11 Evangelists, 20 Opportunities to Get Started, Learn, and Master Windows Migration and Deployment

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In February, our team of 11 Microsoft US Platform Technology Evangelists presented 20 opportunities for IT professionals to better understand the migration and deployment of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Azure VM. Cloud is here to stay. With so many options and new scenarios, IT is being challenged with doing not just more, but everything more with less. Planning, executing, and harvesting along the way will be my strategy.

East
	Dan Stolts @itproguru	Tommy Patterson @tommy_patterson	Bob Hunt @BobHms	Yung Chou @yungchou	Blain Barton @blainbar
Central
	Kevin Remde @KevinRemde	Keith Mayer @keithmayer	Brian Lewis @BrianLewis_	Matt Hester @matthewhester
West
	Harold Wong @HaroldWong	Chris Avis @ChrisAvis

Migration and Deployment Series Introduction

• Introduction to the Migration and Deployment Series by Kevin Remde

Deploying and Migrating to Windows 8

• Requirements for a Fresh Install of Windows 8 by Harold Wong
• Free Tools for Windows 8 Deployment ( Light Touch ) by Kevin Remde
• 5 Steps to Deploying Windows 8 with System Center 2012 SP1 ( Zero Touch ) by Keith Mayer
• How to Migrate or Transfer Files ad Settings to Windows 8 from Windows 7, Vista or XP by Dan Stolts

Deploying and Migrating to Windows Server 2012

• Requirements for a Fresh Windows Server 2012 Installation by Bob Hunt
• Upgrade Implications for Windows Server 2012 Active Directory by Blain Barton
• Installing the Windows Server 2012 Migration Tools by Matt Hester
• Windows Server 2012 File Server Deployment Considerations with SMB 3.0 by Bob Hunt
• Migrating Hyper-V Virtual Machines from Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2012 by Tommy Patterson

Deploying and Migrating to Windows Azure

• Windows Azure as Platform as a Service ( PaaS ) by Harold Wong
• How Windows Azure can be leveraged as part of your Migration by Tommy Patterson
• Manage and Migrate On-Premise and Off-Premise VMs with System Center 2012 SP1 by Yung Chou
• Deploying On-premise and Off-Premise VMs with System Center 2012 SP1 by Yung Chou
• Deploying Hands-on Lab environments for free in Windows Azure by Brian Lewis

Deploying and Managing Windows 8 Apps

• Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with System Center 2012 SP1 by Keith Mayer
• Step-by-Step: Deploying Windows 8 Apps with Group Policy ad PowerShell by Tommy Patterson
• Upgrading and Updating Windows 8 Apps by Chris Avis
• Managing Windows 8 Apps with AppLocker by Matt Hester