Transferring resources to the cloud, active, and often aggressively promoted by Microsoft and other vendors require certain qualifications of specialists capable of adapting to the management of such infrastructure. Despite some panic of some colleagues, who feared losing the role of administrators in the case of a transition to a cloud infrastructure, was confident that …

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On February 21 & 22 we are running a 2-day virtual training event to help the world learn about the upcoming enhancements with Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Jump Start.  It is 100% free so register now! Sign up today at: http://mctreadiness.com/MicrosoftCareerConferenceRegistration.aspx?pid=298 Event Overview Adopting this exciting new computing paradigm …

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I came accross this article, which has some short description of what to expect in the coming release of Microsoft System Center 2012. Source:  http://www.zdnet.com/blog/datacenter/can-microsoft-system-center-2012-change-the-private-datacenter/1185 Summary: Microsoft’s revamped System Center 2012 looks to manage all your cloud needs from one unified interface. On Tuesday, Microsoft released new versions, as either release candidates or betas, of every component …

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The definition, business value, and technology benefits of the “the cloud” have been hotly debated in recent months.  Most agree that cloud computing can accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and increase business agility in the market.  In 2012, cloud computing will transition from hype and discussion, to part of every enterprise’s reality, and IT is uniquely …

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Memory is a critical resource to Microsoft SQL Server workloads, especially in a virtualized environment where resources are shared and contention for shared resources can lead to negative impact on the workload. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 introduced Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, which enables virtual machines to make more efficient use of physical memory resources. Hyper-V …

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Microsoft released Linux Integration Services Version v3.2 for Hyper-V , the set of drivers that enable synthetic device support in supported Linux running under Hyper-V. Supported guest operating systems for Linux Integration Services 3.1 for Hyper-Vinclude: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 / 6.1 on x86 / x64 (up to 4 vCPU) CentOS 6.0 x86 / x64 …

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Microsoft Virtual Academy released a  new course for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 This course focuses on how using System Center Virtual Machine Manger 2012 can help your business build, deploy, and maintain a private cloud. After completing these three modules you will have learnt about the Virtual Machine Manger 2012 product, and the features it …

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