Tag: Windows Server 2012 R2

All The Details On My Two Ignite Sessions

Thanks (I think!!!) to John at MicroWarehouse (my employer) for sticking this on the company website:

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I think he even Photoshop slimmed me Smile

Here’s the details of both my sessions:

The Hidden Treasures of Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V

  • When: 5:00PM – 6:15PM, Tuesday, May 5th
  • Where: E451A
  • Session code: BRK3506

My first session is a 75 minute level 300 session focusing on lesser known features of the version of Hyper-V that you can deploy now, and leaves you in the best position to upgrade to vNext. Don’t worry if you’ve seen by TEE14 session; this one is 50% different with some very useful stuff that I’ve never presented on or blogged about before.

It’s one thing to hear about and see a great demo of a Hyper-V feature. But how do you put them into practice? This session takes you through some of those lesser-known elements of Hyper-V that have made for great demonstrations, introduces you to some of the lesser-known features, and shows you best practices, how to increase serviceability and uptime, and design/usage tips for making the most of your investment in Hyper-V.

 

End-to-End Azure Site Recovery Solutions for Small & Medium Enterprises

  • When: 12:05PM – 12:25PM, Thursday, May 7th
  • Where: EXPO: Lounge C Theater
  • Session Code: THR0903

My second session is 20 minutes on Azure DR solutions for SMEs in the community theatre. I’ve done lots of lab and proof-of-concept work with ASR in the SME space and this presentation focuses on the stuff that no one talks about – it’s easy to replicate VMs, but what about establishing services, accessing failed over VMs, and more?!?!?

In this session I will share some tips and lessons that I have learned from working with Azure Site Recovery services to provide a complete disaster recovery solution in Azure for Hyper-V virtual machines in a small/medium enterprise.

Microsoft News – 23 April 2015

I’ve been really busy either preparing training, delivering training, on customer sites, or prepping my two sessions for Ignite. Here’s the roundup of recent Microsoft news for infrastructure IT pros:

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Windows 10

Azure

Office 365

Intune

Miscellaneous

Microsoft News – 8 April 2015

There’s a lot of stuff happening now. The Windows Server vNext Preview expires on April 15th and Microsoft is promising a fix … the next preview isn’t out until May (maybe with Ignite on?). There’s rumours of Windows vNext vNext. And there’s talk of open sourcing Windows – which I would hate. Here’s the rest of what’s going on:

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Windows Client

Azure

I Am Co-Hosting A Webinar On ODX/VAAI For Optimising Storage

On April 21st and 2pm ET (USA) or 7PM UK/IE, I will be co-hosting a StarWind Software webinar with Max Kolomyeytsev. I will be talking about using ODX in a Hyper-V scenario, and Max will talk about it (VAAI) from the vSphere perspective.

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Register here.

My Hyper-V Presentation On Ignite Schedule Builder

Microsoft has posted my Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V session on the Microsoft Ignite schedule builder.

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Note that it should read “Windows Server 2012 R2”.

Currently, the day/time is January 1st at 12am. Yup, there will be fireworks and some auld lang syne. Please ignore the day/time and add the session to your builder if you are interested in the content. Hopefully a day/time will be fixed soon.

My session is on Tuesday May 5th at 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm.

My Hyper-V Session at Microsoft Ignite

The details of my session have been confirmed. The session is called “The Hidden Treasures of Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V”, and the description is:

It’s one thing to hear about and see a great demo of a Hyper-V feature. But how do you put them into practice? This session takes you through some of those lesser-known elements of Hyper-V that have made for great demonstrations, introduces you to some of the lesser-known features, and shows you best practices, how to increase serviceability & uptime, and design/usage tips for making the most of your investment in Hyper-V.

Basically, there’s lots of stuff in Hyper-V that many folks don’t know exists. These features can make administration easier, reduce the time to get things done, and even give you more time at home. These are the hidden treasures of Hyper-V, and are there for everyone from the small biz to the large enterprise.

I went WS2012 R2 because:

  • That’s the Hyper-V that you can use in production now.
  • We’re a long way from the release of vNext.
  • There’s lots of value there that most aren’t aware of.
  • Plenty of excellent MSFT folks will be talking about vNext.

The session isn’t on the catalogue yet but I expect it to be there soon.

I Am Speaking At Microsoft Ignite

I am happy to say that I will be speaking at Microsoft Ignite, running in Chicago from 4th until the 8th of May, 2015.

I am not 100% sure yet, but it looks like I’ll be presenting the same session as I did in Barcelona. I’ll have to change it up a little Smile And I do not know the day/time/room yet.

I’m looking forward to seeing Chicago. I’ve been through O’Hare a lot, only getting as far as the inter-terminal shuttle. I might even try a deep dish pizza, even if Jon Stewart thinks that it’s the work of the devil.

Hopefully I’ll see you at my session,

Aidan.

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Microsoft News – 13 March 2015

Quite bit of stuff to read since my last aggregation post on the 3rd.

Windows Server

Hyper-V

Windows Client

Azure

Office 365

Intune

Miscellaneous

Microsoft News – 24 February 2015

Here is the latest news in the world of Microsoft infrastructure:

Hyper-V

Windows Server

System Center

Azure

Office 365

Miscellaneous