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(it)Groovy Microsoft Promotions

Hey folks, Microsoft has a couple of cool promotions going right now related to virtualization and cloud services. Check them out! Crack the Cloud! Check out the Crack the Cloud promotion.  Link Windows Azure Trial Check out the Windows Azure Trial. Link Virtualization Squared Free Hyper-V/Virtualization Training. Link

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Which Hyper-V Host Am I on?

I was trying to determine which Hyper-V host I was on today.  I discovered that this setting is captured in the registry (perhaps there is a way in the GUI to find it quickly but I didn’t see anything that stood out). So, with some handy PowerShell (this should work on Windows Server 2008, 2008 …

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What are your “Pain Points”? We’d like to help.

itgroove is a business technology solutions provider. We have lots of tools and technology available that can be used to solve any number of business issues. And we have the knowledge and experience to map the solutions out for you, as well as the skills to implement the needed hardware, software and procedures. You have …

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Our Server Naming Convention Explained

Someone asked today what/how we name our servers (what is the logic behind it?).  Here’s an illustration which breaks it down visually: Some of the benefits of this convention include: Consistency Sorting Identifying locations and assets Easy to remember

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Microsoft Virtualization Training and Certification offer

In case anyone reading my blog is interested… Jumpstart Virtualization Training · Exam 70-659: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization Jump Start – This one day online jump start training presents the fundamentals and skills necessary to pass Exam 70-659: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization. Once you do this you will get the Microsoft …

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