Saving Energy While Reducing Your Carbon Footprint and Costs in the Process

Green, Sustainability, and Environment – what does this have to do with virtualization? Quite simply virtualization technologies can help you reduce your carbon footprint, reduce energy, reduce cooling, and of course save some money as well.  Today we’re announcing the release of a set of tools available at www.hyper-green.com designed to help you and your…

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20-Part Webcast Series on Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Yung Chou an IT Pro Evangelist has recently posted a 20 part webcast series on MS Virtualization solution. I have nab the links to the webcasts so that you can all sign up. In Yung words…… Our team of IT Pro Evangelists including: Kevin Remde, Matt Hester, Chris Avis, Chris Henley, and Yung Chou is…

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Beta now available

@ CES 2009 we also announce the availability for the Windows Server 2008 R2, there is some cool stuff in here.  Live migration for one.  Check it out, download and test.   Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Overview The following is a brief description of each Hyper-V feature included in R2.  In addition, you can…

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Life in Prague Chatting to PFE EMEA

So the PFE community tries to meet up every year. The aim is technology awareness and training, we have lovingly named the event Czech ready after our Seattle based training called tech ready! I think Jason Wallace came up with this name! Anyway, Duane and I have been speaking at many of the virtualization session…

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Register for Beta Exam 70-403: TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring

  Oh Yes!  Its finally here sports fans!  SO Big Challenge out to you all and Mr. ZARBIE!!           http://blogs.technet.com/betaexams/archive/2008/09/16/register-for-beta-exam-70-403-ts-microsoft-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-2008-configuring.aspx   You are invited to take beta exam 70-403: TS: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring. You were specifically chosen to participate in this beta because of your current Microsoft Certification…

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Microsoft IT Showcase proudly presents Insight Workshops – New! Virtualization at Microsoft

 I get asked this question all the time.. How does Microsoft IT use Virtulization internally?  Well now you can find out!  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb687787.aspx#Virt Duration: 2-day workshopsFee: Based on location (email Insightw@microsoft.com for details) Dates, regional registration and more information: Insightw@microsoft.com This workshop offers key insights into Microsoft’s virtualization efforts and how Microsoft IT plans and executes…

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Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)

The Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP) is open to any vendor who delivers a virtualization machine solution that hosts Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and subsequent service packs. The virtualization solution can either be hypervisor-based or a hosted solution. The program enables vendors to…

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New Worldwide Site on our Environmental Strategy

http://www.microsoft.com/environment/ (I will put a full time link for this on the left this week) In the UK we are very active in changing our environment and doing as much as we can to recycle and conserve are natural resources! I am a passionate believer that we make our own destiny and we make decisions…

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Tech-Ed Keynote Highlights ‘Dynamic IT’ and Virtualisation

In case you have not heard, virtualisation is big! When I mean big I mean important to both Microsoft and the IT industry.  To demonstrate this Bob Muglia keynoted at Tech-Ed 2008.  Where our very own report Mr Zarb is currently.  What did he talk about? well the inside story is here.  I wait to…

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Event: Microsoft Virtualisation and Management Technologies – UK

Are you from the UK?  Can you get to Reading?  If so you may want to attend this event Register NOW! Abstract: This event will take you through our latest management and Virtualisation technologies. We’ll start the day with a thought provoking keynote explaining how to use System Center to reduce the impact your business…

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