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Anatomy of an Outage: How Microsoft focuses on Transparency during and post incident
Blog Post Outages happen—no matter the hyperscale provider, no matter the architecture. What separates resilient organizations from the rest is how quickly they detect issues, how effectively they communicate, and how well they learn from the inevitable. I had the opportunity to co-present a session on the topic of how Microsoft communicates during outages and what YOU can do to be more proactive on how your Azure based infra is weathering the storm.
Windows Server Summit 2024: Day 3 preview
The third and final day of Windows Server Summit 2024 is upon us. We'll cover a few "in case you missed it" recaps from the first two days, highlight what wonderful sessions are in store, and take a few questions. Speaker: Rick Claus This session is part of the Windows Server Summit. Add it to your calendar, RSVP for event reminders, and post your questions and comments below! This session will be recorded and available on demand shortly after conclusion of the live event.
Windows Server Summit 2024: Day 2 preview
Published on Mar 08 2024 02:16 PM (PST) by Charlize Cheesman Community Manager Edited on Mar 25 2024 11:55 AM (PDT) What's in store for day two of the Windows Server Summit? We'll offer some highlights, but also take time to answer your question and feedback live! Speaker: Rick Claus This session is part of the Windows Server Summit.
Welcome to Windows Server Summit 2024!
Hear from Windows Server Principal PM Jeff Woolsey and our friends at Intel® on what you can expect from this year's digital Windows Server Summit. Technical skilling is the focus; let us be your guide to getting the most from this three-day event! Speakers: Jeff Woolsey, Rick Claus This session is part of the Windows Server Summit.
Windows Server Summit 2024 - Powered by Engineering
Building on the learnings from my team’s Virtual Event “IT Ops Talks: All Things Hybrid”, two years ago – we learned that content is king, and technical content is the gold standard for a technical audience. Therefore, we partnered with Windows Server Marketing, a number of engineering teams across Microsoft, our friends over at Intel, and the MVP community to put together the next iteration of Windows Server Summit.
Windows Server Summit 2022: What's new in System Center 2022
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. System Center 2022 Suite has some new offerings that you might not be familiar with. Since most folks have System Center on-prem and might not know how to enable some cool Hybrid functionality - we thought it would be to cover a few things in this session.
Windows Server Summit 2022: Navigating your IT Career through rapid technology changes
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. This is our closing session that is also a unique “coffee chat” format about your career as an IT Professional. This time it's Jeff Woolsey acting as the moderator while talking with Sonia Cuff and Orin Thomas.
Windows Server Summit 2022: SMB Enhancements in Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. You have probably come across Ned Pyle in your travels as a Windows Server administrator. He's the guy who wants you to kill SMB1 and will talk your ear off about all things SMB3 when given the chance.
Windows Server Summit 2022: Modernize your Apps with Windows Containers and AKS
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. Windows Server has been an on-prem app platform for many years. We all have apps that run on IIS that we maintain in our environments in some form or another. Did you know that you can think about migrating those apps to a more modern container solution like Azure Kubernetes Services?
Windows Server Summit 2022: Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. If you haven't tried Windows Admin Center to manage your servers - you are missing out. If you haven't hooked up your servers to Microsoft Azure using Azure Arc - you are definitely missing out. If you haven't considered or tried Azure Automanage - what are you doing?
Windows Server Summit 2022: Modernize your Windows File Server with Orin Thomas & Sonia Cuff
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. Now we're into some meat and potatoes kinda stuff with Sonia and Orin taking you on a whirlwind tour of how to modernize you Windows File Server.
Windows Server Summit 2022: What's new in Windows Server with Jeff Woolsey
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. When it comes down to it - there is no better person to get you excited and hyped up about Windows Server then none other then "Mr. Hyper-V" himself - Jeff Woolsey – Principal Program Manager, Azure Edge and Platform.
Windows Server Summit 2022: Keynote Kickoff with Roanne Sones
Welcome to the “Director’s cut” of the 2022 Windows Server Summit. I am going through and posting each of the sessions (and my comments) that were part of the event that took place December 6th, 2022. This is the kick off video that was a modified approach to a keynote that I did with Roanne Sones, Corporate VP of Azure Edge + Platform. We decided to go a more informal route and make it more conversational instead of a pre-recorded prompter type keynote you've seen far too many times before.
Announcing the ITOpsTalk GitHub repo - A central location for IT/Ops related samples
Today we’re happy to announce the launch of the ITOpsTalk GitHub repo – a place on which the Modern Infrastructure Cloud Advocates team will host Infrastructure samples for anything related to Azure Infrastructure, Hybrid, Windows Server, Containers, etc. GitHub has become the central location for open-source projects, samples, and even content – but primarily focused on developers.
Upgrading and updating Windows Server AMA
Join us for our March 9 “Ask Microsoft Anything” chat about Windows Server updates and upgrades. We’ll cover your questions on how to stay more secure by upgrading older servers (2008 and 2012 versions), the importance of running regular updates, and security features for Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server on Azure.
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: Azure Edition with hotpatching support
Mar 11 2021 12:01 AM There was some new Windows Server goodness announced at Microsoft Ignite by Bernardo Caldas, VP of Program Management from the Azure Edge and Platform team. In the Featured Session “Latest Azure Innovation for Windows Server and SQL Server” – he revealed some great nuggets of information about Windows Server 2022, Azure Stack HCI and new functionality that got some buzz called “Hotpatching”. I am willing to bet you didn’t catch something that’s worth talking about.
Top 5 things to get the most out of Microsoft Ignite
Mar 01 2021 12:05 AM We’re one day away from the kick off of Microsoft Ignite digital experience taking place March 2nd-4th starting at 8am PST. I thought it would be a good idea to share some special insights on how to get the most from the experience, some behind the scenes info as well as how you can connect with each other and the team over the course of the event. First off – GO REGISTER (https://myiginte.microsoft.com).
Mark Russinovich CTO Microsoft Azure explains hybrid capabilities
Mark Russinovich, CTO and Technical Fellow of Microsoft Azure shares his view of All Things Hybrid with Microsoft Azure.
Oh the depths we will go at the ITOps Talks: All Things Hybrid event
Targets are locked. We’re flooding the torpedo tubes so we’re ready to dive into battle for this Feb 2nd event. I believe it’s time to share some freshly declassified details about things we have planned, so let’s kick this off with the event flow and info about our Keynote Speaker for the event. On Feb 2nd, 7:30 AM PST ITOps Talks: All Things Hybrid will be LIVE on Microsoft Learn TV to kickstart the festivities.
Periscope up - what's on the horizon for hybrid event
01-18-2021 12:01 AM Now we let the cat out of the bag that we’re putting on an event on Feb 2nd, 2021 – it’s time to go a little deeper. How about some information about the AWESOME content we have lined up that is being created RIGHT NOW, just for you. In case you missed the previous post where I talked about the concept of what we’re trying to do, make sure you go back and read it before continuing. Our focus for this iteration of IT Ops Talks is “All Things Hybrid”.
Let's try something different - ITOps Talks Hybrid Event
As a team who (used to) regularly speak at conferences or while creating engaging online technical content for various platforms – we thought we’d try something a little different. Talking with folks online to collect their feedback and taking stock of what the rest of the technical event space has been doing over the last year – let's all acknowledge one thing: there is room for improvement. As a team - We’re going to try to do something about it.
HOW TO: Create a Windows Server 2019 NAS / FileServer from the command line
My old Synology NAS for home use had started to show signs of wear and was in need of replacement. It had plenty of disk space and performed well enough - but the version I had lacked any real power or cloud connectivity. I decided it was time to repurpose one of my "home lab" servers to be a replacement and wanted to take a kick at the can of setting it up as a headless Windows Server 2019 File Server that I could connect up with Azure File Sync for some "cloud connected" storage.
The Patch and Switch "unofficial" End User Guide to Microsoft Ignite
We sit in a lot of meetings and collaborate with a lot of people who are organizing and planning the Digital Experience of Microsoft Ignite - taking place ONLINE at https://myignite.microsoft.com on September 22nd through to the morning of the 24th (Pacific Time). It's a free event open to all folks who are interested in what Microsoft is up to, targeting technical professionals, decision makers, students and startups.
How To: Create a Windows Server 2019 CORE image for Microsoft Azure
I was asked to make up a short demo video about creating a custom image for deployment in Microsoft Azure the other week to support some new content going into Microsoft Learn. Since this involves making an on-prem virtual machine first and then preparing it to upload into Azure – I figured I would make a new Windows Server 2019 CORE image (default deployment option) instead of a full desktop.
Are skills like deploying, designing, and maintaining servers on prem now redundant in the cloud?
05-10-2020 12:01 AM I started out in my IT career 14 years or more ago and my skill set was built up from designing, deploying and maintaining servers on-prem, and I loved it. However, over the last two or three years, I've transferred over to using Cloud solutions, primarily Azure and I've found a lot of my skill set is still relevant. Between you and your Cloud provider, there is a shared responsibility model.
Tuesdays with Corey: How to Integrate GitHub Actions into Workflows
In the past - "Tuesdays with Corey" was a light hearted take on cool Azure technologies that were brought to you by Corey Sanders - VP of Azure Compute. A while back - Corey took on a new role as Corporate VP of Microsoft Solutions - something that is broader then just the Azure focus. With the new role - Corey's calendar filled up with his crazy travel schedule - so it got a bit more hectic to get time in to film some new episodes. Well - He's back.
Windows Server 2008 End of Support - Active Directory and DNS Migration
01-16-2020 01:00 AM January 14th 2020 has come and gone which means unless you have either migrated your 2008 servers and their workloads to Azure (to get free security updates) or you have purchased an extended support agreement - you now have the situation of having to keep unsupported servers running key workloads in your environment. Even if you DID take advantage of one of these options - lets be honest and say it's not Optimal and is a temporary fix at best.
Windows Server 2008 End of Support - Migrating File Servers
With the End of Support for Windows Server 2008 on January 14th, 2020 - you no longer have the ability to receive Security Updates or Support for any servers running Windows Server 2008.
Windows Server 2008 End of Support: Know your Options
The time has come - we are officially at the End of Support for Windows Server 2008. What does this mean? In simple terms - if you are running any Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 servers in your environment - they will no longer be receiving regular updates from Microsoft AND you will not be able to contact technical support to open tickets or have even basic questions answered about the operating system. This is a big deal.
Windows Server 2008 End of Support: How to Get Extended Security Updates
With the End of Support for Windows Server 2008 on January 14th, 2020 - you no longer have the ability to receive Security Updates or Support for any servers running Windows Server 2008. If you need to keep these systems under some level of support after January 14th - you have a few limited options: You can and receive up to 3 free years of Security Updates and Support from Microsoft.
Step-By-Step: Building a Hyper-V Lab in Azure with Windows Server 2019
I was recently challenged with having to create technical demos for a Microsoft Ignite the tour session called “Migrating to Windows Server 2019” (watch the recording here - awesome session). The demos for this talk centered around taking a bunch of Windows Server 2008 R2 systems running “core infrastructure services” (Active Directory, DHCP and File Servers) and moving those workloads over to systems running Windows Server 2019.
The Great Ignite Race
Will brake for: Tap through to See our other racers’ bio’s Dux Sy Ramond Dux is the CMO of AvePoint.
One Year Update: Only constant is change...
08-29-2019 12:05 AM You know – it’s been almost a YEAR since I first wrote a post to talk about an awesome team I had the honour of creating. Since then – we’ve created a lot of in-person and online content (including this little property called ITOpsTalk) as well as having the opportunity to travel the world to meet folks during the Microsoft Ignite Tour.
Tuesdays with Corey: Sneak Peek at a new Windows Virtual Desktop Win32 Client
In the last episode of Tuesdays with Corey, We showed you what it was like to use the portal to provision and manage their virtualized desktop. In this episode - we're focusing on the client experience. Corey Sanders, Corporate VP of Microsoft Solutions sits down with Scott Manchester, Principal Group PM on the Silicon, Graphics and Media team to talk about what new things are available in the current preview of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) being offered in Azure.
Tuesdays with Corey: Preview Portal Update to Windows Virtual Desktop offering in Azure
Corey Sanders, Corporate VP of Microsoft Solutions sat down with Scott Manchester, Principal Group PM on the Silicon, Graphics and Media team to talk about what new things are available in the current preview of Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) being offered in Azure. Windows Virtual Desktop was released in preview on March 21st, 2019 and had a bare bones method of PowerShell and direct API calls being made to manage and configure it.
Enabling Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2019 Volumes
I was recently asked to help out our friends at Channel 9 with a storage problem. They capture large video files as part of their recordings and have to have them local for fast access in order to edit them. They currently use a proprietary Linux box for NFS storage which is just about full. I have spec'ed out a Storage Spaces Direct setup on Windows 2019 from the Azure Stack HCI catalog - but it won't be in for a while.
How to Migrate Windows Server 2008 R2 FSMO roles to Windows Server 2019
With the "end of support" on the horizon for Windows Server 2008 R2 coming January 2020, folks are looking around for resources to help them check off some high ticket items from their "to do" list. While coming back from my last Microsoft Ignite The Tour stop - I had some time to kill waiting for my connection.
A Conversation with Azure CTO, Mark Russinovich
Live Q&A with the CTO of Azure, Mark Russinovich at Microsoft Ignite 2018. Code: ch9d3s07 Room: Channel 9 Stage
How Windows Server helped your career?
We're here working on the final details for Microsoft Ignite 2018. During the week, we're hosting a party for the Windows Server community, and we'd like to know how Windows Server helped your career! We know most of you have been working with Windows Server for years - if not decades - and we'd like to have your story showcased in the party.
Re: What took ya so long? Introducing the Cloud Ops Advocate team
Sep 17 2018 06:05 AM There’s a new team in town and we’re here to connect, listen and advocate on your behalf with the Engineering teams. We’re a specialized group within the "Cloud Developer Advocate" team at Microsoft – BUT there is a big difference. We’re advocating for the IT Pro / Operations folks out there as our primary focus. Yup - I said it.
Countdown Show #4 with Dona Sarkar (Channel 9)
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Ignite New Zealand Countdown Show #3 (Channel 9)
In this episode of the Ignite New Zealand Countdown Show, find out more about exam crams, Hands On Labs, the party, local wine/beer places to network, cool things to do in Auckland while you're here, party tickets, t-shirts, donuts, and beer (oh my!)
Microsoft Ignite New Zealand 2016: The Bag! Limited edition tees, bag donation to charity at registration (Channel 9)
In this episode of the Microsoft Ignite New Zealand 2016 Countdown Show, Join your hosts, Rick Claus, and Seth Juarez to learn more about the bag, limited edition tees, bag donation to charity at registration, and more.
Microsoft Ignite New Zealand: Keynotes, Sessions and more! (Channel 9)
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Day 1: Jeffrey Snover on Thriving through the Transition
Jeffrey Snover is a Technical Fellow at Microsoft and the Lead Architect for the Enterprise Cloud Group. Snover is the inventor of Windows PowerShell, an object-based distributed automation engine, scripting language, and command line shell. Snover joined Microsoft in 1999 as divisional architect for the Management and Services Division, providing technical direction across Microsoft's management technologies and products.
Day 1: James Whittaker's Rise of the Machines
James Whittaker is an energetic and passionate software executive with substantial engineering, research, writing and speaking credentials. His background spans government, academia, a successful start-up and leadership roles in top technology corporations. He's shipped major software titles at IBM, Microsoft and Google; he's published dozens of peer-reviewed research papers and authored 5 award-winning and best-selling technical books.
Day 1: Lara Rubbelke on the Value and Evolution of Data
Lara Rubbelke brings her passion for architecting, implementing, and improving SQL Server solutions to the community as a Principal Program Manager for Microsoft. As of 2012, Lara is also bringing this passion to the PASS Board of Directors. Many know Lara from her work on the EPM Framework, a popular solution to extend Policy Based Management to the enterprise. Her expertise involves both OLTP and OLAP systems, data management, performance tuning, encryption, ETL, and the BI lifecycle.
Learn the Ins and Outs of Azure Automation, PowerShell and Desired State Configuration
When transitioning your skillset from on-premises to a more hybrid cloud environment, you have to also transition your management techniques from GUI and One-Off solutions to a more reproducible Automated environment. Learn the ins and outs of Azure Automation Services and the new Automation Script Gallery. Leverage existing scrips or publish your own for others to use in their environments.
Deep Dive into Azure Storage Blobs, Disks, Files, Tables and Queues
Azure Storage is a highly scalable, available, and durable cloud storage system that stores 30+ trillion objects and serves 3.5+ million requests per second on average. It provides abstractions like Blobs, Files, NoSQL Tables and Queues as well as IaaS data disks —all built on top of the same framework. This talk gives an overview of Azure Storage and the different abstractions.
Architecting SharePoint for the Cloud
Now that SharePoint is a supported workload on Azure IaaS, the next step is determining the design considerations and limitations that you need to be aware of before deploying your next SharePoint solution. This session has you covered. Learn from the team who has created the detailed spec on how to deploy SharePoint in Azure IaaS and also see how MSIT is doing it for our internal customers.
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