Tonight at the South-by-Southwest (SXSW) conference, Microsoft announces the release-to-the-web of Internet Explorer 9. According to the IE 9 site, the final bits will be available after 9PM Pacific time, tonight. (March 14, 2011)I’ve been enjoying the Release Candidate for a few weeks now, and I’m fairly well impressed. Entirely my opinion, but things are … Continue reading Breaking News: IE 9 is here!
How will your IT organization consider using “the cloud”? Is there even an option for you; and if so, what does it look like?Next month we start our new series of events focusing on how IT is being transformed into a dynamic, service-based resource for your business. To do this you need to not just … Continue reading US Central Region TechNet Events are Here!
RTW = Released to the Web-i-tubesThe Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) version 5.5 has been released to the web. This is the latest version of the toolset that many of you have seen me demonstrate in our TechNet Events. It lets you take an inventory (agentless, I might add) of your environment – PCs, … Continue reading Breaking News: MAP 5.5 is RTW!
I ran across a really excellent blog post this morning. David Pallmann (a Microsoft MVP) provides an excellent overview of the Windows Azure platform; all of its parts, and the current state of all of the components: “In this post I'll take you through an updated tour of the Windows Azure platform. It's 2011, and … Continue reading Windows Azure: A Fresh Look
Just for fun… Check out the game that the Microsoft UK Partner Network folks created. It’s a fun game (built with Silverlight and running in Windows Azure, of course), where you try and get Santa Claus bouncing higher and higher on the cloud. “Is that all?” Yep. It’s simple, but addictive. And it suits me … Continue reading Seasonal, Semi-Addictive, and Definitely Cloud-Worthy
“Computing is undergoing a seismic shift from client/server to the cloud, a shift similar in importance and impact to the transition from mainframe to client/server. Speculation abounds on how this new era will evolve in the coming years, and IT leaders have a critical need for a clear vision of where the industry is heading.” … Continue reading Stop putting whip holders in your horseless carriages. (And what does that have to do with the cloud?)
Yeah… I had some fun attending this event, and shooting this video on Saturday morning. A couple of fun things to notice: Ray Ozzie is in the house Not everyone knows how to spell MICROSOFT.
RTW = Released to the Web-i-tubesRemember back in late September when I blogged about this cool toolset that, starting with a physically installed Windows XP machine, you would end up with a fresh install of Windows 7 AND that original Windows XP machine running as a virtual machine in XP-Mode?“Yeah.. that sounds really cool! Is it … Continue reading Breaking News: P2V Migration for Software Assurance is RTW!
Hello all! Below is the online version of the Resource Page that I’m handing out at my TechNet Events over the next several weeks. I hope you find them useful!-KevinUPDATE: If you want the PowerPoint files, they can be viewed or downloaded from HERE.-----E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comFeedback e-mail to my boss: Brian … Continue reading TechNet “Firestarter” Event Resources: DEPLOYMENT!
E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comFeedback e-mail to my boss: Brian Moore – BriMoore@microsoft.comFollow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinRemde"WAG" = Windows Administrator Groups (on LinkedIn): With Subgroups for user groups by geography - http://tinyurl.com/y8u2z35Future Live, In-Person Event Information: TechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde MSDN Events (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.com IT Managers Community Hub - http://technet.microsoft.com/itmanagementIT … Continue reading Kevin’s Microsoft Virtualization 360 Resources
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