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TechNet Radio: (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...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 04/27/2015
Resizing Data Disks in the Cloud on Microsoft Azure with Windows PowerShell
Resizing existing Azure VM data disks just got a whole lot easier with the introduction of an...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/24/2015
(Part 1) Open Source + Azure: Building Linux in the Cloud
Keith Mayer and Tommy Patterson kick off a new series today on “Open Source + Azure” and in part...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/13/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Open Source + Azure: Building Linux in the Cloud
Keith Mayer and Tommy Patterson kick off a new series today on “Open Source + Azure” and in part...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 03/13/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 18) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Automated Provisioning for Linux in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
Next up in our ongoing series to “Build a Hybrid Cloud” Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze look at...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 02/27/2015
TechNet Radio: (Part 17) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - End-to-End IaaS Workload Provisioning in the Cloud with Azure Automation and PowerShell DSC
Keith Mayer welcomes special guest Tommy Patterson to the series as they discuss end-to-end IaaS...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 02/25/2015
Automating Azure Autoscale Rules via PowerShell and REST API
In recent articles, we've walked through automated provisioning for an Azure VM environment...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 02/16/2015
Partner Tech Night - What's New in Microsoft Azure for Infrastructure and Development Partners - Deck and Resources
Thank you for attending our recent Partner Tech Night in Columbus OH on What's New in Microsoft...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 01/13/2015
Early Experts Study Guide for Microsoft Specialist Certification Exam 70-534, Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
Disclaimer: This exam study guide is not intended as a replacement for formal training on Microsoft...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 01/11/2015
Leveraging the Azure Service Management REST API with Azure Active Directory and PowerShell / List Azure Administrators
The Azure Service Management REST API can be a great compliment to the Azure PowerShell module when...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/30/2014
Extending SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn Resource Groups with Storage Spaces on Microsoft Azure
The new Azure Preview Portal makes it super-easy to configure a highly available SQL Server 2014...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/22/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 16) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Migrating Applications to Microsoft Azure from Hyper-V, VMware, Amazon AWS & Physical Servers
Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze are back for Part 16 in our “Build a Hybrid Cloud” series and in...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/18/2014
Diagnose Azure Virtual Network VPN connectivity issues with PowerShell
Azure Virtual Network Gateways provide a great solution for quickly building secure cross-premises...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/18/2014
Step-by-Step: Revoking and Reinstating Client VPN Certificates for Azure Point-to-Site VPNs
Microsoft Azure provides Point-to-Site VPN (aka. Client VPN) connectivity for secure remote access...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/09/2014
Quick Tip: List Current Client Connections on Azure Point-to-Site VPN with PowerShell and REST API
Microsoft Azure provides secure access to cloud-based VMs for developers and IT operations teams via...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/04/2014
Step-by-Step: Automated Provisioning for Linux in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure, XPlat CLI, JSON and Node.js ( Part 2 )
There's lots of tools that can be leveraged for automating Linux workloads on Microsoft Azure,...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 12/01/2014
Step-by-Step: Automated Provisioning for Linux in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure, XPlat CLI, JSON and Node.js ( Part 1 )
Since previously publishing the Quick Start Guide for Building Highly Available Linux Servers in the...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/24/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 15) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with Automating the Hybrid Cloud using PowerShell
In part 15 of our “Building a Hybrid Cloud” series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze show us to get...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/18/2014
Quick Tip: List all Static IPs on an Azure Virtual Network using PowerShell
We can assign static internal IP addresses for Azure Virtual Machines on a Virtual Network using...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/17/2014
Deck and Resources: SQL Server Options in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
Thanks for attending my presentation today at the Columbus SQLPASS User Group chapter on SQL Server...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/13/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 14) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Disaster Recovery to the Cloud with Azure Site Recovery
In part 14 of our “Building a Hybrid Cloud” series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze walk us through a...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/12/2014
Quick Tip: Listing all IaaS VMs or PaaS Roles on an Azure Virtual Network via PowerShell
When managing Microsoft Azure Virtual Networks via the Azure Management Portal, we can easily see a...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/11/2014
Scripts-to-Tools: Automate Health Monitoring Alert Rules in the Cloud with PowerShell and the Azure Service Management REST API
After successfully provisioning new IaaS virtual machines or PaaS cloud services in Microsoft Azure,...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 11/08/2014
End-to-End IaaS Workload Provisioning in the Cloud with Azure Automation and PowerShell DSC ( Part 2 )
This article is Part 2 of a two-part series on automating the end-to-end provisioning process for...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/30/2014
End-to-End IaaS Workload Provisioning in the Cloud with Azure Automation and PowerShell DSC ( Part 1 )
In prior articles, we've discussed Azure Automation, Azure VM Agent extensions and PowerShell...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/24/2014
Deck and resources: Disaster Recovery to the Cloud with Azure Site Recovery
Thank you to those who attended my talk at CloudDevelop 2014 on Disaster Recovery to the Cloud with...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/17/2014
Deck and resources: Open Source + Microsoft Azure
Thank you to those who attended my webcast event on Open Source + Microsoft Azure last week. It was...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/14/2014
IT Camp deck and resources: Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud
Thank you to those who attended my IT Camp event on Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/09/2014
Cloud-to-Cloud: Migrating Ubuntu Linux Virtual Machines to Microsoft Azure from Amazon AWS
A short time ago, I assisted an organization with defining a process for migrating web applications...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/07/2014
Tools for Building Professional Cloud Architecture Diagrams
I’m frequently asked about templates, stencils and shapes that are available for documenting...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/06/2014
Quick Start Guide: Building Highly Available Linux Servers in the Cloud on Microsoft Azure in 12 Steps
Linux is certainly a first-class workload on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, and it's...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/03/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 13) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Cross-Premises Virtual Networking with Site-to-Site VPN and ExpressRoute
Continuing our “Building a Hybrid Cloud” series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze walk us through the...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/03/2014
NEW Windows Server Technical Preview: FASTEST Way to Spin-Up Your Test Lab Environment in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
With all of the buzz this week around the recently announced Windows 10 Technical Preview, you may...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 10/02/2014
Dog Food Conference 2014 - Azure Automation & Hybrid Cloud - Decks and Resources
Thank you for attending my breakout sessions at Dog Food Conference 2014 on Azure Automation and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/29/2014
Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with Automating the Hybrid Cloud using PowerShell (Part 24)
This article is Part 24 in the Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud series by our US IT...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/17/2014
Step-by-Step: Getting Started with NEW Microsoft Azure Automation preview feature
UPDATE: Azure Automation has been updated to support Azure Active Directory authentication to...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/17/2014
Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with On-demand Private Clouds using Windows Azure Pack (Part 23)
This article is part 23 in our continuing series on Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/16/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 5) Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Hybrid Cloud Management and Automation
In part 5 of our "Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud" series, Yung Chou and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/12/2014
Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Migrating VMware & Amazon AWS to Microsoft Azure with Microsoft Migration Accelerator (Part 20)
Today’s topic focuses on migrating existing server workloads to the Microsoft Azure public...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/11/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 12) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Windows Azure Pack and the Virtual Machine Role Gallery
In this episode of our “Building a Hybrid Cloud” series, Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze walk us...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/10/2014
Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Step-by-Step: Cross-Premises Connectivity with Azure ExpressRoute (Part 16)
With Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute, organizations can create private, high-throughput network...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/05/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 4) Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Planning Hybrid Cloud Virtualization
In part 4 of our “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud” series, Blain Barton and Keith...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/05/2014
Dog Food Conference 2014 Infrastructure & DevOps sessions feature Virtualization, Cloud, Automation & MORE!
Dog Food Conference is BACK again this year in Central Ohio on September 29th and 30th, and...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/04/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 11) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Service Management Automation
Today we continue our "Building a Hybrid Cloud" series, and in this episode Keith Mayer...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/03/2014
Transform the Datacenter MVP Roadshow Event Series: Coming to a City Near YOU!
There’s just 44 weeks left until End-of-Support for Windows Server 2003 and many organizations...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 09/02/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 3) Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud - Planning Hybrid Cloud Networking
Kevin Remde and Keith Mayer continue our series on “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 08/29/2014
Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud: Cross-Premises Data Mobility with Microsoft Azure StorSimple (Part 10)
This article is part 10 in our continuing blog series on Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 08/29/2014
TechNet Radio: (Part 11) Accelerate DevOps with the Cloud - Bringing Docker Online using PowerShell DSC
Picking up where we last left off, Yung Chou and Keith Mayer continue our Accelerate DevOps with the...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 08/27/2014
Scripts-to-Tools: Auto-provisioning Azure Virtual Networks with PowerShell and XML
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Auto-Provisioning a New Active Directory Domain Controller in the...
Author: KeithMayer Date: 08/15/2014