Week 4 of the Hybrid Cloud! More TechNet Radio and Upcoming Blog Topics

The “Modernizing Your Infrastructure with Hybrid Cloud” series continues with Part 4 featuring Blain Barton and Keith Mayer as they tackle the topic of virtualization in a Hybrid Cloud environment.  Tune in as they discuss how virtualization is no longer constrained to the physical capacity of an on-premise environment and then showcase some tools and techniques that are available in Microsoft Azure that can help assist your move to Hybrid cloud virtualization.

  • [1:26] What do you see as some of the differences or new opportunities that IT Pros need to consider when planning virtualization for a Hybrid Cloud environment?
  • [3:31] How do traditional IT Pro virtualization skills translate into Hybrid Cloud?
  • [5:05]  When planning Hybrid Cloud virtualization, how should IT Pros approach it?
  • [8:01]  You mentioned Azure Pack – what is that?
  • [10:51]  If I already have an existing Hyper-V environment with custom VM templates defined, can I leverage them with Azure Pack?
  • [11:03] DEMO: Let’s see some of this in action
Then check back later in the week as the series blog posts cover the following topics:

  • Migrating Physical Servers to Virtual Machines
  • Migrating VMware VMs to Hyper-V and Azure
  • Implementing VM Templates and Service Templates
  • Using Custom VM Images and Resource Group Templates in Microsoft Azure

The Microsoft Government Virtual Summit is on Sept 10th

When talking to people about using Azure or adopting a hybrid cloud solution I often hear, “But what if you are government?”  If you are looking for answers, mark your calendar for September 10th.
The Microsoft Government Virtual Summit is streaming LIVE on Wednesday, September 10th. 
Connect with government leaders, partners, and Microsoft executives for Federal as well as State and Local Government on an open discussion panel and receive first-hand insights into the Microsoft productivity and platform, services and devices approach—the Cloud on your terms designed for Government.
There are two tracks: Federal Government Track (8:30 am PST) and State and Local Government Track (10:00 am PST).  Choose the track that best fits your needs and interests, and of course, you are welcome to join both.
Ask the experts!  Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions LIVE online to:
  • Nancy Adams, Sr. Account Executive of Catapult Systems 
  • Bob Ballard, Principle Cloud Strategist for Planet Technologies 
  • Shan McArthur, CEO/CTX at Adxstudio 
  • Cliff DuPuy, Technical Services Director with Mecklenburg County 
  • David Ulmer, CIO of the NC Department of Transportation 
  • Sandra Weightman, Network Manager with City of Fort Myers, Florida
  • Jimmy Barfield, ITS Director with City of Fort Myers, Florida