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Sydney Windows Infrastructure Group – July 15th: From Derrick Buckley, User Group Lead for SWIG : Hi All, See you all at SWIG on Tuesday for great talks, prizes and free food and drink..... We have a great talk on preparing for your Windows 2008 MCITP exam with Ken Schaefer Ken’s Bio - Ken Schaefer Read More...
Posted 11 July 08 03:57 by Deeps | 1 Comments
Filed under Certification, User Groups, Windows Server
Windows Server Hyper-V is available for Download: Hyper-V has been released to manufacturing and ready for download here . It will also be available through Windows Update soon. I was also reading a good story about BMW Dealerships going Virtual across the world with upgrade plans to Windows Server 2008 Read More...
Posted 30 June 08 11:31 by Deeps | 0 Comments
Filed under virtualization, TechEd Australia, Windows Server, Hyper-V
Silverlight Snack Player: For those who dont have that much time on your hands you may want to try out our new MS Learning Silverlight Snack Player. I like it short and sweet and these "snacks" are around 15-20 minutes long which contain demos, animations and explanations Read More...
Posted 27 February 08 08:55 by Deeps | 1 Comments
Filed under Learning, Windows Server, Silverlight
TechNet Webcast - Virtualization and Windows Server 2008: We are coming across a lot of people asking us about Virtualization and Windows Server 2008. There is a comprehensive technet webcast which you may want to watch. The new Windows Server virtualization infrastructure is a core feature in the Windows Server Read More...
Posted 25 February 08 01:10 by Deeps | 11 Comments
Filed under virtualization, Webcasts, Windows Server
Security Track at the heroes happen 2008 roadshow: We have the Heroes Happen 2008 roadshow touring around the country soon. The roadshow will have technical training on Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. In addition to this we will also have a dedicated track for Security Professionals. Read More...
Posted 17 January 08 11:18 by Deeps | 9 Comments
Filed under Security, Windows Server
The Lone Server: So what's life like for the last Windows Server 2003 left as microsoft.com? it could be better.. Learn his story here He's even got his own Facebook page , add him Read More...
Posted 09 January 08 01:39 by Deeps | 1 Comments
Filed under Windows Server
Windows 2000 Banner - Get your hands on the last one!: As I was walking past one of our corridors I noticed a Windows 2000 Banner: Now I know Windows 2000 (originally called Windows NT 5.0, then Windows NT 2000) was a good OS for its time so I assume we have kept this banner up to keep its memory in peoples Read More...
Posted 14 December 07 01:43 by Deeps | 0 Comments
Filed under Windows Server
Server VS Client "Back Trekking": Check out the first strip in the Server vs Client series The second strip is up at the TechNet Windows Server 2008 Portal Read More...
Posted 29 November 07 11:05 by Deeps | 1 Comments
Filed under Windows Server
Windows Server 2008 Portal and Server vs Client Comics: To help you get started with Windows Server 2008 we have just launched the Windows Server 2008 TechNet Portal . We have also got the first strip of Server vs Client up there. These strips were created by a local animation design house Nectarine . Huge Read More...
Posted 23 November 07 12:19 by Deeps | 6 Comments
Filed under Windows Server
TechNet VODcast - Network Access Protection: Jeffa (the 20 year guy, and yes he is wearing shorts at work) kindly spent some time with me to answer some questions in regards to Windows Server 2008. I ask Jeff "What is NAP?" NAP Resources Introduction to Network Access Protection Read More...
Posted 08 October 07 06:13 by Deeps | 1 Comments
Filed under NAP, TechNet VODcast, Windows Server
More free e-learning - Windows Server 2008: In this online collection composed of four clinics, you are introduced to the new features and functionality in Windows Server "Longhorn". This includes server virtualization, security and policy management, branch office management, centralized application Read More...
Posted 11 September 07 04:14 by Deeps | 130 Comments
Filed under e-learning, Windows Server
Windows Server 2008 Component Posters: These two posters, originally published in the July 2007 issue of TechNet Magazine, provide a strong visual tool to aide in the understanding of various features and components of Windows Server 2008. One poster focuses exclusively on powerful new Active Read More...
Posted 23 July 07 01:09 by Deeps | 1 Comments
Filed under Windows Server
8 steps to Windows Server 2008 planning: Computerworld article outlining 8 important steps to plan for Windows Server 2008 in your organisation. 'For data center managers, nothing spells "doom and disaster" quite like a server infrastructure change. Whether it's a new virtualization technique, Read More...
Posted 28 June 07 02:31 by Deeps | 142 Comments
Filed under Windows Server, News
Windows Server Update Services 3.0: This is the number 1 download from TechNet. WSUS 3.0 delivers new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0 Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console Read More...
Posted 19 June 07 01:18 by Deeps | 2 Comments
Filed under downloads, Management, Windows Server, wsus
Coming up with the name Windows Server 2008: View the video to see how we came up with the name Windows Server 2008. So innovative. Video: What's In a Name? Read More...
Posted 06 June 07 04:20 by Deeps | 0 Comments
Filed under video, Windows Server