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TechNet Event Content: Cloud Computing with Software + Services (2 of 3)

yung — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:40:00 GMT

In part 1, I talked about what is Cloud Computing, what is Software + Services, and why IT Pros should care. Here in part 2, I focused on Microsoft’s efforts and offerings relevant to Cloud Computing, and introduced Microsoft Online Services with the following demos:

Acquiring Microsoft Online Services
Creating users
Managing SharePoint
Managing Exchange

So what are Microsoft Online Services? Very simply, they are enterprise solutions delivered through the cloud with subscription services hosted by Microsoft. Specifically, Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Communications Online and Office Live Meeting. With BPOS, Microsoft Online Services offer business the capabilities of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server, and Microsoft Office Live Meeting quickly, easily, and without the upfront costs of an on-premise deployment by hosting these solutions online. The best way to understand it is to try it out.

Case Study: Ingersoll Rand Increases Business Agility with Microsoft Online Services

TechNet Event Content: Cloud Computing with Software + Services (1 of 3)

yung — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:19:00 GMT

Recently there have been active discussions on Cloud Computing and Microsoft also has brought in a new IT service delivery model called "Software + Services." This series highlights Microsoft’s strategies and efforts in extending the Windows experience to the cloud, and talks about how to take advantages of what cloud computing is offering by extending and transitioning existing IT infrastructure into the so-called “Software + Services” model. Here in Part 1, let's take a 50,000 foot view and get a perspective on what has happened in the past two decades and appreciate:

What is Cloud computing?
What is Software + Services? And how did we get here?
As IT Pros, why should we care? What are the opportunities and what’s in for IT Pros?

To continue the discussion, in Part 2 we will walk through the process of acquiring Microsoft Online Services and basic administration including creating users, configuring SharePoint Online, and managing Exchange Online. Finally we will conclude the series in Part 3 with demos of migrating selected on-premise Active Directory users and Exchange mailboxes to Microsoft Online Services.

Part 3 of 6: Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (The SCVMM Library)

Kevin Remde — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:01:00 GMT

This is part three of the series: "Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: A Technical Overview". In this episode we discuss and demonstrate how the SCVMM Library works.

Part 2 of 6: Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (Common management of Hyper-V and VMWare)

Kevin Remde — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:01:00 GMT

This is part two of the series: "Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: A Technical Overview". In this screencast we cover some of the new features of SCVMM 2008, and in particular we discuss and demonstrate the ability to manage both Hyper-V and VMware.

Part 1 of 6: Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM Administration)

Kevin Remde — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:04:00 GMT

In late March of 2009 I recorded one of the content portions of a Microsoft TechNet Event I presented in Madison, Wisconsin. From this footage, and by adding slides and re-recording the demos, I was able to create six screencasts.

This is part one of the series: "Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: A Technical Overview". In this screencast (the longest of the six) we go over some of the basics, and then I demonstrate the main areas of the SCVMM 2008 administration console.

I hope you find it useful!