The System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Beta is available for download, this SP1 add compatibility with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, enhancements to support Windows Azure Virtual Machine and capabilities for Hosted Service Providers. the list of updates and enhancements is: Virtual Machine Manager Improved Support for Network Virtualization Extend the VMM console with…
Year: 2012
Useful Office 365 + ADFS resources
A list of useful resources which help to understand how ADFS works with Office 365, explain how to configure single sign-on for Office 365 with ADFS, explain how to customize ADFS UI, configure client access policy and claim rules How Does ADFS Work With Office 365 Plan for and deploy ADFS for use with single…
Moving my on-premises servers to the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines
One of the big new features of the Windows Azure Spring Release is the Windows Azure Virtual Machines feature, and as you has saw in the previous posts Hello World! Windows Azure Spring Release is Here! (IaaS, Media Services, Web Sites…) Part I and Part II deploy a new VM is pretty easy and fast,…
Information Rights Management in Office 365 Documents
Microsoft has two methods to enable IRM within the Office 365 productivity suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). The first is to install the IRM services on a Windows 2003 or 2008 server, which enables integration within a corporate Windows domain. This integration allows a content author to select which users and groups from Active Directory…
Windows 8 integration with the cloud
Hello, We are always talking about the cloud, but what happens with the new Windows Operating System (Windows 8) and the Cloud? This article talks about Windows 8 and the integration with Cloud Services: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/02/cloud-services-for-windows-8-and-windows-phone-windows-live-reimagined.aspx
Hello World! Windows Azure Spring Release is Here! (IaaS, Media Services, Web Sites…) – Part 3 Web Sites
In the first two parts of this series we have learned about the new Virtual Machines feature (Windows VMs and Linux VMs). But, there are not the only new features included in the Spring Release; a new and very interesting feature is Web Sites. Web Sites is a feature that allow you to quickly and…
Hello World! Windows Azure Spring Release is Here! (IaaS, Media Services, Web Sites…) – Part 2 Linux VMs
In the previous post we had saw the extremely easy process to create Windows VMs using the new Windows Azure Virtual Machines feature, but, the new IaaS features in Windows Azure are planned to be a complete cloud solution and as part of the new features now we can create Windows VMs and Linux…
Hello World! Windows Azure Spring Release is Here! (IaaS, Media Services, Web Sites…)
Past June 7th was the launch of the new release of Windows Azure services, including IaaS, Media Services and Web Sites, with a very exciting event from San Francisco where technical leaders present us an incredible content. If you want test the new features, you can apply for the preview, just go to www.windowsazure.com and…
Meet Windows Azure
Save the date for the next June 7th, 2012 at 1pm PDT to connect to the Meet Windows Azure event live from San Francisco. Join to Scott Guthrie (CVP Windows Azure Application Platform) and other Microsoft technologists to watch the event live online and discover the lastest features in Windows Azure. And if you want…
Windows Azure Media Services
Last April 16, Microsoft announced the new Windows Azure Media Services at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas. This new PaaS offering enable Broadcasters, Network Operators, Content Owners and Enterprises with a complete solution for the creation, management and distribution over a flexible, scalable and reliable cloud platform to engage a global audience….