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Microsoft recently worked with MarketTools's Zoom Panel Tech to conduct an online survey of 2000 IT professionals about if, how and why they use solution providers (IT consultants, resellers, system integrators and hosted service providers.) The results verify what we've heard repeatedly from customers and partners: IT departments want strategic solution providers that truly help drive business results - what we often refer to as "trusted advisors" - and they want their solution providers to align
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on October 7, 2009
Filed under: Best Practices Analyzer, EBS, events, IDC, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, marketing waves, Networking, Partner solutions, SBS , small businesses, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Foundation, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Solution Accelerators, Worldwide Partner Conference, WESS, Hyper-V, Windows 7 Solution Accelerators, Windows Serverver 2008 R2, R2 (Release Two), Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Misc, Foundation, Foundation server, windows server 2008, Windows Essential Server Solutions, SBS EBS, IPD Guides
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In the video below Microsoft introduces three best practices that can help organizations cut branch and remote infrastructure costs. 1. Use virtualization technology to more efficiently use hardware and save money on energy 2. Centralize branch infrastructure monitoring and management 3. Improve networking efficiency Controlling Costs in Your Branch Infrastructure Visit the new Branch Infrastructure Optimization site at www.microsoft.com/branch to download whitepapers, customer cases, and to calculate
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on April 21, 2009
Filed under: R2 (Release Two), X64 Editions, Virtualization, Windows Server, VPN, Networking, Server Manager, windows server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Branch Office, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Hyper-V, Windows Serverver 2008 R2, BranchCache, server management, Roles, Windows Server 2008 R2
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Below is a new Microsoft video about a company called Exostar . Using Windows Server Active Directory Federation Services, Certificate Server, and Forefront Security, Exostar enables global aerospace companies, such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Rolls-Royce, to securely collaborate via hosted SharePoint Server 2007. This is a good example of what we are calling "Business Ready Security." Exostar Product Focus addthis_pub = 'wedsg';
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on April 16, 2009
Filed under: R2 (Release Two), Misc, X64 Editions, Windows Server, IIS, Networking, Server Manager, isv, certification, Partner solutions, Branch Office, admin tools, Terminal Services, Windows Web Server 2008, Windows Serverver 2008 R2, server management, Features, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Foundation
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Hi all – I’m David Hastie, senior product manager in the Identity and Security Business Group here at Microsoft. I wanted to flag an announcement Microsoft made today in the area of information protection and data loss prevention. It involves Rights Management Services in Windows Server 2008. In short, Microsoft and EMC’s security division, RSA , have announced a partnership to give companies a better way to protect sensitive information. We know customers face a lot of challenges trying to strike
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on December 4, 2008
Filed under: R2 (Release Two), X64 Editions, Windows Storage, TechEd-ITForum, Windows Server, Networking, Recover Lost Data, isv, Data Protection Manager, Lone Server, failover clustering, marketing waves, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Partner solutions, Branch Office, admin tools, MMS 2008, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Windows Web Server 2008, Windows Serverver 2008 R2
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Hi, Manlio Vecchiet here. I'm director of product management on the Windows Server marketing team, focused on Windows Server networking, terminal services and VDI. I'm in Barcelona right now attending Microsoft TechEd EMEA conference . Whether you are one of the many IT Pros that have successfully deployed Terminal Services over the past decade, or whether your company is considering virtualization technologies to implement a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), or even if you are new to the concept
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on October 30, 2008
Filed under: TechEd-ITForum, Networking, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Terminal Services, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Hyper-V, R2 (Release Two), Virtualization
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Microsoft’s Network Access Protection (NAP) solution was cited as a leader (the top category) in a recent independent report, “The Forrester Wave: Network Access Control, Q3 2008.” Microsoft was one of the many network access control (NAC) vendors invited to participate in the report. Forrester placed a lot of emphasis on different access control scenarios for the evaluation and the different vendors were evaluated around twelve different scenarios as well as strengths across technology, strategy
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on September 17, 2008
Filed under: TechEd-ITForum, Branch Office, Networking, NPS, Server Manager, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, X64 Editions, R2 (Release Two), Longhorn, Misc, admin tools, windows server 2008
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Excerpt from the post on the SBS blog by group program manager Dean Paron: On behalf of the SBS team, I am extremely pleased to announce that Windows Small Business Server 2008 software has been finalized! Today both SBS Standard and Premium are being released to manufacturing, which means we begin the process of finalizing international versions, creating media, building packaging, delivering the product to distribution channels and handing it off to our OEM partners, so it will be widely available
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on August 21, 2008
Filed under: Branch Office, marketing waves, Networking, Partner solutions, SBS , Server Manager, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Windows Storage, Windows Web Server 2008, X64 Editions, Hyper-V, R2 (Release Two), Lone Server, Longhorn, Virtualization, Misc, admin tools, windows server 2008, isv, VPN
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Good news. Today we opened up the Public Preview for Windows Essential Server Solutions - Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server 2008 . Visit here to find out how to download and evaluate the Release Candidate 0 versions of both. EBS is available now, SBS will be up within a few weeks - but you can sign up today and be notified when it is ready. We also unveiled pricing for SBS 2008 and EBS 2008 . Both products offer big savings versus buying the similar component products separately,
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on May 13, 2008
Filed under: Branch Office, marketing waves, Networking, Partner solutions, SBS , Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Windows Storage, X64 Editions, R2 (Release Two), Longhorn, Misc, admin tools, windows server 2008
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Greetings from Dallas at the SMB Summit , where 400+ channel partners are gearing up for Windows Essential Server Solutions . Small Business Server 2008 is the topic du jour, tomorrow is all about Essential Business Server 2008 for midsized companies. The Microsoft team is here in force, providing technical sessions, hands on labs (powered by HP hardware), and generally absorbing all the feedback they can about how to help partners meet the needs of small and midmarket businesses. Many solution providers
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on April 18, 2008
Filed under: marketing waves, Networking, Partner solutions, SBS , Server Manager, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, X64 Editions, R2 (Release Two), Misc, admin tools, windows server 2008
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The team behind Windows Essential Business Server 2008 for midsized companies (part of the newly announced Windows Essential Server Solutions family and formerly known as "Centro") has launched a team blog here . Group Program Manager Eric Watson provides the introduction: In this Blog, key people that design and develop the product will discuss all of those features, the software, tips and tricks, and yes, even shortfalls that we hear from customers. As engineers, we love details, and with 5 products
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on March 11, 2008
Filed under: TechEd-ITForum, high availability, IIS, marketing waves, MySpace, Networking, NPS, Partner solutions, SBS , Server Manager, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Windows Storage, X64 Editions, R2 (Release Two), logo, Lone Server, Longhorn, failover clustering, Virtualization, Misc, HPC, PowerShell, windows server 2008, isv, VPN
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In the course of talking to many Microsoft partners and customers, the Windows Small Business Server team has learned that there are sometimes misperceptions about the product, in many cases based on experiences with the earlier versions of SBS. In hopes of dispelling some of these "myths," the team has created a video log by an "SBS guru" named Tom. Take a look at some of the first videos, maybe have a few laughs, and play a game of "punch a wizard." Look for new posts, too. This site discusses
Posted to Windows Server Division WebLog (Weblog) by WindowsServer on March 7, 2008
Filed under: TechEd-ITForum, Author Profiles, certification, Data Protection Manager, high availability, Branch Office, IIS, marketing waves, MySpace, Networking, NPS, Partner solutions, Recover Lost Data, SBS , Server Manager, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 Longhorn Webcast Virtualization Cluster High Availability Launch, Windows Storage, X64 Editions, demo, DPM 2007, Comic, DNS, R2 (Release Two), logo, Lone Server, Longhorn, failover clustering, Virtualization, Misc, HPC, PowerShell, windows server 2008, isv, VPN
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FYI next week on Tuesday, June 12 th we will begin releasing Windows Server 2003 SP2 through Automatic Updates (AU.) To ensure more control over when and how SP2 is deployed, users will need to click on the AU “Updates are ready to install” balloon notification, accept the end user license agreement and go through the Welcome screen. Customers can also use the SP2 blocker tool if they wish to disable delivery via AU completely. WSUS admins are also required to explicitly accept the SP2 EULA in order
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Based on customer feedback and requests, we have improved the Windows Update, Automatic Update and WSUS user install experience with Windows Server 2003 SP2. The experience is now more like that with Windows XP SP2 , meaning Windows Update End User License Agreement (EULA) acceptance and a Welcome screen will now be part of installation over WU and AU. WSUS admins will also be required to explicitly accept the SP2 EULA in order to enable automatic deployment. These changes mean customers have better
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Good news for the many IT pros that support branch office systems. Today Microsoft and Packeteer jointly announced a new Windows-based branch office box: the Packeteer iShaper. iShaper builds on an ongoing partnership between MS and Packeteer, combining Packeteer's WAN optimization and application acceleration with Windows Server and ISA technology. That means customers can better ensure reliable, secure delivery and performance of over 600 apps over the WAN while using native Windows services for
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