Windows Server

Its IT Time and in today’s episode Blain Barton walks us through the necessary steps and considerations you should think about when upgrading from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012. Tune in as he lays out the necessary hardware and disk requirements, which Windows Clients and Servers are…

At [06:25] Symon Perriman and Rick Claus talk through an end-to-end deploy of a Hyper-V cluster using entirely free tools (without any evaluation bits—you get to keep everything!). First Symon introduces the free tools, which include Hyper-V Server 2012 (http://microsoft.com/hvs), Microsoft…

At [04:50] Symon Perriman meets with Joseph Chan, a Principal PM Manager on the System Center team, to talk about System Center Advisor and how it now integrates with System Center 2012. Joseph first gives an introduction to Advisor and how people can start using this free cloud service.…

Just how easy is it to use SMB 3.0? That’s the topic for today’s show as Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto discuss the ins and outs of Windows Server 2012 File Storage for Virtualization. Tune in as they chat about SMB Transparent Failover, Scale-Out, Multichannel, SMB Direct and Encryption and much, much…

Build 2013, is taking place June 26-28, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.   Save the date and mark your calendar for the opening of registration at 9:00 AM PDT on Tuesday April 2, 2013 at http://buildwindows.com. At Build, we'll share updates and talk about what's next for…

In Part 2 of their Building a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 SP1, Keith Mayer and Yung Chou lay out the foundation of your Private Cloud by expanding on the features of Windows Server 2012. Tune in as they discuss Scale-up and Scale-out scenarios, how to configure NIC teaming and failover…

Blain Barton  and the Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson are back for their monthly show and in today's episode, they discuss the importance of Microsoft Certifications. Tune in as they chat about how getting certified directly affected their careers, some tips and tricks for the MCSA on Windows Server…

At [07:36] David Tesar meets with Drew McDaniel, Senior PM in Windows Azure. Drew quickly covers the scenarios in which we see customers using Windows Azure IaaS and then we dig in with demos of Windows Azure VMs, including creating gallery images with Windows Server and Linux.  One important…

Each component of System Center 2012 SP1 is extremely powerful and provides key layers of control to IT organizations. This session walks through how Hyper-V integrates with App Controller, Configuration Manager (SCCM), Data Protection Manager (DPM), Endpoint Protection, Operations Manager (SCOM),…

In this module, students experience how Microsoft's tight integration between Hyper-V and System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) simplifies and empowers IT Pros (this session is totally updated for System Center 2012 SP1). Symon and Jeff will start with a great VMM Overview then transition…