In Edge Show 148, Taylor Brown, Microsoft Senior Program Manager, tells about Windows Containers on Ch9 Live at Ignite 2015. Taylor clarifies and demystifies different technical aspects of Windows Containers and answers many of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) that are not found anywhere else. More specifically we cover:[00:33] What are containers?[01:32] Can you forget about containers and just keep using virtualization?[03:00] Does containerization help with hardware density and utilization?[03:50] What is the difference between Windows Server containers and Hyper-V containers?[05:17] Where is Microsoft using Windows Containers?[05:58] Can you run Windows Containers on Nano Server?[07:08] Is there a reason why you would ever want to run Windows Containers on a full GUI version of Windows Server?[07:40] Where can you deploy Windows containers?[08:53] Will Hyper-V in vNext Windows Server support nested virtualization?[09:47] Where are some areas where Dev and Ops might work together with Windows Containers?[11:10] How are deployments easier or different with containers? (and a story of Mark Russinovich's keynote)[12:51] Do you have to run Docker to create and use Windows Containers?[15:00] Are Linux containers interchangeable with Windows Containers (i.e. via Docker)?[17:03] When might someone use Docker Machine or Docker Swarm with Windows Containers?[18:35] Are containers secure? More or less secure than virtual machines?[20:47] How is patching different now with containers?[23:00] How do containers relate to Infrastructure as Code?[24:55] What is a micro service and how does this relate to containers?[26:25] Why or when might you want to utilize containers, micro services, or the Azure Service Fabric?[29:00] What are some recommended next steps to get started with Windows Containers?Windows Containers Homepage - https://aka.ms/windowscontainersSign up for a free trial of Windows Azure - https://aka.ms/aztrialNews:Check out the Microsoft DevOps news highlights at: https://aka.ms/DevOpsNewsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
For Edge Show 147, Rick Claus chatted with Mark Russinovich, CTO of Azure and technical guru extraordinaire, at Channel 9 Live at Microsoft Ignite. Listen in for some cool insight into what has Mark excited about the Azure platform and what he believes are some of the most important updates to the platform with our recent round of releases.Connect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
At Microsoft Ignite, Simon May had the chance to sit down with the authors of Enterprise Mobility Suite Managing BYOD and Company-Owned Devices from Microsoft Press, Yuri Diogenes and Jeff Gilbert to talk through the unique book. The pair also worked on a poster that draws out the entire enterprise mobility architecture (and which IT pro doesn't need posters for her office??) You can get the book here from Microsoft Press
In Edge Show 145 on Ch9 Live at Ignite 2015 we get a practical view of DevOps people, process, and products from real world experiences inside of Microsoft with Brian Harry, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Developer Division and Donovan Brown, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft. More specifically we cover:[01:25] Tell me some success stories of how Dev and Ops working together has produced great business results?[04:30] Is it really possible to have more change and more stability?[07:47] How have you seen the TFS / VSO product team culture change when going through a DevOps transformation?[13:25] How does technical debt impact teams?[16:33] What are some of the higher value add things the Ops team did in the DevOps world?[17:55] What are some practical tips you can do to reduce your technical debt?[20:54] What are some ways to measure DevOps?[23:17] What are some Microsoft tools and products you can use to track these metrics?[25:35] How has shared metrics changed the way in which teams function?[27:34] The 5 Whys[28:36] What is coming from Microsoft in the future related to DevOps products and tools?News:Check out the Microsoft DevOps news highlights from the past ~month at: https://aka.ms/DevOpsNewsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 144, Matt meets with Jonobie Ford, Senior Program Manager on the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) team, to discuss a number of key capabilities coming to VMM with Update Rollup 6 (UR6), specifically focusing on 2 highly requested features. The first is Azure IaaS virtual machine management from within the VMM console! The second is support in VMM Service Templates, for Generation 2 Hyper-V virtual machines! If you're currently using VMM, and you're also using, or thinking about using Azure IaaS virtual machines, UR6 should be very interesting to you!Useful Links:Blog: October 2014 Announcements for Windows Server ContainersBlog: Windows Server and Hyper-V ContainersBlog: Announcing Nano Server for Modern Apps and CloudVirtual Machine Manager - User Voice FeedbackBlog: System Center Virtual Machine Manager TeamConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @mattmcspiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In this episode Rick does a quick intro and then gets out of the way for Mark Russinovich, CTO of Azure to announce the General Availability of Premium Storage. High performance SSD backed durable storage paired up with the new Ds series of virtual machines and you get industry leading performance of 64k+ IOps for your most demanding workloads. Useful Links:The blog post where Mark Russinovich breaks down the technology on how this all works. Connect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 142, Matt meets with Jose Barreto to discuss a key capability within Microsoft's software-defined storage (SDS) solution, Storage Quality of Service (QoS). Jose talks about where Storage QoS fits within the overall SDS solution, explains how it all works, and shows a cool PowerShell-driven demo of QoS in action. Jose also gives us a sneak peek into what the storage team will be delivering at Microsoft Ignite. If you're interested in storage, Jose has got you covered!Useful Links:Microsoft Azure BackupBlog: Azure Backup – Support for backup of Azure IaaS VMsBlog: Preview of DR for VMware VMs and Physical Servers to Azure using ASRSystem Center Operations Manager - Azure Pack Management PackJose Barreto's BlogTechNet: Storage Spaces OverviewBlog: Storage QoS Guide for Windows Server Technical PreviewWindows Server Technical Preview 1 - DownloadConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show 141, learn how to use the new Chef Provisioning capabilities to provision machines and applications to Microsoft Azure in this demo heavy interview with John Keiser from Chef. John walks through all the steps you need to get this running yourself as well as helpful insights from one of the engineers responsible for developing this functionality. More specifically we cover:[09:25] What is the history behind Chef provisioning and why does it exist?[02:19] Were there other names to Chef provisioning and why did it change?[03:03] Demo: Format of a Chef provisioning recipe[05:00] Demo: setup pre-requisite steps to be able to use Chef provisioning[07:04] Demo: editing the provisioning recipe[09:10] Demo: executing the provisioning recipe in local mode (chef-client -z)[11:01] Demo: how to create 10 machines using chef provisioning[13:10] Demo: re-running a chef provisioning recipe where the machine already existsChef Provisioning Azure on GithubSign up for a free trial of Windows Azure - https://aka.ms/aztrialNews:Check out the March 2015 Microsoft DevOps news highlights at: https://aka.ms/DevOpsNewsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
This Episode of the Edge show is focused on Enterprise Mobility and Simon May invited Fabian Uhse from the WorkFolders product team into the studio to talk about the iPad app for WorkFolders. If you aren't familiar with work folders, it's a really nice solution to use your existing Windows Server 2012 R2 File server infrastructure to enable sharing - across the internet - from those servers. Giving you the best of the cloud and making the best use of your on-prem investments.Fabian also gives us a sneak peak at the upcoming iPhone app too!For more news and information on enteprise mobility check out Simon's Blog.Connect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 139, Rick introduces the newest member of the Edge Team, Matt McSpirit, who walks us through the key features and functionality of Azure Site Recovery, with a specific focus on Hyper-V to Azure protection for SMBs. If you're using Hyper-V, but don't have System Center, and you're looking at a streamlined solution for disaster recovery, Matt's got you covered.Useful Links:Tutorial: Set up Protection Between an On-Premises Hyper-V Site and AzureMicrosoft Virtual Academy - Microsoft Business Continuity (Clustering, Backup & Azure Site Recovery)Azure News:Check out my monthly roundup of IT Pro related Azure newsSign up for the Azure Security JumpStart taking place April 15th and 16th.Connect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @MattMcSpiritFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 138, see a demo of how Docker machine can provision to Azure and hear a little bit about the future of Docker client for Windows in this interview with Ahmet Alp Balkan, Software Engineer at Microsoft.More specifically we cover:What does Docker Machine do and how does it relate to Microsoft?[01:36] Demo: Provisioning an Azure VM using Docker Machine Mac client[05:55] Demo: What is running in the Docker machine in Azure[08:06] Demo: Running Docker commands after Docker machine provisioned[09:44] What can you do with Docker and Windows? When is the Docker client for Windows going to be released?Docker Machine to Azure documentationNews:Check out the February 2015 Microsoft DevOps news highlights at: https://aka.ms/DevOpsNewsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 137, Rick has brought back Drew McDaniel and Kenaz Kwa to talk about Premium Storage and Planned Maintenance Updates. If you are curious as to the details about planned maintenance and how it may have affected your machines - Kenaz gives you all the details. If Performance, disk IOps and supped up virtual machines are more your style - Drew has you covered on that side of the coin.Useful Links:Planned Service Updates detailsPremium Storage documentation (Preview)Azure News:Check out my monthly roundup of IT Pro related Azure newsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In this episode of The Edge Show Simon May talks aboutAzure RemoteApp with Eric Orman, Senior Program Manager from Microsoft's Azure RemoteApp team about what Azure RemoteApp can do. They take a look at a very real world use case with QuickBooks 2015 and walk through how it's implemented inside Azure RemoteApp.Ever wanted to know when you should use Azure RemoteApp in the cloud vs Hybrid? This is the episode for you! For what's new this month in Enterprise Mobility and Windows take a look at https://aka.ms/mobilityedgeConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 135, interview on Microsoft's new updates to Application Insights including app performance monitoring and other telemetry with Rahul Bagaria, Program Manager at Microsoft.More specifically at [00:40], we cover:What are the big changes which have recently happened with Application Insights?[02:20] How is application performance monitoring different now than utilizing the existing microsoft monitoring agent?[03:36] What is all of the telemetry you get if you use only the status monitor agent?[04:33] Demo: Installing and configuring the status monitor agent on an Azure VM[07:31] Demo: How you might be able to automate the agent installation to multiple nodes utilizing the vm extension and implications using this option versus the manual install[09:30] What telemetry do get if you utilize only the code addition? [10:25] Demo: Adding the App Insights code to the app in Visual Studio IDE[12:15] Demo: What data / telemetry do you get back inside the Azure portal?[13:57] Demo: Solving a failed request problem with a SQL database call[17:34] Demo: Solving a performance problem with website .Net code[18:38] Demo: How might I setup automated alerts and file these issues / bugs into the developer backlog?Application Insights User Voice forum for product feedbackApplication Insights free trialGet Started with Application InsightsNews:Check out the January 2015 Microsoft DevOps news highlights at: https://aka.ms/DevOpsNewsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 134, Rick is getting back in touch with on-premises technologies that are still very close to his heart. This episode has Rick reaching out to Ben Armstrong from the Hyper-V team to talk about all things new in Hyper-V found in the Technical Preview 1 of Windows Server. Ben outlines 2 or 3 big things and a bunch of "popcorn". ;)Useful Links:Get your own copy of Technical Preview 1 from the Eval Center.What's new in Technical Preview from TechNetCatch up with Ben Armstron on his Virtualization blog.Connect with Ben on Twitter:Follow @VirtualPCGuyConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SymonPerrimanFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In this episode of The Edge Show Simon May talkes about Azure AD SaaS apps integration with Eran Dvir, Senior Program Manager from Microsoft's Identity team about what Azure AD SaaS app integration can do.We talk through and show new capabilities around adding your own, custom SaaS appsWe take a look at how Azure AD SaaS apps can help you manage access to shared, corporate apps such as Twitter accounts.We take a look at what integration with HR systems looks like (hint, Nirvana!);For what's new this month in Enterprise Mobility and Windows take a look at https://aka.ms/mobilityedgeConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SymonPerrimanFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 132, Rick pulls out some contacts from the Azure IaaS Engineering team to talk about the recent spat of Announcements in the Azure IaaS Space. We have Khalid Mouss talking about the new Docker container image in the VM Gallery, Sung Hsueh talking about KeyVault and Drew McDaniel rounding things up with our largest VM sizing to date.Useful Links:New Azure VM Size - The G series is LIVE and (as of January 15th) largest VM in the Cloud.Azure KeyVault Service - Cloud Hosted HSM (Hardware Security Module) backed service now available.Cool Video on the KeyVault service - available here.One Stop Shop Docker Image now available in the Azure VM GalleryAzure News:Check out my monthly roundup of IT Pro related Azure news: http://bit.ly/AzureITProConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SymonPerrimanFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In Edge Show episode 121, learn more about Microsoft's new public preview of release management service connected to Visual Studio Online (VSO) and see demos of it in action with Claude Remillard, Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft.More specifically at [00:46], we cover:Claude's role and background[01:30] What does Microsoft Visual Studio Release Management do?[05:20] What are the differences between the on-premises Release Management product and Release Management as a service? What are some of the futures enhancements planned for the Release Management service?[07:30] Demo: Where to setup the Release Management connection to VSO[08:38] Demo: Release Management Global Variables[09:36] Demo: Release Management deployment history and logs[11:40] Demo: Release Management Pipeline - including environment definitions and approval steps[13:26] Demo: Configuration of application release template - including rollback, manual intervention, and how it might relate to continuous integration and deployment[16:06] Does Release Management support Chef, Open Source, PowerShell DSC, and other build systems and deployment mechanisms? You can checkout a written list of steps to get this going yourself at this blog post.News:Check out the 2014 Microsoft DevOps news highlights (and monthly recaps moving forward) at: https://aka.ms/DevOpsNewsConnect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In this episode of The Edge Show, Rick introduces a special interview by Larry Larson from Channel 9 talking with Mark Russinovich, CTO of Microsoft Azure about the Storage Outage that took place November 18th. Mark provides insight into what happened, how it was resolved and how the Azure team is actively working to improve the customer experience on the Azure platform as a result.The Full Blog post on the Root Cause Analysis over on the Azure blog.BlogPost: Details on the RCA (Root Cause Analysis) of the Azure Storage Outage of November 18th.We're taking a break for the holiday season. We'll be back with a new Meaner and Leaner EdgeShow format in the new year!Connect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @dtzarFollow @SymonPerrimanFollow @SimonsterFollow @RicksterCDNFacebook
In this episode Symon interviews Claus Joergensen (Principal Program Manager) and Ned Pyle (Senior Program Manager) about replication enhancements coming in the next version of Windows Server. Claus first talks about Shared-Nothing Storage Spaces, which provides storage for a failover cluster using direct-attached storage, rather than a SAN. Next Ned talks about the new Storage Replica feature which provide a native synchronous replication solution for multi-site clusters and disaster recovery.The interview with Claus about Shared-Nothing Storage Spaces begins at [06:45]:What were the main storage design goals for this release?How does a scale-out file server work?How does DAS-only storage work in a failover cluster?How does this solution provide higher-availability for virtual machines?Where can people go to learn more about this solution? TechEd Europe: Design Scale-Out File Server Clusters in the Next Release of Windows Server: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2014/CDP-B325The interview with Ned about Storage Replica begins at [21:00]:What is the difference between Hyper-V Replica (with asynchronous replication) and Storage Replica (with synchronous replication)?How does synchronous replication provide higher-availability?What type of files or disks can be replicated?What are the distance and latency limitations?How has storage quality of service (QoS) been enhanced?Where can people go to learn more about this feature? Storage Team Blog: https://blogs.technet.com/b/filecabTechEd Europe: Stretching Failover Clusters and Using Storage Replica for Disaster Recovery in the Next Release of Windows Server: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2014/CDP-B352Step-by-Step Guide for Storage Replica: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=514902 News: [00:25] New Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses Released: Microsoft Azure FundamentalsDeploying Linux VMs on Microsoft AzureUpgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2014Using PowerShell for Active DirectoryRemote Desktop Services on Microsoft Azure Deep Dive[02:50] Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7 Released (Publicly): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44989[03:55] Microsoft Azure Hybrid Connection Manager Released: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42962[04:51] Nutanix released new System Center integration solutions for Virtual Machine Manager to manage their storage with a custom SMI-S provider, and a Management Pack for Operations Manager to monitor their platform and virtualized workloads: https://aka.ms/Edge-NutanixSC Connect with the Edge Team:Follow @tnedgeFollow @SymonPerrimanFollow @RicksterCDNFollow @dtzarFollow @SimonsterFacebook