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TechNet Events Presents The Microsoft Virtualization Tour
Join Blain , Dan , John , and Yung , your TechNet IT Evangelists as we 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 – Read More...
With Windows 7, there's never been a better time to be a PC.
This is it! We had waited and waited, and it's finally here. Windows 7 is now generally available .  With Windows 7, there's never been a better time to be a PC. For all you IT Professionals out there, let me highlight the 3 key deliveries: Making Read More...
You Are Invited to Desktop Virtualization Technical Briefing
I am very excited to be delivering a Remote Desktop Services/Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (RDS/VDI) session in the upcoming Desktop Virtualization Technical Briefing. RDS/VDI is, in my view, one of the most compelling solutions to transform IT into Read More...
TechNet Events Presents “Microsoft Virtualization Tour” for IT Pros!
Brought to you by your US East Microsoft IT Pro Evangelist : Blain , Dan , John , and Yung ! Come spend an afternoon with us as we highlight some of the great virtualization solutions Microsoft offers. We’ll go from the desktop to the enterprise starting Read More...
Concept of Desktop Virtualization
The traditional desktop computing model, as shown in Fig. 1, has been one where the operating system, applications, and user data and settings are bonded to a single computer. We will buy a computer either with OS and some applications pre-installed, Read More...
Building Sandbox for Evaluating RDS and VDI
I have just finished developing the content of RDS and VDI to be soon delivered in the Session 3 of the upcoming TechNet events . To minimize the required hardware, both the RDS and VDI demos are to be carried out using one laptop. In this screencast Read More...
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Have Reached RTM Milestones
RTM is the release to manufacturing, meaning the code is final and has been delivered to PC and server makers, who are preparing to deliver great new Windows 7 PCs and servers with Windows Server 2008 R2 for our mutual customers when Windows 7 is generally Read More...
TechNet Events Presents “Game On Tour” for IT Pros!
Brought to you by your US East Microsoft IT Pro Evangelist : Blain , Dan , John , and Yung ! Reservations are required, so register today for a seat at this free and fun technology event. Session 1 - Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7: Get it Done with Read More...
Hyper-V Security Guide V1.0 Now Available!
I had the opportunity to be one of the reviewers of the just published Hyper-V Security Guide . And want to invite those who are interested in virtualization security to download and review it as well. This document is about Hyper-V in Windows Server Read More...
One Way to Add Sidebar to Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta
The steps I followed to add the sidebar to Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta (R2Beta) desktop as shown below are very similar to those documented in Adding Vista Sidebar and Aero to Windows Server 2008 Desktop . There were however some changes needed. On step Read More...
20-Part Webcast Series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
Our team of IT Pro Evangelists including: Kevin Remde , Matt Hester , Chris Avis , Chris Henley , and Yung Chou is getting ready to start delivering a 20-part webcast series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions on January 14, 2009. The objectives of Read More...
Configuring UAC in Windows 7 Client and Windows Server 2008 R2
There are 4 levels of UAC warning form “Always notify” to “Never notify” configurable in a Windows 7 client. A set level determines when UAC will warn the current user on a change made by a program or by the user oneself while an elevated privilege is Read More...
Free eBook: Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
This book, by Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization team, is for IT professionals who want to learn more about Microsoft virtualization and virtualization-enabling technologies. It convers many areas of virtualization solutions including: Virtual Read More...
Active Directory Group Policy Object (GPO) Delegation and Approval Workflow With AGPM 3.0
In the TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Solutions for Windows Vista Management (Level 300) , I will demo a number of capabilities for managing Vista desktops and Windows environment in general. Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) 3.0 is one of Read More...
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Remote Desktop Services (RDS), A New Name for Terminal Services
As stated in Microsoft Windows Server product roadmap , a server release update is expected 2 years after a major release. Windows Server 2008 was released in 2008. So the next server release update should be in 2010 as Windows Server 2008 R2 (or Release Read More...
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