Tomorrow morning I have the privilege of keynoting our annual Hosting Summit conference here in Seattle with over 400 of the world’s most influential hosting service providers. As I’ve been preparing for that talk, I thought it would also...

On May 21, Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) continues its monthly series of free Q&A sessions led by Microsoft technical evangelists. This month, we’re releasing several great System Center 2012 SP1 courses and have invited Microsoft expert Symon...

For the rookies: TechEd is Microsoft’s premier event for IT Professional and Enterprise Developers. And for the long-time veterans of TechEd, you already know that this event is the best venue to learn new technologies, network with your coworkers...

Ready to get out of the office and get some serious training for your next technology project? Microsoft TechEd North America or TechEd Europe is the place to do that. With over 400 technical sessions in nine learning tracks, New Orleans or Madrid are...

Register now for a free online live Jump Start presented by Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) on Windows Azure for IT Professionals on May 16. Through numerous scenarios and demos, Microsoft Lead Azure Technical Evangelist David Tesar and Azure Group Technical...

Gordie Howe once famously said, “All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.” No doubt, there are times when most IT Pros feel similarly gifted (like when a production server goes down as you’re about to head home...

This morning the Windows Azure Team announced the general availability of Windows Azure Infrastructure Services . In this release you'll find production ready virtual machines for Windows Server, SQL Server, BizTalk and SharePoint Server, as well as several...

Along with wrenches and wire cutters, mechanics at 3,000 Toyota dealerships across Europe use PCs running specialized auto diagnostic software as key tools of their trade. These PCs store technical documentation and run diagnostic software called Global...

If your developers are in India, your IT operations team is in the United States, and your customers are all over the world, you have a big coordination challenge. The Xerox India Development Center (IDC) faced a thicket of technical and business challenges...

Your stomach rumbles. Your mind dreams of pizza. Your fingers type “dominos.com.” If the servers don’t respond with “May I take your order?” in about two seconds flat, your stomach, mind, and fingers go elsewhere. That’s...

My father loves Western movies, so I watched a lot of them growing up. Westerns tend to have “standard” characters that are easy to recognize, like the rough outlaw with a heart of gold, or the damsel in distress. But true Western fans will...

As this year’s Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) kicks off in Las Vegas, Nevada, there is a lot to be excited about. Microsoft corporate vice president of program management in the Windows Server and System Center Group (WSSC), Brad Anderson, took...

“Seeing is believing” is a phrase that we all use regularly in the world of information technology to convince someone to take a look at the latest application we’ve developed, device we’ve built, or service we are offering. We...

On January 15 th , we announced the availability of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1, which helps deliver on Microsoft’s Cloud OS vision to provide customers with one consistent platform for infrastructure, applications, and data – spanning...

Naturally, I watched with interest yesterday’s VMware announcement about a new hybrid cloud service, but its left me stymied. I’m scratching my head: is their VMware-branded service something they run, or a partner play? Forrester analyst...

Today, VMware, as part of the larger “Pivotal” unveil, announced yet another zig in their already zig-zaggy set of strategy meets tactics meets marketing buzzwords. Today’s news of a vague “hybrid cloud” future is just another...

Microsoft Private Cloud Solutions Drive IT and Business Agility for Academic and Financial Services Organizations Three Microsoft customers have seen impressive gains in operational efficiency and business agility through private cloud solutions provided...

I’m Adam Carter, the technical product manager for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) in Windows Server at Microsoft. VMware® recently published a datasheet about why you should choose VMware View™ over Remote Desktop Services (RDS)...

We are pleased to announce that Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) is now available for download. UAG SP3 provides a number of improvements which are summarized below: New support for publishing Exchange Server 2013...

Well, he is ex-Microsoft, so maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that Maritz’s thoughts run alongside ours. Nevertheless, when he points to “web giants” who “have the ability to store and process large amounts of data”...

Dear Windows Server 2003, Ten years ago, Microsoft brought you into my life. You were new, fresh, interesting – the server OS of my dreams. You dramatically improved Active Directory to truly enable single sign-on within my enterprise, and introduced...

Check out this great infographic from Marcus Austin of Firebrand Training. It appeared on Server Watch .

Last week, MVA – Microsoft’s free, online technical training site for IT Pros and Developers -- hit the 1 million user mark. MVA has a bunch of new content to help IT Pros with just-in-time learning and readiness skills across some of our...

Attendees are eager to learn about sessions at MMS this year. We’re happy to announce the session catalog will be available on February 6th ! Check the MMS site then to get full detail on over 140 technical training sessions offered at MMS with...

We are pleased to announce that Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2 is now available for download. FIM 2010 R2 SP1 provides a number of improvements as well as additional platform support for the latest Microsoft platforms...