There's some pretty neat news coming out Intel's big Developer Forum event this week in Taipei. Just a few months after releasing Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT) as part of the Bensley (Xeon 5000 series) processor-based platform, they are now...

Last week I delivered two webcasts for the Windows Vista TAP program members on a number of "better together" networking scenarios when you have Windows Vista on the client and Windows Server "Longhorn" on the back end. Here's a link to one of the webcasts...

We've all heard it before from our parents, teachers, colleagues, friends, et al. There are certain things we shouldn't do (e.g. run with scissors, run by the pool, etc.) because it's just not safe, yet many of us still do these things knowing full well...

Thanks to a posting by my hall-mate and fellow S B TU'er Jeff Jones , I'm trying out the beta of Windows Live Writer for this blog entry. What's neat is it looks like Office OneNote (which I use to write most of my posts to begin with), but it can publish...

Beyond the shock and awe you are currently experiencing from the fact I have now completed two posts with less than three weeks between, you should checkout the recently published videos from a bunch of great TechEd 2006 Boston sessions. Thanks to...

I'm just back in the office from a 10 day stint in Malaysia for TechEd SE Asia . It was a great event as well as a fantastic opportunity talk about a number of networking and security solutions that are near and dear to this blogger's heart. While...

Wireless networking is such a fickle beast, ain't it? Everybody wants it and yet many organizations find it too challenging to deploy it with the same level of confidence as wired Ethernet. Why? It can be tough to manage access and to keep secured...

There's a lot of great stuff to look forward to in the upcoming Service Pack 2 (SP2) release for Windows Server 2003. Among the long list of updates (see Ward's posting to the Windows Server Division's blog for the complete list) are two personal fav...

There is no doubt in my mind (nor in the minds of many of our satisfied customers and partners) that IPsec can and does provide an powerful and (yes!) flexible foundation to build networking security solutions on top of. Heck, we've been illustrating...

It's not likely greeting card vendors will rush out to produce any fancy cards for this special month. However, there is a newly posted featured article on the Windows Server "Longhorn" homepage off of microsoft.com: Platform Networking Advancedments...

Checkout these two recent podcasts: Server and Domain Isolation with Fernando Cima (MSFT Brazil) This podcast is from Port 25 which is run by the gang over in Microsoft's Open Software Labs. Fernando is a member of the Security Center of Excellence...

Do not fret, the fine folks at TechNet recorded my session and have posted it for on-demand replay. It can be a little tricky to run the recording...just click on the " Register for Event " under Registration Options on the left-hand side. Enjoy...

Don't forget to tune in at 1pm this afternoon (July 6th) for my 90 minute TechNet webcast (200 level) on all the new and improved platform networking features coming in Windows Server "Longhorn". Find out more about the next generation of networking...

One week from today (Thursday, July 6th) I'll be delivering a 90 minute TechNet webcast on the new and improved platform networking features and functionality of Windows Server "Longhorn" : TechNet Webcast:Next-Generation Networking with Windows...

You now have yet another way to learn about and ask questions on the boatload of new and improved platform networking features in Windows Server "Longhorn" . Launched just a few weeks back, there are now 13 Windows Server "Longhorn" TechNet Forums...

Oliver Rist of InfoWorld is not one to beat around the bush when it comes to technical reviews. He is a straight shooter and this is clear in Rist's recent article on Windows Server "Longhorn" : Longhorn: More than just hype Now, I am very proud...

Thinking about IPv6 ? Good! Are you worried that it is going to take you a long time to get all your gear, systems, applications, etc. upgraded to actually do IPv6? Well, I've got some good news for you: It's not going to be as hard as you think...

I'm just back from a week at TechEd 2006 (which kicked major butt) and a week's vacation before that. In addition to trying to dig out of my Inbox, install the latest builds of Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn", file my expenses, and restore...

One of the great things about TechNet...and there's a lot of great things about TechNet...is the fact it is a living website with new information, guidance, tips, etc. posted as soon as it's ready. Well, this time I'm happy to share with you that we...

It true...this morning during Bob Muglia's WinHEC 2006 keynote address, we announced the availability of the Scalable Networking Pack for Windows Server 2003. It's been one wild ride getting set for the announcement and this morning's launch. The best...

As you've likely heard by now, Microsoft announced yesterday that we've signed an agreement to acquire SSL VPN solution provider Whale Communications : Microsoft to Acquire Whale Communications, a Leading Provider of SSL VPN and Application Security...

Yesterday evening, just as I was leaving the office, one of my colleagues in WinServer shot me an email about an interesting blog posting by one of our security MVP s on the subject of IPv6 and network security: The (today) need for IPv6 by Alessandro...

All weekend long I tried to think of a witty way to capitalize on the recent release of the film " V for Vendetta ". Sadly, this was the best I could come up with...sorry. It's worth noting that I am trying to do something with " WinHEC ", like "What...

I've got great news to share! On Friday, the IPsec dev team officially released a hotfix for IPsec that makes deploying Server and Domain Isolation a heck of a lot easier to implement! Dubbed the "Simple Policy" update, this hotfix for Windows XP and...

One of my colleagues -- Joseph Davies -- just had an article published in the April edition of 6Sense , the US IPv6 Summit's monthly newsletter. In it, Joseph outlines lots of great info about our IPv6 investments in Windows Vista (and Windows Server...