In the introduction to this series, we identified that there are multiple parts of the cloud migration journey; namely: Discover, Assess, Migrate, Manage, and Operate. We will cover various tools that either falls into one of or span multiple phases in the migration journey. As a quick-link reference, here is the list of tools this…
In the introduction to this series, we identified that there are multiple parts of the cloud migration journey; namely: Discover, Assess, Migrate, Manage, and Operate. We will cover various tools that either falls into one of or span multiple phases in the migration journey. As a quick-link reference, here is the list of tools this series will…
In the introduction to this series, we identified that there are multiple parts of the cloud migration journey; namely: Discover, Assess, Migrate, Manage, and Operate. We will cover various tools that either falls into one of or span multiple phases in the migration journey. As a quick-link reference, here is the list of tools this series will…
In the introduction to this series, we identified that there are multiple parts of the cloud migration journey; namely: Discover, Assess, Migrate, Manage, and Operate. We will cover various tools that either falls into one of or span multiple phases in the migration journey. As a quick-link reference, here is the list of tools this series will…
In the introduction to this series, we identified that there are multiple parts of the cloud migration journey; namely: Discover, Assess, Migrate, Manage, and Operate. We will cover various tools that either falls into one of or span multiple phases in the migration journey. As a quick-link reference, here is the list of tools this series will…
So you’re interested in the Cloud, in particular, the Microsoft Azure Cloud. Great, now what? Where do you start? Most organizations that are interested in Azure start off by trying to determine which workloads could be moved to the cloud, and what type of return on investment (ROI) and cost savings they’ll receive. The challenge…
Many organizations are moving mission critical applications to Azure. A lot of organizations are starting to explore Microsoft Azure as a Disaster Recovery (DR) site to their existing datacenters. If you haven’t started to consider this, Microsoft provides several tools to assess your “Cloud Readiness”, and help you estimate the costs, and ROI, in moving…
A few years ago I had the privilege to attend Azure Site Recovery Boot Camp training at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley in Mountain View, CA. The experience was amazing, and I enjoyed it. In fact, we received a first-hand preview of the (yet to be released) ASR VMware replication/protection through the newly acquired InMage technology. The training was led by Vishal…
Backup is always that unsung hero. It’s there in the background, and no one notices it, that is until it’s needed. And with the ever-growing volume of data, backing up becomes more and more of a challenge. Sure, storage companies continue to push the envelope on hard drive sizes, now reaching upwards of 10+ TB…
Recently, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS). It’s technically a part of Azure Backup offering, but it’s a little different. In fact, it is more like System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) “lite”. Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS), is functionally equivalent to System Center DPM with 3 differences: It can protect workloads that are running on Hyper-V,…