Tag: Windows Server

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

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!

Were you wondering about volume-activating Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

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Many of the questions I get asked have to do with licensing and activation.  I just found out about a video that does a good job of summarizing what KMS Activation is and how it works in Windows 7.   It also mentions some of the changes and new functionality that goes beyond how KMS Activation … Continue reading Were you wondering about volume-activating Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?

Breaking News: Finally! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SHIPPED! RTM, Baby!

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RTM = Released to Manufacturing At 1:40pm Pacific (Redmond) time, the party started around the world, as both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 finally ship; that is to say, they are “RTM’d”.  The bits are ready.  They’ll be sent to OEMs, then made available to partners, businesses, TechNet and MSDN subscribers, and finally … Continue reading Breaking News: Finally! Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SHIPPED! RTM, Baby!