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Best of Q&A from the IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization

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As promised, here are the “Best of Q&A” from the live chat I helped to deliver on September 3, 2009, entitled “IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization”A BIG THANK YOU to my guest, Shanen Boettcher, for such a wonderful conversation around Virtualization and the value that businesses can gain through it.And THANK YOU to all of … Continue reading Best of Q&A from the IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization

Best of Q&A for the TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! – Virtualization

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As promised, here are the “Best of Q&A” from the live chat I helped to deliver on September 2, 2009, entitled “TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! - Virtualization”A BIG THANK YOU to my guest, Shanen Boettcher, for such a wonderful conversation and some great information for IT Pros around getting ready for Virtualization.And THANK YOU … Continue reading Best of Q&A for the TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! – Virtualization

Resources for IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization

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As promised, here are the additional resources that were mentioned on the IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization, occurring on September 3rd, 2009.Hope you find these useful!-KevinPS - Here is the "Best of Q&A" from the chat session.---General Virtualization Information http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization “How Customers are Cutting Costs & Building Value with … Continue reading Resources for IT Manager Webcast: IT Manager Community Chat with Kevin – Virtualization

Resources from the TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! Virtualization

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As promised, here are the additional resources that were mentioned on the TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! Virtualization, occuring on September 2nd, 2009.Hope you find these useful!-KevinUPDATE: Here is the "Best of Q&A" from the session.---Microsoft THRIVE!http://www.microsoft.com/thriveGeneral Virtualization Information http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization “How Customers are Cutting Costs & Building Value with Microsoft Virtualization” Whitepaper http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/A/4/6A4A2529-F0E8-4100-81EE-187C9B026862/MicrosoftVirtCostSavingsWhitePaper.pdfVirtualization Learning and … Continue reading Resources from the TechNet Webcast: Thrive Live Chat! Virtualization

New Online Chats: Virtualization – with Shanen Boettcher

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Everyone – Meet Shanen Boettcher.  Shanen is a General Manager at Microsoft, responsible for the strategy around Windows Server products in the U.S.  He has a deep passion and background in product planning, technology and management including his role in Active Directory and Windows client product groups.“Cool.  Why do I want to meet him?”Because today … Continue reading New Online Chats: Virtualization – with Shanen Boettcher

News: Free 90-Day Evaluation Copy of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is now available!

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The Windows Team  and the Springboard Series team have made a special evaluation edition of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition available for download.  It’s a 90-day trial copy, just for IT Professionals who don't already have a Volume License or TechNet Subscription or some other way of evaluating Windows 7 Enterprise edition.“Trial?  Do I have to … Continue reading News: Free 90-Day Evaluation Copy of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition is now available!

Breaking RTM News: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

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“Breaking news?  Didn’t this happen yesterday, Kevin?”Yeah.. well.. I was busy yesterday traveling and attending meetings in Chicago.  I’m still there (here), but really needed to blog this.SCVMM 2008 R2 is released to manufacturing (RTM).  “What’s new?”Well.. in a nutshell this is the version that natively support new functionality in the recently released Windows Server … Continue reading Breaking RTM News: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

NEW Bigger Discount on TechNet Plus Subscriptions!

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: This promotion and promotion code have expired.Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion. Whenever I present a live TechNet Event, I ask my audience to raise their hands if they are a TechNet subscriber.  Usually about 1/3 of the audience raises their hand.  Considering that this is typically a Microsoft-friendly audience, I'm … Continue reading NEW Bigger Discount on TechNet Plus Subscriptions!

Tools for Windows 7 Deployment: Release Candidate of the MDT 2010 now available!

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Yesterday the Microsoft Deployment Team announced on their blog the availability of the Release Candidate for the newest version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit – MDT 2010.“Where do I get it?”You get it on the Connect site (connect.microsoft.com).  Specifically:https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=14“What’s new?”This is the version of the MDT that will support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 … Continue reading Tools for Windows 7 Deployment: Release Candidate of the MDT 2010 now available!

BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available TODAY

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Evaluate Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate today“The new Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate is here.  Download this 120-day free release candidate version and try the new features in your own environment. When you register for the Exchange Server 2010 RC software you will automatically receive valuable product evaluation resources assembled in one convenient location.”..and … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Release Candidate Available TODAY