Sneak peak into Hyper-V in Windows Server vNext for Virtualization review

My article on what’s coming in Hyper-V in Windows Server vNext has now been published over at virtualizationreview.com. Read it here.

I cover the new production checkpoints, the new configuration file formats, mixed versions in Hyper-V clusters, Windows update delivering integration services updates, along with secure boot for Linux VMs and hot adding memory and NICs to running VMs.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

Azure for 4Sysops – Azure Operational Insights

Continuing my series of posts on aspects of Azure for IT Professionals on 4Sysops this article covers Azure Operational Insights – a (currently free – in preview) service for analysing log data. It’s really cool, easy to use and you can read all the details here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

 

 

What’s new in Virtual Machine Manager in System Center Tech Preview for 4Sysops

At the same time as Microsoft released the Windows Server Technical Preview back in October, they also released Technical Previews of the System Center suite. This are very, VERY early code, and the only scenarios to test are support for SQL 2014 and Windows Server vNext. So for new features I had to do a little bit of digging.

There was enough there for a single post however and I cover some things that aren’t in the preview yet but that are coming, read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading. 

Grid Vision – Automation as a Service review for 4Sysops

My review of this interesting, and very competitively priced service is online at 4sysops, read it here. If you like automation but don’t like to write scripts or code, it might just be the answer. There’s a free community edition that is a great place to get started.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

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Azure for IT Professionals – follow up article

Back in May / June / July I wrote a three part articles series, looking at Azure from an IT Professional’s perspective. Because so much changes in the cloud, and so quickly I updated the article and it’s now been published on virtualizationreview.com. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

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What’s new in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The fifth part of looking at new features in the Tech Preview of Windows Server vNext for 4sysops I look at Remote Desktop Services and MultiPoint as a role. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

What’s new in Web Application Proxy in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The fourth part of what’s coming in Windows Server vNext is now online at 4Sysops. This time I look at Web Application Proxy, the “sort of” replacement for Forefront UAG (and TMG) as well as the new Azure Application Proxy service. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

What’s new in Networking in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The third part in my series on what’s new in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview is now live on 4sysops; this time I cover networking, looking at the improvements in Network Virtualization, the new Network Controller, as well as other changes. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

What’s new in Storage in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview

The second part in my series on what’s new in Windows Server “10” Tech Preview, covering storage enhancements is now live at 4Sysops. I cover storage replication, centralised storage Quality of Service and other enhancements. Read it here.

Enjoy and thanks for reading.

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