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Another free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
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11 months ago
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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...
The Weekly Wrap
Posted
8 months ago
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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...
TechNet Live Session 9: System Center 2012 R2 – Infrastructure Monitoring
Posted
6 months ago
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Pat Stanton
Don't miss out on the next instalment of the Transforming The Datacentre TechNet Live series. Tomorrow, Andrew McMurray will share how System Center 2012 R2 can be used to monitor your on premise infrastructure as well infrastructure sitting in the...
TechEd Australia 2014: Tickets on Sale!
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4 months ago
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JenThompson
Over the last 20 years, TechEd has earned its title as Australia’s leading tech event for developers and IT professionals. In 2014, it remains the best event to future-proof your skills and engage with the big cloud transformations shaping our industry...
NEW MVA COURSE: Windows Server 2003 End of Support Migration Overview
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4 months ago
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Pat Stanton
Is your organisation still running Windows Server 2003? With end of support approaching (326 days, 9 hours and 44 minutes to be exact), you may be starting to look at your options. You can start to plan your migration with the Microsoft Migration...
The Weekly Wrap - v3
Posted
9 months ago
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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...
Cloud OS MVP Roadshow: Perth and Sydney dates!!
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4 months ago
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Pat Stanton
Happy Friday everyone!! Our strong MVP community is taking the Microsoft Cloud OS story on the road in September!! Find out more information on the Sydney event and register here . Find out more information on the Perth event and register...
MVA Azure greatness... and from your local team!!
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3 months ago
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Pat Stanton
Our very own Andrew McMurray has done it again. During July and August he was hard at work developing new Azure content for Microsoft Virtual Academy. These 5 courses are now live and ready to be checked out: Hybrid Cloud Workloads: Storage...
MVP Community Camp, March 17 - March 22
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9 months ago
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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...
MVA Heroes Invite Five Friends Terms and Conditions
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3 months ago
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JenThompson
MVA Heroes Invite Five Friends Terms and Conditions 1. The promoter is Microsoft Pty Limited (ACN 002 589 460) of 1 Epping Road, North Ryde, New South Wales, 2113 ( Promoter ). 2. This competition is only open to Australian residents aged...
The Weekly Wrap - v2
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9 months ago
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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...
Download Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta and Office Web Apps Beta
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over 5 years ago
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deepfresh
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Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 empowers your people to do their best work from more places – whether they’re using a PC, phone or web browser. It can maximize existing investments and help people accomplish more by bringing server capabilities...
Windows Server downgrade Fulfillment site launches
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over 5 years ago
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deepfresh
The Windows Server Fufillment site is designed to provide a one-stop shop for FPP and OEM customers who need to downgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 to order a downgrade kit that contains both the media and product key of Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise...
Microsoft Celebrates Christmas with Windows 7 Family Pack Limited Pilot in Australia
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over 5 years ago
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From the Windows 7 Australia Blog Microsoft Celebrates Christmas with Windows 7 Family Pack Limited Pilot in Australia Microsoft is making available limited stock of Family Pack in Australia – entitling consumers to three upgrade licenses for Windows...
IT CAMPS: Hobart 29th-30th September
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3 months ago
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Pat Stanton
If you're in Hobart early next week and interested in either of the below IT Camps, then register NOW!! These events are free , hands-on and are run by our top tech evangelist. Extend your Datacenter with Microsoft Azure - 29th September. Register...
TechEd 2014, new MVA greatness and your Hero status awaits...
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1 month ago
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Pat Stanton
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With two TechEd's throughout October and the Microsoft Azure Australian Geo launch, it has definitely been a busy month for Microsoft Australia. If you didn't get the chance to make it to TechEd Sydney or Melbourne, all the sessions are now up...
Happy Retirement Windows XP!
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over 1 year ago
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IT Pro Australia Team
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Time to move off XP? Little reminder for the upcoming end of support date. Jeffa
MVA Live Event: Azure IaaS for IT Pros
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1 month ago
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Pat Stanton
Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer (Azure), is kicking off a week of Azure training for IT Professionals on December 1st. Mark will be joined by the likes of Rick Claus, Senior Technical Evangelist, and members of the Azure Engineering...
FREE TRAINING: Azure Discovery Days and Azure webinar series
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22 days ago
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Pat Stanton
The local Microsoft Azure team are running a number of in-person and online training events throughout December. It doesn't stop there though, these will continue for quite some time! See your options below; Azure Discovery Day One-day Azure...
An Overview of SQL Server 2014
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over 1 year ago
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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...
How VMware Experts Can Get Certified on Hyper-V!
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over 1 year ago
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Katherine Sherrie
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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...
IT Camps: seats available in Adelaide and Brisbane next week!
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27 days ago
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Pat Stanton
Microsoft IT Camps are being delivered in Adelaide and Brisbane next week. If you can spare the time, I highly suggest you attend! Register now for one of the following events; Modernising your Infrastructure with Microsoft’s Cloud OS ...
My new toshiba portege r500 laptop
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over 6 years ago
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deepfresh
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I've been using my new Toshiba Portege R500 for a few days now, I'm finding that I'm taking this little laptop everywhere I go. One of the first things I did was go up the road to the local Harris Technology to pick up an extra 1GB ram so the R500 is...
Live Meeting – Exchange 2010 The Future of Collaboration
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over 5 years ago
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deepfresh
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Event Overview The upcoming release of Exchange 2010 can help you achieve better business outcomes while controlling the costs of deployment, administration, and compliance. Exchange 2010 delivers the best end-user experience, the widest range of deployment...
Upcoming Microsoft Application Compatibility Seminars across Australia
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over 4 years ago
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deepfresh
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After attending this seminar you should have a clear idea of where to start in the process of evaluating the impact of application compatibility in your Windows 7 and Office 2010 deployment project. You will develop an understanding of the tools and methodologies...
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