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Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Available

mertb — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:05:17 GMT

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,...(read more)

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

mertb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:46:00 GMT

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

mertb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:40:29 GMT

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...(read more)

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

mertb — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:31:18 GMT

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...(read more)

XP Mode for Windows 7

mertb — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:15:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

mertb — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:50:00 GMT

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. ·...(read more)

How Can Virtualization Help Green IT

mertb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:10:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Free Terminal Services Online Course

mertb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:56:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Free Virtual Machine Management Online Course

mertb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:52:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Free Application Virtualization Online Course

mertb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:45:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Free Hyper-V Virtualization Online Course

mertb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:20:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Infection Rates of Windows Operating Systems

mertb — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:47:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides

mertb — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:16:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Free Exchange 2010 Training

mertb — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:28:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Sample Application Virtualization Assessment

mertb — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:53:00 GMT

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....(read more)