Windows Azure Hybrid Cloud Authentication and Access Architectures - 31 Days...
At last we have reached the end! it’s been 31 straight days of what I hope you have found to be useful information; all about using Windows Azure as an Infrastructure-as-a-Service option for testing,...
View ArticleBuild a lab for free on Windows Azure–Migration and Deployment (Part 15 of 19)
I’m pretty sure that if you have been following my (or any of my teammates) blogs recently, you know a little something about Windows Azure. You probably also know that you can get a free 90-day trial...
View ArticleHey Saint Louis - I’m talking to YOU! (Microsoft IaaS Virtual Machine Bootcamp)
Our FREE“Microsoft IaaS Virtual Machine Bootcamp” events are happening around the central part of the U.S. We’re delivering these for IT Professionals and Developers who are interested specifically in...
View ArticleTell your boss I said you should register for TechEd North America 2013. Now.
Anyone who has followed my blog for any length of time already knows what a HUGE fan of the Microsoft TechEd conference I am. And this year I am hoping to be there again. (If you’re a Microsoft group...
View ArticleMore Free Online Training on May 16 - Windows Azure for IT Professionals Jump...
This is going to be good! The folks at the Microsoft Virtual Academy are once again hosting a full-day online training event on May 16, 2013 from 9am to 5pm Pacific Time. The title: Windows Azure for...
View ArticleNEW! Hands-On Datacenter Scenarios and Windows Azure Events
This just in…The demand has been so great for more information about using Windows Azure Infrastructure Services as an extension of your datacenter and IT Operations, that we’ve decided to schedule a...
View ArticleConfiguring PowerShell for Windows Azure
So, you’ve got your Windows Azure subscription all set up (and if you don’t you can set up a FREE TRIAL HERE), and now you want to use PowerShell to work with your Windows Azure-based resources. In...
View ArticleOur Serieses
What is the plural of Series? (And how is it pronounced?) Well.. that’s not so important. What’s important is that we – the Technology Evangelists of Microsoft DPE in the U.S. have been busy busy...
View ArticleNEW SERIES: TechEd 2013 Favorites
The introduction…I begin this post as I’m sitting at the gate in Minneapolis, waiting to board. I’ll finish it while I’m flying south. My name is Kevin, and I’m huge TechEd fan.“Hi, Kevin!”Hi. I’m...
View ArticleTechEd 2013 Favorites – The Complete Series
The 21st annual TechEd North America conference happened this month (June) in New Orleans, and my three IT Technology Evangelist coworkers (Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, and Matt Hester) and I had the...
View ArticleNew Windows Azure Trial and Subscription Rights – TechEd 2013 Favorites
At the keynote on Monday of TechEd NA (June 3), we made some pretty big announcements around how Windows Azure Trials and various subscription benefits would be changing. So for today’s edition of our...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Buh-Bye TechNet Subscriptions
“Don’t you mean, ‘BuyTechNet Subscriptions’, Kevin?”Nope. The TechNet Subscription is no more. Today Microsoft announced that, as of August 31, 2013 we will no longer be selling the TechNet...
View ArticleWho are we? I’m glad you asked…
Hi. I’m Kevin.“Hi Kevin!’…and I’m an IT Professional Technology Evangelist with Microsoft. I’m one of eleven who represent Microsoft in these 48 contiguous United States.(Maybe someone gets to go to...
View ArticleVMware or Microsoft?–Are you experienced?
We start this new week of articles in our series, “VMware or Microsoft?” with a nod to the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s album and song, “Are you experienced”. “Why?”Because whenever I hear the question,...
View ArticleVMware or Microsoft?–Destination: VMWorld!
The third week in our “VMware or Microsoft?” series is dedicated to VMworld; VMware’s big annual conference happening this week. Like most of you, we anticipate that VMware will make some big...
View ArticleRoad Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the Central US (September...
UPDATE: The FULL list of our events for September and October is now live. Go to THIS BLOG POST instead.-KevinComing to a town near you, our four IT Pro Evangelists in the US Central Region (Brian...
View ArticleRoad Trip! FREE Microsoft Windows Azure Events in the US
Coming to a town near you, our four IT Pro Evangelists in the US Central Region (Brian Lewis, Keith Mayer, Matt Hester, and Moi) are delivering free, in-person, hands-on learning (otherwise known as...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 RTMs are now available to...
This just in today… According to the Windows blog, S. Somasegar’s blog, and the In the Cloud blog, today Microsoft has made the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) builds of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server...
View ArticleStep-by-Step: Get up to $200 in FREE Cloud Services with a Windows Azure...
Using the 4 easy steps provided in this article, you’ll be able to activate a FREE Windows Azure Trial Subscription, suitable for building your Lab in the Cloud for Windows Server 2012 R2 or Linux...
View ArticleNEW: Virtualization IT Camps!
Yes! We’re coming back to a classroom near you (I hope) for an intense, full-day of training and hands-on with Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V, and System Center. If you’re using virtualization…“What do...
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