Breaking News: The IT Manager Community Hub is LIVE! Spread the word!For several months now, I’ve been working with people in the Microsoft BMO on this project, which started because of a recognition that IT Managers – people who lead IT people and run IT organizations – haven’t been served as well as they could … Continue reading IT Managers – This hub’s for YOU!
Here are some resources relating to webcast I delivered on November 5, 2008, entitled "TechNet Webcast: Deploying Windows Vista in Your Organization with CONFIDENCE! (Level 300)”I hope you find them useful.Kevin— Microsoft Deployment Deployment Feature Team Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb960434.aspxMicrosoft Deployment Home http://www.microsoft.com/deploymentMicrosoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89&displaylang=en&tmTechNet Desktop Deployment TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/desktopdeployment/default.aspxTechNet Server Deployment TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/serverdeployment/default.aspxAssessment … Continue reading Resources for TechNet Webcast: Deploying Windows Vista in Your Organization with CONFIDENCE!
Yung Chou is a friend and coworker of mine. The other day he made a new screencast available around the deployment of Microsoft Office Groove 2007. Check it out!http://silverlight.services.live.com/invoke/52963/GrooveDeploymentModels/iframe.html
Kevin’s TechNet Event Resources E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Feedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell– richruss@microsoft.com Session PowerPoint Deckshttp://www.technetevents.com/resources/2008-August-September.aspx Future Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamerica 15%-OFF Special TechNet Plus Subscription Promotion – Yes, save $52.39 off of … Continue reading August-December 2008 – TechNet Event Resources
My teammate Matt “Mongo” Hester just posted a pretty cool demo screencast on the process of adding bits (in this case, the currently-in-beta next version of Internet Explorer) into an offline image of Windows Vista. Yes.. “offline” because it’s an installation of Vista that exists in a .wim file. So we’re applying IE 8 as … Continue reading Mongo-Cool Screencast on Slipstreaming IE 8 into a Windows Vista SP1 Image
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
"Can I slipstream Windows Vista SP1 into an existing install image?"Nope. Well, not directly, anyway."Um.. but when I get SP1, I want to upgrade my deployable .WIM images with the new bits. I can't do that in an offline way like I can with other updates?"Sorry. No."Are you going to tell me why?"Absolutely! You don't … Continue reading I can’t do WHAT?! Why can’t I create my own slipstreamed installation of Windows Vista SP1?
Kevin’s “Save the Day” TechNet ResourcesJanuary-February, 2008Kevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremdeE-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comFeedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell– richruss@microsoft.comFuture Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamerica$100 TechNet Subscription Promotion – Yes.. save $100!Use Promotion Code TMSAM08 at … Continue reading January-February 2008 – TechNet Event Resources
Wow!Seems like just the other day I was talking here about the release candidate for this, and now here it is, RELEASED!Very cool.Here is the Microsoft Deployment download. And you may want to check out the Microsoft Deployment Team Blog, too.---Interesting. If you go to http://www.microsoft.com/deployment, you go straight to the MD download page also.
"Huh?"For a couple years now I've been singing the praise of "these three little letters that, if you remember nothing else from my presentation, I want you to remember: BDD!" Business Desktop Deployment.BDD is one of many "Solution Accelerators" Microsoft makes available. As the name implies, these are product or area focused tools that help … Continue reading Remember BDD? Well.. forget BDD. Remember MD.
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