New version of Azure Backup Server introduces Modern Backup Storage technology
WOW! What a day for me! Microsoft Azure just announces new and improved features on the new version Azure Backup Server. Let’s start! They announce...
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Virtual Machines: Hyper-V vs Azure IaaS
A lot of times, during the Azure Foundation workshops session that I usually deliver, the difference between Azure virtual machines and Hyper-V virtual machines comes...
Configuring a Shared Virtual Hard Disk
Starting in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview, Hyper-V makes it possible to share a virtual hard disk file between multiple virtual machines. Sharing a virtual...
Resizing a virtual hard disk with Windows Server 2012 R2
Starting in Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview, Hyper-V delivers the ability to expand or shrink the size of a virtual hard disk while the virtual...
System Center 2012 R2 Infrastructure overview
The notion of infrastructure provisioning is about enabling enterprises and service providers to provision physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructure that meets key requirements such as...
How does a storage migration of a running virtual machine in Windows Server 2012 (both through Hyper-V manager and through PowerShell) actually work?
The process followed by Hyper-V internally to perform a storage migration is actually quite simple to explain and is as follows: Step 1: Start with...