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Check out the new Azure Arc Center – Azure Portal

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:24:47 +0000

During the Microsoft Ignite 2020 virtual conference, Azure Arc got a couple of enhancements and announcements. For example, Azure Arc enabled servers is now generally available and Azure Arc and Azure Arc enabled data services is now in public preview. If you want to learn more what Azure Hybrid announcements we had at Microsoft Ignite …

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An Overview at the New Azure Stack Portfolio

Thomas Maurer — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:29:09 +0000

Last week at the Microsoft Ignite 2019 conference, the Azure team announced a lot of new updates. One of the significant focus topics at this year’s Ignite was the investment in the Azure Hybrid Cloud offerings. Starting with the buses driving attendees to the conference venue, over the Ignite keynotes, to the expo floor and …

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Microsoft Azure Stack – Azure Extension in your Datacenter

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 13:51:53 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to attend the Microsoft Azure Certified for Hybrid Cloud Airlift in Bellevue WA, which is close to the Microsoft campus in Redmond. I had the chance to spend the week there and talk with the Microsoft PG about different Azure Stack scenarios. Most of the discussions …

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Windows Azure Pack Architecture

Thomas Maurer — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:05:09 +0000

Some days ago I wrote about Windows Azure Pack which basically brings Windows Azure Services to your datacenter on top of Windows Server and System Center. I also showed a little overview how the overall architecture looks like, including the different resource providers such as VM Cloud or SQL Server. Overall Architecture Components If you …

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Free Microsoft Cloud OS webinar series in March and April

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:03:06 +0000

In March and April I will present together with Microsoft and itnetx in webinars about the Microsoft Cloud OS. The webinars will be free and will cover an overview about the Microsoft Cloud OS. The Microsoft Cloud OS is the story behind the latest releases of Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V System Center, Windows Azure …

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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster

Thomas Maurer — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:00:04 +0000

Microsoft just updated the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Component Architecture Poster which shows the new Architecture of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate. This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server 2012. This Hyper-V poster focuses on Hyper-V Replica, networking, virtual machine mobility (live migration), storage, failover clustering, …

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Licensing Overview

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:34:05 +0000

This is a little Overview how you can license Windows Server 2008 R2 in a Hyper-V Environment. One of the biggest advantages of Hyper-V over VMware are the included Guest OS Licenses. For example if you buy a Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter license (of each CPU of your physical Server) you can deploy unlimited …

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Overview: SharePoint 2010 Service Applications

Thomas Maurer — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:57:59 +0000

A lot of people wanna use Access or Excel Services with Sharepoint 2010. But this is only possible with Sharepoint Server 2010 Enterprise. Here a short comparison of the different Sharepoint 2010 Versions and which Service Applications are supported. Seen on www.sharepoint2010.at

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