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Introducing Microsoft’s Unified Technology Event for Enterprises US and Gear Up for TechEd Australia!

In the US, an exciting new event approach was announced on the Channel 9 Blog with the following:...

Author: JenThompson Date: 08/03/2014

Publishing Internal Web Applications without the Red Tape

As technology changes, so too does the expectation of IT professionals to make the impossible, or at...

Author: JenThompson Date: 07/24/2014

MVA JUMPSTART: Windows Azure Pack - Infrastructure as a Service

If you're interested in establishing cloud-style architecture in your datacenter then this Jump...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 07/02/2014

MVA JUMPSTART: Migrating Legacy Windows Server to 2012 R2 and Microsoft Azure

Our very own Andrew "Macca" McMurray will be hosting his first MVA Jumpstart on 24th July....

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 07/01/2014

The Weekly Wrap: updated 70-411 exam book, hearing from MVPs and Azure RemoteApp demo

Microsoft MVPs from around the world have been blogging in a guest post series. So far there have...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 06/19/2014

TechNet Live Session 9: System Center 2012 R2 – Infrastructure Monitoring

Don't miss out on the next instalment of the Transforming The Datacentre TechNet Live series....

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 06/04/2014

The Weekly Wrap: Surface Pro 3 and the Salesforce.com strategic partnership

Hey everyone! It has been a little while since I have been blogging on here... so lets start with...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 05/29/2014

TechNet Live: Session recordings for half of the 'Transforming the Datacentre' series

Hi all, We have now reach a mid-point in the Transforming the Datacentre TechNet Live series. If you...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 05/18/2014

The Weekly Wrap: TechEd North America, Azure updates, Enterprise Mobility Suite and more...

Hi everyone, It's Friday again! It has been a busy week in the IT Pro space across the globe....

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 05/15/2014

TechNet Evaluation competition - the winner revealed....

Hi everyone! The TechNet Evaluation competition is now over. Tony Jones from Rangeville in...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 05/04/2014

The Weekly Wrap: Microsoft Azure AD Premium, System Center upgrades, MVA events and MORE!!!

Happy Friday everyone!! It is great to be back on board after a little break...... Very refreshed,...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 05/01/2014

TechNet Live Session 2: Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Virtualization

Hi all..... just a friendly reminder that the second session in the TechNet Live series will be held...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 04/15/2014

Don't miss your chance to win an Xbox One and Nokia Lumia 1520!!

Time is running out! Your chance to win an Xbox One and Nokia Lumia 1520 is coming to an end. If you...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 04/13/2014

The Weekly Wrap - MVMC 2.0, Windows 8.1 Update and MORE....

Howdy everyone! One of the main pieces of information I wanted to share this week is the Microsoft...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 04/10/2014

The Weekly Wrap

G'day everyone! What a week! The Microsoft Build 2014 conference in San Francisco has created a...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 04/03/2014

The Weekly Wrap - v3

Hey everyone!! A few things jumped out at me this week that I wanted to share... Office for iPad -...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 03/27/2014

TechNet Live Series - Transforming the Datacentre

Hi everyone, Breaking the weekly rhythm here - just wanted to let you know about the upcoming...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 03/24/2014

The Weekly Wrap - v2

Happy Friday everyone!! It has been a big week of releases and updates! On March 19, SQL Server 2014...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 03/20/2014

The Weekly Wrap - v1

Hi all, This week I have been gathering info on some great events and training opportunities for...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 03/13/2014

MVP Community Camp, March 17 - March 22

Hi everyone! Very new to this....a good chance to say hi and share the details of the upcoming MVP...

Author: Pat Stanton Date: 03/03/2014

Another free ebook: Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2

Hi everyone, In case you missed it at the end of last year, there is a new free ebook out from...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 01/16/2014

Microsoft Technical Communities Program (MSTC)

Calling all user group leaders and speakers! Have you registered on the new Microsoft Technical...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 01/12/2014

Spring into 2014 with the Springboard Series

Morning everyone, Welcome back to 2014! We hope you had a wonderful, refreshing break. As you settle...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 01/08/2014

TechNet Most Read: Your 2013 Wrap-Up

With only a few days until the end of the year, what better time to sit and reflect on the year that...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 12/26/2013

Goodbye to 2013 - and some light reading!

Hi everyone, Can you believe there’s less than two weeks left until we say goodbye to 2013? As...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 12/18/2013

An Overview of SQL Server 2014

Hi everyone, Fancy some complimentary online training, delivered by expert guest speakers? Well...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 11/13/2013

Watch the recording: Cloud OS for Databases Technical Overview

Hi everyone, As you would know, Jeffa and Andrew have been out of the office recently doing IT...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 11/03/2013

How VMware Experts Can Get Certified on Hyper-V!

As Brad Anderson explained on his blog last week, the IT industry never slows down, with the...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 11/03/2013

The R2 wave is here!

If you've been under a rock for the past few days, you may have missed the news: October 18th was a...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 10/21/2013

TechNet LIVE is back in November!

Hi everyone, Am happy to share that TechNet LIVE, our free online training for IT pros is back in...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 10/20/2013

Welcome back from TechEd and preparing for R2

Welcome back from TechEd! It's been a couple of weeks since we returned to the office,equipped with...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 09/26/2013

Download an R2 Evaluation and you could win big!

We have a super easy competition running at the moment that could see you take home twofantastic...

Author: Katherine Sherrie Date: 09/26/2013

Happy Retirement Windows XP!

Time to move off XP?  Little reminder for the upcoming end of support date. Jeffa

Author: IT Pro Australia Team Date: 07/24/2013

A first look at Windows 8.1!

Nice first glimpse of what’s coming in Windows 8.1 from a UI perspective. regards, The IT Pro...

Author: IT Pro Australia Team Date: 07/11/2013

TechEd Australia 2013: Session Catalogue is live!

We’ve reached another milestone in our TechEd planning cycle with the session catalogue going...

Author: Jeffadude Date: 07/11/2013

TechEd Australia 2013 - Registration Now Open

Celebrating twenty years of TechEd Australia! Registration is now open. 3-6 September 2013, Gold...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 06/06/2013

Download an Evaluation to win a Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch!

We have a great opportunity for you in case you missed it on Jeffa's blog:...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 05/29/2013

TechEd Australia 2013: Call for Topics is Live!

In case you haven't seen the announcement on Jeff Alexander's blog we are thrilled to announce that...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 05/21/2013

Don't miss your chance to own a Nokia Lumia 920 with Windows Phone*

There’s still time to win the very smart and intuitive Nokia Lumia 920 with Windows Phone.*...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 03/25/2013

New dates announced for IT Camps: Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

Microsoft IT CAMPS are back in 2013 and you’re invited!! Microsoft IT Camps are expert led, no...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 02/19/2013

Windows Intune Wave D (+SCCM 2012 SP1 integration) Jumpstart - 1 day of training

Hi everyone - I hope you had a wonderful weekend and avoided getting too wet for those on the east...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 01/28/2013

A small demonstration of Windows 8...

Windows 8 ... it is easy. Enjoy this video. Cheers, Katie Mac...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 12/23/2012

12 Milestone Microsoft Moments from 2012. Here’s to 2013.

As the year winds down here's a video looking at the highlights. http://bit.ly/ZktBoX See you in...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 12/13/2012

TWO Chances to own a HALO 4 Collector’s Edition Xbox 360

We’re giving you not one but TWO chances to win a Collector’s Edition Halo 4 Xbox...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 12/02/2012

IT CAMPS – have you registered?

  Hi all - hope this week leading into the chocolate frenzy finds you all well? My name is...

Author: Katie Macintosh Date: 04/04/2012

Tech.ed Australia 2011 Call for Topics Now Live!

As many of you know I'm looking after content end-to-end this year for Tech·ed Australia 2011 and we...

Author: Jeffadude Date: 04/20/2011

TechNet Professional Subscription: with 3 bonus months!

Starting on April 1st 2011 (no really) and going through to June 30th 2011 we are offering 3 extra...

Author: Jeffadude Date: 03/29/2011

TechNet Live Meetings are back featuring IE9 all through April!

It’s been awhile but I wanted to let you know that the TechNet Live! meetings are back and next...

Author: Jeffadude Date: 03/20/2011

2011 Microsoft Desktop Virtualization Customer Roundtable

How IT Leaders are Empowering People with Technology March 11th, 2011 at 2 p.m. Sydney Time Join us...

Author: Jeffadude Date: 03/03/2011

Microsoft IT Showcase: Cloud Content Available Now!

I know through a lot of discussions I’ve been having with IT Pro’s that Cloud Computing is top of...

Author: Jeffadude Date: 01/24/2011

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