Azure / AWS / GC – Just a Data Centre in the Cloud Isn’t it? A Sellers Guide
Used to selling private cloud, rack space or data centre services and are transitioning to public cloud? This guide will aid you in that transition.
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I’m in IT, How do I stay Relevant in a Cloud World – A Guide for Doers and Decision Makers
Caveat: All opinions and predictions are my own! If you are… A storage admin / architect A network admin / architect A Server admin / architect A systems administrator and… … Continue reading I’m in IT, How do I stay Relevant in a Cloud World – A Guide for Doers and Decision Makers
Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today
We live in an age of high demand where it has become the norm to expect things to be said, replied to, messaged, talked about, decided, delivered, created, finished, sold, … Continue reading Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today
Quote of the Day
If problems are within your sphere of influence to effect, then you can take positive steps. If it’s not then worrying about them is wasted energy!
SQL Migrations to Azure, Where Do I Start? Part 1
I’ve blogged already on what SQL PaaS services are available on Azure. Microsoft are investing heavily in this area with both new SQL PaaS services, and migration options. Why? A … Continue reading SQL Migrations to Azure, Where Do I Start? Part 1
Deploy System Center Service Manager (SCSM)
Part 1 – First Management Server Prerequisites SQL 2016 already configured Windows Server 2016 VMs created to host SCSM Domain account for the SCSM Service Domain account for the Workflow … Continue reading Deploy System Center Service Manager (SCSM)
Create an SQL 2016 AlwaysOn Availability Group – Lab
Server Configuration 2x Windows Server 2016 virtual servers; Server01, Server02 Disk Config: Apps Disk on SCSI Controller 0 SQL DB Disk on SCSI Controller 1 SQL Log Disk on SCSI … Continue reading Create an SQL 2016 AlwaysOn Availability Group – Lab
How Do Containers Make Things Easier for Application Development?
It works on my computer! We’ve all been there. We’ve installed, configured, or developed something that works perfectly on “my computer” or “my dev environment”, but under release testing it … Continue reading How Do Containers Make Things Easier for Application Development?
Azure Low Priority VMs on Virtual Machine Scale Sets
What are VM Scale Sets VM scale sets are a group of identical virtual machines deployed as a scaled set. Scale sets, along with other benefits, support load balancing, auto … Continue reading Azure Low Priority VMs on Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure Microservices and PaaS as Infrastructure – That’s a DevOps Thing, Isn’t It?
I am a Consultant in IT and that is..? If you ask an IT consultant what their job involves, 9 times out of 10 they will say designing and building … Continue reading Azure Microservices and PaaS as Infrastructure – That’s a DevOps Thing, Isn’t It?
Women In Tech
Is this a blog by another guy crusading on behalf of women because it’s cool without really understanding the problem..? Well, I don’t think of myself that way but its … Continue reading Women In Tech
TLS 1.2 now Supported by SystemCenter 2016
Worth taking note. Particularly anyone struggling to fit SCSM outbound email to Office 365 into your security model. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/scvmm/2017/10/25/system-center-2016-now-supports-tls1-2-security-protocols/
