Posts made in March, 2012

The actual process of subscribing to Windows Azure is relatively easy; all that is required is a Windows Live Account along with a Credit Card which will be charged for any service usage which is beyond the allocation offered in the selected trail or offer. We start by pointing our Browser to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure and selecting from either the Free Trial or Buy options on the site (Figure 11.21). After selecting the option which is most suitable, you will be required to Sign In with your Windows Live ID or create one if you have none currently. After signing in you will be presented with a 3 step Wizard Step Screenshot Contact Information You will be required to provide your contact information which will be used by Microsoft Azure for your...

If you are interested in getting a kick start, or a refreshed on PowerShell now that we have access to the CTP of Windows 8, and the RC for System Centre 2012; then you will be very interested to know that the Scripting Guys are starting a week of really good content to feed that appetite. PowerShell SmowerShell or: Why Bother to Learn Windows PowerShell Heard It Through the Pipeline or: How to Compound PowerShell Commands for Fun and Profit Sole Provider? Not Hardly or: A Look at Windows PowerShell Providers The Main Event or: PowerShell Does Event Logs More than Remotely Possible or: Using PowerShell to Manage the Remote Desktop If you are keeping your head in the sand and ignoring the growing popularity of PowerShell, I can not recommend strong enough to...

As you are all aware we have a new Services Model in VMM, which is being pushed as the global replacement for VM Templates. This new Model which richly embedded in the framework for VMM 2012 has a number of problems which you should be cautious about. In this post, I will illustrate a scenario, which should help educate you on what the possible issues are, and the concepts you need to be aware of. Scenario –  Team adopt a new software solution As an example, assume the Development teams have being utilizing different version control and bug tracking technologies, a business decision is then made to standardise on a single product and for the sake of description this maybe TFS. Some members of this team will then proceed to request a private cloud and...