The Irish IT Professional
FREE Training: Failover Clustering with Hyper-V: Designing a Highly-Available Infrastructure for the Private Cloud
Next Tuesday, December 6th from 8am-11am PST, we are offering a free training: Failover Clustering...
Author: ieitpro Date: 12/01/2011
Server selection made easy
Introducing the SMB Windows Server Experience Tool We have just launched a new SMB Server Experience...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/23/2011
Evaluating Windows Server 2008 R2 on your laptop without installing anything.
This post describes how to dual boot your laptop into Windows Server 2008 R2 without actually...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/22/2011
Hyper-V Immersion–FREE Training on the latest version of Hyper-V
Hyper-V Immersion More and more customers are turning to Hyper-V as their first choice for...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/14/2011
A collection of Windows Server 8 stuff
“The power of many, the simplicity of one” Windows Server 8 is only in a developer preview cycle as...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/12/2011
Are people moving away from VMware (towards Hyper-V)?
Yes – people are moving away from VMware towards Hyper-V You only have to read the news – but just...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/12/2011
A collection of Hyper-V stuff
Microsoft’s only operating system without the name “Windows”? Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/12/2011
Q&A from November 2011
As customers upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 they’re having “fun” with printers! Q. In my...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/12/2011
Hyper-V Installation and Configuration
Dave Northey explains the Installation and Configuration of Hyper-V Including creating your first...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/11/2011
Looking to move from VMware to Hyper-V?
Gerry Forde recommends this “Gem” of free training on Hyper-V (Guest Post) As I am always saying to...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/11/2011
Introduction to Hyper-V and Failover Clustering
Dave Northey explains why Hyper-V is a “no-brainer” for virtualisation If you’re planning on...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2011
Microsoft Ireland’s Innovation Centre at the Dublin Web Summit
Diarmuid Murphy talks to RTE about our Innovation Centre at last week’s Dublin Web Summit: If you...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/01/2011
FREE Training in Dublin, Belfast, Cork & Galway–SQL Server “Denali” Roadshow
SQL Server “Denali” Roadshow There’s less than a week to go to sign up for this...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/01/2011
SQL Server “Denali” Roadshow | Microsoft Ireland, in association with Prodata
Mission Critical Confidence, Breakthrough Business Insight SQL Server “Denali” will help...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/11/2011
Bob Barker’s innovative solution to desktop deployment
Bob Barker from SJ Berwin LLP, shared this with me the other day – it’s very innovative (but only a...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/07/2011
Q&A from September 2011
Q. By far the most asked questions were about Windows 8 (both Client and Server). A. Everything you...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/07/2011
Microsoft’s Private Cloud
I wanted to take a minute to position Microsoft’s Private Cloud offering. Let me start with a...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/07/2011
System Centre Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Release Candidate (SCVMM 2012 RC)
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 delivers industry leading fabric management,...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/07/2011
Win a Cloud IT Makeover from Microsoft – worth up to 7,000 EURO!
Win a Cloud IT Makeover from Microsoft – worth up to 7,000 EURO! Microsoft Ireland is offering one...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/07/2011
Watch the \build Keynotes Live Online
The future of computing is here and on September 13th at //build/ in Anaheim, CA we will be taking a...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 09/12/2011
September’s TechNet Newsletter – Cloud
Did you know that Microsoft is the only vendor who can do it all? Software as a Service (SaaS),...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 09/07/2011
September’s TechNet Newsletter – Security
I received a lot of feedback requesting Security content in the Newsletter. I don’t intend...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 09/07/2011
September’s TechNet Newsletter Q&A
As promised, I am publishing the best questions and their answers that I received over the previous...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 09/06/2011
Learn about the Future of Windows at BUILD
Last month, attendees at the D8 Conference, saw the next generation of Windows demonstrated for the...
Author: emflynn Date: 07/15/2011
Virtualization Day & Pub Forum
If you are an It Professional currently working on or considering virtualisation, I recommend you...
Author: emflynn Date: 05/10/2011
Presentations from TechNet Live Tour (Cloud for IT Pros)
Thank you to those of you that attended the TechNet Live Tour last week. We really enjoyed bringing...
Author: emflynn Date: 04/14/2011
Internet Explorer 9: Get It Now!
post via Joey deVilla @ in the Canadian MSDN team....
Author: emflynn Date: 03/16/2011
TechNet Live Tour: Cloud for IT Pros (Cork, Galway, Dublin, Belfast)
‘Cloud for IT Pros’ half-day afternoon seminars are scheduled for Cork, Galway, Dublin...
Author: emflynn Date: 03/16/2011
Microsoft Kinected Technologies Evening for ‘Techsumers’ (Cork, Galway, Dublin, Belfast)
Microsoft Kinected Technologies is an informal evening event, designed to show technical...
Author: emflynn Date: 03/16/2011
Windows 7 SP1 Installation Error
I got a call yesterday from a partner experiencing some issues with Windows 7 SP1 installation. All...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 03/12/2011
Windows Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate Now Available
IE9 has reached a milestone in its’ release cycle – the release candidate is now available for...
Author: emflynn Date: 02/10/2011
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 SP1 Released to Manufacture
Today we publically announced the release of SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. SP1 also...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 02/09/2011
Great IT Pro Event coming up later this month..
From The Desktop To The Cloud: Lets Manage, Monitor and Deploy The local IT Pro (Windows) User Group...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 02/09/2011
Inspiration that got me to Dublin
I am seen by many as a geek and this is a moniker I wear with pride, but I am not a single...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 02/01/2011
ASP.NET/PHP on the Microsoft Web Platform Event in Ireland
For anyone who is supporting PHP on IIS or Azure, then we have an event for you! The newest addition...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 01/30/2011
Beware of Fraudulent Emails
Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently In recent months there has been an increasing...
Author: emflynn Date: 01/25/2011
Quicker, easier server consolidation assessments with MAP Toolkit 5.5
The next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit—version 5.5— is...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 01/18/2011
Security Bulletins for the Regular IT Guy–# 26, January 2011
Returning with another edition for the monthly patch Tuesday (or Wednesday as it maybe here in...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 01/11/2011
Microsoft Server Application Virtualization CTP Released – Run More of your Applications on Windows Azure
Great news from the Virtualization Team and Azure Team in Redmond today……… Today we are excited to...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 12/22/2010
Windows Azure Platform Online Training Course
The Windows Azure Platform Training Course freely available on MSDN includes a comprehensive set of...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 12/19/2010
Microsoft Lync Server Development Online Training
For anyone looking to develop or integrate solution with the New Microsoft Lync Server 2010, there...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 12/18/2010
Microsoft Partner Practice Accelerator Free if Registered before Dec. 31
If you haven’t investigated the Practice Accelerators in the past to help you branch into new...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 12/18/2010
PowerShell Webcast and Christmas Cheer
A friend of mine back in Canada, Sean Kearney is a MVP in PowerShell and an all round good guy. He...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 12/17/2010
Private Cloud Computing Academy – virtualisation seminars in 2011
I wanted to give you a heads-up on what’s lined up for Private Cloud Computing Academy in...
Author: emflynn Date: 12/10/2010
Jumpstart Your Cloud Application Development–Windows Azure Platform
The local Microsoft Developer & Platform Group are offering ‘Jumpstart’ workshops on...
Author: emflynn Date: 11/24/2010
Azure Announcements from the PDC10 in Dublin – what do they mean?
We made some very significant announcements about Azure last week at the Professional Developer’s...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/03/2010
Security Essentials now for the SMB Customer starting in October!
Yesterday we announced the release to Beat of the SBS7 product and today we announce some great cost...
Author: Will.Craddock Date: 09/22/2010