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Dan Stolts and Jose Barreto are back and in this episode they discuss networking configurations for Hyper-V over SMB in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Tune in as they chat about how networks should be configured as well as provide several scenarios and best practices. [2:21] Let’s do a quick recap of SMB and what Hyper-V over SMB is[4:59] How do we configure the network for Hyper-V over SMB?[10:14] Can we piggy back roles onto a small number of networks?[15:00] Do we have to use RDMA nics? if we do have them, should we use them?  What are the most important components to use RDMA if we are limited to the number of RDMA nics we have?[19:12]  How does Quality of Service play in the networking configuration?[27:40]  What are the different types of RDMA nics and what do each do?[31:36]  What best practices can you share with us?__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: ITProGuru.comJose Barreto's BlogRead the article: "Networking configurations for Hyper-V over SMB in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2”Follow the series @ aka.ms/SMB3Series Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Kevin Remde and Yuri Diogenes are back for Part 2 of their BYOD solution series and in today’s episode they explore some of the technologies from Microsoft and how you can implement them into your organization’s BYOD strategy. [2:39] Let's talk about device registration and management of BYOD devices. How can IT organizations do this?[6:45] How does a user-owned device get granted secured access into a company’s environment?[9:17] What is the purpose of the “Web Application Proxy” found in Windows Server 2012 R2 Active Directory?[12:25] Let’s talk about file access.  How does an end-user’s personal, non-domain-joined computer access a company’s secure documents?[19:50] Do I have a way of setting up and connecting with a VPN on my personal device? Is there a better way to do this?[22:23] Can Microsoft support single-sign-on for domain-secured resources as well as for access to other managed resources like Office 365 or cloud-based applications?[27:00] What about other forms of authentication? Does this architecture support multi-factor authentication?Download the "BYOD Survival Guide" Here!__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Kevin Remde's BlogCloud Solutions HubYuri Diogenes blogVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) - What's New in 2012 R2 - Empowering People-Centric ITTechNet Ra

Tommy Patterson welcomes Principal Program Manager Ted Koob to the show for this special “dev-ops” inside look at how the Internet Explorer LoB Application Development team develops and deploys Modern apps into Microsoft’s internal ecosystem. Tune in as they chat about the need to drive Modern UI principals into their application portfolio as they provide standards, guidance and best practices for developing and deploying apps on new platforms.  [3:18] Give us an overview of your role and what you were trying to accomplish[5:40] Define a Modern application for our audience[9:54] What was the solution?[12:11] Describe the benefits and how you implemented a reporting card system for your team[15:43]  What were some of the challenges you had to overcome?Building for the modern web just got a little easier. Check out modern.IE for more information and free Developer Resources for your applications. __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Tommy Patterson's blogMicrosoft IT Showcase Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Tommy Patterson welcomes Principal Program Manager Rob Van Winkle to the show as they discuss how Microsoft IT successfully deployed Windows 8.1 internally using System Center 2012  Configuration Manager. Tune in as they discuss how MSIT enabled this dynamic end-user centric approach to their organization. [3:01] Give us an overview of your role and what you were trying to accomplish.[4.04 What was the solution?[6:13] Were there any end-user problems?[9:32] How was reporting accomplished? How were you able to measure successful and failed deployments?[10:32]  What was the end-user experience? How did MSIT communicate this upgrade to employees?[12:08]  From an Active Directory Rights perspective, were there any modifications that needed to be made?[14:29]  Let’s talk about the support side. How did this deployment compare to the last major Windows deployment from a Help Desk POV?__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Tommy Patterson's blogMicrosoft IT Showcase Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

In this two part series with Sr. Knowledge Engineer Yuri Diogenes and Kevin Remde we explore the world of “Bring Your Own Device” or BYOD scenarios and how more IT organizations are trying to support it. In part one we try to help explain its benefits, challenges and considerations that need to be made around BYOD. [2:51] Let’s start with a brief summary of the concept of BYOD[4:15] Why should my company embrace BYOD as something we should strive for?[7:04] Is this something that’s easy to allow? Can I just say “sure, bring your iPad and we’ll give you full access to all that you need from your personal device”, or is it more complex than that?[8:45] Is there anything else that my business needs to consider?Download the “BYOD Survival Guide” Here! __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Kevin Remde's BlogCloud Solutions HubYuri Diogenes blogVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) - What's New in 2012 R2 - Empowering People-Centric ITTechNet Radio: (Part 2) What's New in 2012 R2 – Transforming the DatacenterTechNet Radio: (Part 3) What's New in 2012 R2: Enabling Modern Business Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

In this episode Blain Barton demos and discusses the features and functionalities found in the Windows Azure Web Site service. We’ll discuss how you can spin up multiple web instances for additional scalability and discuss Shared versus Standard. We’ll demonstrate how to create a new website in the Web App Gallery, how to change your theme, post articles, build webpages and other administrative duties as well as discuss how to change your domain name to point to your new Windows Azure website. Whether you are running phpBB, Drupal7, Mediawiki, Django or WordPress or any other “ready-to-go” Open Source Web applications Microsoft’s Web Services in Windows Azure is the first place to start with no coding skills required. [2:07] Overview of Windows Azure[8:54] Website Perspective[20:15] DEMO: Windows Azure Web Sites[23:45] Building from the Gallery[29:55] Configuring WordPress[36:05] Auto-scaling[44:36] App Gallery & Store[46:05] Diagnostics & Log Streaming__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Blain Barton's BlogCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds blogVideos: TechNet Radio: IT Time – Creating a Windows Azure Virtual Network with Site-to-Site Connectivity Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Join Yung Chou for this accelerated learning of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS) and Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets. During this session you will learn cloud computing concepts, deployment methodology, operation routines, and deployment scenarios. [2:45] Cloud concepts[4:30] Microsoft's cloud solutions[6:00] Why IaaS is significant[8:28] Windows Azure IaaS review[18:22] DEMO: Windows Azure Management Portal[24:01] DEMO: Running PowerShell Scripts__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Yung Chou’s BlogCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds blogVideos: TechNet Radio: Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou (Part 1) - Deploying and Managing a Service in the Cloud - OverviewTechNet Radio: Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou (Part 2) - Deploying & Managing a Service in the Cloud – Service Templates Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

In part 3 of their "Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective" series Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze, explore the world of storage and its many options for users. [2:44] What are the storage options found in VMware and how does this compare to Hyper-V?[12:54] DEMO: How to set-up tiered storage space for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2[28:12] DEMO: How to set-up Scale-Out File Server Clusters in Windows Server 2012 R2Check out this Step-by-Step Walkthrough for more details:”Why R2? Your Next SAN with SMB 3.02 Scale-out File Servers” __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Keith Mayer's BlogAndy Syrewicze's BlogTrivalent GroupCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds blogVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin's Perspective - Managing Virtual Machine Hardware ResourcesTechNet Radio: (Part 2) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin’s Perspective - Live VM Migration in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

In Part 3 of their “Virtualization: Did you Know…” series, Kevin Remde and Jeff Woolsey conclude their Top 10 list of Virtualization solution facts. [1:16] Did you know…”In a recent benchmarking test, ESG found that a single server running 12 Hyper-V VMs could support the requirements of 48,000 Exchange users”[12:04] Did you know…”With System Center 2012, you can manage hypervisors from multiple vendors, as well as VMs running off-premises/public cloud environments”[14:41] Did you know…”With the software defined networking features in Windows Server and System Center, you can achieve complete VM mobility without having to purchase an expensive solution”[17:43] Did you know…” Hyper-V is leading the industry.” How is Hyper V doing this?Missed Parts 1 & 2  in this series? Click the links and get caught up! __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Kevin Remde's BlogCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds Blog...building hybrid clouds that can support any device from anywhere.Learn more! Visit Virtualizationsquared.comVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) - What's New in 2012 R2 - Empowering People-Centric ITTechNet Radio: (Part 2) What's New in 2012 R2 – Transforming the DatacenterTechNet Radio: (Part 3) What's New in 2012 R2: Enabling Modern Business Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan

Kevin Remde welcomes back Jeff Woolsey to the show for Part 2 of their three part “Virtualization: Did you Know…” series and in today’s episode they cover four more quick facts about Microsoft’s Virtualization solution. [2:50] Did you know…”Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 supports twice the physical memory, twice the number of active VMs per host, and 32 times the maximum virtual disk size compared to vSphere 5.1 or 5.5”[7:33] Did you know…”With Hyper-V, you can perform unlimited simultaneous live migrations?”[11:44] DEMO – Live Migration[14:53] Did you know…”Windows Server 2012 includes features like network and storage virtualization at no extra charge (unlike our competitors)?”[22:04] Did you know…”The storage enhancements in Windows Server 2012 can help you reduce your high availability storage costs by almost half.”__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Kevin Remde's BlogCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds Blog...building hybrid clouds that can support any device from anywhere.Learn more! Visit Virtualizationsquared.comVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) - What's New in 2012 R2 - Empowering People-Centric ITTechNet Radio: (Part 2) What's New in 2012 R2 – Transforming the DatacenterTechNet Radio: (Part 3) What's New in 2012 R2: Enabling Modern Business Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Becom

Kevin Remde welcomes Varun Chhabra to the show as they kick off their three part “Virtualization: Did you Know…” series which will discuss facts and facets of Microsoft’s Virtualization solution that, if you are currently using some other virtualization platform, you probably didn’t know but definitely should. [2:13] Back in August VMware held their annual VMworld conference in San Francisco, and Microsoft had a presence there. So, what was Microsoft doing there?[5:01] Let’s address the first of these “Virtualization: Did You Know…” facts. What’s #1 on the list?[7:02] This sounds to me like IT Pros should know that learning Hyper-V could be a huge boost for their career trajectory. Is that right?[9:47] What’s next on our list?__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Kevin Remde's BlogCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds Blog...building hybrid clouds that can support any device from anywhere.Learn more! Visit Virtualizationsquared.comVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) - What's New in 2012 R2 - Empowering People-Centric ITTechNet Radio: (Part 2) What's New in 2012 R2 – Transforming the DatacenterTechNet Radio: (Part 3) What's New in 2012 R2: Enabling Modern Business Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Dan Stolts welcomes back Jose Barreto to the show as they discuss what’s new in SMB for Windows Server 2012 R2. Tune in as they chat about all of the new features and functionality for Server Message Block (SMB) and how these improvements will affect your datacenter. [2:10] SMB 3 offers some new improved SMB bandwidth Management.  Can you share a bit with us about the three traffic types and how they are different?[3:54] SMB 3.0 on Windows Server 2012 R2 offers new automatically rebalancing of Scale-Out File Server Clients.  Can you tell us about this excellent technology for improving scalability and improving efficiency?[8:38] What about the new capabilities including SMB Multichannel and high speed migrations with low CPU utilization?[13:24] Can you share a bit about SMB over RDMA?[20:37]  What are VHDX files and how does it work in terms of storage inside virtual machines?[25:30]  SMB 1.0 is now an optional feature. Why?[28:48]  What about SMB event messages?__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: ITProGuru.comJose Barreto’s BlogRead the article: “What’s New in SMB in Windows Server 2012 R2”Follow the series @ aka.ms/SMB3Series Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Keith Mayer and Andy Syrewicze, are back for part 2 of their "Hyper-V from a VMware admin's perspective" series and in today's episode they look at live VM migration in Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and how this compares to VMware's service offerings. [3:08] What is Live VM Migration and how is this comparable to vMotion in WMware vShpere?[6:59] Let's discuss some possible scenarios where Live VM migration makes sense[9:29] What's New in Windows Server 2012 R2 with Live Migration?[10:52] DEMO: Live VM Migration over multiple NICs__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Keith Mayer's BlogAndy Syrewicze's BlogTrivalent GroupCloud Solutions HubBuilding Clouds blogVideos: TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Hyper-V from a VMware Admin's Perspective - Managing Virtual Machine Hardware Resources Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Tommy Patterson walks us through this highly-concentrated exploration of Microsoft's infrastructure as a cloud service and demonstrates how you can manage key workloads in the new Microsoft cloud, as well as discusses different cloud scenarios for your infrastructure.  [13:18] DEMO: Building the Virtual Network and Creating a Storage Account[24:28] DEMO: Building a Virtual Machine[40:58] DEMO: Downloading a Sample sys-prepped VHD for Uploading to Azure Storage[47:48] DEMO: Uploading the Sysprepped VHD[48:37]  DEMO: Registering the VHD as an Available OS Disk for Deployment__________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012 R2,  System Center 2012 R2and  Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don't Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________ If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Blogs: Tommy Patterson's blog Follow the conversation @MS_ITPro Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftITPro Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS

Tommy Patterson welcomes Sr. IT Service Engineer Daniel Benson and Sr. Program Manager Shyam Patel to the show as they discuss how Microsoft IT uses System Center Orchestrator to automate patch management operations. Tune in as they discuss some complex scenarios and how they architected the solution as well as some best practices __________________________ Experience Microsoft's latest products with these FREE downloads! Build Your Lab! Download  Windows Server 2012,  System Center 2012 SP1 and  Hyper-V Server 2012 and get the best virtualization platform and private cloud management solution on the market. Try it FREE now! Don’t Have a Lab? Build Your Lab in the Cloud with Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Try Windows Azure for free with no cost or obligations, and use any OS, language, database or tool. FREE Download __________________________If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information: Websites & Articles: Tommy Patterson’s blog Microsoft IT Showcase Virtual Labs: TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center 2012 Follow @technetradio Become a Fan @ facebook.com/MicrosoftTechNetRadio Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Stitcher, or RSS