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IT Camps On-Demand - Windows Server 2012 | Hyper-V Replica
With the introduction of Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V has definitely matured and will become a major...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/05/2012
IT Camps On-Demand - Windows Server 2012: DEMO | Enabling Hyper-V over SMB
With the introduction of Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V has definitely matured and will become a major...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/05/2012
IT Camps On-Demand: Windows Server 2012 | Enabling Hyper-V Over SMB
With the introduction of Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V has definitely matured and will become a major...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/05/2012
TechMentor 2012 Follow Up from Presentations given on August 21, 2012
I had the pleasure of delivering two sessions at TechMentor 2012 in Redmond, WA on August 21,...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 09/04/2012
Upcoming Events delivered by Harold Wong in Southwest District
On August 6th, 2012, I posted information about upcoming Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/29/2012
How to Create Windows 8 VHD for Boot to VHD using simple, easy to follow steps
I just finished holding a few Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Installfests both with IT Pros in mind...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/18/2012
Upcoming TechNet / IT Camp Event in Tempe, AZ on August 28, 2012 – Windows Server 2012 Overview and Veeam Backup
I realize this is very late notice, but I’ve had some issues getting this up and running and I...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/16/2012
Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 Installfests and Boot 2 VHD Events Taking Place in the next 30 Days
I know this is super short notice, but I did want to let everyone know that I have some Windows 8 /...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/06/2012
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 (and Visual Studio 2012) hit major milestone today – They all RTM’d (Released To Manufacturing)!!!
I realize I’m much later than everyone else on the blogosphere in getting this post out today, but...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 08/01/2012
Sharing Exchange Server 2007 and 2010 PowerShell Scripts created by Phoenix Exchange Community Members, Lorie Brady and Lindsey Lindley
I am a very strong believer that the IT Pro community thrives when everyone shares their knowledge...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/27/2012
PowerShell MVP, Aleksandar Nikolic, will be presenting on PowerShell v3 Remoting at AZ PowerShell User Group Meeting on August 1, 2012
The AZ PowerShell (AZPOSH) User Group meeting on August 1, 2012 will be featuring Aleksandar...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/25/2012
Link to Article from Hanu Kommalapati on configuring Cassandra with Linux in Azure and accessing it from Node.js
We recently announced the Customer Technology Preview (CTP) of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/11/2012
Pointing out a Third Party (Mitch Garvis) response to VMware’s “Get the Facts – Not the Microsoft Hyper-bole” campaign
Recently, VMware launched a campaign and webpage called “Get the Facts – not the Microsoft...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/10/2012
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 release timeline disclosed today during Worldwide Partner Conference
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, we (Microsoft) just announced the release to...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/09/2012
Freeware Active Directory, Exchange, Lync provisioning tool from Zeya Oo – Z-Hire Employee Provisioning App
As techies, we tend to hunt around to find nifty tools and utilities that will help us do our job...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 07/06/2012
Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Tool to convert your VMware VMs to Hyper-V VMs (Beta Available)
I know that a large percentage of Microsoft customers are using VMware as their primary...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 06/25/2012
Microsoft Announces Surface: New Family of PCs for Windows
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the Surface: A new family of PCs for Windows! Straight from the...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 06/19/2012
West Region May / June IT Camp Follow Up from Denver, Los Angeles, Irvine and Phoenix Part 2
I just realized that I never posted my Part 2 for the May / June IT Camps in West Region. I am...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 06/13/2012
Getting ready to start Day 1 of TechEd 2012 in Orlando, Florida (Monday, June 11, 2012)
I’m totally excited to be in Orlando for TechEd 2012!!! Okay, I’m excited to be at TechEd, but...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 06/11/2012
US IT Pro Evangelist build out of Private Cloud (ITProsRock.com) Documentation
At the end of September, the Field based IT Pro Evangelists in the US got together and worked to...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 05/25/2012
Additional West Region IT Camp added in Salt Lake City (South Jordan) on June 21st, 2012 at Neumont University
I was able to work with Craig Berntson (MVP in Salt Lake City) to add an additional IT Camp to the...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 05/24/2012
Bytes By TechNet Interview with Richard Campbell, host of RunAs Radio and Microsoft MVP
I had a chance to chat with Richard Campbell and get his thoughts on System Center 2012. It’s...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 05/23/2012
West Region IT Camp follow up from Denver (May 15) and Los Angeles (May 22)
Thank you to everyone who made it to the IT Camp events in Denver on May 15th and Los Angeles on May...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 05/22/2012
Looking to Run Windows 8 Consumer Preview and / or Windows Server 2012 (“8”) Beta in a Virtual Machine on Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V? Install Update!
I’m sure all you tech geeks like me have already started testing Windows 8 Consumer Preview and...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 05/18/2012
Configuring your Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 machine to Boot Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows Server 2012 Beta (Windows Server “8” Beta) from a VHD (Boot to VHD)
I have been taking advantage of the Boot to VHD capability that is available with Windows 7 and...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 05/16/2012
Windows 8 Developer Event Follow Up from April 23, 2012 in Los Angeles – Configure Windows 8 Consumer Preview in Virtual Environment (Non-Microsoft)
On Monday, April 23, 2012, we held an awesome Windows 8 Developer Event in Los Angeles at Club Nokia...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 04/27/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Summit in Los Angeles on May 22, 2012 includes 3 Tracks (Client & Device Management, Cloud & Datacenter Management and Hands-On IT Camp)
I already posted that we are having a series of IT Camps in the West Region back on April 6th. ...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 04/24/2012
Microsoft Management Summit 2012 – My joint presentation with John Weston on Building a Microsoft Private Cloud using System Center 2012 Evaluation Software for a Lab
This week during Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2012, my team mate, John Weston, and I delivered...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 04/19/2012
Video Interview with Scott Guthrie, Corporate VP of Azure App Platform during Spring Windows / Cloud Connections 2012 in Las Vegas
During the latest Spring Windows / Cloud Connections 2012 Event in Las Vegas, I had a chance to sit...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 04/12/2012
Upcoming IT Camps in West Region (May and June 2012) -- UPDATED ON 4/24/2012
UPDATE --- I updated the information for the Los Angeles Event as that is now part of a larger...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 04/06/2012
Office Hours in Irvine, CA on April 13th – Come ask questions and get Windows 8 installed
It has been a little while since I’ve held Office Hours but I think this is now a very good...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 04/05/2012
IT Camp Follow Up for Los Angeles, Phoenix and Denver (March 19, 2012) – Part 3
I posted two follow ups for the IT Camps in Los Angeles and Phoenix. I delivered the third IT...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/23/2012
AZ Systems Management User Group Meeting featuring Michael Niehaus on March 21, 2012
I totally forgot to post about a super great guest speaker at the upcoming AZ Systems Management...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/18/2012
IT Camp Follow Up for Los Angeles (March 15, 2012) and Phoenix (March 16, 2012) – Part 2
In Part 1, I provided the three PowerPoint Decks used so far. In Part 2, I will provide a...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/17/2012
IT Camp Follow Up for Los Angeles (March 15, 2012) and Phoenix (March 16, 2012) – Part 1
I delivered two IT Camps so far in March – Los Angeles on March 15th and Phoenix / Tempe on March...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/17/2012
System Center 2012 CTP for Windows Server “8” Beta available
I am sure those of you who have downloaded and installed Windows...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/12/2012
I am now a VMware Certified Professional!
On February 13, 2012, I wrote a post titled “Virtualization Certification(s) – Is it really worth...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 03/09/2012
Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows Server “8” Beta around the corner
I’m sure most IT Geeks out there are quite aware of this already, but just to be...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/29/2012
Right Sizing Virtual Machines – Is it really important?
I have talked about Virtualization and how to configure Virtual Machines (VMs) for quite some time...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/24/2012
Download, Explore and Get Rewarded with Microsoft’s Private Cloud ($20 and enter for raffle of Lenovo W520)
In the US, we are holding a promotion that has two very easy steps and then you receive $20 to use...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/21/2012
Virtualization: Is it really possible to virtualize Tier 1 Business Critical Apps?
As customers started to test the waters of virtualization within their organization, most started...
Author: Harold Wong Date: 02/20/2012