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VirtualboyTV.com: Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 - Bare Metal to Live Migration

Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 11:48 PM by mattmcspirit
Does this scare you? This, if you don’t know, is Hyper-V Server 2008 R2.  No proper GUI, pretty-much command-line oriented, and without doubt, in my eyes, the optimal way to deploy Hyper-V into businesses of all sizes.  Why this, over the GUI Read More...
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Microsoft releases Linux Integration Components (LinuxIC) under the GPLv2

Posted Monday, July 20, 2009 5:30 PM by mattmcspirit
For those of you in the know, Microsoft has worked closely with both Novell, and Red Hat, to help optimise SUSE and RHEL respectively, to run as guest OS’s, on Hyper-V.  However, customer’s want more.  Customers would like to run other flavours Read More...
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Thinking about VDI? Brian has some interesting views…

Posted Friday, July 17, 2009 4:21 PM by mattmcspirit
http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/brianmadden/archive/2009/07/16/how-can-vmware-compete-in-the-desktop-space-we-have-the-best-hypervisor-is-not-relevant-anymore.aspx Some interesting comments too, so worth a read… Read More...
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Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2

Posted Friday, July 17, 2009 2:21 PM by mattmcspirit
In support of the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 campaign, the Solution Accelerators Team has updated the following guides in the Infrastructure Planning and Design series to reflect new features and capabilities available in Windows Server 2008 R2: Read More...
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Microsoft Assessment & Planning Solution Accelerator 4.0 Now Available

Posted Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:13 PM by mattmcspirit
Just under a month ago, I blogged about the beta release of the MAP tool , which, for those not familiar, is is an integrated planning toolkit that makes it easier for Microsoft customers and partners to quickly identify what servers, workstations, and Read More...
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Great UK Case Study: Poundhost moves from VMware to Hyper-V R2

Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:17 PM by mattmcspirit
   “PoundHost is a fast-growing hosting service provider in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, that embraced server virtualization as a way to curb hardware costs and lower hosting prices. However, the high cost of VMware and lack of management tools Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Windows Server 2008 R2: Remote Desktop Services Part 5

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 3:42 PM by mattmcspirit
RDP7 Deep Dive & User Experience In this video, we wrap up with a look at some of the 'under the cover' areas of RDS, particularly what's changed in RDP7, Group Policies around RDS, and also, the end user experience with different content types, like Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Windows Server 2008 R2: Remote Desktop Services Part 4

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 3:38 PM by mattmcspirit
RDS Gateway - Installation & Configuration In this video, we introduce a level of security into our small demo environment, in the form of the RDS Gateway.  I install and configure the role service, and show how the user experience changes when Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Windows Server 2008 R2: Remote Desktop Services Part 3

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 3:35 PM by mattmcspirit
RDS Connection Broker - Installation & Configuration In the previous videos, the RDS Web Portal was connected directly to the RDS Session host, and displayed applications and sessions accordingly, however in this video, we introduce the RDS Connection Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Windows Server 2008 R2: Remote Desktop Services Part 2

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 2:51 PM by mattmcspirit
RDS Web Portal - Installation & Configuration In this video, we build on part 1 , by introducing an alternative way to access the different RDS applications and sessions using the Web Portal.  We'll also take a look at some of the new functionality Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Windows Server 2008 R2: Remote Desktop Services Part 1

Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 2:47 PM by mattmcspirit
I’ve been desperate to get these videos out for weeks now, but the editing seems to have taken forever!  Oh, and there was other work to do too, obviously! That said, all 5 parts of the Windows Server 2008 R2: Remote Desktop Services Series are online Read More...
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Windows Optimised Desktop Scenarios

Posted Friday, July 03, 2009 2:46 PM by mattmcspirit
This landed in my inbox this morning courtesy of the TechNet Flash Newsletter so I thought I’d share it, as there’s a bit of virtualisation in there! As we move closer to the launch of Windows 7, a number of organisations are starting to think about their Read More...
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The SVVP Wizard!

Posted Friday, July 03, 2009 1:20 PM by mattmcspirit
For those of you not familiar, the SVVP, or Server Virtualisation Validation Program , enables end Customers, and Partners to understand what is, and isn’t, from a Microsoft perspective, supported in virtual environments.  These virtual environments Read More...
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