This is the book for IT professionals who want to learn more about the latest Microsoft virtualization technologies, including Hyper-V and Remote Desktop
Services in Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, and Microsoft’s private and public cloud computing platforms including Windows Azure.

The primary target audience for this book is IT administrators, implementers, and decision makers of large and mid-sized organizations who want to learn about the benefits of the latest virtualization technologies and how to plan, implement, and manage virtual infrastructure solutions based on these technologies. The book assumes that you are familiar with core Windows Server technologies and how to implement an Active Directory Domain Services infrastructure. The book also assumes you have experience working with the latest client and server versions of Windows, namely Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Finally, the book assumes you are already familiar with earlier Microsoft virtualization products such as Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.

You can now download Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions, From the Desktop to the Datacenter in XPS format here and in PDF format here.

Interact with the track owners for Tech•Ed 2010 Australia this year, give them your ideas and suggestions to help them shape a great Tech•Ed!

Discussion forum links
Architecture
Cloud Computing and Online Services
Data Platform and BI
Developer Tools, Languages and Frameworks
Dynamics
Management
Office and SharePoint
Security, Identity and Access
Unified Communications
Virtualisation
Voice of the Customer
Web Platform
Windows Client
Windows Phone
Windows Server

Take Part in the world’s first office mayor meetup to celebrate the launch of Microsoft Office 2010



WHAT:
Microsoft is hosting the world’s first office mayor meet up for Foursquare users
-Join us for a chance to win a copy of Office Home & Business 2010 valued at AU $379 RRP.
-110 copies of Office Home & Business 2010 up for grabs
-Take part in a social networking first
-Opportunities for winners to also win a copy of Office 2010 Professional
-T-shirt give aways for the first 300 attendees

WHERE/WHEN:
Martin Place, Amphitheatre area, Sydney CBD
15 June 2010
12:10pm – 1:10pm
Hashtag: #OfficeMayor

HOW:
-Be a Foursquare Mayor of your office, business, home or school (or wherever you do your work!)
-Show up at Martin Place Amphitheatre area and look for the Microsoft Office 2010 signs
-Be one of the first 110 mayors to check in on Foursquare at the Office 2010 Mayor Meetup
-Leave a message when you check in saying why you want to win a copy of Office 2010

WATCH THIS SPACE:
Microsoft Australia on Twitter: http://twitter.com/msau
Office Mayor Meetup on Foursquare: http://foursquare.com/venue/4524194
Office Mayor Meetup on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119884928053554&ref=mf

If it rains:
Don’t worry, we’ve got that covered – and we’ll have you covered too at a nearby indoor venue.
NSW Permit No: LTPS-10-0548
Terms & Conditions

Announced at TechEd North America:
“Public beta of service pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 coming by end of July. The new virtualization tools in SP1 will help Windows Server 2008 R2 users prepare for cloud computing, Remote FX provides rich 3-D graphical experience for remote users, and Dynamic Memory enables more control to adjust memory usage without sacrificing performance. The service pack also will include a series of incremental updates, previously delivered through Windows Update, for both Windows Server and Windows 7 users.”

Here are some videos of some of the new features in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 – Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX

The Tech Ed Australia 2010 Call for Topics tool is open until 12 June, so now’s the time to submit that great idea for a session.

All the way through the process you’ll be able to review your submission and track its status.

Just remember, this is only the second time we’ve opened up the Call for Topics publically like this and we’re likely to receive many more proposals than we’ve got slots to fill, so please don’t be disappointed if your submission isn’t selected.