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Running ESX 3.5 / ESXi on VMware Workstation 6.5 Beta

Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:24 PM by mattmcspirit
You’re probably thinking, why, on a Microsoft blog, is he banging on about running ESX?  Well, if you didn’t know, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 doesn’t just manage Virtual Server 2005 and Hyper-V – it also manages your VI3 (&3.5) Read More...
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Microsoft Virtualisation User Group – the World’s first!

Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:58 AM by mattmcspirit
Yep, that’s right, the World’s first Microsoft Virtualisation User Group has been established right here on these fair shores. The aim of the MVUG, is to provide a common ground for anyone to discuss current and upcoming Microsoft Virtualisation technologies, Read More...
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Virtualisation Briefing for Partners – Re-run! (23rd September)

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:48 AM by mattmcspirit
This is another opportunity for Microsoft Partners to get involved in one of the biggest ever opportunities around Microsoft technologies.  Virtualisation isn’t about products , it’s about solutions .  Solutions that you, as Microsoft Partners, Read More...
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If there was ever a useful Live Meeting for Partners…

Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:03 AM by mattmcspirit
This would be it: WNS37AAL:  Understanding Microsoft’s Licensing in Virtualised Environments Presented by Gordon Gazaway and Michael Cooper Tuesday, July 31, 2008 8:00 – 9:00 AM Pacific Time or 15:00 – 16:00 GMT Level 100 PLC Registration Link – Read More...
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Data Protection Manager 2007 – Now supports Server 2008, SQL 2008

Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:31 AM by mattmcspirit
Good news – an update has been released for Data Protection Manager 2007 (I don’t just mean the new logo) that enables you to successfully (and in a supported fashion :)) backup Windows Server 2008 machines.  I’ll be honest, I was a little worried Read More...
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Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Solution Accelerator v3.1

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 3:11 PM by mattmcspirit
Do you know some of the key IT Migration Challenges?  Heard these? Can my existing client machines run Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office? Can my existing servers migrate to Windows Server 2008? What is the portion of physical servers that can Read More...
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Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides – More added!

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 12:16 PM by mattmcspirit
I had an email drop into my inbox a few days back, detailing a couple of new additions to the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides that have been available for a while.  Before I introduce the new additions, it’s worth understanding what the Read More...
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Microsoft UK Partners - 26th June - A Virtualisation Briefing for YOU.

Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 4:17 PM by mattmcspirit
Microsoft UK Partners - If you have an interest in Virtualisation, regardless of whether it's Microsoft Virtualisation or not, I'd strongly advise you to take the opportunity to come along to our Virtualisation Partner day that we're running at TVP in Read More...
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Hyper-V RC1 and SCVMM 2008 Beta - no longer in love?

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:37 PM by mattmcspirit
Well, SCVMM 2008 Beta & Hyper-V RC0 had a great time together, however, some of the major interface changes that have gone into Hyper-V RC1 mean that RC1 and SCVMM 2008 Beta are on a bit of a break. Fear not, as Rakesh details on his blog , the relationship Read More...
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Partner TV - System Center Videos Part II

Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:35 PM by mattmcspirit
I blogged about the Partner TV - System Center Videos a week or so back, where James and Andrew chatted about System Center Configuration Manager and Operations Manager respectively.  This time round, they're chatting about another 2 of the System Read More...
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Hyper-V RC1 now available to download!!!

Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:14 PM by mattmcspirit
It's getting closer....! Get all the information from the Virtualisation Team Blog! http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization/archive/2008/05/20/hyper-v-rc1-release-available-on-microsoft-download-center.aspx Important caveats to remember: Saved-state files Read More...
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Partner TV - System Center Videos

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:13 PM by mattmcspirit
James and Andrew from my team have been busy with the video camera (careful :-)) recording some more interesting Partner-TV videos.  The latest series of video's are focusing on System Center; Microsoft's management platform.  The guys have Read More...
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Cool Tool - Offline Servicing of Virtual Machines in SCVMM

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:40 PM by mattmcspirit
Think about this scenario.  You're embracing virtualisation.  More specifically, using Virtual Machine Manager.  Your running VMs are happily up to date, healthy and compliant and stay that way, thanks to a constant connection to Windows Read More...
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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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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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