Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet Subscriptions.   Due to the continued success of the program, it is back again this year and the savings have been increased to 25%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription. Click here to get your TechNet Subscription: Purchase a TechNet Subscription Then just enter the Promotion Code:  TMSAM09 If you have not checked out what you get with a TechNet Subscription here are a few

In support of the Exchange 2010 release recently , we also launched the new: Exchange TechCenter . The new center provides Exchange admins and other IT professionals with all the resources needed to be successful with Exchange Server. For the 2010 launch, the new center features easy access to the Exchange 2010 bits, a dedicated TechNet forum for Exchange 2010, key downloads like the Exchange 2010 Deployment Assistant, Exchange MVPs, Exchange 2010 videos and webcasts, community launch events, and

Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet Subscriptions.   Due to the continued success of the program, it is back again this year and the savings have been increased to 25%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription. Click here to get your TechNet Subscription: Purchase a TechNet Subscription Then just enter the Promotion Code:  TMSAM09 If you have not checked out what you get with a TechNet Subscription here are a few

Good morning everyone, I want to mention we are still offering the discount for the TechNet Subscriptions.   Due to the continued success of the program, it is back again this year and the savings have been increased to 25%!!!!! Just Use TMSAM09 when ordering your new subscription. Click here to get your TechNet Subscription: Purchase a TechNet Subscription Then just enter the Promotion Code:  TMSAM09 If you have not checked out what you get with a TechNet Subscription here are a few

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Today is the official “Launch” day of Exchange Server 2010.  With that great news, comes other news.  The Exchange Server 2010 Bits will be available on the TechNet subscriber download site sometime today.  Also, the evaluation bits for Exchange Server 2010 and Forefront will be available for download around 10 AM PST today.  I would highly encourage you to go grab the bits and give them a try. Exchange Server 2010 trial: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9694893 Forefront Protection

In Q1 we did a number of events in the Central Region of the US on the topic of Azure.  Budgets being what they are these days, we can’t go everywhere but fear not, we recorded the sessions from the Nashville, TN event.  Here are the links to those recordings.  You can watch the streaming version or download for offline viewing.  Since we also delivered a develop focused version in the afternoon of the event, I also included the link below to the MSDN session. TechNet Events Presents:

Mahalo! I wanted to get the word out to the IT Pros in Honolulu, HI that there will be a TechNet Event taking place on December 7, 2009 from 1:30 PM – 5 PM at the Hawaii Prince Hotel located at 100 Holomoana Street, Honolulu Hawaii 96815 . I will be delivering a quick 45 minute presentation on Windows 7 at the Angelbeat Event in the morning ( http://www.angelbeat.com/?p=260 ).  Following the Angelbeat event (which is free by the way), we will take a lunch break and then start the afternoon TechNet

I know I’m a little late getting this post out, but I figured I would wait until I delivered all the launch events on the West Coast so I can do one big follow up post.  For those who attended my first event in Denver on September 24th, I’m very sorry.  For those who attended in Burbank on October 28th, this is fairly timely. Following are the few Exchange Server 2010 Questions that I did not have a definitive answer for during the first few events. Question 1 : Now that all Outlook (MAPI)

For all those who attended my Exchange Server 2010 Sessions during the West Coast Launch Tour, I received approval to post my slide decks to SlideShare.  My main SlideShare page is: www.slideshare.net/harold.wong . The links to the individual presentations are below: Introducing Exchange Server 2010 Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging Exchange Server 2010 High Availability Exchange Server 2010 Archiving and Retention Let me know if you have any questions. Harold Wong

TechNet Events Presents: TechNet Unleashed: The Microsoft Virtualization Tour Join our TechNet IT Evangelists as they hit the road again this fall to bring you the highlights of Microsoft’s great virtualization solutions. We’ll go from the desktop to the enterprise, starting with VHD native boot – a new feature for Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2. Next, we’ll move into Windows XP mode, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™, and finish with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). AGENDA VHD

Join us as we explore how Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Exchange Server® 2010 deliver on the new efficiency where cost savings, productivity and innovations come together. At this free event we’ll cover the “best of” content and deliver highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch events taking place nationwide. ATTEND this special event and learn about these exciting new products and discover how: · Windows 7 simplifies everyday tasks, improves productivity and works the way you want. 

E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com NEW - IT Manager Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagement NEW - IT Manager Community Forum - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/itmanager THRIVE: Me >> My Skills

I just got wind of two System Center Essentials 2010 More information on SCE here: Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2009/09/29/sce-2010-public-beta-is-here.aspx Main Site: www.microsoft.com/SCE SCE 2010 is designed specifically for mid-sized organizations and delivers a unified physical and virtual IT management experience. It enables you to better secure, update, monitor, and troubleshoot from a single console, so you can efficiently and proactively manage your IT environment:

I’m sorry that I’m a bit behind in posting my follow up from the TechNet Events that I delivered in Southern California from September 9th through 11th. I had only three questions that came up during the presentations and they are as follows: What happens to the Program Files directory if you perform a Custom (Advanced) Install of Windows 7? How do you configure the additional settings associated with AD Recycle Bin in Windows Server 2008 R2? Attendee mentioned that at her company, they were able

For those of you who live in the Atlanta area and are interested in attending a free seminar from Microsoft, please read on. My compatriots in the East Region are holding an all day Firestarter Event in Atlanta, GA at the Microsoft Office.  John Baker and Yung Chou will be delivering the sessions.  For more information and the registration link, Event Overview Windows® 7 introduces some fantastic new technologies to streamline your business, enhance security and save you money. We’ll start

Alright what happens when you are on the road for so long you forget how to blog.  Well one of the things, I truly am sorry, is you lose all the fun pieces of paper with questions from live events on them.  I was able to track down most of the questions from the last several weeks of events I have been delivering and here they are.  You will find question from Azure and Windows 7 events. Again sorry for the delay, and here are some great questions: Question: Is the cloud, Azure ITIL

As some you have attended the live evnets for Azure this quarter, we have a webcast going on next week, click the links to register! TechNet Events Present:  Real World Azure Come spend a morning with us on September 29th to explore Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying cloud based applications – from a real world point of view!  During this event, we’ll review critical lessons Microsoft IT has learned migrating internal line-of-business applications to Windows

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

E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com NEW - IT Managers Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagement NEW - IT Manager Community Forum - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/itmanager THRIVE : Me >> My Skills