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Friday, November 06, 2009 8:18 PM
IT Pro Momentum Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
This is great project involving both Windows Server and Windows 7, take a look at the challenges and solutions below. Objectives of the project: We are still running win XP and 2003 server. The great debate we’ve been having is which to upgrade
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Monday, October 19, 2009 8:53 AM
TechNet & MSDN Events Present: Highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch
Join us as we explore how Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Exchange Server® 2010 deliver on the new efficiency where cost savings, productivity and innovations come together. At this free event we’ll cover the “best of” content and deliver highlights
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Friday, October 02, 2009 8:25 AM
IT Pro Momentum powered Windows 7 Project
Here is another Windows 7 upgrade project, powered by the IT Pro momentum program. The only issue they are currently working on is a POS system. Overall interesting project. Enjoy! Objectives of the project: Begin to roll-out
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Monday, September 28, 2009 6:41 AM
Finally some live Event Questions and Answers
Alright what happens when you are on the road for so long you forget how to blog. Well one of the things, I truly am sorry, is you lose all the fun pieces of paper with questions from live events on them. I was able to track down most of the
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Friday, September 18, 2009 8:49 AM
When are you planning to load Windows 7, what are your barriers?
Jon Box one of my teammates sent me a great little article talking about Windows 7 deployments. Click here to read the article: Survey: 41 percent of IT admins to adopt Windows 7 by 2010 Here is a quick part of the article about what
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Thursday, September 03, 2009 11:03 AM
IT Pro Momentum Dogtown LLC Powered by Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Here is a great little upgrade project for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Company name: Dogtown LLC Public disclosure of your name and company name allowed? Yes Objectives of the project: Migrate my home office from 3 workstations running
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Friday, August 21, 2009 12:54 PM
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:10 AM
Computers Assisting People (CAP) helps span the Digital Divide
One of my good buddies, Dan Hanson , just let me know about a great program called Computers Assisting People (CAP). This program has and donated over 15,000 PCs to over 380 schools and non-profits in Cleveland (some in East Cleveland and other
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Friday, July 24, 2009 8:57 AM
Server Migration for Centralized Deployment with 2008 powered by IT Pro Momentum
This is a interesting project using System Center Operations Manager. The project is looking to create a centralized deployment platform using 2008. Are you piloting or deploying the products: We are unsure at the current time, We have a lot
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:03 PM
Windows 7 has RTM’ed
Well I bet Keith’s buddy Conan is happy, take a look here for more information: Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:17 PM
New Hardware and Windows 7 Deployment and Testing with IT Pro Momentum
Many of you may be just like the following IT Pro. You have not bought hardware in quite some time and still run Windows XP. So what happens when you start to purchase new hardware with Windows 7. This project provides some insights to those
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Monday, July 20, 2009 3:56 PM
TechNet and MSDN Events: Get Real into IT with Azure and Microsoft IT!
Good afternoon we are getting ready to hit the road again, We have a great event set for the next few months, to talk about the elephant in the room: What is Windows Azure™? When should I use it? How does it apply to my job? We are going to spend some
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:44 AM
Windows 7 Testing and Learning powered by IT Pro Momentum
Sometimes the IT Pro Momentum program provides another avenue for thirsty IT Pro’s and developing skill sets for their production environment. Here is a great little project the IT Pro went on for a quest of knowledge. Objectives of the project:
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:02 PM
Early Learning’s by Remote2Tech powered by IT Pro Momentum
Even though the project still led Remote2Tech to stick with Windows XP for now. The project did provide a great learning experience and over all we learned a lot and had some fun with the project. It also led to learning even more about
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:53 AM
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 4.0: Now Released!
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0 is Now Released! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be available in the near future. Are you thinking about deploying these new operating systems? Get a head start with Microsoft Assessment and
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