What’s new in Cloud Infrastructure – Microsoft Azure IT Camp
Hello folks! This is the first blog post I am writing this year. I am glad to share with you that United Arab Emirates is […]
Time to Say Goodbye 2015! #NewYear #2016 #MVPbuzz
As we end another year and preparing for 2016 to start… With a humble and wide open heart–thank you for following + sharing + modeling […]
Holiday Gift for the IT Community #SkillUP #IT @PacktPub
Hello folks, As the holidays are approaching, I would like to share with you a special gift from Packt Publishing. From the 17th December 2015 into the […]
How To Set DNS Server Address on Nano Server using PowerShell DSC #NanoServer #PowerShell #DSC
Hello folks, As we are approaching the holidays and being busy preparing for Christmas and New Year! I thought let’s end-up the year with a […]
StarWind News 15th December 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Get All-Flash Performance from a Disk with StarWind LSFS Technology Speaker: Max Kolomyeytsev, Product […]
Deploying Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) on Hyper-V using PowerShell DSC #PowerShell #DSC #HyperV
In Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, Microsoft introduced NIC Teaming natively in the OS where you can have a collection of NICs up to […]
Get The Most Out of the Cloud with System Center and Azure #SysCtr #Azure #OMS
If your company is considering moving to the Public Cloud or has recently moved to the Cloud, and you would like to know how to […]
End of The Year 2015 With Last Microsoft Exam: MCSD – Azure Solutions Architect #Azure #Microsoft #CloudArchitect
I just passed the last Microsoft Azure exam for the MCSD: Azure Solutions Architect on the first attempt! So I figured I’d share my experience […]
StarWind News 9th December 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Upcoming Tap Room StarWind Virtual SAN: Minimalistic 2-node HyperСonverged Setup for VMware 10 December, 11 […]
StarWind News 3rd December 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Upcoming Tap Room! StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: Turnkey Hyperconverged Setup for Virtualization Infrastructure 3 December, […]
#HPE Launched Hyper-Converged 250 For #Microsoft #CPS Standard #HyperV
Big day with big announcements, at HPE Discover in London HP announced besides the new Synergy platform also another important new platform being HPE ConvergedSystem 250 Hyper-Converged […]
My Session on Azure Site Recovery at the #Azure ITPro Camp in Dubai #ASR #HyperV
Yesterday I was speaking at the Azure IT Pro Camp, a big IT Pro community event focusing on the Microsoft Cloud OS Platform, held in Dubai, […]
What’s New In Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V? #HyperV #WS2016
Picture left to right: Fellow MVPs, Clint Wyckoff, Dave Kawula, Mr. Hyper-V (Ben Armstrong, Principal Program Manager Lead), Didier Van Hoye, Charbel Nemnom and Andy Syrewicze. […]
Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 4 Now Available! #WS2016 #SysCtr #HyperV
Hello folks, Party on… Microsoft just released Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 4 to the public You can download the evaluation […]
Join Packt and Prepare for Tech in 2016 @PacktPub
Hello folks, I would like to share with you the great offer from Packt Publishing. At a time of rapid development and innovation, technical skills have […]
Remove Lingering Hyper-V Replica Log (HRL) File From #HyperV #WS12R2
Sometimes things go wrong with Hyper-V Replica. There are many reasons for this, but one of the reason is when you are running out of […]
@Savision Launched Live Maps Unity 7.5
Hello folks, I would like to share with you that Savision launched this week their newest version of Live Maps Unity, which comes with new […]
Treat Departments and Divisions as Customers
Cloud Computing Challenge Businesses today are relying on cloud computing to provide services on demand to customers, and maximize use of network, compute, and storage […]
StarWind Updates 11 November 2015 @starwindsan
Live Webinar! StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: Going All-Flash without Breaking the Bank 17 November, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET Speaker: Max Kolomyeytsev, Product Manager, […]
MVP Global Summit 2015 Hall of Fame #MVPSummit #MVPbuzz #MVP #HyperV
The MVP summit 2015 is over. It’s been a great week with lots of information and discussions about the future of Hyper-V and Windows Server. This MVP […]
StarWind Updates 6 November 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Upcoming Webinar! VMware and Fault-Tolerance. Which is Better for Your Backup 2 or 3 […]
It’s Time to Take Off To The MVP Summit 2015 #MVP #MVPSummit #MVPbuzz
~MVP on board~ So here I go… I’m off to United States of America, Washington, Seattle, Bellevue/Redmond. I’m travelling to attend the best summit, the […]
StarWind Updates 28 October 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. New blog article from StarWind CTO and co-founder Anton Kolomyeytsev “Here’s what LSFS (WAFL, […]
Step by Step: How to deploy Storage Spaces Tiering in System Center VMM 2012 R2 with Update Rollup 8 #HyperV #SCVMM
Hello folks, In the previous post, I showed you how to deploy Hyper-V Extended Port ACLs in VMM Update Rollup 8. In today’s post, we […]
Step by Step: How To Deploy Hyper-V Extended Port ACLs in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 with UR8 #HyperV #SCVMM
Hello folks, Your feedback is very important to the VMM team. Microsoft is listening to you. The requested features on user voice for Virtual Machine […]
Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2 is Now Available #SysCtr #SystemCenter #SCVMM
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the […]
The Venusian: How To Backup & Recover Hyper-V Virtual Machines Using Microsoft Azure Backup Server? #HyperV #Azure #DPM
Venus is at its best right now The basic Azure online Backup service just went to the next level. On October 7th, 2015 Microsoft […]
Welcome To Hyper-V Nested Virtualization #HyperV #Windows10
Hello folks, I would like to share with you today a fantastic news! Hyper-V Nested Virtualization is here Last May at the build conference, Microsoft […]
StarWind Updates October 9th, 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1) StarWind Virtual SAN Named a Finalist for SVC Awards! Vote for StarWind and […]
StarWind Updates October 6th, 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1) Tap Room in German Eine komplett Schlüssel-fertige Lösung. Stecker in die Dose und […]
PacktLib yearly subscription for just 100$!!! @PacktPub
Hello folks, If you are in the world of IT, which of course you do since you are reading this blog, then you have heard […]
PowerShell Direct Deep Dive #HyperV #WS2016 #PowerShell
Hello folks, Microsoft introduced a new feature in Windows Server 2016 called PowerShell Direct. What is PowerShell Direct? PowerShell direct allows you to use PowerShell […]
2nd Year Microsoft MVP – Renewed MVP 2015 #MVPbuzz #MVP #HyperV
Hello people at the top of the Alps! One year already passed… Being an October 1st Microsoft MVP (my expertise is Hyper-V) means that every […]
Step By Step: Deploying Virtualized Shared Storage for #HyperV With #StarWind and SoFS
Hello folks, In today’s blog post, I will share with you how to create a virtualized shared storage for Hyper-V using StarWind Software Inc and Scale-out […]
UCP & UCO: Unidesk Certified Professional and Operator #HyperV #VDI #RDS @UnideskCorp
Today I just passed the Unidesk Certified Professional and Operator exams! Since I focus on Microsoft virtualization technology I always try to be certified in […]
Microsoft’s NIC Teaming Black Belt #WS2012 #WS2012R2 #WS2016 #HyperV
Today, a blog reader commented on one of my previous post about the Converged Network Fabric in VMM The comment was: [LACP vs. Switch Independent, […]
Step By Step: Running Hyper-V Cluster On #Nano From Windows Server 2016 TP4 Using PowerShell Direct #HyperV
[Updated: December 6th, 2015 – Nano Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 support] Nano Server is a new installation option in Windows Server 2016 built for the […]
Storage Migration “Operation not allowed for VM because Hyper-V State is yet to be initialized from Virtual Machine Configuration” (0x80070015) #HyperV
Issue: When trying to migrate a VM storage to a local device or through iSCSI using Hyper-V Manager or PowerShell you could see this: Solution: […]
#StarWind News September 11th, 2015 @starwindsan
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. Recorded Tap Room Meetings and Webinars Tap Room: StarWind Virtual SAN Free: Virtualized Shared […]
My Second Book Review: VMware Virtual SAN Cookbook @PacktPub
Hello folks, For the past few months, I’ve been busy working as “Technical Reviewer” for the book title: “VMware Virtual SAN Cookbook” And guess what? […]
What’s New in Altaro VM Backup V6? #HyperV & #VMware @AltaroSoftware
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Altaro Software just released the latest version of its VM Backup software, version 6. Along […]
Why Windows Server Containers and Why You Need to Look at Containers? Hands on…
Hello Developers and IT Pros! In the unlikely event that you have not heard that Microsoft has released Technical Preview 3 of Windows Server 2016 […]
FREE Whitepaper: Leveraging the power of #Microsoft #Azure to build your #HyperV datacenter Disaster Recovery Plan @Savision
Hello folks, I would like to share with you a free Whitepaper by my fellow MVP Peter de Tender on how to leverage the power […]
On Demand Webinar: #HyperV Security Tips by MVP Charbel Nemnom and @5nine_Software
Last week I had the honor to do a webinar with 5nine Software about Hyper-V security tips and best practices. The webinar is in Arabic […]
Step By Step: Evaluating Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA)
Hello folks, Microsoft just announced that Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) is generally available. What is Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA)? Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics […]
Join Me To Learn About #HyperV Security Tips With #5nine #webinar @5nine_software
Join me on this webinar and learn how to greatly secure your Hyper-V environment and make sure that it stays continually protected from any possible […]
What’s New In Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 3? #WS2016 #SysCtr2016
Cross-post from Microsoft MSDN Blog —————————————————- Hello Folks! In the unlikely event that you have not heard, Windows Server 2016 and System Center TP3 is […]
Windows Server 2016 & System Center 2016 Technical Preview 3 Now Available! #WS2016 #SysCtr
Hello folks, Party on… Microsoft just released Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 Technical Preview 3 to the public! You can download the evaluation […]
#Microsoft Released #Linux Integration Services Version 4.0 for #HyperV
Hello folks, Microsoft has released version 4.0. of its Integration Services for Linux. Hyper-V supports both emulated (“legacy”) and Hyper-V-specific (“synthetic”) devices for Linux virtual […]
What’s New in #5nine Manager v7.1 For #HyperV ? @5nine_Software
Hello Folks, I am glad to share with you that 5nine Software just released the latest 5nine Manager Version 7.1 for Hyper-V. INTRODUCTION 5nine Manager […]
Investing in the Cloud & The Technical Challenges of Cloud Adoption – Whitepaper & Webinar @Savision
Hello folks, Thinking about moving to the Cloud? Then you have to check out Savision’s new whitepapers on Cloud Adoption, written by my fellow MVP […]
StarWind Software Inc. News 10 August 2015
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1. Upcoming Events / Webinars Live Webinar! Turn-key Hyper-Converged Virtualization Solution for SMBs / […]
Windows 10 FAQ #Windows10
Hello folks, People online are very excited about the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft received thousands of questions from all over the world and therefore […]
How To Enable #HyperV On #Windows10 Using #PowerShell?
Hello folks, Since Microsoft released Windows 10 on July 29th, 2015. People online are very excited about it. So what is the number one feature […]
Skill Up Results – #PacktPublishing @PacktPub
Hello folks, Last month, Packt Publishing had taken the Skill Up survey to get a greater understanding of the tech world.Check out the results of […]
StarWind Software Inc. News 3 August 2015
Hello folks, Here are the latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1. Neue Microsoft Storage Best Practices für Hyper-V und SQL Server: SMB 3.0 und […]
Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 R2 is Now Available #SysCtr #SystemCenter #VMM
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the […]
Free #StarWind V2V Converter (NEW RELEASE!) #HyperV
StarWind V2V Converter (NEW RELEASE) StarWind V2V Converter converts virtual machines freely from one format to another. It works with major VM formats, namely VHD/VHDX, […]
Using Windows 10 Client #HyperV – Whitepaper
Hello folks, Things are getting exciting as we close in on the launch of Windows 10, launch day is 29 July 2015, this day will […]
What’s New in PowerShell For Hyper-V In Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 2? #HyperV #PowerShell #WS2016
Hello folks, In October last year, Microsoft released Windows Server Technical Preview 1 bits along with System Center Technical Preview and Windows 10 Technical Preview. […]
Under The Hood: How Does Savision’s Dashboards Work? #Savision #SCOM #SysCtr
Cross-post from Savision’s blog ————————————- Dashboards by Savision is a free, fast, and customized tool for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) that gives you the […]
MS15-068: Vulnerabilities in Windows #HyperV Could Allow Remote Code Execution – July 14, 2015
Hello Folks, Hyper-V is the most secure hypervisor today with a very good security track record, nevertheless a few security issues that did arise over […]
#HyperV Survey Is Out: Why do you turn VMs off? July 14th–July 21st, 2015
Hello Folks, The Hyper-V Team just published a new survey asking for information about why and when you need to turn virtual machines off with […]
What’s New in #5nine Cloud Security v6 For Hyper-V? @5nine_Software #HyperV
Hello Folks, I am glad to share with you that 5Nine Software just released the latest Cloud Security Version 6 for Hyper-V. Introduction 5nine Cloud […]
StarWind Software Inc. News 10 July 2015
The latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1. Webinar: Mellanox and StarWind: 100 GbE Performance at 10 GbE Cost Date: 21 July, 10 am PT […]
NEW! Storage Spaces Design Consideration Guide and Software-Defined Storage Design Calculator
Hello folks, I am happy to share with you that Microsoft just released Storage Spaces Design Consideration Guide and Software-Defined Storage Design Calculator The Software-Defined […]
StarWind Software Inc. News 1st July 2015
The latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1. Webinar: Save $10K + on SQL Deployment in Microsoft Azure Date: 7 July, 11 am PT / […]
An Error Occurred While Attempting To Start The Selected Virtual Machine ‘General Access Denied Error’ #HyperV
Hello folks, The other day, I upgraded my Hyper-V host with the fastest Solid State Drive in the market right now. It’s quite expensive, but […]
#StarWind Software Inc. News 22 June 2015
The latest news from StarWind Software Inc. 1. Tap Room Welcomes a New Host, Oles Borys! (25 June, 11 am PT / 2 pm ET) […]
My First Post on #Microsoft MSDN Blog, What is Windows Server Containers and #HyperV #Containers?
Hello folks, I would like to share with you that I am honored to start blogging on Microsoft Gulf Community Blog. It’s a great platform […]