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Yung Chou and Keith Mayer welcome Server Administrator Brandon Dewar to the show, as he shares with us how his organization has made the decision to move from VMware to Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012. Tune in as they discuss what made Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012 so compelling, what their favorite…

Back for Part 6, Keith Mayer and Yung Chou show us how to configure compute fabric in System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager. In this episode they show us the process of adding and configuring hosts and clusters like Windows Server, Citrix XenServer and VMware vCenter into VMM as well as how…

Enjoy this fun filled 90 minutes where Senior Technical Evangelist Symon Perriman and Principal Program Manager Jeff Woolsey answer questions from the audience on Microsoft's approach to virtualization.  This session was based on a series of three virtualization Jump Starts delivered earlier…

Dan Stolts welcomes Tony Asaro to the show as they take an in-depth look at the overall virtualization landscape and the many factors companies need to consider when thinking about their virtualization needs. Tune in as they discuss Hyper-V vs. VMware, Live Migration and Hyper-V Replica as well as…

This module provides an overview of Virtual Machine Manager, Fabric Management and an introduction to App Controller. It also addresses how to save time and cost through standardized service creation and power optimization. [04:33] - Virtual Machine Manager Overview [13:53] - Fabric Management…

At [07:35] Symon Perriman meets with Microsoft MVPs & architects Brad Bird (System Center) and Sean Kearney (PowerShell) to talk about automating datacenter management with System Center Orchestrator and PowerShell. Brad and Sean first give an overview of System Center 2012 SP1…

Symon and Matt focus on how the Microsoft approach to Private Cloud differs from VMware's in terms of how each provides a Foundation for the Future, and options for a Hybrid Infrastructure. This session closes with a few scenarios designed to help IT organizations understand Costs. [00:59] -…

In this module, students experience how Microsoft and VMware compare and contrast in terms of enabling cross-platform management. The session starts with a discussion of options with Citrix XenServer, then moves into VMware vSphere/vCenter and closes with a discussion of other options (Linux,…

During this key session, Symon and Matt walk through important Application Management tasks like Constructing, Delivering & Consuming Apps (e.g., service templates, Server App-V, Service Designer), Maintaining, Managing & Monitoring Apps (in-place updates, image updates, Update Management,…

This important session begins with an overview of Microsoft Private Cloud then quickly moves into a component-by-component comparison of Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 products with specific offerings in VMware's v-Sphere, vCenter, v-Fabric and vCloud lines. [02:54] - Microsoft Private Cloud…