Today we released the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to the web.  RSAT is the collection of Windows Server 2008 management tools which enable management of your Windows Server infrastructure from a PC running Windows Vista with SP1.  ...

A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 is now available at the link below. This is essential reading for anyone deploying or using Vista in corporate environments. Download details: Windows Vista Product Guide

SP1 support options are detailed at https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11274&gprid=500921 Source article: Microsoft offers free support for Vista SP1 installs

Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Understanding the Value Proposition of the IT Lifecycle , which describes how the IT Lifecycle drives consistency and simplicity with a single set of standardized processes, provides a structured...

Hi All, DO YOU CARE ABOUT HELPING YOUR CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS WRITE MORE SECURE CODE? PLEASE READ ON... The Developer Highway Code , written by Paul Maher of DPE, is a concise handbook that captures and summarises the key security engineering activities...

Help your customers defend against malware with the Microsoft ® Forefront ™ Integration Kit for Network Access Protection Your customers have deployed anti-malware software, but hackers might still find new ways to attack and penetrate their...

This morning Tom Yager & Sean McCown posted a blog on InfoWorld outlining the “ Top 10 improvements in Windows Server 2008 .” Hyper-V made the top spot, followed by NAP and Terminal Services. Great to see these sorts of positive momentum...

New customer/partner-ready content from Microsoft IT Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the republication of Deploying Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, which discusses all phases of the deployment.  Deploying Microsoft Office...

As part of the Windows 2008 Launch Experience program, Microsoft Ireland is running a series of free day-long training sessions with our training partners. This training session will take you on an in-depth, hands-on tour of Windows Server 2008. As part...

We are happy to recommend two excellent community events coming up in April and May where you can hear expert speakers on the three launch products and many more Microsoft technologies: The Irish Microsoft Technology Conference 2008 (April 3rd,4th - Dublin...

Do your customers need tools to more easily and securely collaborate with others across the Internet? Every day, your customers collaborate on key projects with partners, suppliers, and others across the Internet.  To be successful, project teams...

As I posted earlier at http://blogs.technet.com/mcs-ireland-infrastructure/archive/2008/02/21/vista-webcast-learn-from-experts-and-customers-who-have-finished-their-rollouts.aspx , Microsoft Technical Fellow and desktop guru Mark Russinovich recently...

Well, the short answer is no. The long answer is detailed below. Firstly, let me try to dispel the ITPro myth that UAC is too heavy handed. I got a new laptop recently, and built it by PXE boot off the corporate network - standard Vista SP1/Office 2007...

When: 12 March 2008 at 19:30 Where: The Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street The Windows Server 2008 User Group (Ireland) is having its first event. The speaker is David Lowe, the keynote speaker at the official Microsoft launch of Windows Server 2008. It...

If you're rolling out Office 2007, a useful component to include are the free add-ins for new users. These help users get up to speed with the new UI by adding extra menu items to provide interactive guides, video demos, and fast-start assisted help....

The External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint provides authoritative guidance and tools to deploy a customisable solution built on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 that teams can use to collaborate with partners outside the firewall.  Once it...

If you have a Windows Live ID with an Irish address, you can now register at www.officelive.com/workspace and start using the service. You can use the service to store, edit and share Office documents and other information “in the cloud” and...

As is now the standard for any Windows Server release, a bunch of new GPO features have been included. The "Group policy settings Reference for Windows Server 2008" is a publicly available spreadsheet which lists the policy settings for computer...

Just in case someone is interested in learning Windows PowerShell or in server administration examples (AD, SQL, .NET…) with PowerShell, the second workshop from me is now at MS Downloads. Grab your copy and spread the word, it’s free and...