Category: Virtualization
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Hyper-V Training–10215AE is now available in E-Learning!
I am asked all the time what are the best resources available to learn Hyper-V and the associated technologies – from the hypervisor to System Center, Failover Clustering, data protection, remote desktop and so much more – and the answer is simple: Take the course. Microsoft Learning’s course 10215A is an excellent offering that I…
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Real Help in a Virtual World
As you know I spend a lot of time discussing virtualization, both as a vPTA for Microsoft Canada and as an MCT. There is a lot of information out there to help IT Pros at every level, from getting started to the graduate-level super-high-end questions. The problem is finding it, and when you do find…
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Free Virtualization Career Training available for registration
(Copy of post by Adam Hall… Thanks Adam!) Hi everyone On Tuesday, October 4th Technical Evangelists Symon Perriman and Rick Claus are hosting an online conference on Virtualization Career Training with Microsoft Learning. This half day virtual event (8am – 11am PST) will offer a Level 100 to 200 introduction for anyone who wants to…
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P2V Migration for Microsoft Exchange Servers
If you are not virtualizing your servers then you are leaving money on the table. I am often asked if every server in an organization is a virtualization candidate, and obviously the answer is NO. However there are a lot of servers that can be virtualized, but are not because we do not believe them…
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Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA):
Occasionally there is an announcement or new offering worth calling special attention to and the teams at Microsoft wanted me to make sure everyone saw this one: Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA): http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ MVA has been around for a few months and we are trying to raise awareness about its existence to the broader community. I…
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A Gotcha For iSCSI Software Target Users
Having built and rebuilt several demo environments with Failover Clustering using the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.3, there is one gotcha that you have to be careful of: Make sure that you leave at least one domain controller un-clustered, and not stored on the Software SAN. Here’s the deal: Microsoft Failover Clustering requires Active Directory…
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Creating a Virtual Machine from VM Templates and ISOs using System Center (Video)
If you are starting to use System Center Essentials (or, for that matter, System Center Virtual Machine Manager) to manage your virtual environment, then you can save a lot of time creating virtual machines by using VM Templates to build and configure the virtual machines, and ISO files stored in Virtual Machine Libraries to deploy…
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A brief response to the vSphere 5 vs. Hyper-V question…
I know, I’m slow to react on this issue… especially knowing my background; I should have been out of the gate and all over this issue a month ago. With that being said, I expect that the Virtualization team at Microsoft has been dancing with glee for the past two months, ever since VMware announced…
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Gartner agrees with me… Hyper-V is for real!
In September Microsoft Canada contracted me as a Virtual Partner Technology Advisor, tasking me with evangelizing Microsoft virtualization solutions. One of the reasons I was such a good fit for the role is that I am very familiar with both Microsoft’s and VMware’s server virtualization solutions – I teach and consult on both platforms. I…
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Do you have your VirtCerts?
Ok I made the term VirtCert up, and frankly I am reasonably hopeful that it doesn’t catch on. However I know the certifications are, and to help you along, Microsoft is giving you some really huge incentives! As you know from reading this blog there are three Microsoft certifications around virtualization: MCTS: Windows Server 2008,…
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Uninstall the VMM Agent from Server Core
I found myself with a weird problem this morning. Most of the time I manage my virtualization environment with System Center Virtual Machine Manager. However because of a client project I have re-implemented System Center Essentials 2010, which has most of the VMM components that I use integrated into it. In order to add virtualization…
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A Brief Comparison of Features Between VMware and Hyper-V (Guest Blogger)
A few months ago Chris Childerhose, a consultant and MCITP with a local Microsoft Partner, impressed me when the afternoon of Day 5 of my class on Windows Server Virtualization (10215A) he sat the exam 70-659 and scored a perfect 1000. He has since gone on to pass the remaining exams to earn the certification…
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Windows MultiPoint Server 2011: The future of the classroom and so much more!
One of the things I love about coming to events like TechEd is that I am able to see and learn about new products, as well as meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. On the second day of TechEd 2011 I had the opportunity to do all three simultaneously! I interviewed Dean Paron…
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The Wonder that is TechEd
The quiet of the Exhibitor Hall is disturbed by the sounds of preparation. To my left there is a crew frantically working to fix something with a carpet. There is some hammering, more yammering, and the sounds of carpet tape being unfurled. To my right there are two security agents talking, but they are too…
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IT Pro Connection & the TechNet Flash
A couple of weeks ago Microsoft released Microsoft iSCSI Software Target for download, and I was thrilled. I immediately decided to write about it, but before publishing what would end up the first of three articles, I decided to ping my buddy Rick Claus, IT Pro Evangelist for Microsoft Canada, and ask him if he…
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