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Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Available

2009-05-05T23:05:17Z

Windows Server 2008 R2 RC has been released. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of the current Windows Server 2008 release version, Windows Server 2008 R2 allows you to create organization solutions that are easier to plan, deploy, and manage than previous versions of Windows Server. Developing upon the increased security, reliability, and performance provided by Windows Server...(read more)

Examine the 2007 Pandemic Flu Exercise to Protect your Organization Against Swine Flu

2009-04-28T20:46:00Z

Download and examine the FFIEC’s “Pandemic Flu Exercise of 2007 After Action Report” immediately, and disseminate their findings across your organization. \this is the only large-scale testing of business pandemic plans ever conducted....(read more)

Gartner advise for Pandemic Planning

2009-04-28T20:40:29Z

The recent swine flu outbreaks highlight the need for organizations to have pandemic plans in place. Gartner has comprehensive research related to pandemic planning that can be found here. Immediate steps for organizations to take include: Monitor www.pandemicflu.gov and other government and public-health sources to determine what actions are appropriate to ensure workforce safety and continued business operations. Download and examine the FFIEC’s “Pandemic Flu Exercise of 2007 After Action...(read more)

Microsoft Vine as a crisis communication tool during disasters and Swine flu like pandemics

2009-04-28T20:31:18Z

Spreading in the United States, Canada and Europe, the Swine flu now displays “a significant upward shift in risk for a pandemic,” or global scourge according to WHO. Times of crisis usually involve a breakdown in mobile phone or other key communication infrastructures, and Vine is designed to be as hardy as possible to keep people connected. Vine can be accessed via a desktop client (Windows only for now), text message or email. The Microsoft Vine connects you to the people and places you care about...(read more)

XP Mode for Windows 7

2009-04-25T14:15:00Z

To ease the application compatibility issues for migrating to Windows 7, Microsoft is going to incorporate the Virtual PC technology in to the Windows 7 operating system. The Windows XP applications will be published and run within the Windows 7 Desktop to achieve a seamless user experience. See the Windows team blog announcement here . All you need to do is to install suitable applications directly in Windows XP Mode which is a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC. The...(read more)

Impressive Virtualization Case Study : 85% virtualized, 30:1 VM density

2009-04-21T11:50:00Z

Impressive virtualization case study from Kroll Factual Data. Some highlights: · A ble to develop, test and deploy new products within three days. · A datacenter which has the ability to deploy additional computing resources in less than 15 minutes. · A datacenter that is 85 percent virtualized. · Consolidated its physical server holdings from 650 systems to 22 systems, each server running 30 virtual machines. · 100 percent wind-generated power for the entire facility. See the news release here ....(read more)

How Can Virtualization Help Green IT

2009-04-20T10:10:00Z

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental and business benefits of adopting a Green IT environment. This interactive presentation highlights how virtualization facilitates a Green IT environment. It describes the Hyper-V server role and the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) tool, which help create and support a virtualized infrastructure in Windows Server 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/ws08/snack07/Default.html...(read more)

Free Terminal Services Online Course

2009-04-20T09:56:00Z

This online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008. Topics covered in the clinic include: · Implementation of Terminal Services · Working with Terminal Services RemoteApp, Terminal Services Web Access, Terminal Services Gateway, Terminal Services Session Broker, and Terminal Services Licensing Exploring Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008...(read more)

Free Virtual Machine Management Online Course

2009-04-20T09:52:00Z

This online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008. Topics covered in the clinic include: · Features and functionalities of VMM · Implementation and management of VMM · Management of VMM library · Management of hosts by using VMM · Implementation of virtual machine Self-Services Exploring Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008...(read more)

Free Application Virtualization Online Course

2009-04-20T09:45:00Z

This online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Microsoft Application Virtualization. Topics covered in the clinic include: · Features and functionalities of Application Virtualization · Deployment and maintenance of Application Virtualization · Management of Application Virtualization by using the Application Virtualization Management console Exploring Microsoft Application Virtualization...(read more)

Free Hyper-V Virtualization Online Course

2009-04-20T09:20:00Z

This 2-hour online course provides IT Professionals the knowledge to implement and manage Hyper-V in an IT environment. Topics covered in the course include: · Features of Hyper-V · Features of server consolidation · Hyper-V implementation · Creation of virtual machines · Dynamic datacenters · Clustering in virtual environments Introducing Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008...(read more)

Infection Rates of Windows Operating Systems

2009-04-18T10:47:00Z

The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) has been released. It provides an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. Using data derived from hundreds of millions of Windows users, and some of the busiest online services on the Internet, this report also provides a detailed analysis of the threat landscape and the changing face of threats and countermeasures...(read more)

Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides

2009-04-16T17:16:00Z

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario. Each guide leads the reader through critical infrastructure design decisions, in the appropriate order, evaluating the available options for each decision against its impact on critical characteristics...(read more)

Free Exchange 2010 Training

2009-04-16T00:28:00Z

Collection 6899: Exploring Features of Exchange Server 2010 This two-hour collection provides you with an overview of the new features in Exchange Server 2010. It also describes the enhancements made over Exchange Server 2007. The clinics within this collection cover: · New features in Exchange Server 2010 · Technology enhancements · Management tools used in Exchange Server 2010 · Managing a Mailbox server · Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2010 · High availability features in Exchange Server...(read more)

Sample Application Virtualization Assessment

2009-04-15T12:53:00Z

Attached is a sample report produced using the MAPS toolkit . The Application Virtualization Assessment report identifies the applications and computers within your environment that are capable of supporting a Microsoft Application Virtualization environment. The assessment and recommendations are based on Microsoft Application Virtualization version 4.5....(read more)