date: 03/02/2012
Prometric MPN Competency Exam Packs
https://www.prometric.com/microsoft/competencypacks Purchasing the 3-pack will get your exam...
Author: Ken Date: 11/02/2011
Partner Private Cloud Activation Kit
Why build your business with Microsoft Private Cloud? Accelerate your business growth with Microsoft...
Author: Ken Date: 10/05/2011
Private Cloud Solution Hub
TechNet Launches Private Cloud Solution Hub TechNet has a new home for IT architects, implementers,...
Author: Ken Date: 10/05/2011
Upcoming System Center / Private Cloud Partner Training Events
October 4 · Microsoft Intune Sales Specialist...
Author: Ken Date: 10/03/2011
Server 2008 R2 & Hyper-V Performance Data for Exchange, SQL and SharePoint
- Lab Reports: Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Hyper-V R2 SP1 Performance Analysis: can support 20,000...
Author: Ken Date: 08/10/2011
Hyper-V Support for RHEL 6.x/CENTOS 6.x!
We are pleased to announce the release of the new Linux 3.1 Integration Services and support for the...
Author: Ken Date: 07/29/2011
System Center Operations Manager 2012 Beta–Now Available!
System Center Operations Manager 2012 provides the monitoring component of cloud and datacenter...
Author: Ken Date: 07/20/2011
Windows 8 Hyper-V Server “Sneak Peak”
Lifting from the Virtualization Team Blog here: ...
Author: Ken Date: 07/18/2011
Simplify cloud migration planning with MAP 6.0–Now Available for Download!
The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the release of Microsoft Assessment and...
Author: Ken Date: 07/18/2011
Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1 RTW
The Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1 (VMMSSP) is a fully supported,...
Author: Ken Date: 07/15/2011
Announcing Orchestrator 2012 3rd Party Integration Packs Beta
Welcome IBM Tivoli Netcool/Omnibus & VMware vSphere Orchestrator integration packs to the System...
Author: Ken Date: 06/29/2011
Accelerate adoption of Microsoft private and public cloud platforms with MAP 6.0 Beta
The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP)...
Author: Ken Date: 05/31/2011
Using Opalis & SCOM To Protect Your Domain Admin Security Group
In a previous post, I described how you can use SCOM to create a custom alert that watches the...
Author: Ken Date: 05/19/2011
How To Configure SCOM To Monitor for Changes To The Domain Admins Group
One of the demos that I do in my lab uses an Opalis workflow that is triggered by a SCOM rule...
Author: Ken Date: 05/18/2011
Hyper-V Fast Track with Cisco And NetApp
At TechEd we announced a new addition to the Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track Program offered from Cisco and...
Author: Ken Date: 05/17/2011
CentOS Linux Guests Now Supported Within Hyper-V
The CentOS Linux distribution is now supported as a guest within Hyper-V. Please see Sandy Gupta’s...
Author: Ken Date: 05/17/2011
Using Opalis to Update Hyper-V VM Integration Components
With the recent release of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, those of you running Hyper-V are...
Author: Ken Date: 05/01/2011
Crushed by Your Calendar? Check Out This App
A new time-management application takes information from Exchange and presents it to users in a...
Author: Ken Date: 04/29/2011
Microsoft iSCSI Target – FREE DOWNLOAD!
The Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3 provides storage (disks) over a TCP/IP network. It turns a...
Author: Ken Date: 04/05/2011
How to Automate VM Provisioning for SCVMM and VMware vCenter in 20 Minutes using Service Manager and Opalis
Jim and Travis put together a great ‘how-to’ video on getting a good workflow going with...
Author: Ken Date: 03/17/2011
FREE Virtualization Jump Start Event
Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals – Free Online Classes – ...
Author: Ken Date: 03/17/2011
KB2492980: Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Hotfix Rollup Package, February 8, 2011
With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on the way…in the meantime: Microsoft released a hotfix rollup package for...
Author: Ken Date: 02/10/2011
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM
On behalf of the Windows Server and Cloud teams at Microsoft, I’m pleased to announce that today we...
Author: Ken Date: 02/09/2011
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Dynamic Memory
Hyper-V Question of the Day: Q: My customer has questions about Dynamic Memory such as: · What is...
Author: Ken Date: 01/31/2011
Using PowerShell to find the virtual processor to logical processor ratio of Hyper-V
I lifted the code from Ben Armstrong’s MSDN Blog here – so have to give credit where credit is due:...
Author: Ken Date: 01/18/2011
Reinstalling Exchange 2010 (w/ DAG) After A Server Failure
Well, I learned this the one the hard way. :) I had (operative word…’had’) an a couple of Exchange...
Author: Ken Date: 12/17/2010
First Experience with the SCVMM Self Service Portal 2.0
I finally got a chance to get the SSP 2.0 up and running in my lab. I had installed the RC but never...
Author: Ken Date: 11/14/2010
Server Core Configurator 2.0
sconfig is a great tool that allows you to get a server core implementation up and running much...
Author: Ken Date: 10/17/2010
System Center Operations Manager Cumulative Update 3 Installation
(Important: As you’ll read in the liner notes, my PRO integration quit working after the...
Author: Ken Date: 10/15/2010
Tweaking CPU Core Parking
I’ve done a lot of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V related presentations over the last two...
Author: Ken Date: 09/14/2010
Booting Hyper-V R2 From USB
Didn’t think you could boot Hyper-V from a USB? Well, you can. Yeah, kinda snuck up on me too...
Author: Ken Date: 09/13/2010
Microsoft VDI Reference Architecture Resources
I’ve been getting a number of requests for these types of resources. So, I thought I’d...
Author: Ken Date: 09/13/2010
Microsoft Partners – Check Out the New MPN Transition Tool
With all the changes to the Microsoft Partner Network, the MPN team created the new “Transition...
Author: Ken Date: 09/13/2010
ESX vs Hyper-V Footprint War…
I attended a hypervisor compete session at VMWorld this week and saw this topic come up yet again....
Author: Ken Date: 09/03/2010
VMWare’s Creative Marketing…
Someone just pointed me to the new VMWare vSphere 4.1 key features and comparison chart. ...
Author: Ken Date: 08/28/2010