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September 2009 - Posts

Beta Alert: Infrastructure Management for the SMB – System Center Essentials 2010

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:57 PM by mattmcspirit
Again, I’ve lifted this from the SCE blog , and again, I’ll weigh in once I’ve pulled it down, and had the chance to try this bad boy out!  This one could be a little gem for the SMB space, who want the advanced capabilities provided by Hyper-V, Read More...
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Beta Alert: Zinger a.k.a DPM v3 a.k.a Data Protection Manager 2010 beta now available!

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:31 PM by mattmcspirit
I’ve pinched this straight from the release documentation, so apologies for that.  I’ll weigh in with my opinions once I’ve pulled it down and played with it, which, up to now, I haven’t had the chance to do.  Key thing for me in this release Read More...
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Introducing the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for IBM

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 1:36 PM by mattmcspirit
For those of you ‘not in the know’, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit is a free tool that makes it easier for Microsoft customers and partners to quickly identify what servers, workstations, and network devices are in their IT environment. Read More...
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Updated Virtualisation Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides…

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 1:20 PM by mattmcspirit
The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released two updated virtualisation guides: Windows Server Virtualisation (Hyper-V) and System Center Virtual Machine Manager. These guides, updated to reflect the features and functionalities of Windows Read More...
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Upcoming October Academy Live Webcasts for Partners

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 1:12 PM by mattmcspirit
More useful webcasts for the upcoming month of October (which also happens to be my birthday month, *cough* 30th *cough*…).  All 3 of these sessions are important for a variety of reasons, but the one that interests me, straight off the bat, is the Read More...
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For those who think Software Assurance is just about upgrades…

Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 12:33 PM by mattmcspirit
…This tool could be very useful to you indeed!  The interactive benefits tool helps you to understand which Software Assurance benefits you’re entitled to with each of our licensing agreements – the easy way.  A new, user-friendly comparison Read More...
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2 little gems for the weekend…

Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 5:40 PM by mattmcspirit
This past week has been a little bit different for me, in the sense that I’ve been talking with Partners and Customers about Windows 7.  Naturally it’s in conjunction with Windows Server 2008 R2, which naturally leads me on to Hyper-V and System Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Microsoft VDI Part III: Client Side Experiences

Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:04 PM by mattmcspirit
Microsoft VDI Part III: Client Side Experiences In this video, it's time to step into the shoes of a user and see what kind of experience they can expect using Microsoft VDI.  We'll look at the effects Custom RDP settings can have, and look at the Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Microsoft VDI Part II: Virtual Desktop Configuration

Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:56 PM by mattmcspirit
Microsoft VDI Part II: Virtual Desktop Configuration In this video, I show you how to make the necessary configuration changes to your chosen Virtual Desktop OS's to get them ready for being a Virtual Desktop.  I then go on to create 2 types of Virtual Read More...
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VirtualboyTV.com: Microsoft VDI Part I: Server Side Configuration

Posted Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:38 PM by mattmcspirit
27th July was the last VBTV video!  I’m slipping behind here!  Oh well, the wait is over, but why was it so long??  Well, remember the RDS Series I produced a couple of months back? At the end of the series, I promised to deliver a VDI Read More...
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Responding to the VMware: Virtual Reality blog post…

Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:00 PM by mattmcspirit
A couple of days back, I wrote a war-and-peace-length (OK, not quite!) post on the investigation of the VMware Cost-Per-Application Calculator. If you haven’t read it, you can read it here . To summarise, it showed: On like for like hardware, a Microsoft Read More...
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Microsoft UK Partners: Sales Schools for Virtualisation and Management

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 12:02 PM by mattmcspirit
Couple of useful courses coming up for those of you based in the UK: Selling Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Solutions Date: 08 October 2009 Time: 09:30 - 12:30 Audience: Account Managers Course Code: 44SE035 Location: Thames Valley Park, Reading Read More...
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Upcoming Partner Academy Live Session – Licensing Microsoft VDI and RDS

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 8:19 AM by mattmcspirit
This could be an interesting one for all of you interested in licensing Microsoft VDI and Remote Desktop Services in R2.  Having delivered a session yesterday, which, for part of it, discussed licensing around VDI, it’s still clear that due to the Read More...
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MDOP 2009 R2 Announced – Available in late October 2009

Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:52 AM by mattmcspirit
The Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack is a set of technologies that is constantly evolving and growing in size, yet at the same time, the price never changes, which is great news for Partners and Customers.  If you’re not familiar with what MDOP Read More...
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New Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide (Beta) – DirectAccess

Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:57 PM by mattmcspirit
For those of you who aren’t aware of DirectAccess, it’s a pretty darn cool technology in my opinion.  What better way to explain it, than to show you how it makes my working life that little bit easier. I’m currently writing this post from home, Read More...
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Investigating the VMware Cost-Per-Application Calculator

Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 5:33 PM by mattmcspirit
As readers of this blog will be well aware, one of the key additions to Hyper-V R2, was Live Migration.  Prior to R2, Hyper-V had a capability known as Quick Migration, which enabled a virtual machine (VM) to be migrated from one physical host to Read More...
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App-V Hidden Gem

Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:43 PM by mattmcspirit
I was browsing around t’internet last night, looking for some App-V related information for a Partner (Paul S, this is you!), and stumbled on this non-Microsoft, App-V dedicated site, and having spent a good while on there, thought it was definitely worth Read More...
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Videos: Upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 using MDT 2010

Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:41 PM by mattmcspirit
If you’re thinking about how best to upgrade machines within your environment from Windows XP to Windows 7, you’d be hard pressed to find a better solution than the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010.  MDT 2010 allows you to deploy Windows 7 and Windows Read More...
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Video: System Center Configuration Manager & Intel vPro – BIOS Upgrades

Posted Monday, September 07, 2009 1:46 PM by mattmcspirit
A little off topic, but, I believe, of equal importance to virtualisation-related information.  If you’re managing a desktop (or server actually), then managing updates can be complex, especially in larger environments.  As a Microsoft house, Read More...
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More Upcoming Academy Live Sessions for Partners

Posted Friday, September 04, 2009 3:43 PM by mattmcspirit
Licensing Centralised Desktops: Microsoft VDI and WS08 R2 Remote Desktop Services Presented by Max Herrmann, Alex Balcanquall, Sean Suydam, Michael Cooper, and Balagopalan Nikhil Monday, September 21st 2009 – 18:00-19:00 GMT This session will provide Read More...
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More Hyper-V UK Case Studies Rolling In

Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 4:41 PM by mattmcspirit
A couple more case studies have popped up on Microsoft.com, all around Hyper-V and System Center… Accountancy and Legal Group Saves £20,000 Using Virtualisation for Disaster Recovery Chartered accountancy and solicitor group Oury Clark wanted a multiserver Read More...
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Are you on Pinpoint?

Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:13 PM by mattmcspirit
  If you’re a Microsoft Partner, the above statement should be very important .  This is the way your customers can find you. Plain and Simple. Microsoft Pinpoint is your chance to put yourself in the shop window.  If I’m a customer, and Read More...
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Virtualising Essential Business Server – Guidance Document

Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 5:33 PM by mattmcspirit
I’ll be honest, I probably don’t talk about Essentials Business Server enough. Sure, it’s not directly linked with virtualisation, but hey, it’s still a very cool package of technologies for the mid-market space. What is it, I hear you say? Well, if you Read More...
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