In my last post in this series, I described the basics of Data Services within Microsoft’s Windows Azure public cloud platform. Basically, we were able to somewhat exclude the majority of PaaS offerings in Azure and home in on the IaaS offering: Azure Virtual Machines. Azure VM’s are effectively the only real path to full-fledged […]
Posts Tagged ‘virtualization’
Previews on Windows Azure
The velocity of release for Microsoft development and infrastructure products can be at times overwhelming, especially if you’re trying to keep up. Microsoft has done something to help reduce the time to get the new offerings up and running. On Windows Azure they provide several pre-configured images to allow you to get started using the […]
Advanced Data Integration with SSIS, Part 2
This is part two in a series of extending SSIS for the enterprise with complementary Microsoft products. Specifically, we are going to look at how we can extend an SSIS solution to go through DMZs and firewalls across the Internet to reach and capture data regardless of the SQL Server schema type. In this scenario, […]
Microsoft Cloud BI: An Introduction
As with “All Things Cloud” for the last year or so, Cloud BI is a subject of much buzz. But if you look around, aside from a few niche vendors that have developed Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) BI packages, there’s not a lot of clear information or even thinking. Something close […]
5 Reasons to consider Azure for your next project
I have to admit – I’m not always great at spotting whatever is going to be the next great thing. This is evidenced by the fact that I bought an HD-DVD player because I was certain that format would beat Blu-ray, but more important to my professional life was the skepticism with which I originally […]
Per minute billing makes Azure an easier choice
One of the keys to Microsoft’s strategy to make Azure a clear choice for customers of every size is the idea that you get massive scalability to meet demands, but only have to pay for capacity that you’re actually using at any given point in time. Until today, that statement has always come with its […]
SharePoint 2013 VM Guidance
SharePoint 2013 has been out for a little over a month now, and during that time I’ve had the chance to play with it in several environments and get a feel for how it performs. The blog is a follow-on to my previous blog post regarding SharePoint and Virtual Machine (VM) Performance. In that post, […]
SharePoint and Virtual Machine (VM) Performance
As a developer, I live inside my various virtual machines (VMs). I have at least one VM per project that I’m working on and each VM is rather large (~40GB+). I use VMs because it makes life easier for me. It keeps development programs and other non-standard configuration settings off my host machine. Unlike some […]
Four Fastest Growing Technology Areas
Baseline Magazine has an article about the four fastest growing areas of IT. They don’t say much about the trends but I’m not surprised by what I see and obviously about where an enterprising person can attain some career advancement………… Keep an eye out on Baseline […]
Microsoft //BUILD Conference Webinar #2– How Windows 8 / Metro will Affect Enterprise IT, and How You Can Prepare
Date: October 27, 2011 Time: 1:00-2:00 PM EST Register Now! http://microsoftbuild2.eventbrite.com/ We have changed the date of this webinar to October 27, 2011. Windows 8 is a product that is initially both exhilarating and confusing. The Metro Style UI first experienced in Windows Phone 7 is at the forefront of Windows 8. It is fresh […]
Facebook Nixes Virtualization, Eyes Intel Microservers
ITEC Connect has an article about facebook choosing to go with a microserver architecture instead of hordes of virtual servers. If so, that’s one major player bucking the trend. However, a microserver from a facebook perspective seems to have a lot of similarity with why people choose virtual servers: Easy to add resources Flexibility Plug […]