Couldn’t make it to VMworld this year? Our VMworld 2014 recap serves up some of the key takeaways from the event, from buzzwords to hot products.
Aidan Finn gives us his opinion of Microsoft’s approach to hyper-convergence, as was shared at Microsoft TechEd Europe 2014 in October.
Last Update: Feb 01, 2024
Installing Active Directory domain controllers in a virtual machine (VM) can be useful if you want to separate them from the physical network, giving you more flexibility and additional protection for your Active Directory infrastructure. In this guide, we’re going to detail the best practices for installing Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) in a virtual…
Check out the software requirements for Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1, including VMM Database, VMM Library, and more.
A few days ago, on the 4th of February 2008, Microsoft has finalized the Windows Server 2008 code, declaring it Ready to Manufacture (RTM) – Read more about it on my “Windows Server 2008 is RTM” article. Unlike in any previous product in Microsoft’s history, for this release Microsoft took an unusual step by including…
Aidan Finn explains what he believes to be Hyper-V’s biggest weakness for Microsoft and provides a strategy to improve the service for IT pros.
In this “how do I ..?” article I will explain how you can use Azure Site Recovery (ASR) to migrate machines, VMware, physical, or Hyper-V, running Windows or Linux, to Azure with minimized downtime.
There’s lots of talk about cloud and what it can do for your business. But with so many offerings, even from one vendor such as Microsoft, it can be confusing to determine what’s the best way forward.
Aidan Finn discusses how Microsoft’s release of the Creators Update will impact your Windows 10 client Hyper-V deployments.
Last Update: Jun 27, 2022
It doesn’t happen that often but sometimes Hyper-V virtual machines (VM) hang when you are trying to shut them down. And you end up with a VM in Hyper-V Manager with a status of ‘Shutting down’ that no longer responds, and it can’t be forced to shut down using the normal controls. Even the PowerShell…