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Windows Server virtualization

...is here (nearly). I'll provide more details over the coming days, but with WinHEC now upon us, the covers are lifted on both Windows Server virtualization and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (aka Carmine). For now, the best place to find info Read More
posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:27 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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WinTarget software incorporated into Windows Storage Server

Definitely worth looking at as I've been using the WinTarget iSCSI target software on trial for a while now. Microsoft has just acquired the WinTarget software product and will be incorporating it into future versions of Windows Storage Server 2003. A Read More
posted Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:45 AM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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License changes for Windows Server - Virtualisation goes mainstream

BIG NEWS DAY FOR VIRTUALISATION TECHNOLOGY! As was just announced at SoftSummit in Santa Clara, CA today, Microsoft is making some big changes to licensing in from Windows Server 2003 R2 which launches very soon. As was announced at the Microsoft Read More
posted Monday, October 10, 2005 9:00 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Windows Server 2003 SP1 Blocking Toolkit

As for the capability (now expired) to stop Windows XP SP2 being delivered through Microsoft Update, now a similar toolkit is available for download from Microsoft.com to block SP1 for Windows Server 2003. It is critically important to realise that the Read More
posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:42 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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New Windows Support for RAW file format - RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer

If you're a fan of Digital Photography, read on. There was an interesting press release yesterday (which I can't unfortunately find on the Presspass site) about how Microsoft is going to be natively supporting the commonly used RAW file format in Digital Read More
posted Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:46 AM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Would you change your PC for $125,000? I would.

If you want to make a difference, now is your chance. Just launched at the WinHEC (Windows Hardware & Engineering) conference is a competition running until October this year open to design teams, students and individual designers alike, to envision Read More
posted Monday, April 25, 2005 2:27 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Virtual Server MMS Announcement (2 of 2) - Vision and Strategy of Virtual Computing Environments

The second of my blog entries about the MMS announcements made only minutes ago by Steve Ballmer relate to the longer term strategy for Virtualisation within Microsoft. You can see my commentary highlighting the shorter term vision for Virtual Read More
posted Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:29 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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WS-RM (WS-ReliableMessaging) specification has been submitted to OASIS

A significant press release was made this morning regarding WS-ReliableMessaging or WS-RM moving one step closer to being an industry standard. WS-ReliableMessaging (WS-RM) is the first specification to pass through the full WS-* Workshop Process and Read More
posted Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:40 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Announcements

Yesterday was significant for two reasons. Two related announcements were made on microsoft.com regarding the support policy for those of you running microsoft applications in virtual environments. I am asked about this so often, and am frustrated by Read More
posted Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:27 AM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Windows Server TechNet major update

So many announcements in one day. To coincide with the launch of Windows Server 2003 SP1, the Windows Server 2003 TechCenter (TechCentre when spelt correctly) has been significantly revamped to include all the latest information. If you haven't seen this Read More
posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 7:33 AM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows XP Professional x64 go RTM

In addition to the SP1 release of Windows Server 2003 the x64 versions of Windows Server 2003 and XP Professional have been released to manufacturing. These release are for processors including the AMD Opteron and Athlon 64, and the Intel Xeon and Pentium Read More
posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:36 PM by jhoward | 0 Comments
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Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 SP1 availability

In line with the announcements for Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 today, another important announcement was made regarding SP1 for Small Business Server 2003. SP1 for SBS2003 will be available approximately 60 days from today, and will include Read More
posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:36 PM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Windows Server 2003 SP1 for x86 and Itanium is now available

Just released to the web is the a significant release for the Windows Server 2003 platform in the shape of Service Pack 1 for x86 and Itanium. SP1 adds many new features and enhancements primarily in the area of security. If you haven't had a chance to Read More
posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:34 PM by jhoward | 1 Comments
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Free Technet IT Forum Highlights all-day event in Birmingham on Jan 13th.

The registration site for the IT Forum Highlights event in Birmingham Thursday January 13th, 2005 is now open.This event is free of charge and being held at the National Motorcycle Museum. There are 15 70-minute sessions running throughout the day, running Read More
posted Monday, December 13, 2004 10:48 AM by jhoward | 2 Comments
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Windows Server 2003 SP1 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available for download.

Apart from a plethora of security enhancements, there are some pretty compelling reasons to take an early look at SP1. Apart from the built in firewall which is akin to the XP SP2 firewall, but better, the two features I particularly like are the Post-Setup Read More
posted Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:54 AM by jhoward | 6 Comments
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