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April 2008 - Posts

Now the Party Starts...Introducing Virtual Machine Manager 2008...

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:00 PM by mattmcspirit
I'm so pleased that this is finally released, as, for me, it was the final piece of the puzzle that was needed to really drive adoption of Microsoft's Hyper-V platform. "Microsoft has announced the formal name and beta availability of System Center Read More...
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Hyper-V Training - New Date Added...

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:51 PM by mattmcspirit
I blogged about the Hyper-V training a while back, and it went like hot cakes!  The Partner team are therefore pleased to announce the availability of a new date: Date Course Location Time 27th / 28th May Virtualisation – Implementation and Read More...
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ProCurve by HP & Network Access Protection (NAP)

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:48 AM by mattmcspirit
I showed a video of Forefront and NAP integration a few weeks back, which is a good example of related technologies integrating nicely, but you'd at least hope that Microsoft technologies would integrate pretty well... (insert Can of Worms here) :-) Anyway, Read More...
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Virtualisation, on mobile phones?

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:28 AM by mattmcspirit
Some people think so! http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080421_235517.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories It's an interesting read, but whether it takes off or not, who knows.  I'd love a Hyper-V enabled Read More...
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Stirling's looking good :-)

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:18 AM by mattmcspirit
If you haven't heard of Microsoft Forefront, it's a comprehensive set of security technologies, that can help to protect your infrastructure, whether it be with Forefront Client Security for unified malware protection on PC desktops and notebooks, Forefront Read More...
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SharePoint 2007 & Groove 2007 Training

Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:35 AM by mattmcspirit
The Partner Readiness team is pleased to announce the release of SharePoint for Developers training. We also have some seats available on our Groove technical training delivery next week. 1. Developing with SharePoint Server 2007 This course explores Read More...
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Too good not to share... :-)

Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 1:12 PM by mattmcspirit
If you've never watched 'Who's Line is it Anyway?', you're missing out... This is a classic :-) Enjoy the weekend :-) Read More...
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How Microsoft does IT: Failover Clustering in Windows Server 2008

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:14 PM by mattmcspirit
Another interesting read from the Microsoft IT team, on how they have implemented the new Failover Clustering in WS2008 to ensure high availability, in this case, of File Services. "Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) uses failover clustering Read More...
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Article: Introducing Windows Server 2008 - The Server Unleashed

Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:09 PM by mattmcspirit
I was recently asked by one of our Partners, Softcat , if I'd write an article about Windows Server 2008 and what I thought were the key compelling features in the new OS - obviously I obliged (and to be honest, was pretty flattered at being asked!) so Read More...
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Do you want to test Small Business Server 2008 / Essentials Business Server 2008?

Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 2:18 PM by mattmcspirit
If you do, you should definitely email the guys who are looking after the betas'. If you are interested, drop an email to preview@microsoft.com , with the name of the beta you want to go onto in the subject line: Small Business Server 2008 Beta Program Read More...
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I'm number 1 in the World at Assassin's Creed!

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:21 PM by mattmcspirit
Well, me and 10,191 other people, but that's not the point :-) See more here, http://profile.mygamercard.net/mattmcspirit and feel free to add me as a friend if you want a game of something!  My current game of choice is Rockstar Table Tennis! Read More...
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An Introduction and Overview of Microsoft Licensing

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:05 PM by mattmcspirit
This session is aimed at providing IT professionals with a complete understanding of Microsoft’s Software Licensing. The course is not in-depth or technical, but will help you evaluate the different licensing options to best suit your business needs. Read More...
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Need a friend? It could be worth £1,000!

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:01 PM by mattmcspirit
Now this isn't my request for more friends!  If you're a Microsoft Partner, and you're used to using the Ask Partner phone line to ask certain questions, you'll know that sometimes it can be a little time consuming if you only have a few quick questions.  Read More...
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TechNet Deployment Event: Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office System – why and how?

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:51 PM by mattmcspirit
If you have a Microsoft licensing agreement* there are resources you already have to help explain why and how you can effectively deploy Windows Vista and Office 2007 in your organisation.  Following on from a successful event last year on this topic Read More...
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More Useful Virtualisation Partner Live Meetings

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:39 PM by mattmcspirit
Virtualisation - Public Sector Hot Topic Series The session on Virtualisation will review the positioning and value proposition of this powerful, performance virtualisation technology with strong management and security features. Hyper-V will help the Read More...
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IBM & Hyper-V - Great Videos

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 2:00 PM by mattmcspirit
Andreas, one of the Solution Architect's at IBM, has developed a couple of videos talking about Hyper-V, both from an architectural and business perspective, along with how IBM hardware is well placed to provide a platform for Hyper-V.  The 2nd video Read More...
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MSPP KickStart

Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:45 PM by mattmcspirit
If you're interested in learning more about the Microsoft Partner Programme, and all the benefits it brings, this is for you!  The KickStart courses have been so popular with partners, we’ve scheduled even more dates to meet the demand.  Read More...
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