Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V: Insider’s Guide to Microsoft’s Hypervisor

    Just found this book and ordered it  without hesitation.  sounds just what I have been looking for.  Outline This book can help you and customers get up and running quickly with expert guidance from three team members at Microsoft who work with the product. This insiders guide takes readers through Hyper-V essentials, including…

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A Day in a geek’s life – Server Quest – II

Remember the days of Space Quest? I do, many hours! This is a great find, Server Quest II.  I selected the IT Commando, what role will you select? great fun and funny too.  IT Pro’s this is for you?

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Next MVUG Event – 16th April 2009

As the title so easily describes, the next MVUG has been announced and will be held at the Microsoft Office in London (Cardinal Place). It should be a cracking event which I am really looking forward too. At this event I get the privilege of sitting at the back of the room and heckling Mr…

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Virtualboy.tv

This is a great resource, delivered from my good friend Matt McSpirit.  Demo’s, training and a really good insight of our end to end Virtualisation strategy.  Check Virtualboy.tx out and of course check out Matt’s Blog    

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Hyper-V Security Guide – Now Available!

The Hyper-V Security Guide is designed to provide you with guidance, instructions, and recommendations to help further elevate the security of virtualized Windows Server® environments and address their business-critical needs. Here’s your chance to efficiently manage the security of their virtualized environments. Get all the details about the guide by visiting the Hyper-V Security Guide…

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First Sizing and Configuration Tool for Hyper-V

My Buddy from the MVUG Patrick pinged a few of us to let us know that HP has released its HP Sizing and Configuration Tool for Microsoft Hyper-V is a downloadable, automated tool that provides a quick and consistent methodology to determine a “best-fit” server configuration for your virtualized Hyper-V environment. This tool enables you…

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How Microsoft Does IT – Deploying Virtual Machines using Hyper-V

Again another great set of materials showing how we do Virtualisation and the potential value of this technology.  Microsoft IT virtually deploys more than 80% of new servers using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. To ensure optimal performance, Microsoft IT has developed configuration best practices, based on the application workloads or services being provided by the…

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Windows 2008 R2 Failover Clustering and Hyper-V Host Clustering

Andy Vierthaler pinged me earlier with some cool details and info on Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover clustering and hyper-v Clustering which he got forwarded from the cluster teams blog. Microsoft have some upcoming webcasts covering both introductory material and R2 features.  If you’re new to clustering and want to learn more, our beginners webcasts…

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How far will you take virtual

We Launch a new campaign around Virtualisation, powered by Microsoft Siliverlight.  Get a refreshing new take on Microsoft Virtualisation, watch video’ and read case study of the impact that Virtualisation could have to you and your business.  Visit www.microsoft.com/virtualization and check it out. 

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IT Management Community Hub is Live on TechNet

The new Microsoft TechNet IT Management Community Hub is ready for you to participate. Connect, find resources, and get the information you need. Check out webcasts and podcasts from industry leaders, blogs by subject matter experts, community forums and more. And that’s just the beginning.

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