Hear from John Baker, Sr. IT Evangelist at Microsoft, and Mikael Nystrom, Sr. Executive Consultant at TrueSec Inc in Sweden, as they discuss Deployment. Mikael talks about his latest projects around Microsoft Deployment which include repackaging a game...

System Center solutions help you manage your physical and virtual IT environments across datacenters, desktops, and devices. Using these integrated and automated management solutions, you can be a more productive service provider for your business. System...

Register for the Private Cloud Chats: Episode 1 - Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat, 11/9/2011 10:00:00 AM Pacific Time Episode 2 - Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat, 12/21/2011 10:00:00 AM Pacific Time Episode 3 - Live! IT Time: Private Cloud Chat, 1...

  Overview System Center 2012 pre-release products help your organization achieve IT as a Service by enabling productive infrastructure, predictable applications, and cloud computing on your terms with a common management experience. You can deliver...

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.5 Beta Beta review program now open! Join the MAP Toolkit 6.5 beta program   Simplify your cloud migration planning with MAP 6.5 Beta The journey to the cloud is now smoother than ever with the Microsoft...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy has turned 6 months old and for all you MVA students the Academy is going strong! In today’s episode we have the “Dean” of students himself, Alan Le Marquand on the show to discuss everything the MVA has to offer. For IT...

******************************************************************************** UPDATE!!! Click here for the January and February 2012 Classes ********************************************************************************   Exam 70-659: Windows...

Its IT Time and in today’s episode, Blain Barton and John Baker welcome Curtis Parker from the Forefront Online Protection team. Tune in as Curtis gives us a tour of Forefront’s new features for Exchange, as he explains how Office 365 customers...

Note:   This is NOT computer related, but merely a cathartic rant about my faucet saga.  While cleaning up some dishes I noticed my feet were getting wet.  Couldn’t understand how that could be as I wasn’t splashing the water out of the...

At this IT Camp, the agenda is up to you! We will have professional speakers flying in ready to teach about systems management in the morning. They will have a list of topics for us to "vote on". The topic that gets the most votes wins, that...

DBAs, run your queries! SQL PASS Summit 2011 is upon us! In today’s episode, we welcome @SQLGal Lara Rubbelke, Sr. Program Manager Jennifer Moser, SQL RockStar Thomas LaRock and Sr. Technology Specialist Buck Woody to the show. Tune in as we discuss all...

If you’ve been putting off doing any of the above because you don’t have access to the software, then now is time to get it done!!!!  The links below will give you access to evaluation software, in some cases for up to 180 days!!! Download Links...

In Part 3 of our Tips and Tricks for WDS, Rhonda Layfield addresses the importance of integrating the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with Windows Deployment Services. Watch this video and learn how MDT offers you much more flexibility and allows you to...

******************************************************************************** UPDATE!!! Click here for the January and February 2012 Classes ******************************************************************************** New Jump Start! Microsoft...

We’re here with Part 2 of our Tips and Tricks for Windows Deployment Services and in this episode Microsoft Setup and Deployment MVP, Rhonda Layfield helps us navigate through the Windows Pre-Installation Environment or WinPE. Click here to download the...

Its IT Time and in Part 1 of this 3 part series, Blain Barton and John Baker welcome back Setup and Deployment MVP, Rhonda Layfield to the show. Tune in as Rhonda provides her Top 5 Tips and Tricks for setting up Windows Deployment Services (WDS) as she...

Windows Phone Camp Fun, Free and For All    Event Locations 9/20 - Charlotte, NC 9/22 - Alpharetta, GA 9/27 - Malvern, PA 9/29 - Reston, VA 10/18 - Chevy Chase, MD 10/19 - New York, NY 10/25 - Tampa, FL 10/27 - Burlington, VT 11/2 - Raleigh, NC 11...

Watch what happens when you try to buy a cloud solution from the wrong company.  Enjoy!!!!!

We are kicking off our TechNet event series, Accelerating Your IT Pro Career with Private Cloud, in the US east region. Check out the table below to REGISTER in a city near you!!!!! Session Abstracts…… Career Progression: Getting Ready for the Cloud with...

SMB MVP Community Roadshow, Sponsored by HP and Microsoft, invites you to join as for a unique event…. This event is happening at the Microsoft Alpharetta Office on 10/14/2011 at noon and runs until 4:00pm. We respect your time and want to get you out...

Microsoft Home of the Future Today we’re talking about the future and your hosts Blain Barton and John Baker welcome Jonathan Cluts, Director of the Strategic Prototyping Group here at Microsoft. Tune in as we take a sneak peek into some of the technologies...

For a growing number of businesses, the journey to cloud computing starts with a private cloud implementation. A private cloud dramatically changes the way your business produces and consumes IT services by creating a layer of abstraction over your pooled...

Interested in getting an head start on learning about the Cloud?? Microsoft Virtual Academy has a track that focuses on how the private cloud can help your business and your IT Pro career. You will learn about cloud business drivers and business processes...

Streamline your migration to Windows 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8 for improved desktop security, reliability, and manageability. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) 5.5 Toolkit Internet Explorer Upgrade Assessment inventories your environment...

Microsoft MSPress is excited to offer Microsoft Office 365: Connect and Collaborate Virtually Anywhere, Anytime (ISBN 9780735656949), by Katherine Murray, as a free eBook.   Click here to to go the the MSPress blog announcement and download the book...

Learn how to use Microsoft Security Compliance Manager as an end-to-end solution as you plan, deploy, and monitor the security baselines of Windows 7 in your customers' environment. New features in Security Compliance Manager can reduce the time you help...

Learn how to quickly and cost effectively deploy Windows 7. Through a targeted demo and Q&A with the experts, see how Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) can ease your deployment process by updating Deployment Workbench, a tool administrators use to...

Join me and Johan Arwidmark, Chief Technical Architect at Knowledge Factory for a discussion around deployment. Johan gives some tips and tricks along with customer scenario examples when using Windows Deployment Services (WDS), Microsoft Deployment Toolkit...

John Baker, Sr. IT Evangelist at Microsoft, and Jeremy Moskowitz, Chief Propeller Head at Gpanswers.com talk about the latest features in Microsoft Windows Group Policy. Jeremy touches on XP to Windows 7 migration along with other insights that give administrators...

Overview Microsoft System Center 2012 cloud and datacenter solutions provide a common management toolset for your private and public cloud applications and services to help you deliver IT as a Service to your business. System Center Operations Manager...

Why would a company want to deploy Systems Center Configuration Manager 2012? Wally Mead, Senior Program Manager for System Center Configuration Manager, shares the "three pillars of investment", including: empowering users, simplifying your...

About Rhonda For almost 30 years, Rhonda Layfield has helped people securely deploy, protect, and streamline their IT resources. She began her career in the US Navy where she spent 7 years as communications specialist with a top secret clearance. Later...

The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the release of Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 6.0. Download the MAP Toolkit 6.0 Organizations planning their journey to the cloud now have a tool to help make the planning process...

Its IT Time and in today’s episode, Blain Barton and John Baker welcome Rhonda Layfield, Microsoft MVP for Setup and Deployment. Tune in as Rhonda gives us an in-depth demo on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Beta 1, from installation and setup...

It’s IT Time and in today’s episode, Blain Barton and John Baker interview Chris Van Wesep ---Group Product Manager here at Microsoft. Listen in as they preview the System Center 2012 suite of products and discuss how IT Pros can grapple cloud...