Macca's Musings

Stuff that I find interesting, and hopefully you do too!

Migrating to Server 2012 R2 Jumpstart

Hey Everyone! I am finally getting to present a Jumpstart event on the 24th of July! I will be doing...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 06/30/2014

Nokia Acquisition Closes!

Well, Nokia is now officially part of the family! For those of us downunder, the local Nokia site...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 04/27/2014

Available now: The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 2.0

As the title says, the much anticipated update to the MVMC tool has released to make it easy to move...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 04/08/2014

You could score an Xbox One and a Nokia Lumia 1520!

OK, go click here to enter, the rest of the information is below! The latest Microsoft...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 03/19/2014

Sami Laiho, TechEd Superstar coming to an Aussie Webinar!

Hi Everyone! If you want to check out an awesome webinar by Sami Laiho, who SMASHED the Windows...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 11/17/2013

Some new reading material...

Hi All, I've just been asked to review the System Center 2012: Orchestrator Cookbook from Packt...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 10/30/2013

Patch Tuesday!

Here ya go: ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/09/2013

MAP 8.5 Released!

Love this tool, go download it here and see below for more info: Usage tracking for Windows Server...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/08/2013

Patch Tuesday cometh

Here’s the notification for next week’s Patch Tuesday… don’t forget to sign up to these newsletters...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/04/2013

Security Advisory, July 3

First for the FY! ******************************************************************** Title:...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/03/2013

Adventures in Demoland Part 1: Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1

When Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 preview hit us last week, I decided to start looking at...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/02/2013

Microsoft a LEADER in the 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure

Nuff said really, but if you are interested, the full report is publically reprinted here:...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/01/2013

SAP, HP and Microsoft–Smashing records with Hyper-V!

Wow, check out Brad Anderson’s post this morning at “SAP, HP and Microsoft Set New SAP World Record...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 07/01/2013

Happy New FY!

Hi All! Well, a new FY dawns, and with that a whole bunch of activities at Microsoft to begin the...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 06/30/2013

Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica released

Check it out!  NICE!!!!

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 06/18/2013

What’s new in Windows 8.1 for IT Pro’s?

We have just published this awesome run down of what you can expect in Windows 8.1 for enterprise...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 06/12/2013

Windows Azure throws a shrimp on the barbie: What our new Aussie Datacenters mean to you

Hey Everyone! Yesterday’s news around the Australian Datacenters was really exciting and it will be...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 05/21/2013

TechEd Australia 2013: Call for Topics is Live!

This is a repost of Jeffa’s post from a few minutes ago!      Welcome to my...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 05/14/2013

System Center 2012–Configuration Manager SP1 Component Add-On’s and Extensions Now Available

Hey everyone, head on over to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36213 and grab...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 01/07/2013

New Storage Spaces Content Published to TechNet

Happy New Year Everyone! I came across some great new content today on Storage Spaces that we just...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 01/03/2013

Dilignet to run Windows 8 and System Center 2012: Configuration Manager Events in Sydney

Hi All! Last week I heard from our mates at Dilignet that they are going to be running some Windows...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 12/02/2012

WIN A HALO 4 COLLECTORS EDITION XBOX 360!!!

OK, this couldn’t be easier to enter, so lets get into it!!!! We’re giving you not one but TWO...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 12/02/2012

You could win an Xbox prize pack!

Seems like a good deal to me for answering a survey!!! You could win an Xbox prize pack! You are...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 06/18/2012

Session Levels Explained for TechEd Australia 2012

Hi everyone! We are seeing good volume in terms of session submission to the Call for Topics site...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 06/04/2012

Awesome Windows 8 Upgrade Screenshot of the Day

OK, check this for a cool screenshot when upgrading to Windows 8 RP: Thinking I should click that...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 05/31/2012

Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Out Now!

  Hi All! As the title says… I’d hate to say anything out of turn, so I reckon it’s easier just...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 05/31/2012

The Configuration Manager 2012 Survival Guide

  Our iX team put together this great page on our Technet Wiki. It contains pointers to the...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 05/30/2012

MMS 2012 Day 1 Wrap Up!

Wow, it’s been a massive day at MMS with Brad Anderson opening the conference with an absolutely...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 04/17/2012

Windows Server “8” Hyper-V Replica UTG available now!

Hi All! I have been playing around with one of the coolest new features in Windows Server “8” and...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 03/25/2012

I WANNA COOL POSTER!!!!!

Yep, so do I.   So I’m REALLY happy that my mates in the Hyper-V team have produced the...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 03/15/2012

IT Camps running in Melbourne and Brisbane next week

Well, I'm sitting at Windows 8 CP on my EliteBook 8540w and it's running very nicely thank you! More...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 03/05/2012

Welcome to my little corner of the Internet!

Hi, great to see you, come straight in! Sorry about the mess, just moved in and there's still stuff...

Author: Andrew McMurray Date: 03/05/2012