As the title of this posting suggests – or rather says flat out – the beta of System Center 2012 SP1 is available for your downloading and testing/trying pleasure. “Why? What do I need an SP1 for? Didn’t System Center 2012 just come out earlier this year?” Absolutely. But what has since been released? “Windows … Continue reading Beta for System Center 2012 SP1 is available for download!
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.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
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 “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.htm There’s a theory that a Shark needs to keep moving, or else it will die. “Is that really true?” Do I look like Jacques Cousteau? I don’t know. You look it up. But I think the same can be said for virtual machines. “They’ll die?” Stop interrupting me. In your datacenter, no machine in … Continue reading Full of I.T. Shark Week!: Gotta keep moving!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm Yes indeed! It’s SHARK WEEK on FULL OF I.T.! This is the week of the year that we get aggressive here on the blog! We stir up the waters and bait the hooks with tasty I.T. goodness! We rip our competitors to shreds! We… “Hey Kevin… Aren’t you just stealing this idea from the … Continue reading It’s “Shark Week” on Full of I.T.!
http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/inetpub/kevinremde/KROmniture.htm“Kevin, I just want to start using it with some already-built examples. That’s how I learn best.” You’re in luck! The PowerShell Script Explorer Release Candidate was just, um.. released. Here’s the description from the download page: Microsoft® Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell® (Release Candidate) helps scripters find Windows PowerShell scripts, snippets, modules, and how-to … Continue reading I want to learn PowerShell. Where are the sample scripts?
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