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Now available: The Release Candidate for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012

rodtrent — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:37:58 GMT

The VMM team is proud to announce the public availability of the Release Candidate for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (VMM). It is ready for download as a full install package or as a vhd.

Now available: The Release Candidate for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 - System Center Virtual Machine Manager - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

Windows 8 clients to get Hyper-V support

rodtrent — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:42:31 GMT

In building Windows 8 we worked to enable Hyper-V, the machine virtualization technology that has been part of the last 2 releases of Windows Server, to function on the client OS as well. In brief, Hyper-V lets you run more than one 32-bit or 64-bit x86 operating system at the same time on the same computer. Instead of working directly with the computer’s hardware, the operating systems run inside of a virtual machine (VM).

Bringing Hyper-V to “Windows 8” - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

Veeam announces reveals Hyper-V support with v6

rodtrent — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:59:02 GMT

Want updates on Veeam, drop out and sign-up here:

http://go.veeam.com/v6-backup-replication

vmware customers not happy about vSphere 5 licensing changes

rodtrent — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:56:10 GMT

vmware forcing customers to almost triple their license counts with the new vSphere 5 licensing scheme.

Read the full article (includes Guide to the vSphere 5.0 changes):

vmware customers spitting fur

Veeam Webinar: Identifying Your VMware Performance & Capacity Trends–April 20th, 2011

rodtrent — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:22:07 GMT

Visualizing growth trends with SCOM reports

Identifying the warning signs VM sprawl

Determining which infrastructure investments will pay the greatest dividends

Good interview and great rant at BrianMadden.com: You need VDI “like a hole in the head”

rodtrent — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:13:55 GMT

Interview of Brian Madden by Wikibon's Dave Vellante for the website SiliconAngle.TV. This is an awesome interview where Brian talks about needing VDI "like a hole in the head", how VDI vendors are lying about the true value, how Microsoft is actually afraid of virtualization and IT Efficiency, and Brian gets in a dig about the IBM acquisition of BigFix.

The interview is about 16 minutes, but well worth every minute to take time to listen.

Here’s the link:

http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/brianmadden/archive/2011/04/07/the-quot-unfiltered-truth-quot-about-desktop-virtualization-in-16-minutes-brian-s-silicon-angle-tv-interview.aspx

News, Requirements and Installation of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012

rodtrent — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:13:57 GMT

With the constant adoption of new virtualization solutions and resources by enterprises, is very important to provide a strong and powerful management solution with centralized structure where you can install, configure, monitor and manage all the available solutions in a single console. These are the concepts of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (VMM2012). With it is much easier to control hosts, virtual machines, storage, network configuration and applications. With new features such as Power Management, Windows updates, creation of Private Clouds and several others that offer a complete virtual management solution.

News, Requirements and Installation of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 - TechNet Articles - Home - TechNet Wiki

Announcing Microsoft Server App-V

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:48:48 GMT

You hear those phrases all the time. But how often do you hear them applied to installing server applications in a datacenter? Sure, maybe you have some web app that’s easy to set up, but I’m talking about multi-tier, 300-page-runbook, 17-DVDs-inserted-in-the-correct-order server apps. Applications that take days to install, and help from 11 different vendors to get right.

Welcome to Server Application Virtualization - The Microsoft Server Application Virtualization team blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals – Free Online Classes – March 29 – 31

rodtrent — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:30:49 GMT

Just one week after Microsoft Management Summit 2011 (MMS), Microsoft Learning will be hosting an exclusive three-day Jump Start class specially tailored for VMware and Microsoft virtualization technology pros. Registration for “Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals” is open now and will be delivered as a FREE online class on March 29-31, 2010 from 10:00am-4:00pm PDT.

Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals – Free Online Classes – March 29 – 31 - Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

On-demand: VMware and Microsoft VSS

rodtrent — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:18:32 GMT

You may have missed yesterday’s live online event where Veeam and Greg Shields presented on application-aware backups. But, never fear, the event is now available for on-demand viewing.

http://go.veeam.com/webinar-replay-vmware-microsoft-vss-greg-shields.html

Not all application-aware backups are created equal. You might understand the basics of Microsoft VSS, but not understanding the details can be costly.

Join noted virtualization expert Greg Shields in this deep technical dive into Microsoft VSS and VMware virtualization and discover:

How VSS works in a virtualized environment
The risks of not using VSS properly and with a fully integrated backup solution such as Veeam Backup & Replication
How to make sure your applications will be backed up and restored properly

You might find your backups aren’t actually working at all!

Got VMWare? Manage it with Microsoft System Center!

rodtrent — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:27:26 GMT

We just wanted to welcome our newest Forums sponsor, Veeam, by adding a quick link to their latest offering for System Center. The Veeam nworks Management Pack™ for VMware, allows you to actually manage VMWare within the OpsMgr console!

Click the banner to learn more about our newest Forums sponsor.

Veeam Webinar: VMware and Microsoft VSS: What You Need to Know

rodtrent — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:55:33 GMT

Monday, February 21, 2011
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

FEATURED SPEAKER: Greg Shields, Microsoft MVP and VMware vExpert

Not all application-aware backups are created equal. You might understand the basics of Microsoft VSS, but not understanding the details can be costly.

Join noted virtualization expert Greg Shields in this deep technical dive into Microsoft VSS and VMware virtualization and discover:

• How VSS works in a virtualized environment
• The risks of not using VSS properly and with a fully integrated backup solution such as Veeam Backup & Replication
• How to make sure your applications will be backed up and restored properly

You might find your backups aren’t actually working at all!

About Greg Shields
Greg Shields, Microsoft MVP and VMware vExpert, is an independent author, speaker and IT consultant, as well as a Partner and Principal Technologist with Concentrated Technology. With 15 years in information technology, Greg has developed extensive experience in systems administration, engineering and architecture.

App-DNA Announcements for February 8, 2011–App-V, App Intelligence, Australian Market

rodtrent — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:22:01 GMT

App-DNA has a multitude of product announcements today.

First, App-DNA announced AppTitude Virtual App Machine

App-DNA announces the AppTitude Virtual App Machine, accelerating App-V application preparation up to 50% faster than manual processes.

AppTitude speeds App-V deployments, often aligned with Windows 7 initiatives. With a unique approach and unrivaled accuracy, AppTitude can:

Assess an application’s suitability for virtualization
Identify the fixes needed to quickly create App-V ready application packages
Automate sequencing of App-V packages

AppTitude helps enterprises:

Improve resource management
Determine the overall time, cost and risk of virtualization projects

Save money- no need to buy a separate sequencing product

In basic terms, AppTitude Virtual App Machine, can reduce by 50% the amount of preparation time for an App-V migration. It also simplifies the process for enterprises, because AppTitude covers testing, remediation and auto-sequences all in one. If they are not expert Sequencers, no problem. If they don’t want to purchase any other tool for packaging, they can just use AppTitude to auto-sequence, test and remediate. Best of all, AppTitude calls the App-V Sequencer as part of the process, so the end packages are Microsoft-supported.

And, two other announcements today:

App-DNA Brings Application Intelligence to French Enterprises

Aligning with the Microsoft TechDays Conference, App-DNA announced the expansion of a French technical and sales team to best serve growing enterprise customer demand. App-DNA has been selected and is being used by more than a dozen prestigious French customers such as BNP Paribas – Fortis, Renault, Rhodia, Crédit Mutuel, Canal+, and other significant business leaders. It is also the default solution for almost all of the major system integrators who are delivering application migration in France today.

Application Migration Experts App-DNA Launch in Australia

App-DNA announces an expansion into the Australian market to help enterprises meet a growing need to accelerate application migrations. In Australia there has been a demand for a fast and accurate application migration solution and initial success in the financial sector.

Free tool for Monitoring of Hyper-V « System Center Spartan

rodtrent — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:51:37 GMT

Looking for a better Hyper-V monitoring solution other than Task Manager?

Free tool for Monitoring of Hyper-V « System Center Spartan

App-V: Why it should be the most important tool in your virtualization tool belt

rodtrent — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:03:07 GMT

As discussed in previous posts, Microsoft’s Desktop Virtualization allows flexibility to deliver, test and manage the user settings, applications and your operating system, Windows 7, more easily. Today I’d like to further explore Application Virtualization, which is a key component to a complete desktop virtualization strategy. More specifically, I’ll review some of the business benefits customers are already experiencing today and how Microsoft partnerships can deliver added value.

App-V: Why it should be the most important tool in your virtualization tool belt