Edge (HD) - Channel 9

Technical Interview: At [00:10] Symon meets with Jeff Woolsey, a Principal Program Manager Lead for Windows Server Hyper-V, to discuss the new virtualization features just released in Windows Server 2012. First, Jeff defines the goals for Hyper-V virtualization in its third release and covers some of the features providing greater scale, network virtualization, and storage virtualization. Next, they talk about the live migration technology and how it has been improved in this release in order to provide more resiliency while supporting an unlimited number of simultaneous live migrations. Jeff then talks about the new types of live migration introduced in this release, including live migration over SMB connections, storage live migration, and "shared nothing" live migration. At [20:20] Jeff shows a demo of a "shared nothing" live migration in which he moves a running VM between two standalone servers with no downtime. Finally, Jeff talks about how System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager takes advantages of these new capabilities and shows a second demo at [25:45]. News: There is so much Microsoft news this week with the BUILD conference and the release of Windows 8 that we are saving it all for a special edition of the Edge Show next week. Connect with the Edge Team: Facebook – Twitter

David Tesar met with John Vintzel, Senior Program Manager for System Center Configuration Manager, to discuss new enhancements in SP1 to support user-centric deployment of new applications like iOS, Android, App-V 5, and Windows 8 Apps.  We also discuss new features to support Windows 8 management like folder redirection and deployment.  In this interview that starts at [05:20] , we cover: [07:30] Demo - Adding iOS, Android, Windows 8 Applications to SCCM 2012 [08:33] Demo - Deploying Windows 8 Application in SCCM 2012 [10:08] Demo - Client install of Windows 8 Enterprise App via self-service app portal [11:43] Demo - Windows 8 management for User data and profiles in SCCM 2012 [14:23]- Windows 8 enhancements with power management, metered connections, deployment [16:04]- Demo - Windows 8 deployment enhancements: bitlocker, data migration [18:25] - Windows to Go management using SCCM 2012 SP1 Download a copy of SCCM 2012 SP1 Beta: http://aka.ms/sccmsp1 News: Acquisition of StorSimple and available Windows Azure Online Backup Windows Surface RT available for pre-order! Windows 8 Launch / general available Oct 26th Xbox Music   Connect with the Edge Team: Facebook – Twitter

News: [00:10] Office 2013 is now code complete! Learn more at: http://www.office.com/preview [00:30] Microsoft Press has released many new books for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. See them here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/Microsoft_Press      [01:25] There are two new Microsoft Jump Starts coming soon! Sign up for the Windows 8 (http://aka.ms/Windows8JumpStart) and the Windows Server 2012 (http://aka.ms/Server2012JumpStart) Jump Starts today! [02:35] Take our 6th Annual IT Pro Survey so we can learn more about the industry's demand for salaries and skills: http://aka.ms/ITProSkillSurvey   Technical Interview: At [04:25] Symon talks with Justin Incarnato, a Senior Program Manager for System Center, about the upcoming changes in System Center 2012 SP1 for Orchestrator. After explaining the release cycle for Service Pack 1, Justin gives an overview of Orchestrator and its history in joining the System Center 2012 family after Microsoft's acquisition of Opalis. Symon and Justin then talk about the importance of integration in a private cloud environment and how Orchestrator has the ability to support and automate processes for virtually any piece of software or hardware in the datacenter, including VMware. Next they discuss the enhancements made for SP1, including: improved System Center integration; new Integration Packs for Azure, REST, FTP, and Exchange; support for Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012; and globalization efforts that give the product many new language options. At [12:25] Justin demos a series of workflows, including cloning VMs in a VMware vSphere environment, integrating alerts with HP Operations Manager, and updating calendar appointments with Exchange with Office 365.   Connect with the Edge Team: Facebook – Twitter

News: JumpStart Online Event: October 18th – Joey Snow and Stephen Rose will be holding a "Windows 8 for IT Professionals" JumpStart. It's free, interactive, demo heavy, and includes a live Q&A. Register and find more information at http://aka.ms/Win8-ITProJS JumpStart Online Event: October 23rd and 24th with Rick Claus and Ed Liberman (TrainSignal Training) will be holding a certification upgrade JumpStart focusing on upgrading your skills to Windows Server 2012 via the 70-417 exam. Register and find more information at http://aka.ms/Jump417 Technical Interview: At [02:11] I talk with Matt Garson, a Senior Program Manager from the Storage and File System team about the new filesystem called ReFS. He shares his insights on when to use it, what it does, and how it works with Storage Spaces, a new storage virtualization platform, to address the needs of Windows customers Connect with the Edge Team: Facebook – Twitter