Last week I was among the Microsoft employees, presenters, and evangelists who were fortunate enough to speak at launch events on behalf of the release of Windows Vista, 2007 Office, and Exchange Server 2007. These events are definitely not anything like our usual TechNet Events. We have a whole crew of workers handling check-in and … Continue reading Kevin’s ‘New Day’ Video Diary – Part 1
I thought this was worth sharing. I've been doing demos of Windows Vista for awhile now, and it's been great talking to business owners, and "BDMs" (Business Decision Makers), and IT Professionals about the benefits to their business bottom-line that Windows Vista will bring to them. And, in case you didn't realize it, we have … Continue reading Take Windows Vista for a test drive…
Kevin’s TechNet “New Day” ReadinessEvent Resources – Jan-Mar, 2007 You can find this resource document online (and with live hyperlinks) at:http://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde/pages/Q32007TNRes.aspx E-mail Technical Questions: Kevin Remde – Kevin.Remde@microsoft.com Kevin’s Blog “Full of I.T.” – Additional Resources and Discussionhttp://blogs.technet.com/kevinremde Feedback e-mail to my boss: Melanie Brunner – mbrunne@microsoft.com Future Live, In-Person Event InformationTechNet (for IT Pros): http://www.technetevents.com/kevinremdeMSDN (for Software Developers): http://www.MSDNEvents.comMicrosoft … Continue reading January-March 2007 – TechNet Event Resources
Thanks to an e-mail I just received from Charlie Kindel (see his blog), I'm now able to publicly express my excitement for this new, until now very-hush-hush product that Microsoft has been working on. Apparently Bill G just announced the product at CES this evening.Here is the official web page that has been hinting at … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: The Microsoft ‘HOME SERVER’ is officially announced
It's time to consider coming to our live Microsoft Across America events. I mean it. Seriously. You'll want to be there. Not only will you be getting a great overview of Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office System, and Exchange 2007, but we're also giving a free copy of Office 2007 Professional to every attendee. "Wow! … Continue reading Yes, we’re giving away software again…
Here are the "Best Of" our questions and answers from today's TechNet Webcast: Best Practices for Designing the Active Directory Structure.BIG thank you to Matt Hester, who answered the questions in the background during the webcast; and whose work this represents.Thanks to all who attended!-Kevin --Questions and Answers: “What are the tradeoffs for naming your internal domain the same as the … Continue reading Best of Questions and Answers for TechNet Webcast: Best Practices for Designing the Active Directory Structure
As many of you know, or will know by reading this, Windows Vista (and future OS's and Apps from Microsoft) requires Activation; and a new functionality that is very good, and very important to understand, is how the new "Activation 2.0" affects volume licenses of Windows Vista Business versions (Standard and Enterprise). CLICK HERE For more information … Continue reading Some good questions on Activation 2.0
Yes indeed. It's a new day for business. Today is the day that Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System are officially and for the first time available to business. Volume License customers... start your engines!As stated in this PressPass announcement, this is the biggest launch in Microsoft's history; even bigger than the joint Windows … Continue reading It’s a Big Day
Hi!Below I’ve pasted an edited and cleaned up copy of most of the Q&A from the webcast “Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting in Exchange Server 2007” (November 17, 2006). If you’re interested in viewing the webcast (either again or for the first time), here it is.I also need to send out a BIG thank you … Continue reading Best of Questions and Answers from Webcast: Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting in Exchange Server 2007
...Sounds like someone banging bricks together, doesn't it? But really, WAIK is an acronym for "Windows Automated Installation Kit"This is the toolset that IT Pros are going to want to get to know well, because it contains tools for imaging, installing, and deploying Windows Vista; including tools like IMAGEX and the System Image Manager. Wanna … Continue reading WAIK! WAIK! WAIK!
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