Hyper-V on the Windows client is a feature that we were all waiting for. By default this feature is not enabled, so you will need to do the following steps in order to activate Hyper-V on Windows 8 Client. Before you start make sure that your machines...

Microsoft Learning and the Windows Server Product Marketing team are excited to bring you a new two-day Jump Start covering Windows Server 2012! Of course, the entire IT industry is excited about this new release and we believe this Jump Start will show...

Installation of Windows Server 2012 Beta WSUS is a easy and straight forward task, which you can do via Server Manager or remotely by adding the required Role. After I installed WSUS it worked immediately without any issues, but when I tried to open one...

AAW uses System Center 2012 - Orchestrator between Configuration Manager and Service Manager to sync Configuration Manager applications, leverage Service Manager workflows, and post the approval status back to Configuration Manager. We created wizards...

MVA Course: Enhancing Your Business and Career with the Private Cloud This track focuses on how the private cloud can help your business and your IT pro career. You will learn about cloud business drivers and business processes, be exposed to cloud computing...

If you need to create and configure virtual machines on a regular basis, using Windows PowerShell to do so can speed up the process. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh922967.aspx?prod=zWSz&tech=zvirtz&prog=zTNMz Configure Windows PowerShell...

  Repost from Microsoft Learning Blog ! View article... In collaboration with IEEE Computer Society, the Cloud Security Alliance and Dell, Microsoft is hosting a 24 Hours in a Private Cloud virtual event that will start at 8:00AM GMT on May 10, 2012...

The Windows Server “8” Beta Understand and Troubleshoot Guides (UTG) help IT administrators and architects develop awareness of key technical concepts, functionality, and troubleshooting techniques. This understanding enables a successful early adoption...

Learn how to configure and demonstrate Windows Server “8” Beta features, technologies, and scenarios in a standardized and simplified test lab environment. The Windows Server “8” Beta Test Lab Guides (TLGs) are a set of documents that describe how to...

The following will help you get started and continue with each of the System Center 2012 solution.   App Controller http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2011/10/28/app-controller-enabling-application-self-service.aspx http://technet.microsoft...

Microsoft announced the March update to the Microsoft Office 365 Deployment Guide for Enterprises . In addition, the web version of MODG has moved to TechNet!  It is the reference library on the Office 365 TechCenter for IT pros deploying Office...

In many cases we compare Hyper-V and VMware technologies. But do we always know that we compare apples with apples ?  The following table helps to map Microsoft Hyper-V technologies and  terminologies to VMware terminologies. Hyper-V VMware...

In response to many people asking for a recorded version of the (partner) training that was originally held last month, the Jump Start training is now available on TechNet Edge. The Jump Start training event was hugely successful with more than 4,000...

This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Hyper-V technologies in Windows Server “8” Beta. This Hyper-V poster focuses on Hyper-V Replica, networking, virtual machine mobility (live migration), storage, failover clustering, and scalability...

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/14/windows_8_server/ Sysadmin blog Windows Server "8" beta is out, and everyone reading this should sit up and take notice. This isn't a boring iteration on a previous server operating system wherein...

This white paper describes a reference architecture for the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting, including feature descriptions, architecture design details, and build lists to assist in determining cost estimates to build...

Here comes a new DPM 2010 poster for your wall! This poster was put together by some of our System Center Cloud and Datacenter Management MVPs – Yegor Startsev ( http://ystartsev.wordpress.com ), Sean O’Farrell ( http://www.seanofarrell.blogspot.com ...

  This whitepaper provides an analysis demonstrating how a Microsoft private cloud solution can cost five to sixteen times less than VMware private cloud solutions over a period of one to three years. With Microsoft private cloud, ROI increases as...

The Microsoft Virtual Academy has just released four new private cloud courses covering infrastructure management, infrastructure components, service delivery and automation, and application services management. Visit MVA today to complete the no-cost...

Microsoft recently announced the Microsoft private cloud solution based on Windows Server 2008 and the soon to be released System Center 2012.  This certification validates their ability to configure, deploy, monitor, and operate a Microsoft private...

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 Center 2012 team have partnered to bring you an exciting opportunity to learn...

  Find below a summary of Virtual Labs on TechNet around System Center 2012 TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Application Management TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Content Management TechNet...

  Hear from other senior IT professionals about how cloud computing can help you gain maximum competitive advantage with minimal risk. Learn about Microsoft cloud offerings, including private, public, and hybrid cloud models. Experience Microsoft...

Check out Migrating Exchange from HMC 4.5 to Exchange Server 2010 SP2 . It contains a white paper and PowerShell scripts. Together they provide the recommended and supported migration path from HMC 4.5 to Exchange 2010 SP2. The steps in the guide may...

  Are you ready for the Microsoft Private Cloud? On February 21 & 22 Microsoft Learning is running a 2-day virtual training event to help the world learn about the upcoming enhancements with the Creating & Managing a Private Cloud with System...