SCVMM 2012 review – Part 4: Bare Metal Configuration, Dynamic & Power Optimization

This part looks at Bare Metal Configuration of new hardware, cluster creation from within SCVMM 2012 and the new Dynamic Optimization feature for balancing the load in a cluster as well as Power Optimization for automatic shutdown of nodes during low load times.

By Paul Schnackenburg - Tue, May 31, 2011 - 1 comments

Paul Schnackenburg works part time as an IT teacher as well as running his own business in Australia. He has MCSE, MCT, MCTS and MCITP certifications. Follow his blog TellITasITis.

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VMware Backups – Troubleshoot the Consolidate Helper-0 backup error

This article explains how to troubleshoot orphaned VMware Consolidate Helper-0 snapshots caused by failed VMware backups.

By Jim Jones - Mon, May 30, 2011 - 5 comments

Jim Jones has been a Windows/Network/Voice Systems administrator for over a decade and currently works as a Sr. Network Administrator in West Virginia, USA.

SCVMM 2012 review – Part 3: Logical networks, storage integration

In this part we see how System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 will make it a LOT easier to manage networks with new automation features, how it integrates with hardware load balancers and SAN storage.

By Paul Schnackenburg - Fri, May 27, 2011 - 0 comments

Paul Schnackenburg works part time as an IT teacher as well as running his own business in Australia. He has MCSE, MCT, MCTS and MCITP certifications. Follow his blog TellITasITis.

Chromebooks – Eight disadvantages – Part 2: Accessibility and ability

This second part of the Chromebooks series discusses the “anytime and anywhere” argument and compares the power of web apps with Windows applications.

By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Thu, May 26, 2011 - 11 comments

Michael Pietroforte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) with more than 28 years of experience in system administration.

SCVMM 2012 review – Part 2: Private cloud, library services, security and accounts

In this part we look at how a private cloud works in SCVMM 2012, how the fabric makes up the underlying components of a cloud and how the library has been improved as well as the new Run As account and Run As profile features.

By Paul Schnackenburg - Wed, May 25, 2011 - 0 comments

Paul Schnackenburg works part time as an IT teacher as well as running his own business in Australia. He has MCSE, MCT, MCTS and MCITP certifications. Follow his blog TellITasITis.