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DPM 2007 SP1 brings Hyper-V Support
DPM SP1 has been released just in time for the Christmas break, and is available for download in both x86 and x64 versions: DPM 2007 sp1 x86                            Read More...
Deployment and MDOP - Training for Technical Professionals
Looks like the folks at the Partner Academy have come up with a winning format for some technical training: an in-depth multi-week asynchronous delivery, as described below: Register now! This Partner Academy class is specifically designed for technical Read More...
Upgrading Active Directory to Windows Server 2008
There's a whole host of information out there for people looking to upgrade their AD environments to Windows 2008 from Windows 2003 or even 2000. Rather than do the hard work of pulling this guidance together myself, I'd like to point out the following Read More...
Windows Server 08 Failover Clustering Guide
A lot of people have been asking me for some quick guidance on how to build failover clusters with Windows Server 2008, especially as this is one of the key technologies for enabling high availability for mission-critical services. Both hardware and software Read More...
Hyper-V Server Consolidation Assessment Tool
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) toolkit version 3.1 has now been released and can be downloaded from here . This updated version includes reporting on how to consolidate Windows workloads using Hyper-V, our new virtualisation platform. We Read More...
Hyper-V goes RTM!
Well, we've been waiting for this one for a little while, and here it is...KB950050. Get the details from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/virtualization-consolidation.aspx and download from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F3AB3D4B-63C8-4424-A738-BADED34D24ED&displaylang=en Read More...
System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 is here!
Well, it's been a while in the baking, but SP1 for System Center Essentials 2007 has finally arrived, bringing with it a host of improvements to performance, GUI stability and memory consumption (decreased by up to 70%...yes that's right 70%!). Check Read More...
Which way to go with Windows Server 2008? Use the MAP!
Just a quick note to highlight some of the great work done by the Solution Accelerator team, with the delivery of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit. This free of charge, downloadable utility provides customers and partners with a quick and Read More...
Daylight Saving Changes Guide - Australia
Check out the latest guidance on preparing your Microsoft solutions for the forthcoming daylight savings changes with the downloadable Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide . Also includes links to all the necessary software updates. [RH] Read More...
Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing
Monday, 04 Feb 2008 - Microsoft released to manufacturing the following products: Windows Server 2008 - This long awaited product will be generally available on 01 March 2008. Check out the launch coming to a city near you in February and March. Check Read More...
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Server 2008 Terminal Services and AD Domain Services
Beta Announcement: Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services and Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services January 2008 .. Are you evaluating server technologies in your quest toward a dynamic IT infrastructure? Read More...
H1 2008 Aussie Partner Readiness Schedule - Infrastructure Highlights
Just a quick heads up on some of the partner readiness training planned for Jan-June 2008. I've plucked the following out as of most interest to all the infrastructure specialists... Microsoft Deployment Airlift (Including SoftGrid, VISTA and Windows Read More...
Planning and Design Guidance for Microsoft Virtualisation
The recently published Infrastructure Planning and Design Solution Accelerator is a great place to start when considering the practical implications of deploying Microsoft's broad range of virtualisation technologies. I've just worked through the 'Windows Read More...
Configuration Manager - Free MSI Packaging Tools!
A collaboration with Macrovision has delivered a special version of AdminStudio (AdminStudio for Configuration Manager), allowing you to build MSI files from your legacy applications and then deploy them using System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Read More...
Partner Business Briefings on Microsoft Virtualisation
Running across cities in 5 Australian states, these briefings are designed to help Microsoft Partners understand the business opportunity that the new wave of server technologies will present. The first ones are running in November and December and will Read More...
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