Cloud

Considering a Hyper-V VM? Learn more about configuring a virtual machine on Hyper-V to run an operating system or service.

In this article about GitHub for Windows, learn how to add branches to GitHub repos, create pull requests and deal with merge conflicts.

Show that Azure who’s boss! Learn to wield wildcards and loops in PowerShell to power on or shut down Windows Azure VMs.

Microsoft has announced new initiatives to decrease the licensing costs and restrictions for small cloud vendors. The Redmond giant plans to make some changes to its restrictive cloud-licensing policies in response to complaints from rival European cloud vendors. Back in 2019, Microsoft changed the terms of its outsourcing license agreement that increased the cost of…

Learn more about Microsoft’s plans to introduce a new WAN solution to connect on-premise clouds, as well as the company’s new partnerships with BT and Verizon.

Find out how to synchronize OneDrive for Business using the Next Generation Sync Client in Windows 10.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll compare Azure Operational Insights (OpInsights) with System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), and discover whether OpInsights replaces SCOM.

Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) has released a new “Hardware Trends in 2022 and Beyond” report. The company’s latest research findings indicate that around 30 percent of the IT budget was spent on hardware in 2021, even with the general shift to the cloud adoption in organizations. The research study was conducted by Spiceworks Ziff Davis…

This year’s AWS re:Invent conference is taking place from Nov. 29 through Dec. 3, 2021 at the Venetian Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The re:Invent conference is the biggest AWS event of the year. Unlike last year’s conference which was only online, this year’s re:Invent is a hybrid event that is both in-person and…

As of this past November 9th 2021, AWS now offers the ability to switch between AWS provided licenses and bring your own licenses (BYOL) for Windows Server and SQL Server instances using the AWS License Manager. Changing the license type associated with your instances will retain the application, instance, data and configuration for that instance….