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Is the CMDB just a dream?
Glenn O'Donnell over at Forrester had a great post titled “Is a CMDB even possible?” that I just came across. As you may know, CMDB stands for Configuration Management Database and is typically defined...
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Clustering SQL Server Virtual Machines
When planning server consolidation initiatives, particularly if using a structured offering and tools like SVAM and MAP, underutilized database servers are a frequent consolidation candidate....
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Comparing MOF to ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000
Over on the MOF and Service Management blog, two new guides have been released detailing how the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) complements the ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000 standards and how MOF can be...
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Is the CMDB just a dream?
Glenn O'Donnell over at Forrester had a great post titled “Is a CMDB even possible?” that I just came across. As you may know, CMDB stands for Configuration Management Database and is typically defined...
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Clustering SQL Server Virtual Machines
When planning server consolidation initiatives, particularly if using a structured offering and tools like SVAM and MAP, underutilized database servers are a frequent consolidation candidate....
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Comparing MOF to ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000
Over on the MOF and Service Management blog, two new guides have been released detailing how the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) complements the ITIL and ISO/IEC 20000 standards and how MOF can be...
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Private Clouds: Believe it or not?
Recently there has been some healthy debate around the validity of “private clouds” and whether such a construct is new or just a different name for virtualization and automated provisioning, i.e. a...
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The Year Ahead
What is a dynamic datacenter? How does a dynamic datacenter enable private cloud computing and fit within a long term, enterprise cloud strategy? What can be achieved now with Microsoft and partner...
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Creating a Microsoft Virtualization Practice
With the release of Hyper-V R2 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, many service organizations are seeing a business opportunity around providing design, planning, and implementation services around...
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From Virtualization to Dynamic IT
Issue 24 of the Microsoft Architecture Journal focuses on virtualization. My paper, From Virtualization to Dynamic IT, has been published in this issue. My thesis: Virtualization is a critical...
View ArticleRemoteFX and Dynamic Memory Documentation
Concurrent with the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta (available here), a bunch of documentation and step-by-step guides have been released. These two posts have a good list of links for...
View Article10 VDI Resources for Microsoft + Citrix Implementations
While preparing for an upcoming VDI project I went through my archives and inventoried some trusted blogs for architecture, scale, and implementation guidance for the Microsoft + Citrix VDI solution...
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Managing Virtual Switches and Networks Across Hyper-V Hosts
I was asked a question this morning about the following customer requirement: “Managing virtual switches should be done from a central point and the configuration should be automatically distributed to...
View ArticleVMM 2008 R2 in a Multi-Forest Environment
In my continuing work on building a private cloud offering with Hyper-V and System Center, I started work on a scenario today where the “fabric” management infrastructure is in a different Active...
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Demo any Virtualization Scenario with this Portable Setup
This week I had some folks ask me about the hardware and setup I use for customer meetings and demonstrations. Since I’m in the Consulting side of the business, usually my customer discussions are...
View ArticleArchitecting a Microsoft Private Cloud
The first part of a four-part article series titled Architecting a Microsoft Private Cloud, by myself and my colleague Adam Fazio (@adamfazio) has been published in TechNet Magazine here:...
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