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Interesting article on the impact NAP is having...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:33 PM by mattmcspirit
"Microsoft is winning the NAC war, expert says" Taken from the article: " ...the key is that people seem to be willing to let Microsoft take a leading role in NAC (Network Access Control). So we really focused on that: what comes built-in 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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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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Windows Server 2008: Interesting Case Study

Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 8:14 PM by mattmcspirit
One of the many interesting case studies floating around the web features the University of California, Berkeley, and how they used Windows Server 2008, among other technologies, to tackle their management and security concerns in their complex IT environment. Read More...
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Demo Showcase 2008 Preview

Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:52 PM by mattmcspirit
If you're a Microsoft Partner, and you're talking about Microsoft technologies to your customers, Demo Showcase is a fantastic tool to have in your kitbag.  Demo Showcase enables you, as a Partner, to carry round a number of ready built demo's, to Read More...
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TechNet Roadshow - Launch Wave 2008

Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 3:52 PM by mattmcspirit
You may have attended a TechNet Roadshow in the past, and if so, you'll know that Steve , James and the team are demo-demons when it comes to presentations.  Firm believers that to really understand the benefits within a product, you need to see Read More...
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Windows Server 2008 - Documentation Survival Guide

Posted Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:42 AM by mattmcspirit
Kudos to George and the TechNet team for this month's newsletter, ( which you can subscribe to here ) as it contains links to some great information on Windows Server 2008. Some of this content includes: Internet Protocol Security Enforcement in the Network Read More...
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The BitLocker Command Line Interface...

Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 3:19 PM by mattmcspirit
Are you aware of BitLocker and what it can do? If not, you can read a full lowdown here , however, in a nutshell, BitLocker is a new feature in Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate which prevents a thief who boots another operating system Read More...
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Windows Vista User Account Control - Going Deep...

Posted Monday, May 14, 2007 12:27 PM by mattmcspirit
The guys at Channel 9 posted this video a while back which details the inner workings of UAC, also known as User Account Control. Ever since the early beta's of Vista, there have always been questions around UAC - the typical ones I receive are around Read More...
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Upcoming TechNet Events: Longhorn, Vista, SQL and more...

Posted Friday, April 13, 2007 7:35 PM by mattmcspirit
Right, listen up - loads of events coming up for May and June, all free of charge, and all packed with useful information. If that's not enough, James Senior and I are presenting both of the "Vista After Hours" events, where we'll take a look at the really Read More...
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MS Partner? Security Competency? Can you crack 'The Vault'?

Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:24 PM by mattmcspirit
Are you a Microsoft Partner? If so, do you have the Security Competency? If you do, this is your lucky day! Over the next 8 months, Microsoft will be giving you the opportunity to win one of hundreds of fantastic prizes from within The Vault , ranging Read More...
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Presenting....The Windows Vista Security Guide

Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 4:33 PM by mattmcspirit
That's right folks, the final version is here, for you to download and peruse at your leisure . The security guide provides best practices and predefined security configurations to further harden Windows Vista against real-world security threats such Read More...
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