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TechNet Virtual Conference: Coming in September!
Following on from the TechNet Live! events we ran throughout the last financial year; we are kicking off our first TechNet Virtual Conference on a range of technologies.  Instead of running one session we are running a “virtual conference” with 4 Read More...
New IT Showcase Content Available Now
The IT Showcase team has released some new content covering a range of technology areas.  Check out the content below and links to more information. Supply Chain Management Platform Supports Seamless Partner Collaboration The Entertainment and Devices Read More...
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 Beta Now Available!
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are just around the corner and if you are thinking of deploying these two new OS releases you need some good planning tools.  If you are thinking of this then make sure you have a look at the Microsoft Assessment Read More...
Tech.Ed Australia 2009: Windows Server Track Planning
It’s that time again and as I did last year I’m going to be owning Windows Server content.  This year the way we are organising the tracks is going to be a bit different than it was last year.  This year’s Tech.Ed is going to have a heavy focus Read More...
TechNet Magazine: Special Going Green 2009 Issue
To celebrate Earth Day 2009 the TechNet team has done a special Green issue of TechNet Magazine.  This edition is   only available online which makes sense giving it’s all about Green IT.  The whole issue is dedicated to green IT and sustainable Read More...
Microsoft IT Showcase: New Content Available!
We have some great new content available from our IT Showcase team outlining how we deploy Virtual Machines using Hyper-V and how designed the corporate extranet to collaborate with partners without compromising security.  Check out the content below! Read More...
Earth Hour 2009: Saturday March 28th 2009
Earth Hour is in it’s 3rd year this year and promises to bigger and better for 2008.  What started as an Aussie idea  has turned into a global movement.  It doesn’t take much to participate.  Just turn off your lights for 1 hour @ Read More...
How Microsoft Does IT: New SQL Consolidation Content Available!
We have some great new content available that discusses how we consolidated our SQL Server instances to save on costs and improve environmental sustainability.  Check out the content below. SQL Server Consolidation at Microsoft With more than 4,700 Read More...
SP2 Release Candidate for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
Yesterday we announced the availability of the Release Candidate of SP2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  You can get the download via TechNet and MSDN .  SP2 is an update that addresses feedback we have received from customers along Read More...
Time to Thrive?
Here is something to start thinking about in these tough economic times.  In previous posts I’ve talked about what  you can do to reduced your carbon footprint and how some of Microsoft’s technology can save you money.  But what about you Read More...
New IT Showcase Content: Green Initiatives
In these tough economic times everyone has to find ways to conduct business more efficiently and of course do more with less.  Our own internal IT department has been working for some time with different technologies to explore ways we can be more Read More...
Free E-book: Virtualization Solutions
We have another free E-Book available for download and this time it’s on Understanding Microsoft’s Virtualization  Solutions.  The book is a 15MB download and is over 400 pages long so it’s quite a comprehensive.  It covers all current Read More...
TechNet Live! Event: Windows Vista Deployment
Hot on the heels of our first event we are squeezing in another before the silly season kicks in and nobody’s paying attention.  This time I'm going to cover Windows Vista deployment.  With the beta release of Windows 7 coming soon customers Read More...
Great local IT Showcase article
Our internal IT Showcase team has released a great article on how we use Microsoft Roundtable devices and Office Live Meeting to save money on regular quarterly meetings that happen around the business.  It’s a great local example of how we are using Read More...
Virtualization Solution Accelerators
With Virtualization on everyone's mind and now that we've kicked off our "Get Virtual Now" campaign I thought it was worth making you aware of some resources we now have to help you in your virtualization projects. Whether you are in the planning stages Read More...
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