• [1:33] Recap: Building a Private Cloud series
• [2:38] How to manage a Hybrid Cloud environment with System Center 2012 SP1 App Controller?
• [11:15] DEMO: Hybrid Cloud Management with App Controller
• [24:25] Summary: Building a Private Cloud series

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Websites & Blogs:

• Keith Mayer’s Blog
• Yung Chou’s Blog
• Cloud Solutions Hub
• Building Clouds blog

Videos:

• (Part 1) Building a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 - Introduction
• (Part 2) Laying the Foundation with Windows Server 2012
• (Part 3) Deploying & Upgrading to System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 4) Configuring Storage Fabric in Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 5) Configuring Network Fabric in Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 6) Configuring Compute Fabric in Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 7) Creating & Delegating Private Clouds in Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 8) Deploying & Managing Private Cloud Applications
• (Part 9) Updating the Private Cloud Fabric
• (Part 10) Protecting Your Private Cloud with Data Protection Manager
• (Part 11) Dynamic Optimization of the Private Cloud Fabric
• (Part 12) Building a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure using Windows Azure

Virtual Labs:

• TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center 2012

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John first gives an overview of the goals of SP1 and how this launch leads us closer to Microsoft's vision of the "Cloud OS" while adding support for Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2013. Next, he and Symon talk about major enhancements to Software Defined Networking (SDN), using new network virtualization features from Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, and how the Hyper-V extensible switch can be viewed through Operations Manager.

The discussion then moves to the industry trend of improving "DevOps"—the improved collaboration between developers and IT operations through self-service and automated bug reporting—specifically focusing on the Global Service Monitoring (GSM) feature, which uses Windows Azure to test websites from around the world, then automatically report performance issues to the developers through Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 and Visual Studio 2012. 

Finally, John and Symon talk about the improvements to Microsoft's hybrid cloud model, including backing up data to Azure through Data Protection Manager (DPM) and migrating VMs from the private cloud to the public cloud with App Controller. Symon ends the interview with a demo at [18:00] of using App Controller to manage his VMs in a 3rd party hoster's environment using the new Service Provider Foundation (SPF) features.

News:

• [00:10] System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 is released: http://www.microsoft.com/SystemCenter. Read the Official Microsoft Blog about the Cloud OS vision: http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2013/01/15/what-is-the-cloud-os.aspx
• [00:40] System Center 2012 SP1 Evaluation is now available: http://aka.ms/SC2012SP1Eval
• [01:05] Two new Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) courses have been released on System Center 2012 SP1 updates and Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com
• [02:35] Three new Jump Start online learning events are coming up:
  • January 24 - Hyper-V 101 Jump Start: http://aka.ms/HyperVJS
  • January 30 - Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals: http://aka.ms/vmJS
  • January 31 - Windows Intune: http://aka.ms/InTuneJS
• [05:15] The new version of Windows Intune has just been released: http://www.WindowsIntune.com

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In today’s episode Yung Chou shows us how to use System Center 2012 App Controller to easily configure, deploy and manage virtual machines and services across private and public clouds. In part one of this series he demos for us how to connect App Controller to Windows Azure.

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Step #1 – Start Your Free 90 Day Trial of Windows Azure
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Step #3 – Begin building your own Virtual Machines in Windows Azure!

If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information:

Resources:

• Microsoft Virtual Academy
• Download Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Software
• Download Your FREE copy of Hyper-V Server 2012

Websites & Blogs:

• Yung Chou’s Blog

Videos:

• Windows Azure Virtual Machine Overview
• Windows Azure Websites Overview
• How to Create a Virtual Machine using Windows Azure
• Capturing an Image and Attaching a Data Disk to a Windows Azure Virtual Machine
• How to Load Balance and Make Your Windows Azure Virtual Machine Highly Available
• How to Deploy & Configure a SQL Server Windows Azure Virtual Machine

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• MSDN Virtual Labs: Windows Azure

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• [00:05] What is Matt's job and role?
• [00:40] What does multi-hypervisor management really mean?
• [01:16] What Citrix management capabilities does System Center 2012 support?
• [02:05] What VMware management capabilities does System Center 2012 support?
• [02:55] What are the benefits to the IT Professional of being able to manage different types of environments from a single console?
• [03:55] What is "dynamic optimization" and how does it interact with other hypervisors?
• [05:10] What is the difference between dynamic optimization and Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)?
• [06:40] Do we still need vCenter in the environment and which version do we support?
• [08:00] When will we support the latest version of vCenter?
• [08:50] What is System Center 2012 App Controller and how does it manage VMware?
• [10:55] How does Operations Manager monitor VMware?
• [12:00] What is System Center 2012 Orchestrator and how does it manage VMware?
• Demo [14:05] VMware management from System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
• [17:10] Where can the audience go to learn more?

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• [00:30] What exactly is the Service Provider Foundation (SPF)?
• [00:45] What does SPF do to help service providers?
• [01:15] Why is SC2012 SP1 released so quickly after SC2012 RTM?
• [01:40] What are the key features of SPF?
• [02:00] How does the outside world connect to the service provider?
• [03:15] What are the prerequisites to use SPF?
• [03:40] Why did we use oData as the protocol?
• [04:30] What are the different System Center 2012 components that integrate with SPF?
• [05:00] What is System Center 2012 App Controller?
• [05:35] How does SPF fit in with Windows Azure?
• DEMO [06:00] Marc demos how the oData API provides information to Excel and App Controller to allows customers to use the infrastructure of a service provider.
• [06:55] How does someone download or install SPF?
• [10:00] Can you define the 'Hybrid Cloud'?

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• [00:21] Why are we releasing System Center 2012 SP1 so soon after RTM?
• [01:07] What are some of the new features coming out in SC2012 SP1?
• [02:00] How have we made multi-tenancy easier for service providers?
• [03:05] What the differences between network isolation and VLANs?
• [04:06] What does it mean to create a network "on the fly"?
• [04:57] Can SC2012 SP1 take advantage of the new Hyper-V extensible switch?
• [07:55] What other features from SC2012 SP1 are worth highlighting?
• [10:42] Which System Center components does the Service Provider Foundation include?
• [12:50] What the changes coming with the service delivery and automation layer?

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• Check out the online "Embracing the Consumerization of IT" Jump Start on May 15th and 16th
• Review the 25 new KB articles for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
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Technical Interview: At [T07:40] Symon met with Adam Hall, a Senior Product Marketing Manager for System Center, to discuss deployment capabilities for applications in a private and public clouds. Adam first provided an introduction to managing applications across clouds and relationship of the application to the underlying infrastructure.  Next he gave an overview of System Center 2012 App Controller, talked about delegating rights to application owners and virtual machines, then discussed service templates and how to deploy them as a self-service user.

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Welcome to the first TechNet Edge show! Symon and David start Episode 1 by reviewing the news, then they introduce Ananthanarayan Sundaram, a Senior Product Manager in System Center.

News Highlights

• Highlights from the 2011 SQL Pass Conference
• Windows Intune General Availability Annoucement
• System Center 2012 pre-releases Available for Download

Anant and Symon discuss the importance of application management in the private cloud and virtualized datacenter. They cover considerations when planning, deploying and managing the application, and how the newest member of the System Center 2012 family, App Controller, can help.

Learn how App Controller can standardize app provisioning, offer self-service, provide predictable service delivery, and when integrated with Operations Manager 2012, how it can provide deep application monitoring across clouds.

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