This whitepaper discusses at a high level the fundamental challenges and benefits of cloud computing security, plus some of the questions that cloud service providers and organisations using cloud services need to consider. This paper can be downloaded...
This video shows how Microsoft IT manages a virtual environment using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2. Virtualization is a popular topic, but virtualization also brings challenges. Learn how Microsoft IT manages thousands of workloads running...
Ever wondered how to install non Windows operating systems on Hyper-V? Well here is a great video that will walk you through installing SUSE Linux on Hyper-V, including Integration Services and mouse support. Watch the full video at http://www.screencast...
Fairly recently, Microsoft published new guidance on TechNet for Cluster Shared Volumes, and I thought I would consolidate the content here, plus also add a pointer to my own blog post at http://www.mvug.co.uk/blogs/mvugblog/archive/2009/09/30/csv-lun...
The purpose of this Virtual Connect Cookbook is to provide new users to Virtual Connect with a better understanding of the concepts and steps required when integrating HP BladeSystem and Virtual Connect components into an existing network. The scenarios...
Interesting article on whether Dynamic Memory Management will be a feature of a Windows service pack or a feature of Windows 8. Read the full story and see the UI at http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Windows-8-Start-Post-RTM-Windows-7-Build-6-1-7700...
Came across the following post on a Mini Hyper-V Manager that sits in your System Tray and allows some basic virtual machine functions. Take a look at http://blogs.msdn.com/jorman/archive/2010/01/24/hyper-v-manager.aspx Patrick Lownds
How does MDOP 2009 R2 support Windows 7? This was a question that was asked of me fairly recently and so I decided to publish my research on the subject so that other can benefit from the research: Product Windows 7 Support Notes DEM YES Provided in DEM...
Now this might seem a strange thing to blog about but if IT Service management is your thing then you MAY want to subscribe to this beta and YES there are reliability guides for Hyper-V as well as AD DS and SCOM. How to register This new beta offering...
Microsoft has published the above guide, which provides detailed step-by-step walkthroughs for testing Hyper-V with Windows Server 2008 R2 in a preproduction environment. The TOC includes: Getting to Know Hyper-V: A Walkthrough from Initial Setup to Common...
Microsoft has published sample PowerShell scripts for enabling DPM 2010 auto-protection of Hyper-V and these scripts can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=46d51b5a-5827-43f6-84f5-ce33f4a8e6c3...
Microsoft has published DPM2010 storage calculator aids to assist administrators in sizing DPM storage pool. The draft storage calculators include a storage calculator for Hyper-V and these calculators can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...
These series of videos (which can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1f0d3e54-25d1-4ec1-a844-3b508bd63ffa ) provide step-by-step guidance around common tasks used to deploy, monitor and troubleshoot...
HP’s Carbon Footprint Calculator can help you or help your organisation estimate how deploying thin computing solutions instead of standard PCs can lower their carbon footprint and energy use when looking at VDI. Click here http://h71028.www7.hp...
The HP Sizer for Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 is an automated, downloadable tool that provides quick and helpful sizing guidance for “best-fit” HP server and storage configurations running in a Hyper-V R2 environment. The tool is intended to...