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Virtualising SQL 2008 R2? You may just find this useful!
Hot on the heels of Thursday’s post on the virtualising of SharePoint 2010, I thought I’d share with you, some useful resources around the virtualising of SQL 2008 R2, on Hyper-V R2, and the kind of...
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Orinoko talk Optimised Desktop and how to ensure licensing compliance…
I’ve had the pleasure to know the Orinoko chaps for some time now. Heck, we’ve even chatted virtualisation over Peri-Peri chicken! One thing I’ve learnt about these guys very quickly, is how well...
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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Beta) available by end of July…
Straight from the keynote at TechEd North America (I’m not there!) comes this press release…http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2010/jun10/06-07TechEd2010PR.mspx“Public beta of service pack 1...
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Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX Video Demos…
Hot on the heels of the announcements around the beta of SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, 2 new videos have been published to TechNet Edge, showcasing firstly, the upcoming Dynamic Memory,...
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Free Microsoft eBooks all over the place!
Love reading? Love technology? Like money?If the answer to those questions is Yes, then these eBook links are for you. Covering a wide spectrum of technologies, from Office through to...
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NetApp Release: Data ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit 1.0
If you’re a bit of a PowerShell guru, and have NetApp filer’s within your environment, the release of the Data ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit could be something you find very useful. The toolkit provides a...
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Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V): The Movie
If you know, or have heard of App-V, chances are, you’ll know it exists as part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack, usually abbreviated to MDOP. If this is the first time you’ve heard of MDOP,...
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TechEd Day 1: Keynote now available on demand…
For those of you, like me, who aren’t lucky enough to travel over to New Orleans for TechEd, you’re pretty much restricted to catching up on the gossip via blogs, and news feeds. Whilst this is fine...
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TechEd Online: Hyper-V and Dynamic Memory in Depth
For those of you who caught my Dynamic Memory post a couple of days back, and are desperate for more information, you can actually watch, online, the session delivered by Ben Armstrong, Senior Program...
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Desktop Virtualisation for Dummies
If you’re interested in understanding more about the sheer choice you have in front of you for the future of desktops, this handy guide could come in useful. It covers a variety of topics, from ‘What...
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Partner Academy Live Sessions: SCDPM 2010 and SCE 2010
If you’re a Microsoft Partner, and you’re interested in learning more about the recently released System Center Data Protection Manager 2010, or System Center Essentials 2010, here’s a couple of...
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RD Virtualisation Host Capacity Planning in Windows Server 2008 R2
Hat-tip to Clivefor spotting this one.A few months back, I blogged about the release of a number of RDS related resources, whether it’s the improvements in RDP7, or sizing guidance for your session...
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Upcoming Partner Academy Live Sessions
Firstly, apologies for the short notice on some of these sessions – the email with their details literally landed in my inbox this morning! Here’s everything you need in terms of information, and...
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UK Partner Training Course (29th June) - Desktop Optimisation: Implementing a...
Short notice I know, but a number of places have come available on this VDI course which may be of interest to some of you in the UK.44CO181 - Desktop Optimisation: Implementing a VDI Infrastructure...
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SP1 (Beta) Now Available for Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2…
Downloading as we speak!Just over a month ago, straight from TechEd North America, we announced SP1 for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and stated, at the time, the beta would be available...
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Much to like in Quest vWorkspace 7.1…Part 2!
I didn’t intend for the original post on Quest’s excellent vWorkspace technology to lead to a ‘Part 2’ but it seems only fitting, with a raft of useful information that has become available to add to...
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Brian Madden on RemoteFX and just what are the minimum specs?
That rhyme/rap was not intentional. Even in this day and age, I doubt a song about virtualisation technologies could get in the charts, although you never know…Anyway, back to the real world…Following...
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Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit 5.0 - Now Released
Way back in March, I blogged about the 1st beta releaseof the MAP Toolkit 5.0. Well, we’ve been through a second beta since then, and finally, a couple of days back, shipped the product, which I’m...
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Vizioncore release free VMware Management Pack for OpsMgr…
Vizioncore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest (the vWorkspace guys!), have released a free Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 which enables the monitoring of VMware virtual...
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Upcoming Partner Academy Live: Virtualisation Licensing
Judging by the number of questions I receive on licensing, both via this blog, and also face to face, I’ve got a feeling these sessions will be of use to you. If you feel that you don’t quite get our...
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Interesting read on Citrix’s HDX and VMware’s PCoIP…
As many of your know, one of the key elements of my job is to work with Partners and Customers around our Optimised Desktop story. If you’re not familiar, it’s the idea that actually, believe it or...
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Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Available
Hot off the press, the Release Candidate for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 has been released!You can grab the Release Candidate from here, however there are a couple of things you should know...
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DPM 2010 - Management Pack for Operations Manager Released
Hat tip to Jonathan Almquist for this one – it’s something I’ll be installing ASAP!For those of you who have rolled out, or are planning to roll out, a combination of System Center Operations Manager...
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Interested in System Center? Want to reduce costs? This event is for you!
That image won’t make much sense at this stage, but work with me here! On Friday 5th November, one of our key System Center Partners, Inframon, are hosting an event in London focused purely on System...
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New IPD Guide Published: System Center Service Manager 2010 (Beta)
I’ve just received notification that the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Service Manager 2010 has just been published, and anyone who’s weighing up a deployment, or simply wants to know...
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