TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Infrastructure as a Service – Windows Azure Virtual Machines & What’s in it for You

Summary: Like what you heard?  Try Windows Azure for FREE and enjoy the freedom to use your preferred OS, language, database or tool.  Windows Azure can help you deploy sites to a highly scalable environment, deploy and run virtual machines, and create highly scalable applications in a rich PaaS environment.  Give it a try! _________________Matt Hester kicks off his 8 part Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) series and in today’s episode he welcomes Chief Technical Evangelist for the Cloud, Brian Prince to the show as they give us an overview of Microsoft’s IaaS platform, aka Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Tune in as they build a case for why both developers and IT Professionals should consider using this service as well as how to get started and create your own Azure Virtual Machine in minutes. [1:44] What’s  “DevOps”? [4:52] How does IaaS affect me? What is Windows Azure Virtual Machines? [6:02] Tesla vs. Edison? Umm…I thought we were talking about Azure? How does this story fit in exactly? [13:01] Ok, I get it…now what’s the deal with PaaS (Platform as a Service)? How is this different than IaaS? [21:13] DEMO: How to setup and create an Azure Virtual Machine __________________________ 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 & Blogs: Matt Hester’s Blog Brian Prince’s Blog Virtual Labs: Windows Azure Virtual Labs Follow