Microsoft Reinforces the Cloud OS Message at MMS 2013
I recently attended the 2013 version of the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas to check up on the progress Microsoft has made evangelizing System Center 2012, and how the community was reacting to it and the grander Cloud OS vision.
Windows Server 2012 Deployment
This guide can speed up the development of your Windows Server 2012 deployment strategy by providing the information you'll need to answer questions such as "Can I deploy Server 2012 on my existing hardware?" and "How well will Server 2012 play with my deployed applications?"
Troubleshooting Active Directory
Total Running Time: 198 min
Active Directory has become a key piece of the modern IT infrastructure. It's a mission-critical system by anyone's definition – if Active Directory is not working, no one can log on to the network. Learn how to keep Active Directory working.
Microsoft Formally Announces Its “Cloud OS” Strategy
Today Microsoft announced new capabilities for managing mobile devices from the cloud, and its overall vision for integrating the customer data center, the Azure public cloud, and third-party service providers with Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 Service Pack 1.
Windows Azure Active Directory In About Ten Minutes
Even though Microsoft took the covers off several months ago, Windows Azure Active Directory is still a great unknown to the vast majority of AD administrators. Today I watched a great video posted by an MSDN cloud computing evangelist for Microsoft UK that describes Windows Azure Active Directory.
Hyper-V Replica for Disaster Recovery
Windows Server 2012's Hyper-V Replica provides a strong benefit for small and medium businesses that need disaster recovery capabilities but can’t afford to spend deeply on infrastructure and software for highly sophisticated solutions.