Mert's Desktop

This blog is about enterprise computing

Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Available

Windows Server 2008 R2 RC has been released. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next...

Author: mertb Date: 05/05/2009

Examine the 2007 Pandemic Flu Exercise to Protect your Organization Against Swine Flu

Download and examine the FFIEC’s “Pandemic Flu Exercise of 2007 After Action Report” immediately,...

Author: mertb Date: 04/28/2009

Gartner advise for Pandemic Planning

The recent swine flu outbreaks highlight the need for organizations to have pandemic plans in place....

Author: mertb Date: 04/28/2009

Microsoft Vine as a crisis communication tool during disasters and Swine flu like pandemics

Spreading in the United States, Canada and Europe, the Swine flu now displays “a significant upward...

Author: mertb Date: 04/28/2009

XP Mode for Windows 7

To ease the application compatibility issues for migrating to Windows 7, Microsoft is going to...

Author: mertb Date: 04/25/2009

Impressive Virtualization Case Study : 85% virtualized, 30:1 VM density

Impressive virtualization case study from Kroll Factual Data. Some highlights: · Able to develop,...

Author: mertb Date: 04/21/2009

How Can Virtualization Help Green IT

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental and business benefits of adopting...

Author: mertb Date: 04/20/2009

Free Terminal Services Online Course

This online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Terminal Services...

Author: mertb Date: 04/20/2009

Free Virtual Machine Management Online Course

This online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Microsoft System...

Author: mertb Date: 04/20/2009

Free Application Virtualization Online Course

This online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Microsoft...

Author: mertb Date: 04/20/2009

Free Hyper-V Virtualization Online Course

This 2-hour online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Hyper-V in...

Author: mertb Date: 04/20/2009

Infection Rates of Windows Operating Systems

The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) has been released. It provides an in-depth...

Author: mertb Date: 04/18/2009

Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System...

Author: mertb Date: 04/16/2009

Free Exchange 2010 Training

Collection 6899: Exploring Features of Exchange Server 2010 This two-hour collection provides you...

Author: mertb Date: 04/15/2009

Sample Application Virtualization Assessment

Attached is a sample report produced using the MAPS toolkit. The Application Virtualization...

Author: mertb Date: 04/15/2009

Free Environment Assessment Toolkit

For my desktop deployment projects i recommend to use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit...

Author: mertb Date: 04/15/2009

Suite B PKI Planning and Deployment

There is a new whitepaper released which discusses the planning and implementation of a Microsoft...

Author: mertb Date: 04/15/2009

Linux Integration Components for Hyper-V

When installed in a supported Linux virtual machine running on Hyper-V, the Linux Integration...

Author: mertb Date: 04/14/2009

Sample Service Map for SLA

To draft the desktop SLA's its important you build a service map to identify the service componenets...

Author: mertb Date: 04/14/2009

SLA Template for Desktop Services

Attached is a sample desktop services SLA which i refer to my customers when they ask for it. Keep...

Author: mertb Date: 04/14/2009

Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines by Using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology

About 80 percent of server deployments in the Microsoft IT data centers are deployed as virtual...

Author: mertb Date: 04/13/2009

How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure

At Microsoft, server virtualization has become a primary way to address data-center power...

Author: mertb Date: 04/13/2009

VDI Security - Using Encryption to Protect Virtual Machine Resources

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption (BitLocker) is a data protection feature included with Windows...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Hardening Virtual Desktops

The same security measures and hardening you would apply to a physical computer should be applied to...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Virtual Desktop Configuration

The following recommended best practices can help you enhance security when configuring virtual...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Role Based Delegation

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 implements role-based security to provide finer...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Securing VM Storage Devices

By default, new VHD files in the Public profile are stored in the...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Securing the Host Network

The configuration of the physical network interfaces of the computer running Hyper-V can help to...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Hyper-V Operating System Installation Type

You can install Hyper-V with either the Full or the Server Core installation options of the 64-bit...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

VDI Security - Securing Virtual Desktops running on Hyper-V

The following considerations and recommendations relate to configuring virtual machines on a...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

Hyper-V Attack Surface

An important part of Virtualization security is to secure the physical host which is Hyper-V in our...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V

A great toolkit for Hyper-V management using PowerShell. Lots of Hyper-V functions which you can use...

Author: mertb Date: 04/12/2009

Sample TCO Study for Application Virtualization

I have done several Application Virtualization TCO studies for my customers and the results are in...

Author: mertb Date: 04/10/2009

Out of Band Desktop Management

IT aims to reduce downtime and minimize desk-side visits to further lower its desktop TCO especially...

Author: mertb Date: 04/10/2009

Microsoft Application Virtualization Best Practices Analyzer

The Application Virtualization Best Practices Analyzer is a diagnostic tool that verifies...

Author: mertb Date: 04/09/2009

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Design Guide

This guide outlines the critical infrastructure design elements that will help ensure a successfull...

Author: mertb Date: 04/08/2009

A comprehensive pdf on VDI

Here is a great VDI pdf on Microfot's VDI and desktop virtualization strategy....

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Fei Lu describes the Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure technology in Windows Vista, and...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

VDI Forum

Please use the following forum for Microsoft VDI related questions. I will be following this forum...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Virtualization and E-Discovery

Interesting article how virtualization technologies are effecting legal litigation and e-discovery...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide

This guide includes information about hardware requirements and limits, supported guest operating...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Sharepoint Virtualization

The Microsoft-UK services team recently posted an in-depth virtualizing SharePoint series. It is a...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

How to make RemoteApp show the application icon when starting

When you start a remote application using an RDP file, you typically see the default RDP UI while...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Hyper-V Security Guide

This Solution Accelerator provides instructions and recommendations to help strengthen the security...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

MED-V v1 Released

Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) provides deployment and management of virtual...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

App-V 4.5 Planning and Deployment Guide

The Application Virtualization Planning and Deployment Guide provides information to help you better...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

App-V 4.5 Operations Guide

The Microsoft Application Virtualization Operations Guide provides information and step-by-step...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Scoping for App-V Sequencing

App-V is an emerging technology and there is always some uncertainty on how to scope the effort and...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

Best Practices for App-V Sequencing

We are doing several proof of concepts for Enterprise App-V deployments and here is the list of best...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

App-V Sequencer Workstation Configuration

The App-V sequencer is the packaging component of the App-V virotualization suite and its very...

Author: mertb Date: 04/07/2009

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