TechNet Flash - Volume 17, Issue 1: January 7, 2015
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TechNet Radio: Migrating physical, Hyper-V, VMware, and Amazon AWS workloads to Microsoft Azure
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Azure IaaS for IT pros: New free courses now available on demand from Microsoft Virtual Academy
Last month, the live Azure IaaS for IT Pros event offered 4 days of deep discussions, demos, and training. Recordings from the event are now available as on-demand courses. Test your knowledge and earn MVA points as you delve into Windows workload architecture, open source technologies, and more.
Free training: Migrate legacy systems to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure
Windows Server 2003 end-of-support is just six months away. Watch this on-demand course to see how you can easily transition to Windows Server 2012 R2. The course is full of demos and explores both on-premises and hybrid environments.
Power BI: Machine learning for analysts
Machine learning allows you to mine historical data to better predict future activity: trends, patterns, and more. This predictive knowledge can be extremely valuable for businesses. Cloud technologies have made machine learning faster and more attainable. Learn more and try it out for free today.
Windows 10: Get a technical preview for IT pros available on demand
Want a sneak peak at Windows 10? Check out this on-demand course from Microsoft Virtual Academy to join leading experts as they explore improvements designed to help you meet your enterprise IT and security challenges.
TechNet Radio: Watch the new series on automation and DevOps
Yung Chou kicks off a new multi-part series covering automation and DevOps. In this first episode, Senior Program Managers Michael Greene and Charles Joy give an overview of what automation tools are available for the cloud computing environment.
C+E news: December release announcements from the Cloud and Enterprise team
December brought a long list of announcements and previews. Learn more about Live Channels for Azure Media Services, new mobile application management capabilities for Microsoft Intune, new tools to improve interoperability with PHP and Java, the latest SQL database update, and much more.
Machine Learning blog: The 10 most popular ML posts of 2014
The Machine Learning blog covers many topics: from the basics of machine learning to advanced concepts such as computer vision and touch to practical uses for reducing risk and increasing revenue. Check out this list of the most-read posts from 2014.
Training and Books
Azure IaaS for IT pros: New free courses now available on demand from Microsoft Virtual Academy
Last month, the live Azure IaaS for IT Pros event offered 4 days of deep discussions, demos, and training. Recordings from the event are now available as on-demand courses. Test your knowledge and earn MVA points as you delve into Windows workload architecture, open source technologies, and more.
Free training: Migrate legacy systems to Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure
Windows Server 2003 end-of-support is just six months away. Watch this on-demand course to see how you can easily transition to Windows Server 2012 R2. The course is full of demos and explores both on-premises and hybrid environments.
Events
January 13, 2015
You can’t treat your approach to mobility as a stand-alone strategy – it needs to be an integrated part of your organization’s entire data management strategy. Brad Anderson and Kirk Koenigsbauer discuss best practices for buying, building, and planning for the future.
Sign up for Strata + Hadoop World
February 17–20, 2015
Some of the best minds in data will be gathering in San Jose, CA for Strata. Join us to learn about Microsoft Azure HDInsight – a Microsoft service that delivers a 100 percent Apache Hadoop solution in the cloud. Register now and use discount code MICROSOFT20 to save 20 percent.
Calling all tech innovators: Register for Microsoft Ignite
May 4–8, 2015
Join top experts, innovators, and visionaries from across the enterprise technology stack. Microsoft Ignite will give you hands-on experience with the latest solutions and an inside view of what’s coming next. Learn and be inspired.