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10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
I had to share this with you.. I was reading the online TechNet Magazine this morning and stumpled accross this article . Seeeing as I've been talking about Windows Vista deployment options recently, this just puts everything I said (and more) down in...
Windows Vista Talks
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
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I've been traveling around the country delivering talks on Windows Vista. Without a PowerPoint slide in sight, I've managed to explain everything from what Vista is, when it will be available, what hardware it needs, how you'll get it installed, how it...
Virtual PC 2007 Beta
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
Want to run Virtual PC on Windows Vista (or run Vista as a guest OS on Windows XP)? Then click here and sign up for the beta of Virtual PC 2007. Virtual PC 2007 is optimized to work well for Windows Vista as both the host and guest OS. This version works...
Welcome to the blog of the Microsoft Consulting Services infrastructure team in Ireland
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
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Just had to point you at this: http://blogs.technet.com/mcs-ireland-infrastructure/ Within our offices (Dublin & Belfast) there is a small team of Microsoft Consultancy Services (MSC) consultants, who work solely on infrastructure projects. Looks...
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
Big changes with Datacenter Edition. Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition will continue to be the high-end edition for scalability & reliability, and it also became our high-end edition for virtualisation. Datacenter now has the rights to run...
Some Great New Security Resources Available
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
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Just found these (they're designed for a "Midsize Business" - but that's a good description of pretty much every business in Ireland). How to Support Smart Card Logon for Remote Access VPN Connections Protecting a Network from Unmanaged Clients Security...
Copying Virtual Machines..
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
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I've just been asked how to copy virtual machines from one PC/Server to another. It depends! If the virtual machines are never going to be connected to the network, you just copy the vhd & vmc files. If however the virtual machines are going to be...
System Center Virtual Machine Manager - on a laptop.
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
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Last week I wrote about the fun and games I was having trying to get a demo of VMM together ( http://blogs.technet.com/daven/archive/2006/09/28/459702.aspx ) - yesterday I got it working (and it is very good). System Center Virtual Machine Manager...
Virtual Server on Windows Vista
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over 8 years ago
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So you're lazy Dave? What are the components of IIS I need to enable to get Virtual Server to install & work on Windows Vista? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Windows Vista talks.
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
While I'm on the subject of doing talks, makes sense to tell you about these: Dublin, Monday 16th October - http://damtug.mtug.ie/ Cork, Tuesday 17th October - http://cork.mtug.ie/ Belfast, Tuesday 24th October - http://nimtug.org/ See you there? Dave...
IT Professional sessions on Vista, Office & Exchange 2007
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
I'm presenting in Galway next week on Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007. Increasing Productivity through Technology - Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway, 12 October Microsoft Ireland in association with Galway Chamber and ITAG would like to...
Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant for E-mail Security
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over 8 years ago
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Dave Northey [MSFT]
Just had to share this Gartner quote with you. In a recently released publication, Gartner ranked Microsoft #1 in their ability to execute in their Magic Quadrant for E-Mail Security Boundary, 2006. “Given its installed base of Exchange e-mail infrastructure...