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Month: January 2013
Configuring Mac for Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development with VMware Fusion 5.02: Installing and Configuring Developer Tools (Part 3 of 3)
In Part 1 of 3, I documented the steps to install and configure VMware Fusion 5.02 on a Mac. In Part 2 of 3, I documented the steps to install Windows 8 from an ISO into a Fusion Virtual Machine. In this third part, I am documenting the steps to install Visual Studio Express 2012…
Configuring Mac for Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development with VMware Fusion 5.02: Installing Windows 8 (Part 2 of 3)
In Part 1 of 3, I documented the steps to install and configure VMware Fusion 5.02 on a Mac. In this second part, I am documenting the steps to install Windows 8 from an ISO into a Fusion Virtual Machine. To be honest, this is really not much different than installing Windows 8 in general. …
Configuring Mac for Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development with VMware Fusion 5.02: Installing and Configuring (Part 1 of 3)
I have had quite a few people ask me for help configuring Windows 8 on a Mac so they can do Windows 8 and / or Windows Phone development. I worked with a few of my peers to document the steps for 5 different options – Boot Camp, Parallels, VMware Fusion, VirtualBox and Azure. I…
31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: Connecting Windows Azure PaaS to IaaS (Part 24 of 31)
If you’ve been following our 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud, you know there is quite a bit that can be done with Virtual Machines in Windows Azure. In Part 13, Kevin Remde walked through creating VMs using App Controller and in Part 14, Brian Lewis walked through the process of creating VMs using…
31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: Utilizing PowerShell for Integrating Active Directory into Windows Azure Virtual Machines (Part 23 of 31) by Dan Noonan; posted by Tommy Patterson
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Tommy Patterson posted Part 23 of 31 in the 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud Blog Series (written by Guest, Dan Noonan). Below is a small excerpt from his blog. Most of the work I’ve been doing lately involves migrating traditional client/server applications to Windows Azure Virtual Machines. The…
31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: Using your own SQL Server in Windows Azure (Part 22 of 31) by Blain Barton
At 5:00 AM on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Blain Barton posted Part 22 of 31 in the 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud Blog Series. Below is a small excerpt from his blog. In this article, you can create a new VM and learn how to install SQL Server. You can then add disk…
31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: Beyond IaaS for the IT Pro (Part 21 of 31) by Bill Wilder (Guest Post)
At 12:48 PM on Monday, January 21, 2013, Bill Wilder posted Part 21 of 31 in the 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud Blog Series. Below is a small excerpt from his blog. As technology professionals we need to be careful about how we spend our time. Unless we want short careers, we find…
Cloud OS Trivia Challenge – Enter to win trip to MMS 2013 in Las Vegas!
We rolled out a little trivia game last week that gives you a chance to win some nice prizes, including an all expense paid trip to MMS 2013 in Las Vegas!!! Download the FREE Cloud OS product evaluations and test your knowledge with trivia for a chance to win some excellent prizes—including a trip to…
31 Days of Servers in the Cloud: Step-by-Step: Extending On-Premise Active Directory to the Cloud with Windows Azure (Part 20 of 31) by Keith Mayer
At 10:00 AM on Sunday, January 20, 2013, Keith Mayer posted Part 20 of 31 in the 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud Blog Series. Below is a small excerpt from his blog. Extending an on-premise Windows Server Active Directory ( AD ) infrastructure into the cloud is an important topic to consider when…