Month: March 2015
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Azure Backup – Application Consistent VM Level Backup
This week Microsoft has announced a new feature for its Azure Backup services. Prior to this you had the choice to backup your Azure IaaS VMs either with the MARS agent or System Center Data Protection Manager to Azure Backup. Both options were limited. The combination of the MARS agent and Azure Backup was only…
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System Center 2012 R2 VMM – Forecasting for Capacity Planning
Ever thought about a forecasting for your on-premises virtualization infrastructure? No? Maybe the reason for that was the only option you had with System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Operations Manager was SQL Server Analysis Services. Yeah you heard right SQL Server Analysis Services. -> https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh882395.aspx But it’s all good now because we good Microsoft…
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CeBIT 2015 – onstage at the Microsoft booth
From Monday 16.03.2015 till Friday 20.03.2014 I’m onstage at the Microsoft booth with some of my MVP colleagues. Here are my sessions. Date Time Topic 16.03.2015 09:30 Azure IaaS – What’s in for IT Pros? 17.03.2015 14:30 Windows Azure Pack – VM Role Gallery Items Advanced! 17.03.2015 16:30 Azure IaaS – What’s in for IT…
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Azure like chargeback with System Center & Windows Azure Pack – Part 1
Since the release of Windows Azure Pack a frequently asked question is about the chargeback in Windows Azure Pack. I have heart the question a thousand times why Microsoft does not provide us with the chargeback and billing system from Azure for Windows Azure Pack. The answer is not that easy and I’m not willing…