I don’t know what it is yet, but I hear it’s going to be important.At 9:00am PST today, the “Desktop Virtualization Hour” site will have a live broadcast/webcast, where I’m told there will be some exciting news around Desktop Virtualization. I’ll watch, and report back here with an update when I have the details. Stay … Continue reading Breaking News: Some Big Desktop Virtualization Announcements
“Yeah, Kevin.. what’s so cool about Office 2010?”Lots of things. I sure don’t want to have to write them all up here; though I’m sure I will eventually. But today, if you’re an IT Manager, and if you have time, you should definitely attend our IT Manager Community Talk , because I’ll be speaking with … Continue reading IT Manager Community Talk with Kevin – Why is Office 2010 going to be the best Productivity Platform?
WAG = Windows Administrator GroupsLast week I decided to try something new, and it’s catching on in a big way. I wanted to create a new set of user groups for IT Administrators who primarily work with MIcrosoft Windows-based infrastructures. So I came up with the acronym WAG. I’m also a recent big fan of … Continue reading WAG – It’s like Bacon Flavored Dog Treats for the IT Professional
http://gettag.mobi/ I’m having so much fun playing with Microsoft Tag. Try it out on your smartphone. (go to http://gettag.mobi) The software drives your phone’s camera to take a quick scan of the tag, and then does something with it, like open a web page, or download a vCard. For example, the colorful tag above, when … Continue reading Want my business card?
“FIM 2010? Is that a new product?”In name, yes. But “FIM has evolved from Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM) 2007, which was previously Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003, which originated from Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS).” “Wait.. Who are you quoting there?”I’m quoting Alan Le Marquand and his very informative blog post about the release. … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM) is released
We had a great time in Omaha! Thanks to all of you that came to our TechNet Event last Thursday. As usual, I had a few questions that I wanted to find the answer to so that I could put them here in my blog. Here they are:----“In Windows Azure you say that the fabric … Continue reading Questions (and answers) from our Omaha TechNet Event
A couple of new tools are available for those of you either in the planning stages of an Exchange 2010 deployment, or looking to verify the configuration of your Exchange organization’s configuration:Exchange Pre-Deployment Analyzer - Brief DescriptionThe Exchange Pre-Deployment Analyzer performs an overall topology readiness scan of your environment and provides you with a list … Continue reading RTW: Exchange Pre-Deployment Analyzer and the Exchange Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0
Have you heard of “Botnets”?“You mean those legions of computers that are being controlled by criminals because they’re running malware that their owners don’t even know about; perhaps to use them to send spam e-mail?”Exactly. And if you’re reading this post right now, you can breathe a little easier knowing that you aren’t currently operating … Continue reading If you can read this, it wasn’t you!
As a parent of four (count ‘em! 4) kids, three of whom are in High School or College, I think it’s great when someone provides easy-to-use resources for young adults to help them figure out what they want to do with their working lives in the near future. So I’m thrilled to see this really … Continue reading Do your kids know what YOU did today?
When I deliver a presentation, or during the breaks, I’m invariably asked a question that I can’t answer.“A single question? Really?”Okay.. SEVERAL questions. (Who’s counting?!) The point is that I consider it a valuable learning opportunity. I write the question down and then later find the answer. Hopefully the person asking will check my blog … Continue reading Questions (and Answers) from our Kansas City TechNet Event
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