Yessir! According to the Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform page, And that’s today! Go to THIS PAGE to set up a reminder that at 8:00AM Pacific (10:00AM Central) time, the launch is happening. “Where will the Windows Server Launch be taking place?” Online. Go to http://www.windows-server-launch.com at 10:00AM Central Time to “learn, connect, and have … Continue reading Launch Day! Windows Server 2012 is available today!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmToday Microsoft is unveiling a new global brand. The old is history. Sure, you’ll see it around for quite awhile (like on my formerly-official presenter shirts), but going forward, this is the new face of Microsoft: “Seriously? You’re changing the logo after all these years?” Yessiree. And I agree that it’s time for the change. … Continue reading So do I have to throw out all of my logo’d shirts now?
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm If you’re not already a TechNet or MSDN Subscriber, you have another option for trying out Windows 8. Microsoft has made 90-day free evaluation downloads available. Check out the Windows 8 Evaluation FAQ HERE, and then GO HERE to get the bits!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Yes indeed! It’s short notice, but I’d love to see about 30+ IT Pros from the area on Thursday, August 30th. We’ll be holding an IT “Mini-Camp”, where we’ll discuss and give you some hands-on time with Windows Server 2012 and the new version of Hyper-V virtualization. Here is the text from the registration … Continue reading TechNet IT “Mini-Camp” Event–August 30, 2012 in Minneapolis (Edina), Minnesota
Overview http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWindows Server 2012 Release Candidate Essentials (formerly Windows Small Business Server Essentials) is a flexible, affordable, and easy-to-use server solution designed and priced for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices that helps them reduce costs and be more productive. Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Essentials is an ideal first server, … Continue reading Windows Server 2012 Essentials Release Candidate is available for download
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmDan asked this at a TechNet Event IT Camp a few months ago… For those of you not familiar with it, ODX stands for Offloaded Data Transfer (or, I suppose, “X-fer”). It is a capability that some storage vendor solutions have to offload the transfer of data. “Um.. duh!” Sorry. The idea with ODX is … Continue reading Does my SAN support ODX? (So Many Questions. So Little Time. Part 46)
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm I received this question at a TechNet Event IT Camp in Minneapolis a few months ago… Can Chuck Norris write PowerShell scripts? Naturally. And only he can run his PowerShell scripts under MS-DOS 6.1. It’s a little know fact that, after codename “Monad”, rather than “PowerShell”, the name was originally going to be “NorrisShell”. … Continue reading Full of I.T. Shark Week!: Chuck Norris and PowerShell Scripting
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm In this final day of Shark Week! on Full of I.T., we will do a quick comparison of storage capabilities between Hyper-V and VMware’s vSphere 5.0. Hyper-V 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 and in the free Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 have some new capabilities and new capacities in the storage arena. “’Arena’? Shouldn’t that … Continue reading Full of I.T. Shark Week!: Who has the biggest disk?
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm “It’s been said that the secret to a good marriage is to understand that ‘it must be total, it must be permanent, and it must be equal.’ Microsoft has 20 years of expertise in the enterprise arena, and the release of Office 365 a year ago only extends that commitment. Our commitment to our … Continue reading Full of I.T. Shark Week!: Why Office 365 and not Google Apps?
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htmWhy is the “English” version of the Windows 8 download on TechNet is actually a little larger than the “English-United Kingdom” download? Is it because we Americans use longer words, or, like, inject other um stuff into like sentences and stuff? Do we require additional help documentation? Or are we denying some application or … Continue reading And here’s a puzzler…
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