PTA Team Blog for Belgium & Luxembourg

  • Free Online Training on Forefront Identity Manager 2010

    This TechNet Ramp Up course introduces and explains the features and capabilities of Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM), and provides an overview of the solution scenarios that FIM addresses. The course format includes presentation, discussion...
  • Belgacom chooses Microsoft SQL Server for critical apps (case study)

    Case study available in Dutch and French: Belgacom kiest Microsoft SQL Server voor kritieke applicaties en beheer van databases Bij telecombedrijf Belgacom ondersteunt Microsoft SQL Server steeds meer omgevingen, databases, gebruikers en applicaties....
  • Meet the Exchange product team – October 7, 2010

    The Pro-Exchange user group gives the ability to the Belgian UC community to meet the Exchange product team . This is your chance to ask the questions you always wanted to ask or that never got answered.  Both Ross Smith IV and Greg Tailor will be...
  • Microsoft Lync, the next OCS

    Yesterday we’ve met a major milestone for OCS (Office Communications Server) and are making the release candidate (RC) of our ‘Wave 14’ communications products available for anyone to download . We also announced the new name for the next version: Microsoft...
  • David Chappell on Effective IT Innovation

    David Chappell is Principal of Chappell & Associates based in San Francisco, California. Through his speaking, writing, and consulting, he helps people around the world understand, use, and make better decisions about new technology. In the following...
  • Virtualization learning resources selected by TechNet Belgium & Luxembourg

    As part of their “Dive into it” summer campaign, TechNet Belux has posted several learning resources on Virtualization, organized per the time you can spend on it. The page is available in two languages, but most resources on the respective pages are...
  • Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 available

    Resources: Download Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 Announcement at the Microsoft Exchange Team blog What’s new in Exchange Server 2010 SP1? Release notes for Exchangse Server 2010 SP1
  • REMIX Belgium (28 September 2010, Affligem)

    REMIX, the first Web and User Experience event after the summer holidays, promises to be a special one as we’ll be linking UX (User Experience) to the Cloud. Date: 28 September 2010 from 09:00 till 18:00 Location: De Montil, Affligem Registration: REMIX10...
  • Free Event: "How Opalis and System Center can make your life so much easier" by SCUG.be (9 Sept in Brussels)

    The System Center User Group Belgium invites you to their next free event, where they’ll show you how we can use Opalis and the System Center suite together to make your life easier! With real life examples, like maintenance mode due to server patching...
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010

    If you’re helping customers to move to Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and/or Office 2010, you need tools and guidance to help you through the process. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 , a free Solution Accelerator, is designed to fill that...
  • Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0

    The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is an agentless tool designed to simplify and streamline the IT infrastructure planning process across multiple scenarios through network-wide automated discovery and assessments. This Solution Accelerator...
  • TechNet and MSDN over the Summer Learning Activities

    Even though it’s summer, the MSDN and TechNet teams are not relaxing on a sunny beach. Instead they are providing you some nice learning materials to sharpen your technical skills. And it doesn’t have to take a lot of your time; they start with info that...
  • PDC10 - Professional Developers Conference 2010

    About a month ago we announced the Professional Developers Conference 2010 (PDC10) , Microsoft’s major developer conference. Since 1991, the PDC has been the epicenter of Microsoft’s biggest platform announcements. This year will be no exception. Leading...
  • Managing Hyper-V from Windows 7

    Download Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 . Install either the 32-bit or 64-bit version, depending on what version of Windows 7 you’re using. Next, go to Start / Control Panel and click on Programs. Next, you’ll see an option to Turn Window...
  • Connect Outlook to Facebook and Windows Live

      After the LinkedIn for Outlook Social Connector , we have recently announced you can plug Facebook and Windows Live into Outlook via the Outlook Social Connector. Read more about the Facebook and Windows Live Outlook Social Connector at the Microsoft...
  • Importance of Project Management

    Think that centralized project management systems are only important for large enterprises? Think again - even small companies can have many projects on the go. The question is, can you manage your projects better and be more efficient while saving money...
  • Economic Impact Of Implementing Microsoft’s Productivity Platform (by Forrester)

    Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Microsoft to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of collectively deploying Office 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Exchange 2010 and Communications Server 2007 R2 in their...
  • Economic Impact of App-V

    Quantifying the business value of IT investment is vital in today's tough economic climate. Every investment is expected to show strong and tangible financial return. To help organizations assess the economic impact (business value) of deploying Microsoft...
  • Download: Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on Labs

    Via Brian Keller’s blog : This virtual machine (VM) includes Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, and a sample application along with sample data which supports 9 hands-on-labs. This VM includes everything you need to...
  • Free ‘patterns & practices’ Guide on Developing for SharePoint 2010

    SharePoint 2010 introduces rich new areas of functionality that create more choices and fresh opportunities for developers and solution architects. Sandboxed solutions, new options for data modeling and data access, and new client programming models with...
  • 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machines

    We’ve made the RTM version of the 2010 IW Demonstration & Evaluation Virtual Machines available. The download contains a two Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Virtual Machine set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Project...
  • Audio Conferencing in LiveMeeting Online (BPOS) for Belgian Customers

    Did you know we enabled the computer audio conferencing features in LiveMeeting Online (part of the BPOS Standard Suite) for our Belgian customers? This means that Belgian customers can now host meetings where participants can talk to each other via the...
  • Language Packs for SharePoint 2010

    Language packs enable creation of sites and site collections in multiple languages without requiring separate installations of SharePoint Server 2010, Project Server 2010, Search Server 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010. The following Language Packs for...
  • Community Day 2010 – 24 June - Mechelen

    Community Day is back with the Fourth Edition of the biggest community event in Belgium! No less than 14 Microsoft user groups combine their efforts to organize this unique knowledge-sharing and networking event . With so many new Microsoft product and...
  • Application Infrastructure: Cloud Benefits Delivered

    http://www.appinfrastructure.com/ Want to bring the benefits of the cloud to the current IT environment? Cloud computing offers a range of benefits, including elastic scale and never-before-seen applications. While customers ponder their long-term investment...