Greetings! As promised, here are the best of the questions (with answers) from our November 11, 2009 “ TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployment Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2 ” BIG THANK YOU to John Weston , John Baker , and Dan Stolts for handling the Q&A during the live event.  Most of what follows started with their answers to these very good questions. I hope you find these resources useful! -Kevin PS – The resources, including links to screencast recordings

Greetings! Here are the resources relating to the TechNet Webcast: “Automating Windows 7 Deployments using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 SP2” , delivered November 11, 2009. I hope you find them useful! -Kevin ___ Demo Screencasts Demo 1: Using Asset Intelligence Demo 2: Inventory Reporting Demo 3: Adding Windows 7 Packages Demo 4: Deploying Windows 7 to Bare Metal Systems Demo 5: Deploying Windows 7 to Existing Windows Clients ___ “Best of” Q&A Best of Q&A post is now available

Microsoft Learning has a new site (and really a global campaign) devoted to helping you plot out your career, and to help you then find the trainings and resources that can help you get there.  From the site: “Today, more than ever, your career is the best investment you can make. Microsoft provides certifications, guidance, career paths, and special offers associated with some of the most commonly recognized IT job roles in the industry. Microsoft Learning Plans and offers help you train on

I fired up my tweetdeck just a minute ago and saw this tweet from Jeffrey Snover (the architect of PowerShell ): “What does it mean? It means that the new version of PowerShell (version 2.0) is now RTW (Released to Web).  And not only PowerShell 2.0, but also WinRM 2.0 and BITS 4.0.  It’s called the “Windows Management Framework”. “But aren’t those already included in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7?” Yes.. but you who are running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista,

Attention IT Managers! The other day we had a fantastic chat with Venky Chandrasekharan, and nearly 200 live attendees, all about Windows 7 and what it provides you in your IT organization and for your business.  (You can listen to that recorded chat session HERE. ) As I like to do with these, I promised that I would take the Q&A log from the event and expand upon the answers we gave, as well as answer the more technical questions that we didn’t have a chance to get to.  And we had

Attention IT Managers! The other day we had a fantastic chat with Venky Chandrasekharan, and nearly 200 live attendees, all about Windows 7 and what it provides you in your IT organization and for your business.  (You can listen to that recorded chat session HERE. ) As I like to do with these, I promised that I would take the Q&A log from the event and expand upon the answers we gave, as well as answer the more technical questions that we didn’t have a chance to get to.  And we had

  Attention IT Managers! The other day we had a fantastic chat with Venky Chandrasekharan, and nearly 200 live attendees, all about Windows 7 and what it provides you in your IT organization and for your business.  (You can listen to that recorded chat session HERE. ) As I like to do with these, I promised that I would take the Q&A log from the event and expand upon the answers we gave, as well as answer the more technical questions that we didn’t have a chance to get to.  And

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Today we’re launching a new opportunity for web developers in small companies (10 or fewer employees) who would like a free “leg-up” from Microsoft . “Visibility, support and software for professional Web Developers and Designers - at no upfront cost!” is what the heading on the site reads. Here is a good summary straight out of the official Program Guide : WebsiteSpark is a new global program, designed by Microsoft to help small professional Web development and design service companies succeed,

Today, September 24, 2009, in three cities in the U.S. we’re holding our first of what we internally are calling the “trifecta launch” events, launching Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2 , and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 . In fact, this morning I was up bright and early and in front of a movie theater in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, plugging in my laptops and making sure that all audio and video were working well. “Were they?” Yep. So now I’ve got some time to kill before my first of four sessions