New Windows version: “Windows Blue” to be called Windows 8.1
“Windows Blue” will be called Windows 8.1 and will be a free update to Windows 8 for consumers through the Windows Store Blue advances the Windows 8 vision. It will deliver the latest new innovations...
View ArticleA Modern Approach to IT Infrastructure for Forward Thinking Businesses
3 June – A Modern Approach to IT Infrastructure for Forward Thinking Businesses You may not know it, but tech savvy, forward thinking organisations like yours can benefit from the same...
View ArticleHyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2: New Generation Of Virtual Machines and...
New in Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2: A new generation of Virtual Machine (Generation 2), which will provides the following new features Legacy free : IDE drives and legacy network adapter support...
View ArticleWhy consider the cloud? Cloud & Virtualisation Strategy event in Melbourne :...
How the Cloud is transforming the Datacentre? You are invited to an exclusive Insight, Microsoft & Veeam VIP event to learn more about the benefits of Windows 2012 Hyper-V, System Center, as well...
View ArticleResource outage when moving physical disc when using DPM to backup an HyperV...
Microsoft just released a critical fix for hyper cluster that have been backed up by System Center DPM “Physical Disk resource move during the backup of a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may cause resource...
View ArticleUpdate to improve cloud service provider resiliency in Windows Server 2012
Microsoft released an update to improve the cloud service provider in Windows 2012 Note : The KB2870270 roll-up hotfix replaces KB2848344. This hotfix contains the fix for Trim as well as ODX. It is...
View ArticleLooking for MS Recommended hotfixes and updates for Server 2012 Failover...
Microsoft published an article that documents the hotfixes that are currently available for Windows Server 2012-based Failover Clusters. Failover Clustering allows multiple servers to provide high...
View ArticleCan’t access a resource on a failover cluster : Logon Failure: The target...
If you a running a Windows 2012 failover cluster and you tried to access the resource by using a resource name from a Windows XP-based or Windows Server 2003 computer, you will receive the following...
View ArticleIaaS Innovations in Windows 2012R2
To deliver smooth end-to-end scenarios in the Windows Server 2012 R2 release, Microsoft is focusing on two important aspects of delivering IaaS: Continuing to drive innovation into the infrastructure...
View ArticleNetworking enhancements in the Windows 2012 R2 based on customer feedbacks
With Server 2012 and VMM 2012 SP1, Microsoft enabled new foundational scenarios from Continuous Availability (with in-box NIC Teaming) to building blocks for Software Defined Networking (with the...
View ArticleWhat’s New in 2012 R2: Why is it so important for IT Pros to understand how...
A great post by Microsoft Brad Anderson covering : Windows Azure Pack and it ability to build an application once and then deploy and operate it in any Microsoft Cloud – private, hosted or public....
View ArticleMy Microsoft Teched Australia 2013 speaking sessions
This year I will be presenting 4 ILL sessions at TechEd Australia, but you can also find me at the Microsoft Showcase : Datacenter and at the Insight booth in the Exhibition Centre. Take time to visit...
View ArticleMy sessions at Microsoft TechEd New Zeeland 2013
This year I will be presenting 3 sessions at TechEd New Zeeland. Come to my sessions to learn how System Center can empower your cloud deployment and management, plus you can win a signed copy of my...
View ArticleVMM 2012 book. Review by Vijay Tewari, Principal Group Program Manager at...
I just got the following email from Vijay with a review of my book. It is rewarding to see that coming from Vijay. System Center 2012, SP1, Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is the foundation of the...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 released to MSDN and TechNet subscriptions
A few hours ago, Microsoft released an communication starting that today (September 10/09/2013) , Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds are now available for download to...
View ArticleTransform the Datacenter Immersion workshop event in Melbourne and Sydney
Attend The Modern Datacentre: Envision & Evolve workshop. This is a TDI workshop: Transform the Datacenter Immersion. The workshop will inspire you to take further steps towards private/hybrid...
View ArticleOracle running on Azure
Yes, your heard right Oracle virtual machines on Windows Azure are now in preview, Multi-Factor Authentication is generally available and we have an announcement regarding SQL Database. Microsoft and...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 key capabilities
Microsoft announced on October 18th that the final release of Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 are now generally available. Windows Server 2012 R2 delivers significant...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012R2 enables at-scale management of major Windows Server 2012...
Utilizing the Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2, which powers the Cloud OS vision, organizations can quickly and flexibly build and manage modern applications across platforms,...
View ArticleRemoving the ghost Hyper-V vNic adapter when using Converged Networks after...
Scenario: You have a Windows 2012 with NIC Team configured, Hyper-V Virtual Switch and vNIC’s and you have done an in-place upgrade to Windows 2012 R2 What will happen: You will find out that the...
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