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Thirty-One Days of Servers (VMs) in the Cloud

Windows Azure Every Day in Jan

Happy New Year!!!! For the New Year all of my IT Pro teammates across the country wanted to get together and talk about 31 things we love and want to teach about having Servers (VMs) in the Cloud.  Throughout this month we are going to be talking about Windows Azure IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service).  Windows Azure now offers a new feature currently in customer preview called Virtual Machines & Virtual Networks.  This new functionality provides Windows Azure with an IaaS (Cloud) platform for you to deploy your own virtual machines.  In Windows Azure IaaS you can easily deploy and run Windows Server and Linux virtual machines in Windows Azure.  In this 31 part series we will teach you most of what you need to know about cloud computing and Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service.

Do you have a New Year's Resolution? Will you keep it?  How about making one (or another one) with me.  Resolve to get your technical competence up on the latest technologies by reading at least one blog post per day. Start with this series.  After this month, we (my team) will continue to post great content for you to consume this year.  In Future months we will be focusing on topics like Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Virtualization, Systems Management, System Center, Private Cloud and so much more.  What does it take?  A few minutes a day.  If you keep this up, you will be very, very knowledgeable on the latest Microsoft technologies in no time!  What do you have to lose?  You have MUCH to gain!

So, Bookmark this index page http://akams/iaas31 and check back every day for the latest.  If You may also want to subscribe to my blog to get a reminder about all the great content coming up.

To get started with Windows Azure on this series, simply create a free Windows Azure Account then follow the links from the series index page http://aka.ms/iaas31 to GET SMART NOW!

You can find a link to ALL post on the index page of the post series http://aka.ms/iaas31. Each day in Jan 2013 an additional post will be added to the index.

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Dan Stolts (The "ITProGuru") is a technology expert who is a master of systems management and security with over 25 years experience. He is proficient in many Microsoft products especially in the server area (Windows Server, System Center, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization, Etc) and holds many certifications including MCT, MCITP, MCSE, TS, etc.

Dan is currently specializing in System Management and Security and is also very passionate about virtualization and cloud technologies. Dan is and has been a very active member of the community. He is president of Boston User Groups, Founder of Virtualization Group Boston, Founder of North East Leaders and serves on many IT Community group boards. He is in the process of writing his first book on building technology communities. He is a believer in social networking and can be reached on twitter @ITProGuru. He has participated in many non-technology community groups such as: Boy Scouts, Rotary Club, Lions Club, local Chambers of Commerce and is a mentor for the local high schools. Dan is an enthusiastic advocate of technology and is passionate about helping others. Dan's lifelong passion has been and continues to be to help and teach others!

Current Affiliations: •IT Pro Evangelist (Public Speaker / Community Audience Lead) - Microsoft Corporation (blogs.TechNet.com/DanStolts) •President Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc. (www.BayStateTechnology.com) •Tiger Cub Scout Den Leader Lakeville Pack 14, Den 5 http://www.lakevillepack14.com •President Boston User Groups (www.bostonusergroups.org) •Founder / President North East IT Community Leaders Group http://NELeaders.com •Founder/Chairman Virtualization Group Boston http://www.virtg.com •Microsoft Certified Trainer •Soon to be Author :)

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