Exchange Server 2013 Architecture Poster

More information can be found here; download PDF here.

Windows Server 2012 R2 VDI and Remote Desktop Services

Check out the following at 55 minutes and 22 seconds;

Also, a sneak peek at Windows Server 2012 R2 “Start Button”

Cisco Nexus 1000v for Hyper-V (available now!)

Cisco Nexus 1000v for Hyper-V includes;

- VLANs with local PVLAN Enforcement
- Port Profiles
- Traffic Visibility
- Virtual machine networking based on Cisco NX-OS operating system
- Integration with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1
- Layer 2 Switching

Download available here;

Windows Server 2012 R2 / Visual Studio 2013 / System Center 2012 R2

TechED North America 2013 Key Note; nicely done Mr Anderson!

Windows Server 2012 R2 (Hyper-V) what’s new?

Hyper-V Generation 2 Virtual Machines
- Virtual Machines will be legacy free and based on UEFI
- Boot from virtual SCSI controller and/or synthetic network adapters
- Secure Boot as standard
- Faster Virtual Machine boot times
- Supported guest operating systems are x64 Windows 8 / x64 Windows Server 2012 / x64 Windows 8.1 and x64 Windows Server 2012 R2.

Faster Live Migration
- Live Migration Compression of the host before it’s sent over the lan reduces the migration time by 50%.
- Live Migration with SMB Direct over high speed networks (RDMA) allows for faster live migrations.

Other new features are:
- Automatic Guest Virtual Machine Activation when the virtual machine is running inside an activated host running Windows Server 202 R2 Datacentre.
- Shared VHDX allows two virtual machines to share the same disk catering for guest clustering inside virtual machines without using iSCSI or virtual fibre adaptors.
- Linux Guest OS now supports dynamic memory and live backups.
- Hyper-V Replica 2.0 can replicate to a third Hyper-V host every 30 seconds / 5 minutes or every 15 minutes.
- Online resizing VHDX allowing the expansion and reduction of VHDX files while the virtual machine is running.
- Deduplication of Virtual Machines.
- Storage Quality of Service (QoS) can limit the IOPS per virtual machine
- Live Virtual Machine Cloning and Exporting

More information can be found here;

System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2

- Support Windows 8.1
- Manage Mobile Devices (BYOD) via Intune from SCCM
- Better management of iOS and Android devices

More information can be found here;

Windows Server 2012 R2

- Tiered Storage Spaces allows the mixing of SSD and traditional hard disks into a single storage space with "hot" blocks getting moved into SSD via the tiering algorithm.
- Windows PowerShell 4 and PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) extensions
- Work folders
- Workplace Join

More information can be found here;

SQL Server 2014

The evolution of SQL Server;

- In-memory in the box enables breakthrough performance
- Delivering mission critical capabilities through new hybrid scenarios
- Unlocking real-time insights

More information can be found here;

Build Your Private Cloud in a Month – The Complete April 2013 Series

Want to build a private cloud?  Head over to Kevin Remde’s blog for more information and video series.

Date	Title / Topic	Author
1-Apr	Series Introduction - Build Your Private Cloud in a Month	Keith Mayer – @KeithMayer
2-Apr	What is a Private Cloud?	Keith Mayer – @KeithMayer

Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 (SP3) UR1

Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 (SP3) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2010 SP3 since the software was released.

Some issues that the update rollup resolves:

2750846 Information Store service crashes when you mount public folder databases on an Exchange Server 2010 server

2777742 Address Book service crashes on an Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server when a server has been running for 25 days or more

2782683 Email message that a user sends by using the "Send As" or "Send On Behalf" permission is saved only in the Sent Items folder of the sender in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2803132 Delayed email message delivery on a BlackBerry mobile device after you install Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2

2806602 EdgeTransport.exe process crashes on an Exchange Server 2010 Hub Transport server

2822208 Unable to soft delete some messages after installing Exchange 2010 SP2 RU6 or SP3

Download SP3 UR1 here; KB and fixes can be found here.

As always please read the comments sections first!