In March of 2019 Microsoft announced Azure Stack HCI; an on-premise implementation of their Azure cloud service. Julia White, corporate vice president of Microsoft Azure, in a blog post put it this way, “We are bringing our existing HCI technology into the Azure Stack family for customers to run virtualized applications on-premises with direct access … Microsoft Azure Stack HCI Deep Dive
One of the challenges that IT administrators face is deciding which hardware and how much hardware to purchase for their data centers. This is especially true for IT administrators that have made the decision to switch to a Microsoft Windows Server-based hyper-converged infrastructure. It’s still relatively new and even with an ever-growing number of deployed … Faster Time to Value with Second Generation Intel Select Solutions for Windows Server Software-Defined Solutions and SQL Server
When Microsoft introduced Storage Spaces Direct with Windows Server 2016, I was really excited about Microsoft’s entry into hyper-converged infrastructure. No longer were IT administrators tied to purchasing expensive and proprietary SANs. They could now use industry-standard interconnects, x86 servers, and local drives. Microsoft promised simplicity, high performance, easy scalability, simpler operations, and lower costs … Howard on HCI: A Faster Path to Hybrid Cloud with Azure Stack HCI
The first week of February, the XCES team took a flight to the Nordic Infrastructure Conference (NIC) at Oslo Spektrum. NIC has been organized since 2012. It is a conference dedicated to driving technical IT best practice across IT professionals and IT decision makers who want to learn from the best speakers in the world. The … Post Show Recap: Nordic Infrastructure Conference 2019
What a great week for Team DataON and IT Heroes in Orlando for Microsoft Ignite 2018! This year’s event was exceptional. The convention center was more crowded. And there was an electricity in the air about the new enhancements and features coming in Windows Server 2019! Watch the Microsoft Ignite presentation Can your hyper-converged platform … Post Show Recap: Microsoft Ignite 2018
It’s that time of the year again, when the temperatures start to cool, the leaves start to fall, football is back… and it’s time for MICROSOFT IGNITE 2018! The DataON team has been working hard to get ready for Microsoft Ignite 2018, and here’s a preview of what we’ll have at our booth #221! Windows … DataON at Microsoft Ignite 2018 – A Sneak Preview
Wow. Just wow. Me and the entire DataON team watched Microsoft’s first Windows Server Summit this week and it was an incredible event. Although many of the features in the upcoming Windows Server 2019 are mentioned in articles and blogs on the web, the summit gave us a really good preview of what’s to come … Howard on HCI: Watching the Windows Server Summit
XCES and DataON was a gold sponsor at Experts Live Netherlands in June. Experts Live is the biggest Microsoft community event in BeNeLux, with over 1000 attendees. It held its inaugural event in 2009, and now hosts 7 international events, reaching over 5000 people. This event featured two keynotes and more than forty breakout sessions … Post-Show Recap: Experts Live Netherlands
Did you miss our quarterly webinar last week? Don’t worry, we’ve got the “too long; didn’t watch” (TL;DW), along with some helpful timestamps for all you busy SysAdmins out there. Daniel Lee of Microsoft kicked it off, talking about the new Windows Admin Center and DataON MUST Extension for WAC (13:15). DataON was the first … TL;DW Webinar Report: Elevate Your Window Server Experience with Windows Admin Center, DataON MUST, and Mellanox