As many of you know, since the beginning of this year we’ve been delivering our TechNet events in an “IT Camp” format which includes a Hands-on-Lab and having attendees build out a Private Cloud foundation on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V on...

A brand new New York City System Center Users Group will be holding its first meeting on Tuesday, May 22nd at the Microsoft office on the 6th floor of 1290 Avenue of the Americas. With the launch of System Center 2012 last month and the incredible amount...

Seats are filling up and we’re nearing registration capacity for next week’s Private Cloud Summit in NYC. See the details below and I’ll see you there! Private Cloud Summit This event is the Best of the Microsoft Management Summit! Learn about how the...

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Techstravaganza NYC 2012 ( www.techstravaganza.com ) was held in the Microsoft NYC offices at 1290 Avenue of the Americas on March 30th, 2012 on the 6th floor. This mini TechEd-like event had over 250 attendees who filled up six tracks (SharePoint, PowerShell...

Understanding the Windows Azure architecture and how it enables customers to build scalable applications while reducing costs is an eye-opening experience. As I begin to discuss Windows Azure at greater depth on this blog, I wanted to share some insight...

Is your organization ready if disaster strikes? Paul MacAree, Microsoft IT Senior Project Manager, and Angus Drummond, Microsoft IT Principal Service Engineer, discuss how Microsoft is preparing its datacenters for the worst case scenario. Listen in for...

One of the more important security measures customers often inquire about is encryption at rest. Microsoft has utilized the features of BitLocker to protect data at rest for years, but doing so in an enterprise the size of Microsoft requires the correct...

Continuing the theme of Private Cloud-related subject matter that we’ve been discussing at TechNet events, IT Camps and community events, I’m posting this session of TechNet Radio to discuss one of the critical components of a Private Cloud...

On today’s show, Mike DeGooyer, Microsoft IT Senior Program Manager, and Bryan Allen, Microsoft IT Program Manager, share their tale of deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager inside Microsoft. Tune in for deployment strategies and an overview...

As workers increasingly use personal devices to increase their productivity, organizations struggle to protect their business's critical data. Listen in as Microsoft IT provides a unique point of view from the desk of our Chief Information Security Officer...

Sifting through the different deployment options available for Exchange 2010 is a topic that I often discuss with customers. To that end, since its such a regular topic of discussion I thought it made sense to have this discussion with folks in the Exchange...

How does learning about cloud computing while contributing to scientific research sound to you? Join us for @home with Windows Azure to get a solid understanding of the Windows Azure platform while giving back to a very deserving cause. What is @home...

As previously announced , the 2nd Annual Techstravaganza NYC event will take place in the Microsoft NYC offices at 1290 Avenue of the Americas Friday March 30th. Registration is open so register here . Seats are limited, so be sure to do it today! Techstravaganza...

The next round of IT Pro-focused events has been announced and we’re adding something I know the IT Pro’s are going to like – HANDS ON LABS! This latest set of events have been branded “IT Camps” to more closely describe what they are, events focused...

Coupled with the release of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 yesterday is the availability of the Windows Server “8” Beta for download. This will serve as the first opportunity for IT Pro’s to download and get familiar with this all-new cloud-based Operating...

Early this morning at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain we announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. This long anticipated milestone in the Windows 8 development cycle will now allow the average consumer, or more importantly...

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has officially been announced and the date it will become available is February 29th. To get ready for this much-anticipated event, I’d suggest you refer to the following sites for additional information in the meantime...

One of my most visited and arguably useful blogs has been the Microsoft Evaluation Download Resource Center I set up some time ago. Since that blog was posted, the products have revved and I’ve updated the links. Also, I’ve had a number of comments that...

The term "Private Cloud" is becoming ubiquitous in the IT arena and industry magazines. This webcast walks you through the essentials, showing you what the industry trends are in the private cloud and how this new addition to your solution arsenal is...

The 2nd Annual Techstravaganza NYC event will be taking place in the Microsoft NYC office on March 30th. This mini TechEd-like event is FREE to all attendees and features 6 different tracks (Windows, Exchange, PowerShell, SharePoint, Windows Phone, and...

Today marks the much anticipated release of the Microsoft Exchange .PST capture tool that allows businesses of all types and sizes to methodically seek out and destroy err, find all the local archive files (AKA .PST files) and then migrate them into the...

The third in the TechNet IT Time Series of Private Cloud chats took place on January 11th, 2012 and covered a variety of topics on the Private Cloud. This session included myself and my peers from the East Region discussing the various technologies and...

Want to transform the way businesses deliver IT services? Be a key part of the Microsoft approach to cloud computing with a Private Cloud certification . ​Microsoft recently announced the Microsoft private cloud solution on Windows Server 2008 and the...

Two days ago, Microsoft’s Server & Tools Business division leaders participated in a webcast, “Transforming IT with Microsoft Private Cloud” where they announced the release candidate of System Center 2012 and simplified Microsoft’s private cloud...