Tag: Private Cloud

• Another tough exam…

  As a subject matter expert (SME) on virtualization, I was neither excited nor intimidated when Microsoft announced their new exam, 74-409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center.  Unlike many previous exams I did not rush out to be the first to take it, nor was I going to wait forever.  I actually…

  Mitch Garvis

  January 15, 2014

  Certification Exams, Certifications, Hyper-V, System Center, Virtualization, Windows Server 2012 R2

  Hyper-V, Hyper-V 2012, MCSE Private Cloud, Private Cloud, System Center 2012 R2, Virtualization, Windows Server 2012 R2

• Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2

  Folks you will not want to miss this!  Microsoft Press is giving away the ebook Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2: Technical Overview.  It is written by Mitch Tulloch, Symon Perriman, and the System Center team… and is a great way to get up to speed on Microsoft’s private cloud! Check it out at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/12/16/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-system-center-2012-r2.aspx.

  Mitch Garvis

  December 18, 2013

  Uncategorized

  Hyper-V, Microsoft, Private Cloud, System Center, Windows Server

• Virtual Networking in Hyper-V 2012

  Microsoft has released a poster diagramming virtual networking in Hyper-V 2012.  Much of it revolves around Virtual Machine Manager, and is actually branded System Center 2012 SP1.  If you are building or managing datacenters – even smaller ones – you should download this document and review it.  We all have something to learn from it!…

  Mitch Garvis

  April 1, 2013

  Hyper-V, Networking, System Center, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization

  Hyper-V, Hyper-V 2012, Networking, Private Cloud, System Center 2012 SP1, Virtual Networking, Virtualization

• Microsoft Certified Career Day!

  Our industry moves fast! There was a time when if you learned a system you e set for a long time.  Now Microsoft is releasing operating systems every three years (client AND server), and the management tools are constantly evolving.  A carpenter who takes a year off work may be out of practice, but will…

  Mitch Garvis

  March 11, 2013

  Certifications, Certs, DPE, Microsoft Learning

  Certification, certifications; Microsoft Learning, Certs, MCSE Private Cloud, Private Cloud

• MCSE Private Cloud… Not easy, but valuable!

  This morning before I started teaching I came into the training centre early to sit an exam.  It is not the ideal way to take exams – I showed up at 7:30, knowing I had to start teaching at 9:00 – but sometimes it is the only way that you can make it work, and…

  Mitch Garvis

  June 20, 2012

  Certification Exams, Certs, MCITP, MCSE, Private Cloud

  certifications; Microsoft Learning, Certs, MCSE. Certification, Private Cloud, System Center 2012

• Private Cloud Training from Microsoft Learning

  Hey folks!  I have been asked to post here information about the release dates for Private Cloud training from Microsoft, so here it is: 10747A: Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: June 29, 2012 (currently in Beta) 10748A: Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: June 29, 2012 (currently in Beta) 10750A: Monitoring and Operating a…

  Mitch Garvis

  May 10, 2012

  Uncategorized

  Cloud computing, hyperv, Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Servers, Private Cloud, VMware, Windows Server