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  • Don't miss your chance to win an Xbox One and Nokia Lumia 1520!!

    Posted 8 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Time is running out! Your chance to win an Xbox One and Nokia Lumia 1520 is coming to an end. If you download a qualifying TechNet Evaluation before 11:59pm on April 18th, you can go in the draw to win this awesome prize pack! Visit the website...

  • The Weekly Wrap - MVMC 2.0, Windows 8.1 Update and MORE....

    Posted 8 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Howdy everyone! One of the main pieces of information I wanted to share this week is the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter team publishing version 2.0. This release is packed with new features, including; migration of VMs directly to Microsoft...

  • The Weekly Wrap

    Posted 8 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    G'day everyone! What a week! The Microsoft Build 2014 conference in San Francisco has created a lot of hype. There are far too many to mention, however there were awesome announcements around Windows, Windows Phone, Azure! Check out Channel...

  • The Weekly Wrap - v3

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Hey everyone!! A few things jumped out at me this week that I wanted to share... Office for iPad - This week the Office team announced that iPad users can now download Word, Excel and PowerPoint form the App Store. These Office apps have the...

  • TechNet Live Series - Transforming the Datacentre

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Hi everyone, Breaking the weekly rhythm here - just wanted to let you know about the upcoming TechNet Live Series we have dubbed 'Transforming the Datacentre'. Jeff Alexander and Andrew McMurray will be presenting weekly as of 11th April...

  • The Weekly Wrap - v2

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Happy Friday everyone!! It has been a big week of releases and updates! On March 19, SQL Server 2014 was released to manufacturing. SQL Server 2014 is the foundation to the Microsoft cloud-first data platform and introduces a wealth of new features...

  • The Weekly Wrap - v1

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Hi all, This week I have been gathering info on some great events and training opportunities for everyone to jump in and get involved. Windows Azure Architect Summit (Sydney 10th-11th April) - This is a two-day training workshop covering 8 CORE...

  • MVP Community Camp, March 17 - March 22

    Posted 9 months ago
    by Pat Stanton}
    Hi everyone! Very new to this....a good chance to say hi and share the details of the upcoming MVP Community Camp. The MVP Community Camp is a 6 day series of live webcasts and in-person events across the Asia Pacific region. These events are...

  • Another free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2

    Posted 11 months ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Hi everyone, In case you missed it at the end of last year, there is a new free ebook out from Microsoft Press for IT Pros! Written by Mitch Tulloch with Symon Perriman and the System Center Team, the Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2...

  • Microsoft Technical Communities Program (MSTC)

    Posted 11 months ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Calling all user group leaders and speakers! Have you registered on the new Microsoft Technical Communities site yet? If you are a User Group Leader looking for resources, this is the place to go. Register your group and get a range of benefits...

  • Spring into 2014 with the Springboard Series

    Posted 11 months ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Morning everyone, Welcome back to 2014! We hope you had a wonderful, refreshing break. As you settle back into the office, I thought I'd let you know about some new and recommended resources for Windows desktop IT professionals that are available...

  • TechNet Most Read: Your 2013 Wrap-Up

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    With only a few days until the end of the year, what better time to sit and reflect on the year that was? 2013 was a big year for IT Pros, with the general availability of the R2 wave of releases , the rise of the mobile worker , the continuation of...

  • Goodbye to 2013 - and some light reading!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Hi everyone, Can you believe there’s less than two weeks left until we say goodbye to 2013? As Macca said in our final Flash newsletter for the year, it’s that time of the year “when our change freezes happen and we hope against hope...

  • An Overview of SQL Server 2014

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Hi everyone, Fancy some complimentary online training , delivered by expert guest speakers? Well you're in luck... there's another TechNet LIVE session coming up soon, this time focused on the topic of SQL Server 2014 . Dr Greg Low, a SQL Server...

  • Watch the recording: Cloud OS for Databases Technical Overview

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Hi everyone, As you would know, Jeffa and Andrew have been out of the office recently doing IT Camps , so we invited in Shashank Pawar and James Crawshaw from Microsoft to deliver a TechNet LIVE session in their absence. They gave us a great technical...

  • How VMware Experts Can Get Certified on Hyper-V!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    As Brad Anderson explained on his blog last week, the IT industry never slows down, with the virtualization world going through a big inflection point. As result of this, as demand for Hyper-V grows, it is advantageous for virtualization professionals...

  • The R2 wave is here!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    If you've been under a rock for the past few days, you may have missed the news: October 18th was a big day, with three major Microsoft products officially becoming generally available: Windows 8.1 , Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012...

  • TechNet LIVE is back in November!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Hi everyone, Am happy to share that TechNet LIVE, our free online training for IT pros is back in November! While Jeff and Macca hit the road around the country, we’ve invited some guest speakers in to take over the mic for a little while...

  • Welcome back from TechEd and preparing for R2

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    Welcome back from TechEd! It's been a couple of weeks since we returned to the office, equipped with loads of great information about the latest releases and deep-dive training. It doesn’t stop here though, and whether or not you attended TechEd...

  • Download an R2 Evaluation and you could win big!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katherine Sherrie}
    We have a super easy competition running at the moment that could see you take home two fantastic prizes! There's only three days left to enter so you better get in quick though... All it takes it downloading one of the R2 previews – these are...

  • Happy Retirement Windows XP!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by IT Pro Australia Team}
    Time to move off XP?  Little reminder for the upcoming end of support date. Jeffa

  • A first look at Windows 8.1!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by IT Pro Australia Team}
    Nice first glimpse of what’s coming in Windows 8.1 from a UI perspective. regards, The IT Pro Australia Team

  • TechEd Australia 2013: Session Catalogue is live!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Jeffadude}
    We’ve reached another milestone in our TechEd planning cycle with the session catalogue going live!   A whole bunch of folks have worked really hard to get the catalogue up so well done everyone!  Also this is one of the big asks we get from...

  • TechEd Australia 2013 - Registration Now Open

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katie Macintosh}
    Celebrating twenty years of TechEd Australia ! Registration is now open. 3-6 September 2013, Gold Coast Australia Can you believe it? TechEd Australia is turning twenty. It’s a big year to look back. More importantly, it’s a time...

  • Download an Evaluation to win a Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch!

    Posted over 1 year ago
    by Katie Macintosh}
    We have a great opportunity for you in case you missed it on Jeffa's blog: http://blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/archive/2013/05/20/download-an-evaluation-to-win-a-lenovo-x1-carbon-touch.aspx Test-drive the latest Microsoft virtualisation tools, servers...