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What is Automation? by Michael Lubanski
Automation is "the use of machines or technologies to optimize productivity in the production...
Author: Date: 10/22/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Information New and Improved and UPDATED
If you’ve ever used the Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track documentation, you know that it’s the way...
Author: Date: 07/27/2012
NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 Brings Simple, Affordable Traffic Reliability and Load Balancing to your Cloud Workloads
Hi, Last week I had the pleasure of attending TechEd Orlando and staffing the Windows Networking...
Author: Yigal Edery [MSFT] Date: 06/19/2012
Let’s Build a Cloud… With PowerShell! – Part 2: Managing Virtual Machines
In the previous blog in this series, we discussed how to use PowerShell to deploy and configure...
Author: Yigal Edery [MSFT] Date: 05/21/2012
Private Cloud Architecture Sessions at TechEd North America 2012
This is a big year for Microsoft! We’re going to see the release a Windows Server 2012 and a slew of...
Author: Date: 05/18/2012
Increased Network Performance using SR-IOV in Windows Server 2012
In this blog entry, Bob Combs from the Windows Networking team discusses a technology called Single...
Author: Yigal Edery [MSFT] Date: 05/14/2012
Dr. Tom Shinder Talks Private Cloud at TechEd 2012 in Orlando
Wow! Time sure does fly. It seems like last year’s TechEd was only yesterday. Now we’re coming up to...
Author: Date: 05/08/2012
Let’s Build a Cloud… With PowerShell! - Part 1: Deployment and Configuration
Windows Server 2012 introduces vastly improved Windows PowerShell support with over 2,300 cmdlets to...
Author: Yigal Edery [MSFT] Date: 05/02/2012
Understanding the Microsoft Private Cloud Whitepaper by Kristian Nese
If you haven’t read any of Kristian Nese’s work, then you’re in for a treat! Kristian is a Microsoft...
Author: Date: 05/01/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Summit - seats still available
Join us at the Microsoft Private Cloud Summit with the “Best of Microsoft Management Summit”! Learn...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 05/01/2012
Switch to Hyper-V with the Hyper-V Switch Program – Part 2 by Michael Lubanski
As a follow-up to Part 1 on March 8, Microsoft has released version 2 of its Virtual Machine...
Author: Date: 04/30/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud Guided Labs - now available
A Microsoft private cloud dramatically changes the way your business produces and consumes IT...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 04/28/2012
Tried the Microsoft Private Cloud Economics Tool?
https://cloudeconomics.cloudapp.net/ For those of you that run through the tool, I would be...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 04/27/2012
Skill Up With Microsoft’s Private Cloud
You’ve already put time and effort into your career as an IT Professional. Now it’s time to become a...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 04/26/2012
The Perception of Infinite Capacity
How many of you have infinite computing capacity in your data center? From a consumer...
Author: Keith Combs Date: 04/19/2012
Cloud Datacenter Storage Approaches in the Windows Server 2012 era
In our previous blog post, we talked about the network architecture of a Windows Server 2012...
Author: Yigal Edery [MSFT] Date: 04/17/2012
The Private Cloud Solution Hub Gets a Refresh
Hey private cloud fans! I want to check in with you this week to let you know that the Private Cloud...
Author: Date: 04/16/2012
Private Cloud Architecture Coverage at Share Cloud Dallas 2012
Yuri Diogenes and I had a chance to present on private cloud architecture at the Share Cloud Dallas...
Author: Date: 03/28/2012
DHCP in a Cloud Enabled World by Erik Lofstrand
In a surprising number of our private cloud engagements we have run into an unexpected roadblock:...
Author: Date: 03/22/2012
Cloud Datacenter Network Architecture in the Windows Server “8” era
In the previous blog, we talked about what makes Windows Server “8” a great cloud platform and how...
Author: Yigal Edery [MSFT] Date: 03/19/2012
The Building Blocks of Service Templates within Virtual Machine Manager by David Stoker
The Building Blocks of Service Templates within Virtual Machine Manager by David Stoker Having...
Author: Date: 03/14/2012
Let’s Build Clouds with Windows Server “8”
Hello Cloud fans! It gives me great pleasure to kick off a new series of blogs about Windows Server...
Author: Date: 03/12/2012
Windows Server “8” and Cloud Computing
We talk a lot about the core architectural principles, concepts and patterns that go into creating a...
Author: Date: 03/02/2012
Kristian Nese Explains Private Cloud Technical Concepts
As I made clear in my two talks at TechDays 2012 in Belgium this week, private cloud computing is...
Author: Date: 02/17/2012
Infrastructure as a Service on the Private Cloud Solution Hub
Recently my colleague Tom Shinder blogged about the content refresh on the Private Cloud Solution...
Author: Bill Loeffler - MSFT Date: 01/25/2012
Introducing A Solution for Private Cloud Security
As I’ve mentioned in other blog posts, private cloud provides you an opportunity to “reset” your...
Author: Date: 01/20/2012
Private Cloud Solution Hub Rebooted
Happy New Year to all private cloud architecture fans. OK, so I’m a little late with that. The...
Author: Date: 01/18/2012
The Journey to the Private Cloud Part 3 – The Infrastructure Layer
Happy Monday private cloud architecture blog fans! We start the week on a good foot with a great...
Author: Date: 10/24/2011
Automated Fabric Patching for the Private Cloud
When speaking of private cloud, the fabric is arguably the most unique piece of the cloud solution...
Author: Date: 10/21/2011
The Journey to the Private Cloud Part 2 – The Management Layer
It’s great to see those of you in the private cloud community stepping up to the plate and...
Author: Date: 10/17/2011
Welcome to the Private Cloud Solutions Hub
Hey Private Cloud Architecture fans, I’ve got some great news – the Private Cloud Solutions Hub is...
Author: Date: 10/13/2011
Security Considerations for Infrastructure as a Service–IaaS-Private Cloud
Cloud computing makes a lot of promises in the areas of increased flexibility and agility, potential...
Author: Date: 10/12/2011
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 as Private Cloud Enabler (3/5): The Power of Service Templates
A primary focus of private cloud is service delivery. In contrast to the traditional datacenter...
Author: Date: 10/11/2011
The Journey to the Private Cloud Part 1 – The Operations Layer
The Private Cloud blog is all about community and we’re happy to say that we have a number of people...
Author: Date: 10/10/2011
IPv6 and Your Private Cloud
When architecting your private cloud infrastructure, one of components you need to give attention to...
Author: Date: 09/22/2011
Introduction to Infrastructure as a Service by Bill Loffler
Private Cloud is all about being a service provider and one of the core services you’ll want to...
Author: Date: 09/20/2011
Monitoring The Enchanted Cloud
A recurring theme in our discussions about cloud computing is that cloud computing is all about the...
Author: Date: 09/15/2011
A Malware and Firewall Protection Solution for the Private Cloud
Private Cloud networks have network security requirements similar to those seen on traditional LAN...
Author: Date: 09/14/2011
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 as Private Cloud Enabler (2/5): Fabric, Oh, Fabric
Happy Thursday Microsoft Private Cloud fans! Today we are again honored to feature a great...
Author: Date: 09/08/2011
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 as Private Cloud Enabler (1/5): Concepts
Hi Microsoft Private Cloud fans! This week we’re in for a special treat. Yung Chou, a Senior IT Pro...
Author: Date: 09/07/2011
Cloud is Not Virtualization
If you’ve had a chance to read some of the articles on this blog and the information at the current...
Author: Date: 08/29/2011
Microsoft Private Cloud Goes Social
Are you deploying a Microsoft Private Cloud? Are you interested in talking about Microsoft Private...
Author: Date: 08/29/2011
Cloud Computing: Architecting a Microsoft Private Cloud
My colleague Dave and I are writing a series that covers the principles and reference architecture...
Author: Adam [MCS] Date: 05/18/2011
MMS 2011 On-Demand Training Private Cloud
Clint Rousseau, Solution Architect Jamal Malik, Senior Consultant, Board Certified Architect...
Author: Adam [MCS] Date: 04/08/2011
Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track Architecture Brief
(NOTE: this is a cross-post from the Virtualization Team Blog. Download the whitepaper now!) So you...
Author: Adam [MCS] Date: 02/10/2011