Today Microsoft has made 4 new free virtual labs available. This gives you a great opportunity to try out some of the basic operations of some of the new suite of System Center tools. TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center Operations Manager 2012: Infrastructure...

I use Lync all the time, huge fan of it. Recently I have used it a bunch to record my presentations, others presentations all kinds of fun stuff.   I moved some files off one PC on to another that hadn’t been published yet.  I couldn’t...

Yesterday in San Francisco we had an event called Windows Store Preview. Antoine Leblond revealed the business terms and apps that will be available in the Store at Windows 8 Beta. Here is a video of what he demoed: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Previewing...

I was reading on the Microsoft Next blog yesterday and Steve Clayton was talking about Big Data and our plans for it. His post is here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2011/12/06/big-data-and-microsoft-s-codename-data-explorer.aspx I thought I...

REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 4, 2011 — A revolution is happening in the living room. Xbox 360 is transforming how you enjoy TV entertainment and is giving you the power to control it with your voice. The next generation of TV entertainment begins with the announcement...

Simplify cloud migration planning with MAP Toolkit 6.5 The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 6.5 is now available for download. Download the MAP Toolkit 6.5. The journey to the cloud...

I finally got the last two videos rendered Track 1 3PM Name: Michael Gough Talk: You've Been Schwimmed & your Hot TubHacked...by Haxzorcizing   Key Note speech at the end of the conference Name: Martin McKeay *****KEYNOTE****** Talk: Fundamental...

I ran across a couple of great tools on the web to help you with Hyper-V.  The first is a Solution Accelerator called VSA Microsoft Virtualization Solution Accelerators Take the first steps toward the cloud with Virtualization Solution Accelerators...

Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 has been released to the web. It can be downloaded here . A quick overview from the download website: Overview Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 helps IT Professionals achieve new levels of reliability with greater flexibility...

I always get asked where can I get training on Microsoft Technologies.  There are many ways, but here is one I bet you didn’t think of. Dallas community Colleges offer courses on MCITP exams.  Brookhaven College is just off  LBJ in Farmer...

Track 2 11AM Part of the session: Name: Michael Gough Talk: The BIG ONE!!! How will you react? no really, how will you & management react & what will everyone do?   Track 2 3P Name: Philip Beyer Talk: Secure SDLC in the Real World: Pitfalls...

BsidesDFW 2011 Was held at the Microsoft Dallas offices on November 9th, 2011. Over 180 people attended, I think most people had a great time. We recorded most, but not all of the sessions using Microsoft Lync 2010. Thanks Kevin Remde for doing all the...

BsidesDFW 2011   Was held at the Microsoft Dallas offices on November 9th, 2011. Over 180 people attended, I think most people had a great time.   We recorded most, but not all of the sessions using Microsoft Lync 2010. Thanks Kevin Remde...

TechNet Virtual Labs TechNet Virtual Labs enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft's newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can complete in 90 minutes or less. There is no complex setup or installation...

I was reading on Kirk Gregersen’s blog about celebrating that Lync 2010 is a year old today. WOW how that product has changed my life at work. I use it everyday, not only is my PC my phone, but I use it for everything, to recording my presentations at...

I have been asked to speak on the From End to Edge and Beyond Security Talk show with Tom Shinder and Yuri Diogenes . I will be talking about Security with Cloud computing, Office 365 and the recent Bsides DFW security conference we held here at Microsoft...

Wow November was a crazy blogging month with that series we did, but back to normal blogging now. I really  like my Windows Phone, now with 7.5 Mango on it even better. Nokia announced they are going to make Windows Phone based Smart phones, This...

Big Data is a new term you hear all the time now about the Cloud or Cloud Computing. When you think in terms of the scale of the internet today and where the Cloud is going in the future dealing with extremely large volumes of Data will be important. ...

Wow, we made it, 30 blogs in 30 days!  What a team effort by Kevin Remde, Matt Hester, and Brian Lewis.. You think it’s easy when you sign up, but when you realized weekends, and holidays in November, to get 30 post out was hard.  We hope you...

How does $20K investment to get your idea off the ground? Add in all the tools you need, and even 3 months of office space to get it done.  Yep, we have a program called The Kinect Accelerator as part of our BizSpark program. 10 Startup companies...

With the Private Cloud being so new, finding resources is always good and I want to share. Lately I have been going to www.systemcentercentral.com a bunch lately.  It is a great source of information on our System Center products.  Many of our...

Here is a video showing off some of the new features in Skydrive we announced Yesterday. Enjoy!!

  My Co-worker Yung Chou   has done a bunch of work lately online about Cloud Computing. I thought I would share those resources here with you.   Chou’s Theories of Cloud Computing: The 5-3-2 Principle System Center Virtual Machine Manager...

  Are you up for the Challenge ? If you answered yes, and if you are you a student, do you know a student or are you going back to school and can you answer a question like this then your ready for Round 1 of the Imagine Cup 2012 IT Challenge: You...

Are you ready for the Cloud? Are you working with a Microsoft Partner?  Do you need a tool that can help you assess where you are and how to get ready for the Cloud?  Well I have the app for you.  This is for both Partners and Customers...