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Michael Otey is president of TECA, a technical content production, consulting and software development company in Portland, Ore. Michael is a former SQL Server MVP and was Senior Technical Director for Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Pro. He covers the topics of SQL Server, Windows Server, Hyper-V, Azure, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, VMware vSphere, PowerShell and .NET development. Michael has written hundreds of technical articles and performed numerous hardware and software product reviews. He does frequent webcasts, is a presenter at IT/Dev Connections and other technical conferences and has written several books on SQL Server and .NET development.

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VMworld 2018 Executive Wrap-up: WorkSpace One, vSphere, Cloud Management

WorkSpace One, vSphere, Cloud Management are the hot buzzwords leaving VMworld and Mike breaks down the latest on these products following the conference in Las Vegas.

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Understanding Windows Server 2016’s Disaster Recovery Features

If you are running Windows Server 2016, you already have a robust set of DR tools at your disposal but the question is, are you utilizing them?

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VMworld 2018 Day 2 – Digital Transformation Stories and a Guest Appearance by Malala Yousafzai

he VMworld 2018 Day 2 keynote took a different turn than the previous day but was still packed with updates and announcements.

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VMworld 2018 Day 1 Keynote – VMware Bridges the Hybrid Cloud and Multi Cloud Management

VMWorld is happening this week and if you missed the action from day one, here’s a brief summary of everything that was announced.

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Hybrid Cloud Trends in 2018

The hybrid cloud is growing in popularity as the benefits are quickly realized; here are some of the trends seen in 2018 so far.

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Modernizing IT with Hyperconverged Infrastructure and the Hybrid Cloud

See how businesses are modernizing their IT infrastructure with HCI and the hybrid cloud to make for a more stable computing environment.

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Keeping your DR Plan from Becoming a Disaster

Vital steps to maintaining an effective DR plan so that you don’t find yourself in the dark during the next outage.

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Windows Server 2019 Improves Hybrid Cloud Support

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Server 2019 release improves its support for hybrid cloud scenarios.

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The Hybrid Cloud Database Benefits

If you haven’t moved to a hybrid cloud scenario, you should consider these benefits as there are many reasons to upgrade your environment.

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Office 365 Hybrid Cloud Data Protection Considerations

Even though Microsoft has your data, that doesn’t mean you are protected from an outage…here’s what you need to consider with Office 365 and your data.

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