School Archives - Thomas Maurer Cloud and Datacenter Blog focusing on Microsoft Azure Sun, 02 Sep 2018 17:51:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-icon1024-32x32.png School Archives - Thomas Maurer 32 32 71605618 The new Surface 2 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2013/10/the-new-surface-2/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2013/10/the-new-surface-2/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:32:46 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=5912 Some days ago I wrote a blog post about my new Surface Pro 2. I not only upgraded my daily work device, I also upgraded my Surface RT which I mostly use at home to browse the web,  read or watch movie sand TV. Microsoft did some cool changes to the next generation Surface 2. Up …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2013/10/the-new-surface-2/feed/ 4 5912 KTSI Open Day 2012 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/06/ktsi-open-day-2012/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/06/ktsi-open-day-2012/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:34:56 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=3974 Today I finished my diploma thesis. The focus on my projects over the last semester was Microsoft Private Cloud and the topic or the task I got was “Microsoft Private Cloud: From VMware to Hyper-V”. Now I will present this project tomorrow at the KTSI open day 2012. So if you are interested in how …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/06/ktsi-open-day-2012/feed/ 1 3974 A Day in the Life of a Student – Office 365 vs. Google Apps https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/06/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-student-office-365-vs-google-apps/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/06/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-student-office-365-vs-google-apps/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:23:01 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=3937 Besides my job as Private Cloud Architect I am also a part-time tech student. Now I just found a cool blog post from Tony Tai about how Office 365 compares with Google Apps if you use them as a student. I use the Windows Live services like Hotmail and SkyDrive for my private stuff and Office 365 at …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/06/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-student-office-365-vs-google-apps/feed/ 0 3937 Microsoft Cloud for SMB https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/01/microsoft-cloud-for-smb/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/01/microsoft-cloud-for-smb/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:29:51 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=3052 Last year I did a little research project about Microsoft’s public cloud and how it cloud affect Small and Medium sized businesses. So I created a paper which should help Microsoft partners to decide how they can improve their services and solutions by using the Microsoft public cloud. I the paper I focused on Microsoft …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/01/microsoft-cloud-for-smb/feed/ 1 3052 Install CentOS on Windows 8 Hyper-V https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/01/install-centos-on-windows-8-hyper-v/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/01/install-centos-on-windows-8-hyper-v/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:24:25 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=2584 For some courses at KTSI we need a CentOS to test some Linux spesific things like Apache and other stuff. The good thing, Windows 8 got Hyper-V and Hyper-V supports CentOS. With Version 3.2 oft the Linux Integration Services Microsoft fixed also a bug which occurred in Windows 8. First download CentOS Download the Linux …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2012/01/install-centos-on-windows-8-hyper-v/feed/ 4 2584 Building a new Hyper-V Private Cloud Lab https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/11/building-a-new-hyper-v-private-cloud-lab/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/11/building-a-new-hyper-v-private-cloud-lab/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:08:20 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=2913 Two years ago I created my first real IT Lab with some HP ProLiant ML110 G5. I used this in the past years to test new products and projects. The Lab at this time was very limited, no storage, no cluster, not much RAM and weak CPU performance. Not much help if you work a …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/11/building-a-new-hyper-v-private-cloud-lab/feed/ 1 2913 First KTSI Project done https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/10/first-ktsi-project-done/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/10/first-ktsi-project-done/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:02:57 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=2790 Now after the something over three months I finished my first project for the 5th KTSI semester. As a project I created a overview of the Microsoft Cloud for Small and Medium sized businesses. I wrote about the big partner and customer opportunity with Windows Intune and Office 365. After I finished the review I …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/10/first-ktsi-project-done/feed/ 0 2790 KTSI: Tag der offenen Tür 2011 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/07/ktsi-tag-der-offenen-tur-2011/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/07/ktsi-tag-der-offenen-tur-2011/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=2295 Tomorrow (Saturday, 2. July 2011) you can visit the KTSI (Kantonale Technikerinnen- und Techniker-Schule für Informatik). Everyone is welcome and you can check-out some really cool projects like the MindTouchCollaboration multi-touch table, the web-based statusboard and a lot more. Where: KTSI, Gründenstrasse 46, 4132 Muttenz When: Saturday 2. July 08:30 – 12:00 More information: www.ktsi.ch

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/07/ktsi-tag-der-offenen-tur-2011/feed/ 0 2295 DirectAccess for SMB and Lab environments – Design, Step by Step and Troubleshooting Guide https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/06/directaccess-for-smb-and-lab-environments-%e2%80%93-design-step-by-step-and-troubleshooting-guide/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/06/directaccess-for-smb-and-lab-environments-%e2%80%93-design-step-by-step-and-troubleshooting-guide/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:44:46 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=2133 This is a modified document which I wrote for a Microsoft Workshop at KTSI. It’s a Desgin, Step by Step and a Troubleshooting Guide for Microsoft DirectAccess. This is made for SMB or LAB environments not for Enterprise Deployments. I hope this guide can help you deploy DirectAccess in your environment and you can enjoy …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/06/directaccess-for-smb-and-lab-environments-%e2%80%93-design-step-by-step-and-troubleshooting-guide/feed/ 1 2133 Microsoft WebMatrix and Microsoft WebPlatform Installer https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/04/microsoft-webmatrix-and-microsoft-webplatform-installer/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2011/04/microsoft-webmatrix-and-microsoft-webplatform-installer/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:30:50 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=1812 For a project at KTSI we needed a platform to quick deploy PHP and MySQL applications. There are a lot of solutions out there in the web, for example XAMPP. After testing some options I had a closer look at the Microsoft WebPlatform Installer and Microsoft WebMatrix. Those two tools do exactly what I need. With the …

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