In part 6 of our “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud” series, Blain Barton and Tommy Patterson discuss how to get started migrating server workloads to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure. Tune in for this great session on server migration from on-premises, to the cloud or a combination of both and learn which…
Month: September 2014
Walt Disney World Marathon Dopey Challenge 2015 Week 10 & 11 Training: Tips for Travel and Your Training (and Goofy Giveback information)
I write this post as I am on the road this week (this is why you get the bonus day). This gave me the idea for this post and running while traveling. Most of the runners I talk with usually pack for at least 1 day of running for their trip. Some are like me…
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 Keith Mayer demonstrate ways in which you can manage and automate your hybrid cloud environment. Tune in for this demo heavy session as they showcase System Center, Microsoft Azure and the Windows Azure Pack as well as PowerShell for Azure,…
Microsoft Virtual Academy New Course: VMware to Hyper-V Migration
Are you interested in the benefits of Microsoft virtualization with Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2, and how they compare to VMware virtualization with vCenter 5.5? Watch Microsoft's Matt McSpirit, as he provides an overview of several solutions that can convert VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V (or Microsoft Azure) virtual machines. Review…
Walt Disney World Marathon Dopey Challenge 2015 Week 9 Training: Songs that Get Me Going #2
Happy Monday, welcome to the 2nd version of songs that get me going while running and working out. The songs this go around are the ones I use for speed or up tempo training. Enjoy! 1. Love Runs Out by OneRepublic 2. Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore & Lewis 3. Magic by B.o.B Putting this…
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 Mayer tackle the topic of virtualization in a Hybrid Cloud environment. Tune in as they discuss how virtualization is no longer constrained to the physical capacity of an on-premise environment and then showcase some tools and techniques that are…
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 Cloud” and in today’s episode they discuss various options for networking. Tune in as they go in depth on what options are available for hybrid cloud networking as they explore network connectivity and address concerns about speed, reliability and security. …
5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2014: Cleveland Browns Edition
Happy NFL season everyone! I hope this year will be better than last year’s predictions which you review here: 5 Bold Predictions for the NFL 2013 . So how did I do, bad, and I mean really bad as in worst year yet. For the first time, I even deducted points from my score, so…
Walt Disney World Marathon Dopey Challenge 2015 Week 8 Training: I Learned Something New
Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great long weekend. This past week was actually a nice recovery week after the 1/2 last weekend. You can read about that here: Walt Disney World Marathon Dopey Challenge 2015 Week 7 Training- Hottest Half Race Recap and Thoughts One of my criticisms of the race was the…
Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud – Step-by-Step: Building Microsoft Azure Virtual Networks (Part 14)
In today’s part of the series I take you on a quick tour of one of the key building blocks in any successful hybrid cloud environment, and that is Virtual Networks. Now instead of writing about how to create these key features I thought I would should show you, how virtual networks provide hybrid happiness…