Day 1 – Exchange Server 2007 Pre-Conference Session and KeynotesToday I worked as a proctor in the pre-conference instructor-lead session on Exchange Server 2007. My time was spent learning more than helping, but I managed to answer a few questions. My team mate and partner here at TechEd, Harold Wong, answered many more. The evening really … Continue reading Kevin’s TechEd 2006 Diaries – Day 1
Announced at WinHEC 2006…Microsoft made some big announcements about our Virtualization product road map yesterday at WinHEC 2006. (I’m sorry I wasn’t able to get the news out about it sooner, but was busy attending and presenting at a seminar in St. Louis.) Two products and an acquisition were announced: Windows Server Virtualization Microsoft System Center … Continue reading Big Virtualization Announcements
How much would you pay for all of that power?Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 is now a free product. Get it here!“Isn’t this old news, Kevin?”Yeah… If you’ve heard this already, please forgive me. I was not blogging the week it happened, so I missed putting out the big scoop here. But I’m still just … Continue reading Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition – FREE
Yes indeed! The January TechNet Webcast Schedule is Live!We’ve got lots of great content for you this month; especially the two sessions I’m doing on Exchange Server Security.TechNet Webcast: Implementing Exchange Server 2003 Security (Part 1 of 2): Securing Services and Messaging Protocols (Level 200)Monday, January 16, 2006 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific Time … Continue reading A New Year of TechNet Webcasts Begins!
TechNet Virtual Labs“Ever wanted to test Microsoft's newest software in a sandbox environment? Wouldn't it be great to be able to test new servers immediately, without formatting hard drives or dedicating one or more computers to the project? Now you can, with the TechNet Virtual Labs.”For those of you not already aware of these, I … Continue reading TechNet Virtual Labs
This question was asked recently of our team, and it was just interesting enough of a question to see if someone reading this blog might like to play with this scenario on their own. Yes.. you are finally being encouraged to “try this at home”.Here’s the question: Can you create a virtual machine Windows Server … Continue reading A Virtual PC Puzzler for You
“Kevin, why are you bringing up Virtuality?”I think you mean “Virtualization”. I’m bringing it up because there has been a cool announcement about Virtual Machine Technology from Microsoft – specifically around licensing.“What is this Virtual Machine Technology of which you speak?”From the Microsoft Virtual PC – FAQ page: A. Virtual machine technology applies to both … Continue reading Everything is virtual someday (Welcome to “The Matrix”)
The schedule of Microsoft Webcasts for November is ready to go. I’ve posted the entire schedule, complete with breakdowns by topic or product/technology, as well as full descriptions, as an article HERE. See you there!
Hi! Here are the promised resources for the webcast I delivered today (September 7, 2005) on “A Technical Overview of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005”. The content session number TNT1–154.Hope you find these links useful, either as you watch the webcast live or later when it’s available On-Demand.Kevin—TNT1–154 Additional Resources Virtual Server 2005 Product Overviewhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/evaluation/vsoverview.mspxVirtual Server 2005 … Continue reading A Technical Overview of Virtual Server 2005 WEBCAST – Additional Resources
Absolutely Full of I.T. 