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If you can extend your datacenter into the cloud using a secured network path and Windows Azure , it sure should follow that you can take advantage of cloud-based virtual machines to perform some of your more common infrastructure tasks.  For example: File Servers. “Yeah, I get it, Kevin. ...

Wonderful news!   Today at the Microsoft Management Summit going on in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced the availability of System Center 2012 .  You can start your evaluation downloads now : http://aka.ms/PvtCld Pass it on!

This was such a big hit last year that they’re doing it again.  Starting in Montreal on May 21, 2010, the bus rolls on down south and a little bit west, eventually ending up in New Orleans on June 5, just in time for TechEd North America.  Stops along the way will give you an opportunity to...

Today a new IDC White Paper (sponsored by Microsoft ) was made available: http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/D/5BD5C253-4259-428B-A3E4-1F9C3D803074/IDC_Business_Critical_Workloads.pdf The purpose of the write-up is to document what’s happening in the world of x86-based Servers; why they are THE...

WAG = Windows Administrator Groups Last week I decided to try something new, and it’s catching on in a big way. I wanted to create a new set of user groups for IT Administrators who primarily work with MIcrosoft Windows -based infrastructures. So I came up with the acronym WAG. I’m also a recent...

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E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com ...

Today, September 24, 2009, in three cities in the U.S. we’re holding our first of what we internally are calling the “trifecta launch” events, launching Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 , and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 . In fact, this morning I was up bright and early and in front of a movie theater...

E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www...

E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoor@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents...

Hey IT folks, Back on July 30th, 2009, I presented what ended up being a pretty highly rated webcast on Windows Server 2008 R2 entitled “How Windows Server 2008 R2 Affects Your IT Infrastructure” . And as I’ve done in the past, I promised that soon after I would record the demos and get them up on...

As promised, here are the “Best of Q&A” from the live chat I helped to deliver on September 3, 2009, entitled “ IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization ” A BIG THANK YOU to my guest, Shanen Boettcher, for such a wonderful conversation around Virtualization and the value that businesses...

Everyone – Meet Shanen Boettcher. Shanen is a General Manager at Microsoft , responsible for the strategy around Windows Server products in the U.S. He has a deep passion and background in product planning, technology and management including his role in Active Directory and Windows client product groups...

As promised, here are the additional resources that were mentioned on the TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! Virtualization , occuring on September 2nd, 2009. Hope you find these useful! -Kevin UPDATE: Here is the " Best of Q&A " from the session. --- Microsoft THRIVE! http://www.microsoft...

The Windows Team  and the Springboard Series team have made a special evaluation edition of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition available for download.  It’s a 90-day trial copy, just for IT Professionals who don't already have a Volume License or TechNet Subscription or some other way of evaluating...

“Breaking news? Didn’t this happen yesterday, Kevin?” Yeah.. well.. I was busy yesterday traveling and attending meetings in Chicago. I’m still there (here), but really needed to blog this. SCVMM 2008 R2 is released to manufacturing (RTM). “What’s new?” Well.. in a nutshell this is the version...

IMPORTANT UPDATE : This promotion and promotion code have expired. Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion. Whenever I present a live TechNet Event , I ask my audience to raise their hands if they are a TechNet subscriber . Usually about 1/3 of the audience raises their hand. Considering...

RCs = Release Candidates RTW = Released to Web “for some” means “for TechNet and MSDN subscribers” You remember several days ago we announced that the RC for Windows 7 would be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers on April 30th . “Hey, that’s today!” Yep. And of course the first thing...

Feedback e-mail to my boss: Harry Caldwell – HarryCal@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com NEW - IT Managers Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft...

Okay.. ‘bout time for some shameless self-promotion… Actually, and honestly.. I don’t look like this anymore.  My hair is shorter, and I’ve decided to let the grey just be grey.  This is what I look like now: But that’s not what this post is about.  It’s about you IT Managers.  As...

Sometimes you see something that just floors you, and floods you with ideas about what the possibilities such a device could (will?) create. What if you had some computing power behind what you’re looking at, or interacting with every day? Take the shopping aisle at the store, for example.

Here are some resources relating to webcast I delivered on March 20, 2009, entitled " TechNet Webcast: Road Map for the Future of Virtualization (Level 300) ” This is part 19 of a 20 part series on the many aspects of virtualization . ( Yung Chou blogged the entire schedule HERE ). I also included...

Today I had the pleasure of participating in the very first Thrive webcast. Lilyn Chang kicked it off with a good overview of what the Thrive program and website are all about ( http://www.microsoft.com/thrive microsoft .com/thrive ), Karen Forster (Director of Platform Vision at Advaiya , Inc.) discussed...

Blogs are great. Yep. I love blogs. But there is only so much you can accomplish with one. I can share useful announcements from Microsoft . I can share my own thoughts, my half-baked opinions. And that’s cool.. if you don’t mind that it’s me who always starts the conversation. But what if you have...

As promised (and long overdue), here are the “Best of Q&A” from the webcast I delivered on January 28, 2009, entitled " TechNet Webcast: If I Virtualize It, How Do I Manage It? (Level 300) ” A BIG THANK YOU to John Baker and Yung Chou for assisting in answering questions during the webcast. ...