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I’m now posting on our team blog…
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Wed, Mar 4 2009
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Just click this picture to be taken to the TechNet Ireland IT Pro Blog. Dave Share this post : Technet! del.icio.us it! digg it! live it! reddit! technorati!
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Great Virtualisation Case Study from Lionbridge in Ballina
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Tue, Feb 24 2009
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Lionbridge have been working with Microsoft virtualisation technologies for a good long while now, and have just released a case study explaining it all. Lionbridge have created a Virtual Cloud Lab using Hyper-V and System Centre and give secure, global...
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Free business guidance for Start-ups
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Tue, Feb 17 2009
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Digital Media Forum and Microsoft Ireland are delighted to bring you the Microsoft BizSpark Innovation Accelerator Event – an event designed to help accelerate the Start-up community in Ireland and Northern Ireland. This day-long conference will run on...
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Windows 7 in 20 minutes..
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Tue, Feb 10 2009
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I was given the task of introducing Windows 7 to a crowd of IT Professionals last week – easy enough, but not so in just 20 minutes. Searching around inside Microsoft for the elevator pitch PowerPoint deck proved to be impossible (there’s decks...
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The Business Case for IPv6
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Fri, Feb 6 2009
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I got to talk at the IPv6 Summit last week in Dublin Castle – Agenda, Slides and Videos of all the sessions are here. My talk was on Finding the Business Case for IPv6. The video of my session is now online and can be viewed here . And my slides...
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Developer Developer Developer!
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Mon, Jan 26 2009
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I know, I know, I’m an IT Pro – what am I doing writing anything about Developers? Well, turns out that most of us (IT Pros) do the small bit of developing every now and again (even if it’s only the odd script). Anyway, on Saturday the 4th April, there...
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Virtualisation Unplugged
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Mon, Jan 26 2009
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Discover end-to-end virtualisation, from desktop to data centre. Join our virtualisation expert, James O'Neill, for a full day technical session in which you'll discover a full set of virtualisation solutions, from desktop to data centre, that will improve...
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VHDMount without VHDMount
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Fri, Jan 16 2009
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To mount a VHD file onto your file system, you either ran some very complicated VB (or PowerShell) Script or you used VHDMount.exe that came with Virtual Server. If you’re running Windows 7 (or Windows Server 2008 R2), you can now use Diskpart....
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Building my Demo Laptop (Part 3)
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Fri, Jan 16 2009
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In this post I’ll talk you through how I have created a Hyper-V Failover Cluster on my single laptop. To build a Failover Cluster you need a SAN. I use the Microsoft iSCSI target software that ships with Windows Storage Server. Being a Microsoft...
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Windows Vista Performance – The proof
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Fri, Jan 16 2009
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So last September I posted this about some Windows Vista performance issues I was hearing about and what my approach was going to be. In October I posted this advice and guidance on how to get Windows Vista to perform . Today I’m posting this short...
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It pays to complain
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Fri, Jan 16 2009
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There’s been a “small” issue with licensing around Hyper-V for a while and because of all the complaints we’ve received we have actually changed our licensing. The issue was this: I’m a Windows Server 2003 shop and want to virtualise onto Hyper-V. ...
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SQL for the Oracle DBA
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Tue, Jan 13 2009
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***There's been a change to the timing of this event. It now runs from 9:30-13:00 with registration starting at 9:00*** Free training on Thursday 22nd January on SQL for Oracle DBAs! It is a half day of training taking place in Dublin the afternoon of...
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Building my Demo Laptop (Part 2)
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Mon, Jan 12 2009
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So my demo environment needs to be self contained (everything on the one laptop), needs to be as quick as it can and be able to demo as much of the Microsoft virtualisation stuff as technically possible. My laptop itself will obviously be the Hyper...
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Building my Demo Laptop (Part 1)
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Fri, Jan 9 2009
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It turns out that how I built my demo laptop is generating a bit of interest. These posts have become the “how to” pointers for creating a Proof of Concept for Microsoft Virtualisation and Management solutions. So to start. My laptop is a...
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Hyper-V on a Laptop
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Thu, Jan 8 2009
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This post is an introduction to how I have configured my demo laptop. I can comfortably run eleven VMs on the one laptop, including a two node Hyper-V cluster, App-V and the four main System Center products (Virtual Machine Manager, Data Protection...
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How would you know if your PC was affected by the IE7 flaw?
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Sat, Dec 20 2008
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I had an interesting question posed to me the other day: How would you know if your PC was affected by the IE7 flaw? My first answer was: Hmm.. It is very possible that you won't know. Then I did some digging.. The answers I found were: Desktop...
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Configuring Server Core
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Wed, Dec 3 2008
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This post describes the best/easiest method to configure and manage Server Core. There are numerous posts and articles explaining how to enable a particular feature on Server Core and there are even more on how to configure Server Core so that it can...
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Dave's back!
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Wed, Dec 3 2008
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Please excuse the lack of posts (I have too many excuses to list here). I'm now back on line and will be posting regularly again. Dave
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Free training - Deployment of Vista & Office 2007
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Thu, Oct 16 2008
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TechNet Deployment Event This technical level 300 event is well worth attending if you are considering deploying Windows Vista or Office 2007 in the near future. Attend this event and some of Microsoft Ireland's top consultants will walk you through a...
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3 Free Exam Vouchers
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Thu, Oct 9 2008
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Microsoft is testing a new exam format and needs your help. The New Virtual Lab based Exam 70-113: TS: Windows® Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring tests candidate’s abilities to actually perform tasks and solve problems in virtual lab...
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Windows Vista Performance (the sequel)
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Thu, Oct 9 2008
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Windows Vista with SP1 (and some tweaks) is faster than Windows Server 2008. Since my last post on this topic , I've been doing my homework. On my laptop Vista was always quicker than Server, but I have found some very useful information (most of which...
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A few places have come up at the SQL Academy
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Thu, Oct 9 2008
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The second session, in our invite only SQL Server 2008 training series is happening in Dublin next Tuesday (14 th October 2008 from 14.00-17.00 *Registration from 1pm). We have a few spare seats available - so if you're interested in some free training...
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SQL Server User Group Meeting in Cork
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Tue, Oct 7 2008
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Niall Flanagan (Ireland's SQL Server MVP) is doing a talk down in Cork next week in the Imperial Hotel. Niall will be going into depth on SQL Server Indexes (Internals and Performance). The event is on next Monday 13th October and runs from 19:00 - 21...
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Today's ISACA talk.
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Fri, Oct 3 2008
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Today I had a go at dispelling the myth that the words Microsoft and Security don't go together. I certainly had "fun" with the projector! Turns out it was a pin in the VGA cable - my Vista laptop was getting well and truly confused...
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Anyone want to see 'Blade Runner: The Final Cut' (for FREE)?
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Mon, Sep 29 2008
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What are you doing this Thursday evening? To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Blade Runner, TechNet Ireland are running a special COMPLIMENTARY screening of ‘ Blade Runner: The Final Cut’ . Spectacularly restored and...
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