TechNet Radio: (Part 11) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Service Management Automation

Today we continue our "Building a Hybrid Cloud" series,  and in this episode Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze, show us how we can manage large amounts of resources in an automated and standardized way.  Tune in as they showcase Service Management Automation (SMA) as well as Microsoft Azure Automation which allows you to automate the creation, monitoring, deployment and management of cloud resources in your Azure subscription.

• [3:03] Why is automation important for IT Pros?
• [5:22] DEMO: Architecture of Service Management Automation(SMA) & SMA in Action!

For more information on topics discussed in this episode, Pease click on the links below:

• Step-by-Step: Getting Started with SMA and Azure Automation

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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:

Websites & Blogs:

• Keith Mayer's Blog
• Andy Syrewicze’s Blog
• Trivalent Group
• Cloud Solutions Hub
• Building Clouds blog
• Article: "Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution for Enterprise IT"

Videos:

• (Part 1) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Foundation
• (Part 2) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Hyper-V Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 R2
• (Part 3) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Networking Enhancements in Windows Server 2012 R2
• (Part 4) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Managing Cloud Foundations with Windows Server 2012 R2
• (Part 5) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Building a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Windows Server 2012 R2
• (Part 6) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Networking in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 7) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Managing Storage with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 8) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Build Your Compute Fabric with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
• (Part 9) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started with the Windows Azure Pack
• (Part 10) Building Your Hybrid Cloud - Windows Azure Pack Remote Console Support

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