TechNet Flash - Volume 16, Issue 20: October 1, 2014
Top News Worldwide
Announcing Windows 10: Find out how you can get the technical preview
New series: Learn about the latest in enterprise mobility from The Endpoint Zone with Brad Anderson
An early look at the future of the datacenter from Microsoft
OpenTech: Discover options for running Oracle, WebLogic, and Java in your Azure environment
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System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
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Edge Show: Discover a new management pack for Virtual Machine Manager
In this episode, you will learn about the new System Center 2012 R2 Management Pack for Virtual Machine Manager Host and Virtual Machine Dashboards. This new MP shows more detailed information about your virtualization infrastructure. Download the new management pack.
Get advice on how your existing skills can help you stay relevant in a changing IT world
Rick Claus, a self-proclaimed “server hugger,” shares tips on how you can bring clarity to your role in a cloud first world. Find out how a tweak of your existing IT skills and a new perspective can open the door to simple, scalable solutions.
Power up your infrastructure: Free resources to help you plan, deploy, and build a hybrid cloud
Simpler management, lower costs, greater flexibility – there are many advantages for extending your datacenter. Check out the Tech Journeys site where you can create a personalized path for learning how to plan, deploy, and operate a hybrid cloud.
TechEd Europe 2014: Spotlight on DevOps
TechEd Europe is headed to Barcelona in just a few weeks. In this video, David Tesar discusses the variety of DevOps-related sessions being presented by both Microsoft and third-party industry experts from both developer and operations disciplines.
TechNet Radio: Exploring techniques for hybrid cloud management and automation
Technical Evangelists Yung Chou and Keith Mayer demonstrate various ways you can manage and automate your hybrid cloud environment. In this demo-driven session, they showcase System Center, Microsoft Azure, the Windows Azure Pack, PowerShell for Azure, PowerShell DSC for configuration management, and Azure Automation.
Special offer: Save 15% on Microsoft Certified Professional exams
Pass an MCP exam before the end of 2014, and for a limited time, you can save 15% on your next exam. Just use promo code 15OFF by December 31, 2014 to book and take an exam. Get all the details.
Office 365 Customer Success Center: Find tools and resources to prepare your users for Office 365
Are you looking to drive adoption in your organization? Check out the new Office 365 Customer Success Center for resources that can help. Learn about recommended adoption methodologies and best practices, get end user email communication templates, and connect with industry peers and experts.
Live DevOps training: Learn best practices for managing and deploying Azure resources
In this expert-led session, learn how to create more repeatable application deployments with Azure Resource Manager. Get hands-on experience with the new declarative model – complete with templates for configuring and deploying your infrastructure resources. Register now for the October 9 event.
DevOps blog: Azure Resource Manager for developers, operations, and beyond
It’s time to learn about Azure Resource Manager. Discover how its reusable deployment templates can help you handle infrastructure and configuration information as code. And learn best practices for creating complex environments in a repeatable manner.
How to succeed in a hybrid world: Download the new Forrester report
Download this new report from Forrester Research and access free resources that will help you lead the move to a hybrid infrastructure in your organization.
Edge Show: An in-depth look at the new D-Series virtual machines in Azure IaaS
Get details about the new offerings in the Azure IaaS VM space and find out about the speed improvements delivered with the new D-Series virtual machines in IaaS.
Live training: Using PowerShell for Active Directory
Join this live training and Q&A session on October 29 when renowned experts Ashley McGlone and Jason Helmick will teach you how PowerShell works and how you can use it to manage Active Directory in your environment. Register today.
Find and share great technical content with the new Curah! platform from Microsoft
Microsoft launched a new content curation platform, called Curah!, earlier this year for curating and sharing collections of technical content. Read the article for more details and join Curah! to start finding and sharing great information.
In this episode of the Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud series, Blain Barton and Tommy Patterson discuss how to get started migrating server workloads to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure. Learn about migrating from on-premises to the cloud or a combination approach, and decide which option is best for your organization. And explore tools that can make this process as efficient as possible.
Training and Books
Live DevOps training: Learn best practices for managing and deploying Azure resources
October 9, 2014
In this expert-led session, learn how to create more repeatable application deployments with Azure Resource Manager. Get hands-on experience with the new declarative model – complete with templates for configuring and deploying your infrastructure resources. Register now for this event.
Live training: Using PowerShell for Active Directory
October 29, 2014
Join this live training and Q&A session when renowned experts Ashley McGlone and Jason Helmick will teach you how PowerShell works and how you can use it to manage Active Directory in your environment. Register today.
Events
Virtual CIO Summit: Register now to attend this live event online
October 21, 2014
The Virtual CIO Summit will be streaming live so you can join other business leaders, expert speakers, and panelists as they discuss major trends affecting business today. Don’t miss key industry leaders, including Jay Vijayan (CIO of Tesla Motors), William Taylor (Co-Founder and Founding Editor of Fast Company), and Michael Leiter (Head of Global Government and Cyber Operations, Palantir Technologies and former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center).
Register for AzureConf: A free Azure community event
October 21, 2014
Streaming live on Channel 9, this event will feature a keynote presentation by Scott Guthrie, as well as numerous sessions by Azure community members. Register now.