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June 2006 - Posts

*Announcement* - the Official Name for Windows Server "Longhorn"...

...will NOT be "Windows Vista Server". In a blog posted yesterday, Ed Bott noticed "Windows Vista Server" cropping up in the documentation for Windows Mobile Device Center (the replacement for ActiveSync in Windows Vista). I can confirm that this is just Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 1:48 PM by WindowsServer | 3 Comments
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Supercomputers can do Windows

The supercomputing world publishes a list twice a year of the 500 most powerful supercomputers. Conveniently, it's called the Top500 project. The list is part bragging rights (among vendors) and part trends tracking (among scholars). But without a doubt, the list represents the who's who of supercomputing and high-performance computing. The 27th Edition was announced today at 2006 International Supercomputer conference in Dresden, Germany. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:16 AM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments
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P-states. Stay cool this summer

Reuters/Tokyo reports that Intel is set to announce a new Xeon processor line, to date it has been codenamed Woodcrest. For those folks interested in Intel's and AMD's newest procs to reduce power consumption, I wanted to remind you about the P-states feature within Windows Server 2003 SP1 and R2. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 25, 2006 10:07 PM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments

Nice webcast on Server Manager in Windows Server Longhorn Beta 2

Eduardo, who is our Lead Program Manager for Server Manager, has a great webcast that details some of the new features and functionality of Server Manager....the Longhorn Server replacement for Configure Your Server, Manage Your Server, Add/Remove Programs, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2006 3:31 PM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments
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Network World vs. "Alias" in Longhorn Beta 2 Face-Off (Not Really)

A couple of weeks ago, after Beta 2 released, I posted links to Windows Server "Longhorn" reviews in eWeek and PC Magazine . Well, the reviews are still coming in and so far, so good. First up, Tom Henderson and Laszlo Haynes of Network World posted a Read More...
Posted Monday, June 19, 2006 7:40 PM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments
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Everyone at TechEd Wants to Know About Windows Server "Longhorn"

It's standing room only here at TechEd for Windows Server "Longhorn". Yesterday morning, Ward Ralston and I delivered a chalk-talk in a small theatre (capacity = 40) in the Technical Learning Center. This was meant to be an informal and "intimate" session Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006 1:17 PM by WindowsServer | 1 Comments
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Windows Server "Longhorn" Webcasts and Chats

Good stuff here on upcoming webcasts and chats for "Longhorn" http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/webcasts.mspx Ward Read More...
Posted Friday, June 09, 2006 8:49 AM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments

10 Things about Windows CCS that You Won't Read Anywhere Else

Windows Compute Cluster Server has been RTM'd, and the bloggers and press are running their stories. Here are 10 things that you won't read there that you may find interesting about Windows CCS. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 09, 2006 8:18 AM by WindowsServer | 2 Comments
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TechNet Webinars on Virtualization

Want to know more about Virtual Server and the roadmap? Go in-depth on Virtual Server in this new TechNet webcast series for IT professionals. Microsoft subject matter experts walk you through how to plan and deploy and manage various virtualization solution scenarios. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:12 PM by WindowsServer | 2 Comments
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TechEd Preview - Virtualization

As Bostonians cast their eyes toward New York and the 4-game series against the Yankees, I'll once again cast my eyes toward TechEd in Boston. This time around it's the three virtualization breakout sessions within the Windows Server Infrastructure track. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 05, 2006 9:59 PM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments
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TechEd preview - high performance computing

I'm looking forward to attending TechEd in Boston. There are some great breakout sessions planned on Windows infratsructure technologies. So over the course of the next week I'll highlight some of them in case you haven't decided which sessions to attend. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 02, 2006 8:47 AM by WindowsServer | 0 Comments
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Q&A on Windows Server virtualization

Mike Neil, a product unit manager on the virtual machine team (core OS) did a Q&A with Virtualization.info that's worth a read Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:38 AM by WindowsServer | 1 Comments
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