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Hot off the press, the Release Candidate for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 has been released! You can grab the Release Candidate from here , however there are a couple of things you should know about before you steam right ahead! In order to download and install the Windows 7 and Windows Server...

As many of your know, one of the key elements of my job is to work with Partners and Customers around our Optimised Desktop story.  If you’re not familiar, it’s the idea that actually, believe it or not, VDI isn’t the right solution for everyone and that an optimised desktop, with associated benefits...

Judging by the number of questions I receive on licensing, both via this blog, and also face to face, I’ve got a feeling these sessions will be of use to you.  If you feel that you don’t quite get our licensing around both Server Virtualisation and Desktop Virtualisation, then these 2 sessions could...

So the budget cuts have arrived – and it appears that for the moment, the biggest cuts are in schools’ capital budgets. Firstly we saw the Harnessing Technology Grant cut by £50M, then the BSF programme was cancelled, and on the same day another £50M was cut from the Harnessing Technology Grant – the...

Way back in March, I blogged about the 1st beta release of the MAP Toolkit 5.0.  Well, we’ve been through a second beta since then, and finally, a couple of days back, shipped the product, which I’m pleased to say, is available to download here . For those of you not in the know, what does MAP actually...

That rhyme/rap was not intentional.  Even in this day and age, I doubt a song about virtualisation technologies could get in the charts, although you never know… Anyway, back to the real world… Following up from yesterday’s post on the SP1 announcements , the interest in RemoteFX is already growing...

I didn’t intend for the original post on Quest’s excellent vWorkspace technology to lead to a ‘Part 2’ but it seems only fitting, with a raft of useful information that has become available to add to that of the original post!  It was Brian Madden’s post that triggered me into posting, as he showcased...

Downloading as we speak! Just over a month ago, straight from TechEd North America, we announced SP1 for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 , and stated, at the time, the beta would be available before the end of July.  Well, it’s available now, from here . What’s in there? Well, Dynamic...

Short notice I know, but a number of places have come available on this VDI course which may be of interest to some of you in the UK. 44CO181 - Desktop Optimisation: Implementing a VDI Infrastructure with Microsoft & Citrix Summary: Join us for this 2 Day VDI Instructor led course with supporting...

Hat-tip to Clive for spotting this one. A few months back, I blogged about the release of a number of RDS related resources, whether it’s the improvements in RDP7 , or sizing guidance for your session hosts , but what about sizing VDI deployments?  How do we accurately capacity plan for the hosts...

As hardware increases in scale, and new capabilities, such as Dynamic Memory, are introduced into Hyper-V R2 SP1, more and more customers are going to start to encroach on the supported limits of Hyper-V cluster nodes.  As of May 2010, those supported limits stood at 64 VMs per cluster node, up...

If you’re interested in understanding more about the sheer choice you have in front of you for the future of desktops, this handy guide could come in useful.  It covers a variety of topics, from ‘What is Desktop Virtualisation’, through to ‘Thinking about your Organisation’s requirements’, and also...

If you know, or have heard of App-V, chances are, you’ll know it exists as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack, usually abbreviated to MDOP.  If this is the first time you’ve heard of MDOP, it’s a Software Assurance benefit, and is effectively suite of technologies designed to help you...

I’ve had the pleasure to know the Orinoko chaps for some time now.  Heck, we’ve even chatted virtualisation over Peri-Peri chicken!  One thing I’ve learnt about these guys very quickly, is how well they know the desktop.  Whether it’s upgrading or deploying it, with technologies like System...

If you’ve had chance to watch the Quest vWorkspace 7.0 videos that myself and Matt Evans recorded a couple of months back, showcasing the installation and configuration of Quest vWorkspace with a Microsoft infrastructure, you’ll know that it’s a pretty compelling combination of technologies, that’s easy...

My to-blog folder is positively brimming with stuff that I want to talk about, but finding the time at the moment is proving mightily difficult!  What with MMS last week (including the awesome demo of SCVMM vNext, long-distance Live Migration, Opalis, Service Manager, Config Manager R3 beta and...

Earlier today, I had the pleasure of sitting down and having a chat, via webcam, live from the man-cave , with Mike Laverick, who, among other things, has a successful blog , is a VMware vExpert , and has written a number of books, including the VMware vSphere 4 Implementation .  If you’ve not seen...

Verdict: Tricky . I’ve just got back from sitting the 70-659 TS exam, on WS 2008 R2, Server Virtualization, and thankfully, I passed! To anyone thinking of sitting the exam, I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s really difficult, but it’s the little aspects of the technology, like the features and functionality...

It’s back, and it’s been a long time in coming!  I’ve been flat out for ages, so producing any videos for virtualboy tv has been a little difficult, but I’ve finally finished the short series on Quest vWorkspace , integrating with a Microsoft infrastructure.  Recorded a few months back, with...

For those of you looking at integrating technologies like XenDesktop, with platforms like Hyper-V, there’s an excellent resource recently popped up on t’internet, dedicated to providing information on those very topics. The XenDesktop with Microsoft Technologies microsite is written by Paul Wilson, who...

You’ve heard Steve Ballmer talking about developers, developers, developers , but I’m seeing an increasing trend within Microsoft applications around the use of dashboards, dashboards, dashboards. This isn’t a new concept, and for me, it’s an impressive way of relating business intelligence and useful...

Just a quick heads up – last week I blogged about the upcoming Microsoft Management Summit UK 2010 , which is being held in London, on the 18th May 2010 . If you’re interested in signing up, and places will be limited I reckon, I would register early to avoid disappointment. It’s free, and you can register...

Time Updated - See below! :-) You may have noticed there’s a buzz building around the web around this upcoming Desktop Virtualisation hour. What’s going to be announced? Who knows!! I certainly don’t! Virtualization.info think it’s something to do with Calista , whereas SearchVirtualDesktop think...

Way back in December, I blogged about the MAPs 5.0 Community Preview , and what was new to assist you on your infrastructure optimisation journeys.  Fast forward to March 2010, and Beta 1 is now available.  So, for those of you who need a recap… MAP Toolkit 5.0 is an agentless tool designed...

A heads up for most of you with regards to more licensing changes afoot! For those of you who have been reading this blog over the past few weeks and months, you’ll have heard me mention System Center Service Manager, which is a new ITIL/MOF Process & Change Management solution , which will be part...