Some big Microsoft virtualisation announcements happening real soon now Check it out http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/may06/05-22Virtualization.mspx Windows Server virtualization: Microsoft’s hypervisor-based solution is on track...

TechNet NZ Update – June 2008: Windows Server 2008 Overview UPDATE: The link to register for the 2nd running of this session is now up. 230PM in Auckland 27/6, and 430PM in Wellington 28/6. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the next generation of the Windows...

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...

Later this month, on Thursday 27 September, we will be in Christchurch hosting a (free) TechNet Update event - an overview of Windows Server 2008, and also will be demoing our newest addition to the Windows family, Windows Home Server as well. The session...

For a limited time, you can get a free second shot at any Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) Certification exam. Just register for this offer before your first exam, and you'll get two chances...

Its been quiet around here, I've been on a long overdue holiday, overseas :) But I'm back now rested, relaxed and firing on all cylinders: IE7 beta2 releases to the web and is now downloadable (including the real Beta 2 of IE7 for Windows XP SP2, Windows...

Daemon Tools is a "standard-issue" tool that a lot of people use to mount ISO images onto their machines. The download versions that have been available in the past have not worked on Windows Vista. I just noticed last night that the Daemon Tools...

Gordon Bell from Microsoft Research has been in town for the last few days and is being interviewed on TV3s Campbell Live program tonight from 7PM The interview will focus on his MyLifeBits Project Should be interesting.. There was an article...

Network Access Protection System Centre Essentials 2007 Christchurch Weds 24th October Auckland Thurs 25th October Wellington Fri 26th October Back in CHC, AKL and WLG later this month doing another Microsoft UNPLUGGED event - October's TechNet...

Need some help to test/pilot the latest Microsoft infrastructure technologies in New Zealand? Momentum is a Microsoft program focused on supporting “early adopters” – IT professionals who bet on the newest technologies to drive business...

  Overnight at IT Forum in Barcelona we made some announcements about Windows Server 2008 family of Server products.  "Viridian" aka Windows Server virtualisation will be known as Hyper-V .  What is also interesting is that we...

Last week at IT Forum in Barcelona, Microsoft announced the upcoming releases of Group Policy preferences (formerly PolicyMaker Standard Edition and PolicyMaker Share Manager by DesktopStandard).   Microsoft acquired DesktopStandard last year and...

I've been demoing Windows Home Server quite a bit over the last few months, either on purpose or quite often because I'm talking to an IT Pro audience about the Windows Server roadmap and someone in the audience will ask me "Hey what's that Windows...

Our Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows Server 2008 was declared final early this morning NZ time and is now available for download . Windows Server 2008, which is scheduled to release to manufacturing (RTM) by the February and March launch events, reached...

Good news for TechNet Plus subscribers eager to download the official Windows Vista SP1 bits.  The Windows Vista SP1 "Update" is now available for download through the Top Subscriber Downloads section at http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions...

Checkout the new website www.seewindowsvista.com going live today where you can see more about Windows Vista and the possibilities that are possible with the platform through demonstrations of how partners and customers are using it. Be sure to watch...

Hanging out to try Windows Vista? Windows Vista beta2 is now available for download - the New Zealand download site just went live earlier this evening. download Beta 2 of the 32- and 64-bit versions via the Community Preview Program (CPP). You have...

TechEd is on New Zealand next week, and this year I'm doing 2 talks on Windows Server infrastructure topics that I specialise in System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) You can look at the entire...

Not long to go now, till we kick off the launch of the 2008 Wave of Server products, starting in Christchurch next week We've mentioned this in the TechNet Flash, but as a reminder: join us at one of our Launch Wave 2008 Technical Briefings and get...

I just saved my slide deck from the Launch Wave 2008 event, up onto Skydrive, and its available on the link above.  All the decks will be officially published up to http://www.microsoft.com/nz/events/launchwave/default.mspx later this week, I will...

We’re excited to release IE8 Beta 2 today for public download. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 . Please try it out! You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server...

The Connect ’06 Technical Training Sessions are coming to Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland during May: Wellington – 11th May – Intercontinental Christchurch – 17th May – Grand Chancellor Auckland – 22nd May – Sky City Agenda, registration...

The Tech Ed 2006 Early Bird Registration launches TODAY at www.microsoft.co.nz/teched I'm organising the Windows Client track across both New Zealand & Australia, and will be back shortly with the draft list of sessions we are looking to run...

I have been using and testing Windows Vista beta2 builds on my work and home machines for several weeks now. I'm finding it hard to go back and use Windows XP, I really like the Windows Vista UI and particularly the entry points into using desktop search...

Windows Vista Beta 2 is now available for IT professionals and developers with MSDN and TechNet subscriptions. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will start the Windows Vista Customer Preview Program (CPP) for developers and IT professionals who are not members...