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Four NEW System Center 2012 Virtual Labs are LIVE
Yes indeed! Today Microsoft has made 4 new free virtual labs available. This gives you a great...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 12/07/2011
Breaking News: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5 is RTW
RTW = Released to the Webitubes Today Microsoft releases the next version of the MAP Toolkit. ...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 12/06/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 30 of 30: Certification Tips To Get Your Career Ready For The Cloud
It’s the end of the month, and the last of our 30 days of cloudy goodness is here! In today’s...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/30/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 29 of 30: How Do I Get to Hyper-V?
In today’s next-to-last installment of our cloud series, we have another guest author...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/29/2011
The Cloud on Your Terms Part 28 of 30: Cloud PowerShell
Back in part 23 of our series I wrote about Windows Azure, and some of the tools that IT Pros have...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/28/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 27 of 30: Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 Essentials and the Cloud
“Hey Kevin – Is the cloud just for big companies?”Absolutely not. Certainly some...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/27/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 26 of 30: Office 365 will not get you fired
Are you concerned that the cloud will eat your job? Perhaps. Every time there is a shift in how...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/26/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 25 of 30: Windows Intune
Microsoft has some pretty interesting new direction with regard to what “the cloud” can...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/25/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 24 of 30: Hybrid for Public Cloud
Back in part 2 of this 30 part series, John Weston introduced the topic of Hybrid Cloud. That is the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/24/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 22 of 30: My Private Private Cloud
Back in Part 10 of our “Cloud on Your Terms” series, I discussed the goals of building...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/22/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 20 of 30: San Antonio, have you seen a lot of H2O? Data Center
Have you ever wondered how Microsoft supports so much scale online for our online services such as...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/20/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 19 of 30: All About the Networking
Have you ever been puzzled by some problem only to find out that it was related to how your network...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/19/2011
Cloud on Your Terms part 18 of 30: Lessons learned from Private Cloud build out (Stupid cold!)
Today in part 18 of our cloud series, John Weston bemoans the mistakes one might make while...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/18/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 17 of 30: Lessons learned from our Private Cloud Build Out
Today in Part 17, It’s Brian Lewis’s turn to admit some “Doh!” moments and,...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/17/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 15 of 30: Hybrid for Private Cloud
Today in part 15 of our November Cloud blog series, my buddy John Weston lays out some of the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/15/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 14 of 30: System Center Orchestrator 2012
Consider the following chart that diagrams the delivery of “IT as a Service”. This is what the...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/14/2011
Cloud on Your Terms part 13 of 30: System Center Operations Manager
Today in lucky part 13 of our 30 day “Cloud on Your Terms” series, my friend (and the guy who hired...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/13/2011
Cloud on Your Terms part 12 of 30: Partner Spotlight - Veeam
Today we have a guest writer! Doug Hazelman of Veeam Software shares some ideas on why it’s...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/12/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 11 of 30: A Love Story
“Seriously, Kevin? A ‘love story’?” Yes indeed. Are you and your sweetheart...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/11/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 9 of 30: What Hardware Do I Need?
“Hey Kevin.. We’re considering adding Hyper-V virtualization to our operations. What...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/09/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 8 of 30: Installing Hyper-V
Today my friend Brian Lewis tells you how to get Hyper-V installed. Check it out! “And does...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/08/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 7 of 30: Hyper-V for the VMware Professional
We’re no fools. We know that if you’re using Virtualization in your business, you're...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/07/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 6 of 30: What Cloud Goodies Did Matt Find in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1?
In this tasty installment of our 30 part “Cloud on Your Terms” blog series, Matt Hester...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/06/2011
Cloud on Your Terms Part 5 of 30: Are your Servers Ready For the Cloud?
In today’s installment, Matt Hester provides some excellent resources for making sure your...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/05/2011
The Cloud on Your Terms Part 4 of 30: What does System Center 2012 offer “The Cloud”
What Makes A Cloud? The most current NIST definition of Cloud Computing states that, in order for...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/04/2011
Are you ready for “the Cloud”? John can help.
Today in part 3 of our 30-day “Cloud on Your Terms” blog post series, John Weston...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/03/2011
Day 2 of our 30 days of “Cloud on Your Terms”–The Hybrid Cloud
Today we are treated to John Weston’s post about hybrids.“You mean, like my...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/02/2011
New Blog Post Series: The Cloud on Your Terms
Yes indeed! My friends Matt Hester, Brian Lewis, John Weston, and I, are committing to deliver a new...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 11/01/2011
Here Are Your Microsoft Virtualization Event Resources
November 2011 - January 2012 IMPORTANT Software Evaluations – Get ‘em here:...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 10/31/2011
Breaking News: More New System Center 2012 RCs and Betas Available Today
Great news! More betas and release candidates of the System Center 2012 tools are available today...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 10/27/2011
Where is that evaluation download?
We IT Pro-focused Technical Evangelists are often asked, “Hey.. Where can I find the download to try...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 10/18/2011
Breaking News: Office 365 is HERE!
Finally.. the day we’ve been waiting for. Office 365 has been released to the web. The beta is...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 06/28/2011
Breaking News: Windows Azure Cost Calculator is LIVE!
This is really cool. The Windows Azure Team Blog just announced the availability of the new...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 05/24/2011
Windows Azure Announcements at TechEd North America
This is a simple link to another blog, but I thought it very worthwhile to direct you there. If you...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 05/23/2011
So you want to learn SQL Azure?
Recently a great series of 15 introductory videos have been completed and made available up on...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 05/23/2011
Kevin’s TechEd 2011 Diary - Day 2
Dear TechEd Diary,Tuesday at TechEd North America 2011 was another long day, but a good one. I...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 05/18/2011
Kevin’s TechEd 2011 Diary - Day 1
Dear TechEd Diary,Here I am back in my room at my lovely hotel after the first full day of TechEd...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 05/16/2011
Kevin’s TechEd 2011 Diary - Day 0
Dear TechEd Diary,Made it here to TechEd North America 2011 in Atlanta. It was an early flight this...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 05/15/2011
The Cloudy Summary (“Cloudy April” - Part 30)
If you’re living under a rock (or have better things to do) you may have missed the fact that...
Author: Kevin Remde Date: 04/30/2011