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Archive for April, 2008

DevTeach Conference Reminder

Apr 28

Posted by Anil Desai in IT Tips, Systems Admin, Virtualization | No Comments

The DevTeach Conference in Toronto is quickly approaching, but there’s still time to register.  The conference will be held on May 12th – May 16th and is a great opportunity to learn about Microsoft-focused development and IT details.  I’ll be presenting three sessions:

  • Evaluating Virtualization Tools and Technologies
  • Windows Server 2008’s Hyper-V: Inside and Out
  • SQL Server Data Protection and High Availability

For more details, see my earlier post, DevTeach Conference Sessions.  You can find some compelling reasons to attend (along with a complete list of presentations) at the DevTeach web site.

Screencasts: Installing and Managing Microsoft Hyper-V

Apr 18

Posted by Anil Desai in Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtualization | No Comments

One of the best ways to learn about any product is by using it and/or watching it in action.  For those of that are curious about Hyper-V, but don’t necessarily have the time or hardware to setup a test environment, a couple of free screencasts might be the next best thing.  Here are links to a couple of videos based on the pre-release versions of Hyper-V (each is around 10 minutes long).

Installing Hyper-V

The following screencast will talk you through the steps required to get up and running with Microsoft’s virtualization services in Hyper-V. The demonstration will use the release version of Windows Server 2008, which includes a beta of Hyper-V. You’ll learn about prerequisites, system requirements and using Server Manager to install and verify the Hyper-V server role.

You can view the screencast on SearchServerVirtualization.com: Installing Microsoft Hyper-V: A screencast

Creating and Managing VMs with Hyper-V

Once you have installed Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008, you’ll need to perform several steps to create, configure, and start your virtual machines. This screencast will walk through those steps, including Hyper-V server settings, virtual machine virtual hardware configuration settings and basic virtualization operations.

You can view the screencast on SearchServerVirtualization.com: Creating and managing virtual machines with Microsoft Hyper-V: Screencast. 

Microsoft MVP Award for 2008-2009

Apr 1

Posted by Anil Desai in Uncategorized | No Comments

I just found out that I was again selected for the Microsoft MVP Award!  The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award is designed to provide thanks and recognition to individuals that write and speak about Microsoft technologies.  My specific award area is "Management Infrastructure: Architecture".  I also do a lot of writing and speaking on related technologies, including Microsoft SQL Server and virtualization.

You can find more details on my MVP Profile.  If any other MVPs are reading this post, let me know – perhaps we can meet up at the conference in Seattle later this month.