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Friday, October 03, 2008 7:43 AM
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 RTW’s – download now
Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 is a stand-alone product that provides a simplified, reliable, cost-effective and optimized virtualization solution enabling organizations to improve server utilization and reduce costs. It allows organizations to consolidate
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:00 AM
Lenovo ThinkPad W500 - mini review
I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad W500 (model 4061-2KU). This machine is really similar to my ThinkPad T61p in many ways, but there are some improvements that have been made in some key areas. Click the image
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:56 PM
Virtualization Roadshow – register now before it fills up
If you have not signed up for the Virtualization Launch Tour that is getting ready to kick off, be sure to sign up fast before all of the seats get reserved. Here’s the agenda and city list for registration. Looks like they are going to have
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:30 PM
Looking for your best virtualization bet?
Think you should get the value of virtualization without a high cost? Microsoft does. Microsoft Virtualization offers a lower TCO, fast time to value, a reduction in system complexity, and a strong partner ecosystem. See the interesting domain @ http://www.vmwarecostswaytoomuch.com/
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:12 AM
Windows vs Walls
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Saturday, September 13, 2008 6:37 PM
And you think your ThinkPad is fast…
Lenovo ThinkPad W500 out-of-box experience. I received a new Lenovo ThinkPad W500 evaluation unit Friday morning and thought you might be interested in the screenshot above. I’ll be writing more later but until then, suffice it to say that
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Friday, August 22, 2008 11:08 AM
Wireless Networks for Hyper-V Virtual Machines
By default Windows Server 2008 does not use wireless connectivity for networking. This of course means there will be no wireless connectivity for a bunch of virtual machines running under Hyper-V. You can of course change all of that and it’s
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:30 PM
Hyper-V Planning and Deployment Guide – now available
Hyper-V provides software infrastructure and basic management tools in Windows Server 2008 that you can use to create and manage a virtualized server computing environment. This virtualized environment can be used to address a variety of business goals
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:11 PM
Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides – the list gets longer
File Name: File Size Creating_and_Deploying_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Templates_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc 158 KB Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in a Multiple Forest Environment Step-by-Step Guide.doc 314 KB Deploying
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:49 PM
The Exchange Team goes on camera
At TechEd 2008 Harold Wong managed to snag a bunch of the Exchange Team and get some interviews on camera. Harold does a really good job of interviewing them and as you can see he has now posted some of the videos to the edge.technet.com website.
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Monday, July 07, 2008 2:57 PM
Pure Microsoft
I’ve been listening to our customers a lot lately. I get a lot of good feedback here, but it’s no substitute for the direct frank conversations we’ve had at the live events, launch events and conferences like MMS or TechEd. One of the complaints
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Friday, July 04, 2008 4:17 PM
Meet the MAP Program Managers - Assess Your Hyper-V Readiness
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) makes it easy for you to perform assessments for the following key scenarios: Identify computers capable of running Windows Vista. Identify servers capable of running Windows Server 2008. Identify computers
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:53 PM
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V wrap up
Most likely by now you’ve been bombarded with the news. We entered the virtualization market today with a new product called Hyper-V. It’s a downloadable and installable Windows Server 2008 role. It’s pretty simple to install and use and I would advise
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Monday, June 16, 2008 11:26 AM
Lenovo ThinkStation S10 Workstation – a nice review of the goods
Lenovo recently sent me a Lenovo ThinkStation S10 Workstation all tricked out with an Intel Extreme Quad processor, wicked fast video card, 15,000rpm SAS drives, etc. I took a look at the opportunity and thought to myself I need another pair of eyes on
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Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:13 PM
What is the “Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)” ???
The Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) is open to any vendor who delivers a virtualization machine solution that hosts Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and subsequent service packs.
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