***This is a LIVING document*** I will be updating this article from time to
time as things like Release Updates, Hotfixes, Service Packs and other
updates come into being. Please check back often to get the latest
information. I will keep the revision list updated at the bottom so you know
what changes have been made. This is also *NOT* a complete Private Cloud
solution. there are many, many pieces to creating and managing a private
cloud including things like - rapid deployment via templates, elasticity and
scalability, high availability and redundancy, virtual machine mobility,
automation, service management, usage based charge back and more. i recommend
you check out http://www.microsoft.com/privatecloud to see the full story.
This document will guide you through the process of setting up the bare
minimum components to demo a Private Cloud environment using curre... (more)
My good friend Michal Murphy (former Microsoft IT Evangelist now with
Skillsoft) recently posted a YouTube video with his thoughts on the changes
to the Microsoft Certification program. Turn your volume down a little
Cheers!...(read more )
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The daylong Microsoft Private Cloud Summit is coming to New York City,
Chicago, and Los Angeles this May. Sign up now for the event near you to hear
directly from the Microsoft System Center 2012 product team and Microsoft
technical evangelists as they...(read more )
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My good friend and co-worker, Harold Wong and I spoke at the Windows
Connections conference a few weeks ago in Las Vegas. We had the opportunity
to interview some well known folks in the tech industry during that time and
those interviews will be posted...(read more )
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Microsoft IT uses System Center Operations Manager 2012 to provide the
monitoring of their datacenter, to delivering flexible and cost effective
enterprise-class monitoring and diagnostics. Operations Manager 2012 reduces
the total cost of ownership...(read more )
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Chris started his career at Microsoft in 1994 as a contract customer service representative during the Windows 95 launch. Prior to applying with the company, he did not know who Bill Gates was or what Microsoft did. Why? He was a hard core Apple user and had been since the late '70s. 
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