The next meeting is being held on Wednesday July 4 at 5PM Location is the Microsoft Wellington office, Level 12, 157 Lambton Quay, Midland Park, Wellington Please RVSP so we know how much beer and pizza we need Please RVSP at http://www.mscommunities...

the next Christchurch Windows Infrastructure User Group event is happening on Thursday July 5 at 5-30pm This months topic is a deep dive into the upcoming release of Windows Server 2012 event is at St Andrew's College 347 Papanui Road, Strowan, Christchurch...

Windows 8 is Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices. Windows 8 helps businesses unleash the full power of their people, enabling users...

Want to get certified on Microsoft Hyper-V and prepare for the 70-659 Server Virtualisation exam? Come along to this free exam cram session in Auckland and Wellington later this month Please register June 21 at Microsoft Wellington 1230 arrival, 1PM start...

The Windows Server 2012 Roadshow is coming to New Zealand in late June We will show you how Windows Server 2012 helps you... - Build your private cloud, offer private cloud services, or securely connect to public cloud services - Increase your efficiency...

reminder about an upcoming presentation at the Auckland SharePoint User Group Deploying SharePoint into a private cloud Learn how to automate the process of deploying SharePoint using Microsoft System Centre including how to provision a SharePoint farm...

Microsoft Hosting Days is happening in New Zealand over the next couple of weeks Microsoft Hosting Day will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to grow your business. For the entire ecosystem — Pure Hosters, Telcos, Independent Software...

Just a reminder that are special 30% off discount promotion code for New Zealand customers expires on June 30 , promo code is - NZTNQ3 What is a TechNet Subscription? TechNet Subscriptions is a subscription program that provides premium technical resources...

check out these new Windows Server 2012 beta virtual labs online You can test drive new and improved features and functionality, including server management and Windows PowerShell, networking, Hyper-V, and new storage solutions. It's simple: no complex...

Progress towards the release of the next version of Windows continues, and we just recently announced that the next milestone is in early June – Release Candidate for Windows Server, Release Preview for Windows 8 The final product will be delivered later...

Did you miss a session or were you unable to register for MMS before the record-breaking sell out this year? No problem, join us virtually! Watch Keynotes and Sessions On Demand MMS offers over 160 breakout sessions across 5 technical tracks. http://www...

Microsoft’s private cloud solutions are built with an eye to what’s next, and we believe that whether it’s today or years from now, you are going to need more from your IT infrastructure. Please join us for the System Center 2012 launch to see what the...

In our continuing efforts to improve your experience with Microsoft New Zealand, we would love to hear from you on what areas we are doing well in, and where there is room for improvement. You will soon receive an invitation to the Microsoft Customer...

Please register here http://bit.ly/aklcamp1 Auckland :: March 26+27 Microsoft IT Camps are expert led, no-cost, hands-on training events for IT professionals. Most importantly, they are centred on the issues and workloads that you're tackling in your...

Wellington :: March 5+6 Auckland :: March 8+9 Microsoft IT Camps are expert led, no-cost, hands-on training events for IT professionals. Most importantly, they are centred on the issues and workloads that you're tackling in your environment today. Join...

Adopting this exciting new computing paradigm provides a whole new landscape of technology and career direction for IT professionals. Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft System Centre 2012 team have partnered to bring you an exciting opportunity to learn...

Download link is http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh505660 A Microsoft private cloud dramatically changes the way your business produces and consumes IT services by creating a layer of abstraction over your pooled IT resources. This allows...

The latest MCP exams on Office 365 are currently in beta, and I thought I would do a quick post on the materials I used to study for the 2 exams. The exams are very challenging, especially the Administering exam, you definitely want to have your head...

Learn about the latest Microsoft Virtualisation technologies, including Hyper-V and Windows Azure. Download Understanding Microsoft Virtualisation R2 Solutions , written by industry expert Mitch Tulloch along with the Microsoft Virtualisation team. Register...

Join us for a webcast technical presentation next month: Get started deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 Businesses across NZ are rapidly deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 to take advantage of a more productive desktop environment, and to avoid any...

The internet of things, big data and virtually limitless inexpensive storage will transform the online environment. Huge volumes of data from new sources such as sensors, biometric devices and smartgrids will create significant opportunities in business...

Free Microsoft NZ technical training event in Auckland and Wellington! Find out how Hyper-V has matured and grown up a lot over the last few years, now including the core functionality you need to meet your business and technical requirements for virtualisation...

the next Christchurch Infrastructure User Group session has been announced, this time an overview and demo of Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”. What's new in Windows Phone 7.5 for End Users & Business Come along to this end of year User Group session and...

Just a reminder that there is only 2 weeks left till entries are due for this years Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards . The Microsoft Partner Awards represent the pinnacle of IT industry awards in New Zealand and are the main avenue through which Microsoft...

Microsoft New Zealand is an official sponsor of the RWC - and now you can have every match loaded into your Outlook calendar Find the link to download them here .