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Microsoft’s Replacement for BPOS: Microsoft Office 365
What Is Office365? Office365 is an integrated cloud solution for hosted Exchange email, hosted SharePoint, and hosted Lync. It is not, however, the next version of Microsoft Office. This service is an...
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Will Cloud Computing Be Getting More Affordable?
If you haven’t read it yet, check out Microsoft’s recent white paper on the economics of cloud computing. How do you reduce your IT infrastructure costs by 80%? Well Microsoft thinks that one day cloud...
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Deep Dive 2012 Registration is open
The Fourth Annual Virtualization Deep Dive Day is in coming soon. New date and new location this year. Bigger and Better than ever! The Keynote for the event will be delivered by Brian Madden, world...
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When is a computer too old? The Cloud may be changing how we think about this.
When is a computer too old? This question is getting harder and harder to answer. Traditional PC lifecycle thinking says that a PC is efficient to use up to 4 years old, and no longer cost effective to...
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Cloud Computing: Why Go to the Cloud?
What is Cloud Computing? There are many definitions as to what constitutes “Cloud Computing”. Some organizations say that server failover clustering is a requirement. Others say that metered services...
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IT Pro Tech Update 2012 – Call for Speakers and Sponsors
Mark your calendar for Wednesday May 2, 2012! Join us for the first annual IT-Pro Tech Update 2012. This event will focus on the next phase of information technology with topics including:...
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Learning Tools & Resources from Microsoft
On many occasions I have had people ask me “Where can I learn about Microsoft’s product X”, or “Is there anywhere I can go to get free training”. Well, here is a list of just a few of the resources...
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Tech Update 2012 – FREE Event on Wednesday May 2, 2012
IT Pro Tech Update 2012 On Wednesday May 2nd 2012, the IT-Pro User Group is hosting Tech Update 2012 an all day FREE event. Come join us for this FREE event and discover the next phase of...
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Introducing Hyper-V Quick Migration
In the Hyper-V world, lots of us talk about Live Migration. That is where a virtual machine (VM) is moved from one host to another with no perceived downtime. The caveat is that both hosts need be...
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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Is BYOD Bad for Your Company?
Microsoft Surface RT Tablet Until recently when we thought of computing devices, we usually thought of PCs and laptops. Today, with tablets and smart phones selling in the millions on opening weekend,...
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Free eBook: Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals
Continuing a spree of free eBooks, Microsoft has done it again. This time they have released Mitch Tulloch’s “Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals”. This book covers not only web sites and...
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TechEd North America: Enabling Enterprise Mobility with Windows and Microsoft...
How do we deal with mobility as IT Pros? This video with Brad McCabe and Alan Meeus will show how you can manage mobile devices using Windows and Office 365. Using these tools gain peace of mind while...
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Export a Running Virtual Machine Using PowerShell
Exporting a Hyper-V VM (virtual machine) creates a full copy of that VM. This can be used as an easy way to create an ad-hoc backup or an archive. An export can also contain all of the existing...
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Why Do Servers Need More Memory As Time Goes On?
Have you ever noticed how a server tends to slow down over time? No, this isn’t simply your server getting old and tired. This is often caused by the same server needing more and more memory (RAM) as...
View ArticleWhen is a computer too old? The Cloud may be changing how we think about this.
When is a computer too old? This question is getting harder and harder to answer. Traditional PC lifecycle thinking says that a PC is efficient to use up to 4 years old, and no longer cost effective to...
View ArticleOneDrive for Business is now 5 TB
If you’re an Office 365 Enterprise customer, there is news from Microsoft. OneDrive for Business storage will be increased from 1 TB to 5 TB allocated storage per user. This is some good news in the...
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Introducing the Microsoft Azure Preview Portal
Microsoft has introduced the new Azure Preview Portal to create and manage your Microsoft Azure environment. This new portal is not only easier to use, but provides more detailed information and lots...
View ArticleSQL Database Geo Replication in Azure Portal
Designing your application for business continuity requires you to answer the following questions: Which business continuity feature is appropriate for protecting my application from outages? What...
View ArticleRunning WordPress with Azure SQL using Project Nami
Typically WordPress uses MySQL as the database back-end. The guys over at Project Nami found a way to easily utilize Azure SQL instead. This video will walk you through the deployment process. The...
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Azure Site-to-Site VPN
Microsoft Azure gateway objects give the ability to configure site-to-site or device-to-site VPN (virtual private network) connections. With a site-to-site VPN, your physical network will be connected...
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