Tag: Windows Server

New Free e-Learning Promotion for TechNet Plus Subscribers

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I just received some cool news via e-mail from the Microsoft TechNet Product Manager.  The e-Learning folks are offering a new promotion running from April-June, 2006.  All new or existing TechNet Plus subscribers will have some additional e-Learning courses available to them for free.  Three of them.  “Three? Free?!”Yep. Three.  Free.  Whoopie.“What courses?”Here are the links … Continue reading New Free e-Learning Promotion for TechNet Plus Subscribers

Best of Q&A from Webcast: Best Practices for Designing the Active Directory Structure

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Greetings!Below I’ve pasted an edited and cleaned up copy of the Q&A from the webcast I delivered on March 20th: Best Practices for Designing the Active Directory Structure.  BIG thank you to Chris Henley for handling the Q&A on the backend, and who’s work this really represents.-Kevin—Questions and Answers:“Will this webcast be available for download at a … Continue reading Best of Q&A from Webcast: Best Practices for Designing the Active Directory Structure

The April TechNet Webcast Calendar is LIVE!

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April’s Shower of WebcastsThe schedule for April has been posted.  Sign up early and often!Here are a few I’ll be leading…TechNet Webcast: Exchange Best Practice Analyzer (ExBPA) (Level 300)Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific TimeKevin Remde, TechNet Presenter, Microsoft CorporationThe Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool (ExBPA) is an … Continue reading The April TechNet Webcast Calendar is LIVE!

Answers to Event Questions – Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2006

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G’Day!This is the fifth of many long-overdue, promised blog posts containing answers to questions I’ve received at our TechNet Events.These questions are about Data Protection Manager 2006 and the Virtual Shadow Copy for Shared Folders client…— "When is the client install necessary?  When is it not?  Does DPM take care of this for me if the … Continue reading Answers to Event Questions – Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2006

Answers to Event Questions – MOM

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“MOM!”This is the fourth of many long-overdue, promised blog posts containing answers to questions I’ve received at our TechNet Events.This question is about Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005… “Is there a management pack to monitor Windows Backup?  What about other backup products?” There is a management pack available from Symantec to manage BackupExec.  Other than that, I … Continue reading Answers to Event Questions – MOM

Answers to Event Questions – Storage Manager for SANs (SMfS)

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“Hi!”This is the third of many long-overdue, promised blog posts containing answers to questions I’ve received at our TechNet Events.These questions are about the Storage Manager for SANs function in Windows Server 2003 R2…"Are existing LUNs detected?"Well… I'm not a storage expert and haven't worked with any other SAN technologies, so I couldn't say from personal experience.  … Continue reading Answers to Event Questions – Storage Manager for SANs (SMfS)

Answers to Event Questions – File Server Resource Manager

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“Ha Haaa!”This is the second of many long-overdue, promised blog posts containing answers to questions I’ve received at our TechNet Events.These questions are about the File Server Resource Manager in Windows Server 2003 R2…“Are quotas set on a per-folder basis only, or do they include all sub-folders?”You have two choices.  Your first option is to … Continue reading Answers to Event Questions – File Server Resource Manager

Answers to Event Questions – R2 Features

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Greetings!This is the first of many long-overdue, promised blog posts containing answers to questions I’ve received at our TechNet Events.The first one deals with a general question about Windows Server 2003 R2…"What are the features of R2 that are different in Standard vs. Enterprise editions of R2?"Here's a great feature comparison page that compares all … Continue reading Answers to Event Questions – R2 Features