John Howard - Senior Program Manager in the Hyper-V team at Microsoft : Chats

Branch Office in Windows Server Codename Longhorn

jhoward — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:44:00 GMT

Hopefully you're aware of some of the great changes brought about in Windows Server 2003 R2 to address some of the branch office challenges - my personal favourite has to be the DFS-N & DFS-R changes and the use of RDC to make effective use of bandwidth - indeed my growing home empire (complete with two sites now - don't ask) is already making use of RDC for off-site backups. So what's going to be happening with the Branch Office in Windows Server Codename "Longhorn". To find out more, and I apologies for the somewhat short notice, at 6PM this evening UK time, there's an online chat about what technology is coming in Longhorn.

The chat-room will be live shortly before 6PM (10AM PST) and you can enter by clicking here.

Branch Office Technologies in R2

jhoward — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:12:00 GMT

We IT Forum preparations almost complete and the Windows Server 2003 R2 launch fairly soon, now would be a good time to get up to speed on R2 technologies. There's a series of online chats over the next few months - I'll hold off for the moment for those in december and beyond, but there's a chat on Branch Office R2 Technologies next week. The abstract a link are below.

This chat will focus on the introduction of the new DFS Replication engine. We will discuss the feature set that enables it to efficiently replicate large quantities of data over the WAN. We will discuss mechanisms designed to optimize replication in challenging environments.

Join here. 27th October 10AM PDT (6PM UK Time).

Executive Chat - Windows Server Vision

jhoward — Mon, 23 May 2005 18:07:00 GMT

Now this really is something you will want to attend online on 15th June at 5PM (UK time). How about a chance to ask whatever you want about where Microsoft is taking server operating systems (I can think of a few things....)! Bob Muglia is the Senior Vice President for the Windows Server Division, and is responsible for all versions of Windows Server and Microsoft’s management products. Learn about Bob’s long-term vision for server operating systems, and why he believes that Microsoft is the company that is and will continue to lead the industry in server operating systems and platforms.

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Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS2003) SP1 - Ask your questions

jhoward — Fri, 20 May 2005 18:03:00 GMT

Following my blog entry a couple of days ago, I've just found out about an online chat taking place next week on 24th May at (gulp) 11PM for those of use in the UK (3PM PST). However, it will be an invaluable opportunity to pose your questions or concerns direct to the SBS product team. Here's the link to put an entry in your Outlook calendar.

Virtual Server 2005 Cluster Resources, Chats and more

jhoward — Fri, 20 May 2005 17:54:00 GMT

There's an interesting article recently published by Mike Otey which leads you through building a virtualized Windows Server 2003 cluster. You will need to be a paidup member to view unfortunately. Thanks Adam for that link. You can find similar information on RoudyBob.NET's excellent blog and also on microsoft.com. As if that's not enough, there's also this on-demand webcast which I think I've mentioned before [sorry ;-)]. So, no excuses for not having enough information at your fingertips if this is something you want to experiment with.

Mike will also be holding an online chat on 25th May at 5PM UK-Time for the "Straight Story on Virtual Server" which will interesting. He has billed it as "Here's your chance to ask him your questions about Virtual Server and get the 'from the trenches' details on how it works and what problems it can and cannot solve. Michael gives you the straight story without pulling any punches."

Sadly, the timing doesn't work for me due to me presenting at the Technical Roadshow next week in Birmingham.