You can get access to Azure at 10k feet, if you're on the right airline. :)
Personally, I think Microsoft just did this too soon. You had to know it was coming, but they don't have anything in place yet to do a complete one-to-one replacement. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Spinelli, Robert J Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 3:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription service Rod, I do a lot of my testing on my laptop. I have a nice HyperV lab with my whole SCCM infrastructure on it for testing (32GB of Ram, 500GB SSD Drive). I used to fly around a lot and would do testing on the plane for example. How do you do that when I need to spin up a Windows Azure VM to host my whole infrastructure with no access to Azure since I'm 30k feet in the air ? :) Below is what I have running on my laptop CAS Remote SQL (CAS) Primary (XYZ) Remote SQL (XYZ) Remote MP_SUP (XYZ) Remote DP (XYZ) Primary (123) - SQL, MP, SUP, DP all on same box Remote MP_SUP (XYZ) - Untrusted Forest How do I get that with any of the offerings MS has now? I don't really need to worry about it too much now since I can get all of this from corporate licenses, but what about the consultants out there who can't get this from their company? I think it's a bad move on MS part to alienate all the consultants out there who used Technet just for what I described above. Thank you. Robert Spinelli | CTS | GTI | 575 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, United States| T: +1.201.595.6820 | C: +1.917.538.6192 | [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rod Trent Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 3:12 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription service Not really, when you think about it. TechNet was used more for downloading software than any of the other benefits. You can spin-up a Windows Azure VM and test the same software now. No reason to have it on-premise for testing. Plus, the other options they are offering as replacements are all free. They are keeping MSDN, though (for a while), so you can subscribe to that if you want to download bits. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Spinelli, Robert J Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 2:37 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] OT: Microsoft to shut down TechNet subscription service This is pretty terrible, TechNet yearly subscription was great. http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-shut-down-technet-subscription-service-700 0017541/ Thank you. Robert Spinelli | CTS | GTI | 575 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, United States| T: +1.201.595.6820 | C: +1.917.538.6192 | [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase & Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. Please refer to http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures for disclosures relating to European legal entities.
