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Updates, SCE 2010, and Virtualization Tours

eyuen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:29:00 GMT

Well, I’m back after some time off for the holidays and recovering from TechEd EMEA. I wanted to start off the week with a couple of quick notes. I wanted to remind everyone that you can follow me on my Twitter account (@ edwinyuen ) and also on the Because...(read more)

TechEd EMEA Day 2

eyuen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT

Hello again from Berlin. As many of you probably saw on TV (or in the streets), it was an amazing celebration for the fall of the Berlin Wall. As for TechEd, day 2 has been amazing. I think that the thing everyone I’ve spoken to at the show is how friendly...(read more)

Greetings from Berlin

eyuen — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:00 GMT

Hello again. Right now, I’m in Berlin for TechEd EMEA 2009, which is really exciting as Monday was the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was also Day 1 of TechEd EMEA. Despite a down economy, it’s a sold out show with over 7,000 people....(read more)

FPWEB.net Case Study

eyuen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

I’m back with another great case study . This time, it’s Fpweb.net, a Sharepoint hosting provider. Fpweb.net switched from VMware ESX to Microsoft Virtualization, resulting in so many benefits by using Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V and Virtual Machine...(read more)

Microsoft Site Recovery Solution Launch

eyuen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:06:00 GMT

Hi, I’m Jim Schwartz, Director of Virtualization Solutions at Microsoft and I’m writing as a guest on Edwin’s blog today. Despite tough times, an Enterprise Strategy Group study shows that 31% of businesses surveyed said DR will be their main driver for...(read more)

System Center Essentials 2010 Beta Preview Video

eyuen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:27:00 GMT

Just a quick blog post for now. The TechNet Edge video site just posted a video blog that David Mills and I did, with a preview of the new System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010 Beta. What’s really exciting about SCE 2010 is that in addition to the existing...(read more)

Lab Validation Report for Hyper-V

eyuen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:09:00 GMT

We just published a Lab Validation Report for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, which was written by Enterprise Strategy Group. This report goes over the installation and configuration of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and management of those servers with Virtual...(read more)

Virtualization Case Study of Jefferson County Schools

eyuen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:55:00 GMT

Hello Virt Planet! When I meet with customers and partners about Microsoft Virtualization, I often get asked about similar companies or case studies. We have a great resource of case studies on Microsoft Virtualization but I am going to start highlighting...(read more)

Webcasts on Virtualizing SQL and other MS Applications

eyuen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:04:00 GMT

Just a quick post today (there are more coming I assure you!). We have a series of webcasts coming up on best practices on virtualizing Microsoft applications. Check out this blog entry on the list of webcasts http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/archive/2009/10/22/upcoming-webcasts-on-virtualization-best-practices.aspx...(read more)

News: Pricing Comparisons, Red Hat, and More

eyuen — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:11:00 GMT

Hello everyone! It’s been a little bit of time since I last posted but I promise to post more regularly, as soon as I get back from my vacation in Hawaii :). This week, I wanted to cover some new news and some items I tweeted about but didn’t blog. I...(read more)

How does VDI impact the responsibilities of Server/Desktop teams?

eyuen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:55:00 GMT

I saw another article from Brian Madden site’s (which I saw via Twitter) which asks the question that many VDI adopters forget, which is Who controls the new virtual desktops? Is it the Server team or the Desktop team? Traditional IT has been very easy...(read more)

New IBM tools for Microsoft Virtualization

eyuen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:59:00 GMT

For those who use IBM hardware, there is some great news today. IBM has released the Microsoft Assessment Planning Tool for IBM, which is based on the existing Microsoft Assessment Planning Tool. This tools provides specific guidance on how to consolidate...(read more)

When and how should SMBs Virtualize?

eyuen — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:07:00 GMT

First off, I wanted to apologize for the lack of postings to my blog. I’ve been a little under the weather of late. Still, I saw this article and thought that it brought up some important points about virtualization and small and medium businesses (SMBs)....(read more)

VMworld Day 3 Recap: End of line for me

eyuen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Day 3 is my last day at VMworld 2009. This day went really well but somehow, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed when compared to previous VMworlds, but more on that later. First, there was Stephen Herrod’s keynote today. Certainly, Stephen is...(read more)

VMworld Day 2 wrap-up

eyuen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:13:00 GMT

So we’ve just wrapped up day 2 at VMworld. I certainly have to say that day 2 went much better than day 1. I met so many great people down on the show floor. Since I’ve been to the last four VMworlds (US and Europe), I’m not surprised that so many at...(read more)