..and ahead of schedule!That’s right! Hyper-V, the new game-changing virtualization technology that is included in Windows Server 2008, has been released today.Here’s the official press release.“How do I get it?”Well.. first of all you have to have Windows Server 2008 64-bit running on Virtualization capable hardware (meaning the Intel or AMD processors that have virtualization … Continue reading Breaking News: Hyper-V is UNLEASHED TODAY!
Dear Video Diary,This was a busy day. I was originally scheduled to do three video interviews. It turned into 4, and then 5! So I spent a lot of time in a comfy chair, with a not-so-comfy microphone attached to my head. Really enjoyed the conversations, though. I hope you take a moment to check … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 3 – June 11, 2008
Dear Video Diary,Today started off with the opening keynote for the conference. Bob Muglia gave a good talk about IT, naturally."What about Developers?"That was last year.. and all the other US TechEds. This is the first year that TechEd was split into a Developer week and an IT Pro week. I did hear some people … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 2 – June 10, 2008
"Hey Kevin! I know you were at TechEd US 2008 IT Pro last week. Where are your blog entries about it?"Well.. yeah.. It's a really busy week! Those of you who have followed my blog for the past couple of years know that I like to keep a diary of sorts about my daily activities … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd Video Diaries – Part 1 – June 9, 2008
Jacob Thornberry of Brooks Stevens took a few minutes out of his busy day as their lone IT Pro to talk to me about his recent rollout of Office Communications Server 2007. I thought this conversation would benefit anyone who is considering rolling out OCS, and so with Jacob's permission, we recorded our conversation for … Continue reading A Conversation About An OCS Deployment
Web 2.0. Social Bookmarking. Social internetworking. I finally have some "downtime" (translation: I'm not traveling. I'm working from home. And I don't have any pressingly urgent events to gear up for at the moment), so I thought I'd try out some of the cool ways people are communicating and keeping-tabs with each other online.MySpace? Yep.. … Continue reading Twouble twying to Twitter?
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Just for fun...I'm on a "Cool Stuff" DL (distribution list) internally at Microsoft, where coworkers share cool things they find on the Internet or within the company. Some of the "stuff" is business-related, but mostly the subjects range between the insanely-geeky to the just-plain-fun. This one is the latter.A "spec spot" (speculative advertisement) was created … Continue reading Two things my youngest daughter loves: Music and Animals
Yes.. this is my last one! Unless I get the call to fill in for another presenter, I am done with all of my Heroes Happen { here } events. It's been a blast. Every event was full of IT Pros who really enjoyed learning more about Windows Server 2008. I don't know if it … Continue reading Heroes happen { here } Launch Video Diary 8 – Grand Rapids
From the ol' mail bag...I just received this e-mail, and thought I'd share it plus my response here on my blog: Hi Kevin, I find your virtualization webcasts very good. I plan to investigate setting a DR solution using Hyper V with our systems in a different site Currently we have approx 12 physical boxes … Continue reading Got an e-mail about Hyper-V…
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