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Screencast: Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Four-part Series)

johnbaker — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:59:07 GMT

This four-part series introduces you to System Center Configuration Manager 2007. As more clients and servers are added to your environment, the task of managing these resources becomes much more complex. Knowing the range of available hardware and software,...(read more)

Windows 7 Pricing Announced!!!!

johnbaker — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:26:46 GMT

One of the most common questions I have been asked at my live events and loadfests is the pricing structure for Windows 7. Well, they have finally been announced and can be found HERE . There are some upgrade specials to get 50% or more off...(read more)

IMPORTANT!!!!! Windows 7 Beta Expiration

johnbaker — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:55:00 GMT

For those of you that installed Windows 7 Beta, thanks for your time and effort!! This post is just a quick reminder to let you know it’s time to move to Windows 7 RC….. and fast !!! Why? What’s The Rush? Because starting July 1st, 2009 , systems running...(read more)

Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) Remote Server Administration Tools

johnbaker — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:50:08 GMT

I just received an email from one of my Windows 7 Loadfest attendees asking: “A re there plans for remote admin server support via MMC under 7, I think Vista dropped this support for the standard toolset - AD, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, etc.” Well it just so...(read more)

New User Group in Atlanta: Atlanta Messaging, Mobility & Virtualization User Group

johnbaker — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:42:56 GMT

If you’re an IT Professional in the Atlanta area and you’re involved in messaging, mobility or virtualization then you need to join this group!!! From the home page of the user group: AVMPros members will have access to a document library filled with...(read more)

Windows Server 2008: Windows Deployment Services - Can I use DFS for my images?

johnbaker — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:51:40 GMT

I was in a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) session the other day at TechEd 2009 and someone in the audience asked a question “Can you use Distributed File System (DFS) to store WDS Images?” Great question, the answer is yes and no. YES – You can install...(read more)

Windows 7 RC Released for Public Download

johnbaker — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:39:36 GMT

If you’re interested in trying out Windows 7 then you’ll want to download the Windows 7 Release Candidate. Click Download Windows 7 RC to get your 32-bit or 64-bit download. From the website, here is some important information...(read more)

Certification: Register for the Beta Exam 71-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring – Registration opens April 27th

johnbaker — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:18:00 GMT

I know many of you are interested in keeping your certification up-to-date. What better way to do this than to take the Windows 7 beta exam and be one of the first to get certified in Windows 7!!! Registration doesn’t open up until April 27th and the...(read more)

Do you get it? Get what? TechNet Flash!!

johnbaker — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:15:00 GMT

TechNet Flash is a monthly newsletter for IT Professionals that helps keep you informed on what Microsoft (and other companies!) are doing in the IT Pro community. A great example of the kind of nuggets it will point you to is a video that shows Migrating...(read more)

Windows 7 Loadfests: Come on out and get a jumpstart on Windows 7!!!

johnbaker — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:59:00 GMT

Come spend the afternoon with us going through a fun, hands-on-lab and presentation-based seminar that will go over some the new features and benefits of Windows 7. According to many independent reviews, Windows 7 will definitely be an OS...(read more)

TechNet Events presents: Integrate your IT Environment

johnbaker — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:45:00 GMT

Is your IT Infrastructure fully dedicated to just one technology solution? Chances are you work in a heterogeneous environment that includes a variety of technologies from Microsoft®, Linux, MySQL and Apple. Integration becomes vital in order for your...(read more)

Internet Explorer 8 FireStarter Event!!!

johnbaker — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:45:25 GMT

So you already downloaded Internet Explorer 8 and love the Web Slices feature. But did you know there’s lot more to IE8 than just Web Slices? Come attend the Internet Explorer 8 FireStarter event in Redmond on March 26th and learn why Internet Explorer...(read more)

Just Released!! Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC

johnbaker — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:51:05 GMT

On March 4 th the Release Candidate build (16670) was released to our CPP participants for testing. If you have the prior version of Service Pack 2 installed (Beta build 16497) you will need to un-install it before installing the newer RC build(16670)...(read more)

Just added to the TechNet Event Schedule – Atlanta, GA April 1st, 2009

johnbaker — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:51:00 GMT

Join me for this additional event at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta for a look at some valuable new tools and technical content. I will be delivering 3 sessions (see below for session detail). First, we’ll explore Microsoft’s vision...(read more)

Announcing the first Atlanta Active Directory Users Group meeting!

johnbaker — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:24:59 GMT

In Atlanta? Interested in Active Directory? Then you’ll probably be very interested in this new user group Gary has formed – the Atlanta Active Directory Users Group . Below is information on the meeting which will be taking place on Tuesday...(read more)