Search for Free! Search Server 2008 Express Announced

Today Microsoft released a new Search offering - Search Server 2008 Express.  This is on top of the recently announced Search Server 2008, and of course Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007."Express?  Does this mean, like in so many other products with that moniker, that this is free?"Yep.  Free.  "So.. it's scaled down, I bet.  Probably … Continue reading Search for Free! Search Server 2008 Express Announced

TechEd 2008 Breaking News: Big changes to TechEd U.S.

Big news: They're splitting it up."Huh?  What do you mean?  Are they having one conference for boys, and another for girls?"<sigh>  Don't be silly.  And anyway, that (unfortunately) would be extremely lopsided.  No, I'm talking about now having two separate weeks - one for Developers and the other for IT Professionals.And that's what was announced … Continue reading TechEd 2008 Breaking News: Big changes to TechEd U.S.

Remember BDD? Well.. forget BDD. Remember MD.

 "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.

Special TechNet Subscription Promotion – Save $100!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This promotion and promotion code have expired.Please CLICK HERE for the most current promotion. "$100?  One-hundred dollars?  Really?"Yes, you read me right.  From now through May 2008 you can save $100 on any TechNet subscription.  ANY TechNet subscription.  All you need to do is use this special promotion code when you place your … Continue reading Special TechNet Subscription Promotion – Save $100!

Heartland Developer Conference 2007 – Kevin’s Resource Page

Kevin’s “Save the Day” TechNet ResourcesSpecial HDC 2007 Edition! E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comKevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremdeFeedback e-mail to my boss: Rich Russell – RichRuss@microsoft.comFuture Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.comMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft Across America: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamericaNext Scheduled Area “Microsoft Across America” Events: Watch http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremde&nbsp; … Continue reading Heartland Developer Conference 2007 – Kevin’s Resource Page

October-December 2007 – TechNet Event Resources

Kevin’s “Save the Day” TechNet ResourcesEvent Resources – October-December, 2007 E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.comKevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremdeFeedback 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/acrossamericaNext Scheduled Area “Microsoft Across America” Events: Watch … Continue reading October-December 2007 – TechNet Event Resources

Breaking News: Longhorn Beta 3 is history… Windows Server 2008 RC0 is HERE!

Oh yeah!  Another "release" of sorts.  Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate (RC) Zero (0) - or "RC0" for short - is finally RTTWWW (Release to the World Wide Web - or "RTW" for short)."Sweeet!  Gimme gimme gimme!"Hold on there, sunshine.  You'll have to download it like everybody else.Sign up for the CTP (Customer Technology Preview).Or … Continue reading Breaking News: Longhorn Beta 3 is history… Windows Server 2008 RC0 is HERE!

Questions (with Answers) from our Twin Cities TechNet Event

 Greetings!"Well.. if that photo doesn't get you fired, Kevin... nothing will."Oh, I sincerely think there are worse things I could do.  And I will certainly NOT be trying to get myself fired anytime soon.Anyway - I wanted to get these questions (and now ANSWERS!) up on my blog today.  These were asked of me last … Continue reading Questions (with Answers) from our Twin Cities TechNet Event

Resources for TechNet Webcast: An In-Depth Look into Web Application Administration with Internet Information Services 7.0

Webcast Resources:Here are some resources relating to the webcast I presented on September 21, 2007, entitled “An In-Depth Look into Web Application Administration with Internet Information Services 7.0”.I hope you find them useful.Kevin —IIS 7.0 Technical Libraryhttp://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/9d93db52-0855-4161-b1d3-8581a8385f1f1033.mspx?mfr=true IIS 7 web site: IIS.NEThttp://www.iis.net This session’s resource page:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/ADD-122 Microsoft TechNethttp://www.microsoft.com/technet Live TechNet Eventshttp://www.technetevents.com   Microsoft Events page: http://www.microsoft.com/events