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 yesterday in London and announced Hyper-V Server...

21 August 2008, Liverpool: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies 2 September 2008, Reading : TechNet: the Microsoft Vision for Unified Communications 9 September 2008, Reading: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies 10 September 2008, Reading: SQL Server 2008 Unleashed 10...

Hot from the Microsoft Environment blog: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 has launched a new Desired Configuration Management (DCM) pack that fully complies with ENERGY STAR configuration guidelines! The new pack, which is endorsed by the United States Environmental Protection...

Emma has done a brilliant job of covering off System Center licensing in depth Warning - grab a coffee before you attempt to read this!

You would not believe how long this has taken to get off the ground due to time resource issues, budget cuts, holidays, quota requirements but we are there now and I am very sure that they will be worth the wait!! All the chaps that are delivering these work in Microsoft Consulting (MCS) and work with...

Monday June 23 2008, TVP: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies event This event will take you through our latest management and Virtualisation technologies. We’ll start the day with a thought provoking keynote explaining how to use System Center to reduce the impact your business has...

We have had feedback from customers and partners that they are finding the finer points of System Center licensing a little challenging. In response, Emma Healey has put together a nice piece on her customer blog that covers this off for a more technical audience

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This is a new style of launch event from Microsoft – multiple presenters demonstrating live through real environments how System Center - including the three new products to be launched this Autumn - provides integrated management of IT infrastructure, desktops, servers and devices, both physical and...

I do harp on about System Center a lot but just because it has become such a good management product suite and I dont think enough people know it! The products in question: System Center Configuration Managed (formally SMS) - this helps with deployment, software update management and config...

For those of you that didn't get or read (shame on you you!) the TechNet newsletter this week, we have now announced the next series of the "TechNet on the Road" events. I can almost hear the presenters sigh as they are still getting over the last round, but I promise these will be filled with as much...