The new MAP toolkit is now available for download . What’s New The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.5 includes the following new features for simplified IT infrastructure planning: Windows Azure platform assessment for easier migration to the cloud Heterogeneous database discovery for...

There is a 90-minute introductory virtual lab available at: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032454353&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US Lab description: Opalis Integration Server allows you to automate IT operations. It provides orchestration...

Op Convergence 2010 Den Haag waren een aantal nieuwe zaken te zien en te horen. Een daarvan, de Connector, is al beschikbaar voor Dynamics GP en komt nu ook voor Dynamics AX en NAV. Ervaring leert dat als de connector na een uur configureren eenmaal loopt er geen omkijken meer naar is. De verwachting...

This offers: Driver support for synthetic devices Fastpath Boot Support Timesync Integrated Shutdown Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) Support Heartbeat Pluggable Time source For more information see “ Linux Integration Services v2.1 Now Available ” on the Windows Virtualization Team Blog.

The Opalis grant is available to existing System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) customers with active Software Assurance. The grant will include use rights for the Opalis Integration Server, Integration Packs, and Process Catalogue software...

The “Deploying a Virtualized Session-Based Remote Desktop Services Solution” is finally available. See: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d454921-72d6-45b4-b6ba-ac1c26d337bd Also see the original post on the “ Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team...

The first version of Microsoft’s Datacenter Management and Virtualization Enablement Kit for System Integrators is now available. The datacenter kit contains resources for SI partners to build datacenter practices deploying Microsoft products. Materials are structured so partners can ramp up their consultants...

Licensing: Two important new server management capabilities will be available through purchasing Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) licenses. System Center Service Manager 2010 will be a new component of SMSE & SMSD when it is released in the first...

This is a free 450-page downloadable e-book offering from MS Press. The new version includes updates for Windows Server 2008 R2, Cloud Infrastructure, and more content around Desktop Virtualization. We’ve also added the best practice guidance for virtualizing Microsoft workloads – SQL, SharePoint and...

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 has finally reached RTM! FIM is an important deliverable of the Business Ready Security strategy . See the Forefront team blog for the official announcement @ RSA: http://blogs.technet.com/forefront/archive/2010/03/02/rsa-conference-2010-identity-at-the-forefront.aspx...

Sinds Dynamics NAV 2009 is het drie-lagen model ingevoerd. Qua opzet is het daarmee iets lastiger geworden. Informatie hierover kun je op een aantal plekken vinden, MSDN en een on-demand sessie op het Partner Learning Center (PLC) here . Op MSDN kun je meer informatie vinden in de installatie walkthroughs...

Windows Server 2008 R2 heeft alleen 64 bit versies. Dit heeft ook zijn consequenties voor de demo images die we ter beschikking stellen aan onze partners. Nieuwe images worden dan n.l. ook 64 bit en Virtual PC ondersteund dat niet. Hyper-V wat optioneel meegeleverd wordt in Windows Server 2008 en hoger...

There’s an important announcement on the Forefront Team blog! Important information for Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) customers! Today Microsoft is releasing an update to AD RMS to completely remove the “application manifest expiry” feature. This update is particularly important...

The Core IO University, which conducts online sales training on Core Infrastructure solutions for partners, now has a brand new name: “ Microsoft Sales University - Infrastructure ”. The first phase is complete and the first set of courses includes: Introduction Optimized Datacenter Datacenter Management...

Met de overname van Opalis wordt er een heel mooi stuk technolgie aan de System Center familie toegevoegd. Opalis biedt kant en klare processen en workflows voor complexe datacenter beheertaken over verschillende omgevingen en omvat onder andere verregaande integratiemogelijkheden voor het orchestreren...

From the Windows Server Devision Weblog . Download the “Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2” e-book here .

Brief Description Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine Download the New eBook: Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and Microsoft® TechNet Magazine. Looking for guidance specific to Windows 7 deployment? Check...

Finally we have a formal announcement! http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2009/10/07/microsoft-and-red-hat-complete-cooperative-technical-support.aspx

Interesting performance comparison report! Principled Technologies tested Harpertown and Nehalem servers running various Windows Server operating systems to show the benefits of processer and of operating system improvements on simulated customer workloads.  Windows Server 2008 R2 delivers over...

Since the 1st of July the Server Management Suite Licensing has changes. The biggest changes are that we have added a Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD). The Server Management Suite Datacenter provides rights to manage an unlimited number of operating system environments (OSEs) on a single physical...

  REDMOND, Wash., July 20, 2009 — Today, in a break from the ordinary, Microsoft released 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community. The code, which includes three Linux device drivers, has been submitted to the Linux kernel community for inclusion in the Linux tree. The drivers...

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 is Now Available! With Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 becoming available in the near future, the Solution Accelerators Team is offering customers and partners a head start on deployment planning with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit...

We have released the DPM Configuration Analyzer. Brief Description DPM Configuration Analyzer is a diagnostic tool that verifies configuration settings on your Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007. Overview The DPM Configuration Analyzer (DPMCA) is a diagnostic tool you can use to evaluate...

Our colleague Matt McSpirit wrote an article about the SVVP support policy wizard. http://blogs.technet.com/mattmcspirit/archive/2009/07/03/the-svvp-wizard.aspx The SVV Support policy wizard can be found here . The support policy wizard can be used to check which version of Microsoft server software...

Lately we’ve had quite a few questions regarding virtual processor assignment, processor over subscription and host processor utilization. And since systems with 8 physical cores or more are starting to become more common I thought I’d provide some additional information. I found a very good post by...