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• Slides for SCE 2010 and Windows Intune Sessions….

  Good Day Folks! I have placed the slides I am using for the System Center Essentials 2010 and Windows Intune Sessions out on my SkyDrive. You can grab them here .   Cheers!...( read more ) Share this post: Read More... Posted Apr 19 2011, 10:13 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, IE, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, Live Events, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, SCCM, SCE, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, Windows 7, Cloud, The Cloud

• Springboard Rides Again- The Springboard Tour Dates and Cities Announced Register now!!!

  May 2 – Toronto | May 4 – Detroit | May 6 – Chicago | May 9 – Indianapolis | May 11 – Dallas | May 13 - Columbus The Springboard Series Tour is back! This 6 city tour brings the top product teams from Microsoft to you. We understand the questions and... Posted Apr 08 2011, 12:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, IE, Events, System Center, Group Policy, Exchange 2007, Live Events, 2007 Office system, IT Pro Resources, Management, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Powershell, migration, Small Business Server, ForeFront, SCVMM, Data Protection Manager, free training, Windows Server 2008, Tech Ed, IT Pro Momentum, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), SQL 2008, Windows 7, Hyper-V, MAP, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Event Resources

• Introducing Microsoft Virtual Academy: Free Technical Training on many topics and yes training on Cloud!

  Looking for a simple, effective way to get the skills and training you needed to take advantage of the opportunity Cloud computing offers IT professionals? The Microsoft Virtual Academy offers no-cost, easy-access training for IT professionals who want... Posted Mar 25 2011, 02:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, Active Directory, Hardware, System Center, Group Policy, Management, ForeFront, SCVMM, Data Protection Manager, SQL 2008, Hyper-V, Cloud computing, IT Manager, Cloud, Azure, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Reminder – FREE TechNet event in Portland this Wednesday!

  digg_url = "http://blogs.technet.com/chrisavis/archive/2010/02/22/reminder-free-technet-event-in-portland-this-wednesday.aspx";digg_title = "Reminder – FREE TechNet event in Portland this Wednesday!";digg_bgcolor = "#FFFFFF";digg_skin... Posted Feb 22 2010, 09:35 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Virtualization, Tech News, SCVMM, Competitive, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, Cloud, The Cloud

• Some personal news...

  Hello Dear Blog Readers, (hmmm....that kinda sounds like the beginning of one of those SPAM emails) I wanted to let you all know I am moving on from Microsoft and shall no longer be blogging here. I'll be moving an archive of these posts to my website... Posted Sep 17 2009, 10:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Exchange, SharePoint, Unified Communications, Dynamics, Windows, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office, Webcasts, SQL, System Center, TechNet, Group Policy, Windows Mobile, Training, Virtualization, MSDN, Visio, Microsoft Events, SCVMM, Softgrid, Terminal Services, Microsoft Research, ISO, SCCM, Portal, TechEd, developers, Imagine Cup, Microsoft Partners, Windows Server 2008, Power Management, hard disks, Microsoft Teched, EU, Green IT, online services, Windows 7, recycling, data center, Australia, Ingenuity Point, OSIsoft, Clean Technology, Sustainable IT, Microsoft TechFest, Tiny Web Services, Emissions Trading, Earth Day, Cloud computing, LMEG, Desktop strategy, Business Value Assessment, Microsoft Application Virtualisation, Thin Client, Remix, climate change, Forest Dynamics, PUE, Green Grid, Power Configuration, eWaste, Software Management, Asset Management, DigiGirlz, Server Virtualisation, Greenwashing, Carbon Neutral, carbon management, Health Industry, Paper Management, HVAC, Digital Distribution, Cooling, Water, smart metering, 7 day Green IT blogfest, Careers, Futures, Goodbye

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 08-21-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Installation instructions, Release Notes and Evaluation Guide for Windows Virtual PC (RC) and Windows XP Mode (RC) · Microsoft Exchange Hosted Archive Service Level Agreement (SLA) · Microsoft... Posted Aug 27 2009, 08:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, User Groups, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, The Cloud, Azure, Thrive

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 08-14-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Mobile Broadband Stack Changes for Windows 7 · Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB971812) · Update for Windows Vista (KB970436) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition... Posted Aug 18 2009, 08:40 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Demos, SCCM, On the Edge, communicator, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Angelbeat event wrap up for Portland….

  (Actually…..we are really in Tigard, OR) Another great Angelbeat event today!  The event is still going on and I have already delivered my presentation. I am now listening to a Juniper Networks presenter talk about network infrastructure and simplifying... Posted Aug 14 2009, 03:12 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, Live Events, Deployment, Virtualization, Tech News, User Groups, SCVMM, Competitive, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, twitterfeed

• Angelbeat Event wrap up for Redmond….

  Earlier today I did an Angelbeat IT Event in Building 33 on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Wa. There was a great turn out with ~70 people in attendance. Lots of vendors showed up including Cisco, Intel, Right Systems, Incentra, and others. These are... Posted Aug 14 2009, 11:40 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Windows, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Deployment, Virtualization, Tech News, User Groups, SCVMM, IPv6, On the Edge, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 08-07-2009…..

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Windows Virtual PC RC · Windows XP Mode RC · Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0 (x86) · Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0 (x64) · Microsoft Exchange Online Standard · Microsoft Office Communications... Posted Aug 12 2009, 08:07 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, User Groups, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Demos, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Backing up and Inventory….

  This morning I am backing up all of the machines on the network. Of course backing up is one of the most boring things there is (until something goes wrong!) so I am also inventorying my machines as well as the stash of hardware in my closet. All the... Posted Aug 11 2009, 10:42 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Active Directory, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Virtualization, Tech News, Linux, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IIS, Competitive, On the Edge, Beta, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 07-31-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Project Quant Fact Sheet · Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit · System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Documentation · Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Documentation... Posted Aug 05 2009, 03:05 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending – 07-17-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Update for Windows Vista (KB970408) · Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB970408) · Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Beta and Outlook Standards Documentation · An Introduction to Service... Posted Jul 23 2009, 11:17 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Digital Imaging, Competitive, Demos, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed, Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 06-19-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Hypervisor Functional Specification v2.0: For Windows Server 2008 R2 · Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition VHD · Virtualizing Windows Essential Business Server · Microsoft Dynamics... Posted Jun 24 2009, 11:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 06-12-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB967632) · Cumulative Update for Media Center TVPack for Windows Vista (KB966315) · Cumulative Update for Media Center... Posted Jun 24 2009, 10:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, SCCM, On the Edge, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 05-29-2009…..

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance • System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 Release Candidate for x64-based Systems (KB947821) [May 2009] • System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate for Itanium... Posted Jun 03 2009, 06:35 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 5-22-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Windows Virtual PC Tips · Windows Client Feature Comparison: Windows XP SP3 | Wndows Vista SP1 | Windows 7 · Windows 7 Walkthrough: BranchCache · Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB... Posted Jun 01 2009, 12:49 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Zune, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 05-15-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Job Aids for Server Core Installations of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 · Migrating to Windows Small Business Server 2008 from Windows Small Business Server 2008 · Windows Essential... Posted May 22 2009, 06:37 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Demos, SCCM, On the Edge, communicator, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 05-08-2009…..

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate · Windows Server 2008 R2 RC Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images (for Hyper-V) · Windows Virtual PC Beta · RAIL QFE Beta for Vista SP1 · RAIL QFE Beta... Posted May 12 2009, 06:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, Competitive, Demos, SCCM, music, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Home Theater, Windows Server 2008, Tech Ed, Systems Management, Live!, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, Tech Support, twitterfeed, Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 05-01-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB968006) · Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB967756) · Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB967752... Posted May 05 2009, 08:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, Xbox, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, SCCM, On the Edge, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 04-24-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 UCMA 2.0 Speech Language Packs · Unified Communications Cost Saving Kit · Adoption and Training Kit: Champs Program Plan Sample for Unified Communications... Posted Apr 30 2009, 09:05 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Podcasts, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Digital Imaging, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, Learn me somethin..., twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 04-17-2009…..

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Infrastructure Planning and Design · Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.7 Update · Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.4 Update · Office Communicator Phone Edition (2007 R2) · Microsoft Exchange... Posted Apr 28 2009, 09:19 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, SCCM, On the Edge, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for the Week Ending – 04-10-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Release Notes · Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Management... Posted Apr 13 2009, 09:34 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Competitive, SCCM, On the Edge, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, Azure

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending 04-03-2009….

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Unified Communications Adoption and Training Kit 2007 R2 · Enterprise Search: Permissions for Common Administrative Operations in Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Search Server 2008... Posted Apr 06 2009, 01:12 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Tablet PC, Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, Media Center, IPv6, IIS, Screencasts, Competitive, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, communicator, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud

• Interesting Downloads for Week Ending – 03-27-2009…..

  Infrastructure Development, Operations & Maintenance · Update for Windows XP (KB961503) · Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB967902) · System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Cmdlet Reference · Microsoft System Center Network Device... Posted Apr 01 2009, 12:07 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Vista, Exchange, SharePoint, Office, Active Directory, Search, Messenger, IE, Windows, Webcasts, SQL, TechNet, Group Policy, Mobility, SBS, Networking, ISA, Deployment, Downloads, Virtualization, Powershell, Tech News, ForeFront, SCVMM, IPv6, IIS, Demos, SCCM, On the Edge, Beta, Unified Messaging, Windows Server 2008, Systems Management, S+S, 64bit Computing, Windows 7, Developery Stuff, twitterfeed, Cloud, The Cloud