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• Anyone out there: MVP Contest Check Up

  Hey all you MVP rockstars are you out there?  Are you working hard on putting together your screencasts to win some cool prizes?  Remember the contest we started: Do you want to win* a Lenovo T61P ThinkPad or Xbox 360 Pro with 60 GB?  ... Posted Nov 17 2008, 09:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: IE, Windows Vista, TechNet Events, Fun and Family, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts, IE 8

• SCVMM 2008 is now on the TechNet Plus Subscriber downloads

  System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 is now available on the TechNet Plus Subscriber download center.  All 3.5GB can be had in a variety of languages.  If you aren’t familiar with the product, now’s the time to start trying it our with... Posted Nov 01 2008, 12:04 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Virtualization, Virtual Server, SCVMM, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Setting up your laptop to run SCVMM 2008

  Now that System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 has released, I’m sure many of you are wanting to kick the tires.  The good news is that we’ve made that relatively easy to accomplish on a laptop but there are some assumptions to make... Posted Oct 28 2008, 11:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Active Directory, Windows Vista, Networking, Management, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Laptop Stuff, Linux, SCVMM, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V, Windows 7 Client, Windows 7 Server

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 fertig

  Gestern habe ich es schon während unserer aktuellen Veranstaltungsserie (TechDays: Dynamic IT) angekündigt und seit gestern abend ist es weltweit offiziell: Der System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 ist fertig gestellt. Ab dem 1. November... Posted Oct 22 2008, 10:07 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Virtualisierung, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V

• Do you want to win* a Lenovo T61P ThinkPad or Xbox 360 Pro with 60 GB?

  Are you a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) ? Do you want to win * some great prizes just in time for the holidays? How does a 8GB or 120GB Zune sound or an Xbox 360 Pro? What you want something bigger, okay how about a: Lenovo T61P!!!! Okay... Posted Oct 10 2008, 08:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: IE, Windows Vista, TechNet Events, Fun and Family, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts, IE 8

• Virtualisation, virtualisation, virtualisation……….."IT Pros, IT Pros IT Pros.....and I say I love IT Pros!"

  Sorry that it seems as though I dropped off the planet…my world has been all things Virtualisation for the last week. Here is what’s been going on: 1) TechNet Changing Technologies event Steve Ballmer came over to present at a TechNet event for IT managers... Posted Oct 02 2008, 03:35 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: virtualisation, System Center, System Center Operations Manager, TechNet, Virtualization, Virtual Server, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, Beta, Windows Server 2008, DPM 2007, core infrastructure, Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server

• Upcoming Second Life Events on Powershell

  Blain recorded a quick pitch about the upcoming second life events on Powershell: To learn more about the series take a look here: Second Life – Windows PowerShell 3-Part Series on the Microsoft Island Share this post: Read More... Posted Oct 02 2008, 11:48 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, SQL 2005, Exchange 2007, Interviews, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008

• Looking for your best virtualization bet?

  Think you should get the value of virtualization without a high cost? Microsoft does. Microsoft Virtualization offers a lower TCO, fast time to value, a reduction in system complexity, and a strong partner ecosystem. See the interesting domain @ http... Posted Sep 24 2008, 10:30 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• Windows vs Walls

  Share this post: Read More... Posted Sep 18 2008, 11:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Security, Office, Active Directory, Search, Windows Vista, Mobility, Networking, SQL Server, Windows Group Policy, Internet Explorer, Xbox, Windows Mobile, Deployment, Management, Zune, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Media Services, HDTV, SCVMM, Visual Studio, Silverlight, Windows Server 2008, SCOM, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• MS Hyper-V Server: in 30 days for $0

  The show begins in 10 hours, but the news it out: Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, a new hypervisor-based server virtualization product (like ESXi), will be released within 30 days and be available at no cost via the Web Microsoft will demonstrate live... Posted Sep 08 2008, 12:57 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Management, Virtualization, Virtual Server, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Windows Server 2008, Windows Virtualization, VMWare, Hyper-V, Virtualization Management, ESX, VMM 2008, Management tools

• Nouveau site dédié Exchange, aux Communications Unifiées et Active Directory

  Bonjour, Je m'occupe du site dorénavent du site http://unifiedit.wordpress.com/ en plus de http://system-it.net et devra à terme le remplacer. Vous comprendrez vite pourquoi :) Voilà, vous y trouverez principalement des news et des articles techniques... Posted Aug 16 2008, 06:36 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Cluster, Events, Windows Server, ISA Server, Windows Mobile, Exchange 2007, Longhorn, Powershell, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, Exchange 2003, Office Communication Server

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

  Mit dem Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM) wird ja die Verwaltung der Virtualisierung auf mehreren Plattformen unterstützt (werden). Damit lassen sich an einer zentralen Konsole sowohl der Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1, wie auch Hyper-V und VMware ESX... Posted Jul 28 2008, 11:44 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: System Center, Info, Virtualisierung, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008

• 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer - Randy Pausch

  I was sad to find out today that Randy Pausch had passed forward into a better life. I was deeply moved by his speech and the way he lived. You can read the full article here: 'Last lecture' professor dies of cancer For those of you that have... Posted Jul 25 2008, 02:52 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Exchange 2007, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, XBOX 360, Book of the Month, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), Screen Casts, Health and Fitness, IE 8

• Are you a TechNet Subscriber? Use TMSAM09 and I can save you 15%

  Happy Friday Boys and Girls!  Due to the success the program from last year, it is back again this year and I can save you 15%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription.  I also have a big announcement based on your feedback... Posted Jul 18 2008, 02:08 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Active Directory, Search, Virtual PC, IE, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, Group Policy, SQL 2005, WebCast Question Logs, TechNet Events, Live Event Questions and Answers, Live Events, Interviews, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, System Center Data Protection Manager, Podcasts, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Small Business Server 2003, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Desktop Search, Windows Server 2008, A More Secure and Well Managed Infrastructure (SWMI), Screen Casts, IE 8

• Deux outils à connaitre pour Hyper-V

  Le premier est un gadget Vista qui permet de surveiller l'état de machines hôtes Hyper-V ainsi que des machines virtuelles qu'ils hébergent. La version 3.2 de Hyper-V Monitor est disponible sur le site de son auteur Tore Lervik. Le second sera... Posted Jul 17 2008, 03:22 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V

• Hyper-V: MAC Address allocation and apparent network issues MAC collisions can cause

  In a physical only world, you don’t usually have to worry about MAC addresses that much as each NIC vendor carves off a MAC address from their ranges which have been allocated to them. However, in a virtual environment, you have to be a little more careful... Posted Jul 15 2008, 10:02 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Information, Virtual Server, How to Articles, Windows Server 2008, Articles, Hyper-V, Network Infrastructure Systems

• MOSS 2007 Upgrade powered by Momentum

  A while back a made a post on how you can get some support in implementation of certain Microsoft technologies, through a program called momentum.  You can see the post here: Looking to gain Momentum for a Pilot of Microsoft Technologies?  ... Posted Jul 15 2008, 08:59 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Exchange, Search, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, System Center, ISA Server, SQL 2005, Exchange 2007, 2007 Office system, System Center Data Protection Manager, Virtual Server, ForeFront, Data Protection Manager, Windows 2003, Windows 2003R2, Windows Server 2008

• Pity OS X doesn’t like 8GB of memory in my MacBook Pro

  I received a flurry of questions via email when I posted information the other day that I had 8GB of memory in my Apple MacBook Pro .  At the time of my post, I had only intended to boot the OS and see that it appeared to work correctly, recognize... Posted Jul 09 2008, 09:06 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows XP, Hardware, Virtual PC, Windows Vista, Networking, Apple, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Laptop Stuff, Linux, OS X, Windows Server 2008, x64 OS and Apps, Hyper-V

• It's Official Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 is now backing up Windows Server 2008

  My buddy Jason just let me know that the DPM2007 Rollup Update offering WS08 support is now available for download: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 - Rollup Update - x86 System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 - Rollup Update - x64 You can... Posted Jun 30 2008, 01:17 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SQL 2005, System Center Data Protection Manager, Virtual Server, Data Protection Manager, Windows Server 2008

• Achtung! 3,500 BMW dealerships going virtual

  Continuing with yesterday's theme... on the first day of "Virt-Mas" my true love brought to me - 3,500 BMW dealerships that will be deploying Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V later this year. Before sharing BMW's story, I first wanted to... Posted Jun 27 2008, 01:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: .NET, System Center, Virtualization, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, VMWare, Hyper-V, Virtualization Management, VMM 2008

• Lenovo ThinkStation S10 Impressions

  Getting to evaluate a FANTASTIC high end workstation like the Lenovo ThinkStation S10 is a one of the great things about working with great teammates.  Even though Keith Combs , will not share his 8GB of memory with me he did send me a very simple... Posted Jun 16 2008, 08:22 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtual PC, Windows Vista, Fun and Family, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008, Screen Casts

• Event: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies - UK

  Are you from the UK?  Can you get to Reading?  If so you may want to attend this event Register NOW! Abstract: This event will take you through our latest management and Virtualisation technologies. We’ll start the day with a thought provoking... Posted Jun 11 2008, 04:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Licensing, Virtual Server, SCVMM, SCCM, Windows Server 2008, Andrew Bennett, Application Virtualization, Hyper-V, Presentation Virtualization

• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition evaluation VHD's

  Windows Server 2008 Evaluation Enterprise Edition and Server Core Evaluation Virtual Hard Drive Images are now available for Hyper-V and Virtual Server Download the Hyper-V VHD's from here Download the Virtual Server VHD's from here Technorati... Posted Jun 09 2008, 08:29 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtualization, Virtual Server, announcement, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V

• A picture is worth 8GB of Memory

  My buddy Keith has way too much time on his hands and not too mention way to much memory for his laptop.  Keith recently got 8gb for his t61p and he got bored.  Take a look at what he did to that poor little laptop, when he loaded Server 2k8... Posted Jun 07 2008, 12:09 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtual PC, Windows Vista, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008

• Dry land is not a myth....but what about these 15 myths?

  I was going through my inbox and someone sent me this interesting article about 15 myths about Microsoft.  The article has some very interesting points about Vista, licensing, Silverlight, Ballmer...etc.   Check out the full article here... Posted May 28 2008, 01:41 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Virtual PC, Windows Vista, 2007 Office system, Fun and Family, Virtual Server, Windows Server 2008