Category: review

System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2016 for 4Sysops

In March I then started looking at the different parts of the System Center 2016 for 4Sysops.

Virtual Machine Manager and Configuration Manager have already been covered, this time I look at Data Protection Manager (DPM). The 2016 version will bring protection for shielded VMs, mixed mode Hyper-V clusters, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and Resilient Change Tracking. Read it here. 

Enjoy!

And thanks for reading.

Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) review – Part 1 for 4Sysops

I’ve been falling behind in keeping my blog up to date with articles that have been published. Back in February I looked at OMS which is a very capable cloud based systems management service. Find the first part here at 4Sysops.

Enjoy and thanks for reading.

Azure Resource Manager Policies for 4Sysops

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is a very important part of how to deploy and manage cloud resources in Azure going forward. I covered ARM here. Recently, Microsoft added ARM policies, a way to control where (which region), what type (VM, WebApp, Databases etc.), enforcing naming conventions and requiring deployments to have specific tags attached for tracking. It’s pretty cool, check it out here.

Enjoy! And thanks so much for reading.

Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) vs. Data Protection Manager (DPM) for 4Sysops

Recently Microsoft really upped their game in cloud backup with the new MABS server. Previously, you could only backup volumes to Azure, no application backup, no VM awareness etc. By taking System Center Data Protection Manager and cutting out some features, there’s all of a sudden a very good backup tool for both on-premises and cloud backup. The only catch is that, unlike with DPM, even if you only backup to local disk with MABS, you pay per backed up server, per month. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

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Azure AD Domain Services for 4Sysops

My most recent Azure piece is now online at 4Sysops. I look at the new Azure Active Directory Domain Services that make it possible to host domain joined VMs in Azure IaaS without having to host VMs in Azure that are Domain Controllers from your own domain.

Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

Shielded VMs in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V for 4Sysops

This post covers what a shielded VM is in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V for 4Sysops, based on the information presented at Ignite 2015 in the US. I look at how it works, what you need to use them and scenarios where Shielded VMs would make sense. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2016 TP2 for 4Sysops

Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is a very interesting technology, coming in the next version of Windows Server. Pooling the internal storage (SAS, SATA and NVMe) in each storage node together for performance and resiliency, this is another option for storage for Hyper-V (and presumably SQL Server). Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.

What’s new in Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2 for 4Sysops

After looking at Nano server for 4Sysops my article on what’s new in Windows Server TP2 for Hyper-V has just been published. This one covers only what’s new since TP1, including virtual TPM, shielded VMs, resiliency in clusters and PowerShell Direct. Read it here.

Enjoy! And thanks for reading.