Microsoft SQL Azure's place in cloud strategy

Ian Hardenburgh considers Microsoft's strategy with SQL Azure. Where does it fit into the overall cloud picture and what benefits will it deliver to database admins and analysts?

February 21st, 2012 in Windows Server by Ian Hardenburgh Comment

Windows Azure pricing demystified

Ian Hardenburgh explains the structure of Microsoft's Azure offerings, and more importantly, how they are priced, so that you can consider all the associated costs.

February 14th, 2012 in Windows Server by Ian Hardenburgh Comment

Testing performance of Amazon SimpleDB vs Microsoft Azure Table Storage

Cloud blogger Thoran Rodrigues compared Amazon and Microsoft Azure storage offerings and ran some simple tests to gauge their performance. Find out if he found a clear winner.

February 7th, 2012 in Windows Server by Thoran Rodrigues Comment

Readying Windows Azure to supplement Office (365/2010)

Ian Hardenburgh offers an overview of the Windows Azure platform and the benefits of leveraging Microsoft’s data center to host applications and store data.

January 31st, 2012 in Windows Server by Ian Hardenburgh Comment

How to choose the right Windows Azure subscription

John Joyner goes over the main decision points of choosing a Windows Azure subscription. Here are some tips for picking out the right plan for your needs.

January 17th, 2012 in Windows Server by John Joyner Comment

Server-side encryption available for AWS S3 storage

One of the legitimizing aspects of cloud computing is to self-manage the encryption keys, such as Amazon’s new SSE. But, how does one go about doing this? IT pro Rick Vanover shares a few tips.

January 10th, 2012 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

Amazon EC2 now offers Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2

For public cloud compute platforms, a new de facto platform of the private cloud is now available on EC2. Rick Vanover walks through this new feature on AWS.

December 20th, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

How a VM role works in Windows Azure to accomplish resilient applications

John Joyner describes the VM role in Windows Azure and explains how you can get resilient applications in the cloud without relying on highly fault-tolerant hardware.

December 13th, 2011 in Windows Server by John Joyner Comment

Connect vCenter Server to VMware Workstation 8

vExpert Rick Vanover showcases a new feature with VMware Workstation 8.

December 6th, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

Data Protection Manager 2012: New features and enhancements

Scott Lowe highlights what's new in Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2012, which is now available in beta.

November 29th, 2011 in Windows Server by Scott Lowe Comment

Guest fibre channel available with Hyper-V on Windows Server 8

Rick Vanover explains the new guest fibre channel provisioning with Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V.

November 22nd, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

Use Resource Monitor for memory monitoring

Scott Lowe drills down on the memory-related metrics you can see in the Microsoft Windows Resource Monitor tool.

November 15th, 2011 in Windows Server by Scott Lowe Comment

Hyper-V with Windows Server 8 increases limits and support capabilities

Rick Vanover highlights the new Hyper-V virtualization features for Windows Server 8.

November 8th, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

Windows Server 8 data deduplication: What you need to know

Data deduplication with Windows Server 8 provides storage space savings for Windows Servers running NTFS volumes. Read an overview of this feature.

November 1st, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

Configure vSphere via a customization wizard

For Windows guests, deploying VMs quickly with options determined is a necessity. See how the vSphere customization tool makes this task a breeze.

October 25th, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

Run vssadmin to inspect Volume Shadow Copy Service configuration

Get familiar navigating the vssadmin utility, which can show all aspects of Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service for the running system.

October 18th, 2011 in Windows Server by Rick Vanover Comment

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