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Quick Review of some Lync headsets and devices
I’ve been a Unified Communications guy for quite some time and have been using Lync (and its predecessors) for many years now. During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to try out different headsets...
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Server Virtualization Series: Networking – NIC Teaming (Part 10 of 20) by...
As you start virtualizing more and more of your server infrastructure, network bandwidth (and networking in general) become more and more important to the overall design and architecture of your...
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Server Virtualization Series: Step by Step – Storage Live Migration (Part 8...
As most people who work with Server Virtualization realize, storage is one of the biggest components of the architecture. As VMs grow and the storage used by the Hyper-V host starts to get full, what...
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Server Virtualization Series: Speaking iSCSI with Windows Server 2012 and...
I realize this one is definitely out of order, but I just realized today that I did not create a post for a Parts 7 and 9 in the series. I’m sure most folks are familiar with iSCSI storage and may have...
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Server Virtualization Series: Virtual Networking in Hyper-V (Part 9 of 20) by...
As you start working with Hyper-V, virtual networking configuration becomes very important. You need to understand how to allocate physical adapters for use by Hyper-V (virtual switches) and what the...
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Server Virtualization Series: High Availability – Live Migration (Part 12 of...
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, Brian Lewis posted Part 12 of the Server Virtualization Serie s on Live Migration. If you are new to Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V or just haven’t had a chance to look at all...
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Server Virtualization Series: Your Hyper-V Hosts and Clustering an...
When deploying multiple Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V hosts into an environment, High Availability should be one of the things an IT Pro needs to take into account. If one Hyper-V host fails, it is no...
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IT Camp Resources for Events taking place from March – April 2013 in...
I have finished holding two IT Camps in my territory (Lehi, UT and Tempe, AZ) with three more to go (Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego). I wanted to make the PowerPoint Decks available to everyone. I...
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Server Virtualization Series: Virtual Machine Guest Clustering with Windows...
High Availability is important and hence why Microsoft offers Failover Clustering. As more and more people start virtualizing their server infrastructure, Hyper-V Host Clustering is important and that...
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Server Virtualization Series: Performance Management – Memory (Part 17 of 20)...
I thought long and hard about what I was going to write for this article. My first thought was to go into detail on monitoring memory using Performance Monitor. Then I thought about it a bit more and...
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Server Virtualization Series: Hyper-V Replica Broker Explained (Part 15 of...
I have talked about Hyper-V Replica many times in the past and have mentioned how great of an option it is for setting up a Disaster Recovery (DR) solution at an affordable price. This is a feature...
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Server Virtualization Series: Performance Management: Monitoring CPU...
When trying to understand how your server is performing, it is usually a good idea to monitor the CPU resources to make sure you do have enough processing power. There are multiple ways to look at...
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TechNet Radio: Virtualization and Cloud Experts Café – System Center 2012 SP1...
In this latest episode of TechNet Radio: Virtualization and Cloud Experts Café, I chat with John Allwright, Sr. Product Marketing Manager with the Server Infrastructure team to discuss the latest...
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New Blog Series – Build Your Private Cloud in a Month
Now that April is upon us, the US IT Pro Evangelist team is embarking on another Blog Series for the month of April - Build Your Private Cloud in a Month . Since the team has covered Windows Server...
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Build Your Private Cloud Series: Why Private Cloud by Yung Chou
Although this is not necessarily a super technical article, it is an important one. With everyone (including Microsoft) throwing around the term “Private Cloud”, it is important to understand what it...
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Build Your Private Cloud Series: Foundation Windows Server 2012 Storage by...
In this article, Matt Hester focuses on building the Private Cloud foundation from a storage perspective. As I’ve pointed out in previous posts, storage is a very important part of your Private Cloud...
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Build Your Private Cloud Series: Foundation - Networking with Windows Server...
In Part 10 of the Server Virtualization Series last month, I covered off on NIC Teaming. Since networking is an important piece of Server Virtualization, it is a good thing that Keith Mayer covered it...
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Build Your Private Cloud Series: Foundation - VM Compute Foundation with the...
Most Microsoft administrators know how to install and configure Windows Server with a GUI. This includes Windows Server 2012 with the Hyper-V role installed. The challenge for most Windows...
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Build Your Private Cloud Series: Understanding Virtual Machine Manager (VMM...
Using System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to do basic Virtual Machine management of Hyper-V is pretty simple and straight forward. The real magic sauce (and power) comes with...
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My new laptop setup - Lenovo Carbon X1
Back in February, I placed an order for my new work laptop – Lenovo Carbon X1 and I also got the USB 3.0 Dock. It took over a month before I received it, but I did get it and finally got everything...
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