The Evaluation Center team is to announce the launch of the SQL Server 2012 trial evaluation experience. Solution Overview Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is a cloud-ready information platform that will help organizations unlock breakthrough insights and quickly...

We are pleased to announce that the Take the Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Datacenter and Private Cloud course is now available on the MVA . The Microsoft Solution Accelerators (SAs) are free out-of-band tools and utilities which can be downloaded...

The Evaluation Center team is proud to announce the launch of System Center 2012 Client Management & Security Solutions, including System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection. Solution Overview A Microsoft private...

We are pleased to announce that the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 courses are now available on the MVA. We have released 5 courses as the first part of SQL materials. Breakthrough Insights using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Analysis Services and Credible,...

The latest edition of the MVA Preview show on TechNet Radio’s IT Time series is now live. This edition looks at the upcoming release of the Windows Server “8”, SQL Server 2012 and System Center 2012 Operations Manager courses. Also we will preview of...

We are pleased to announce that the Windows Server “8” First Look course is now available on the MVA . Release to coincide with the release of the preview bits this first look is a single module course covering the product. There are many new features...

I’m pleased to announce that today the “Deploying Windows 7” course has been published to the MVA. This course originated in the Deployment Learning Portal (DLP). While the DLP itself has been phased out, it will continue to live within the MVA and in...

The January MVA TechNet Radio show is now live. In this show listen to the MVA Dean discuss the upcoming MVA courses on Private Cloud, System Center 2012 scenarios such as Application Management, Orchestrator, Data Protection, Operations and Service Manager...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Private Cloud Infrastructure course. This course focuses on how using technologies and tools from Microsoft can help your business build, deploy, and maintain a private cloud...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Understanding Microsoft’s High Availability Solutions course. This course covers the best ways to provide continual availability to all applications, services, servers and VMs...

  The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the System Center Configuration Manager 2012 course. This course provides an overview of the new System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM) product. After completing...

The December MVA TechNet Radio show is now live. The show covers what’s happen in the Academy now and what is coming down the line. This show focuses on the System Center Virtual Manager 2012 and System Center Configuration Manager 2012 courses. Get a...

  The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 course. This course focuses on how using System Center Virtual Machine Manger 2012 can help your business build, deploy, and...

The November MVA TechNet Radio show is now live. This month show cover what’s happen in the Academy now and what is coming down the line. This show focuses on the Private Cloud courses that will releasing at the end of November and looking forward to...

The September update to the Microsoft Office 365 Deployment Guide for Enterprises has been released. This guide is referenced in the Office 365 courses on the Microsoft Virtual Academy and will build on the training material in those courses. In addition...

The first of the monthly Radio shows we are recording about all things MVA is now live. Over the next few months we’ll have features about what’s happen in the Academy now and what is coming down the line. In the first show we celebrate the first 6 months...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Office 365 for the IT Pro – Lync Online, SharePoint Online & Deployment course. Wondering how Exchange Online differs from Exchange on premises, and what it takes to migrate...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Office 365 for the IT Pro – Exchange Online course. Wondering how Exchange Online differs from Exchange on premises, and what it takes to migrate or coexist between the two?...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Office 365 for the IT Pro – Platform course . If you are looking to exploring the features of Office 365, or wondering if it’s right for your business this 5 module course will...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Enhancing Your Business and Career with the Private Cloud course. This course contains 3 modules which focuses on how the private cloud can help your business and your IT Pro...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy team would like to announce the release of the Microsoft Virtualization for the VMware Professional - VDI course. Centralizing desktops and client computers is an increasing important consideration for all IT departments...

Since we launched the Microsoft Virtual Academy back in March at MMS 2011 we've had a amazing number of people register and take the courses on offer. We've also had an amazing amount of positive feedback and suggestions for improvements. We've made some...

With the news that the original pool of internet addresses has officially run dry , the move to IPv6 is the next step. So with that in mine I thought it would be useful to provide a list of resources available on TechNet about IPv6. Article: Introduction...

The “Deploying” series of books Microsoft Press have brought out are short to the point manuals. The three published all cover the Forefront Product range, Threat Management Gateway 2010 , Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and this one Forefront...

Microsoft Press have just released a series of three “Deployment” guides for the Forefront product range. The three guides, for Threat Management Gateway 2010, Unified Access Gateway 2010 and Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server are a new concise...