Hey everyone, Thought I would share an article or two from the Ask Premier Field Engineering Platform Team Blog. I think everyone love’s checklists that you can just run through to make sure you didn’t miss anything and that your environment is good to go, right? Well, how about this, Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Best Read more
We have finished version 3 of Windows HPC Server! The verbose, official, and approved name is Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite signaling that we are leveraging Windows Server 2008 R2 as our core operating system but make no mistake, this is the big v3 release, our most ambitious release. It’s like the third stage Read more
Hi everyone. Good news: Active Directory Federation Services 2.0(AD FS 2.0) has been finalized and is now available for download! AD FS 2.0 is a role in Windows Server that simplifies access and single sign-on to both on-premises and cloud-based applications. Using “claims-based” identity technology, it helps enable secure business collaboration and productivity within the Read more
Next week on Tuesday and Wednesday be sure to visit the Microsoft News Center to view the Microsoft Management Summit executive keynotes live on the web! Don’t miss this opportunity to see our top executives discuss the latest IT Management news, strategies, and solutions from Microsoft, and how to apply them in your organization. · Read more
Today, Microsoft announced the final release of IIS URL Rewriter 2.0 RTW. Now the first reason might be obvious why you would want to rewrite a URL – when you are at a cocktail party with loud music and tasty appetizers and a potential customer asks you where they can get more info on your Read more
Today, Microsoft announced the final release of IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) 2.0 RTW. Customers – such as hosting providers, Content Delivery Network (CDN) providers, and IT Professionals are changing the way they do business as a result of ARR 2.0. ARR 2.0 delivers cost savings, elastic scalability, and flexible deployment options. With IIS Read more
My bags are packed and the U.S. Government has graciously admitted my existence, providing me with a brand new passport to prove it. Now I’ve just got to nurse my spine through 10 hours in a coach aisle seat, and I’ll be at TechEd Europe 2009 in Berlin. This will be an exciting week to Read more
It’s been a fantastic ride: Windows 7 has hit the GA milestone. That’s General Availability for the acronym-challenged, so go forth and upgrade! As of now, you’ll find Windows 7 readily available from retailers as well as hardware manufacturers and business solution providers. The new operating system has lots to admire for desktop users, but Read more
Have you ever hummed the Jeopardy theme song while waiting for a Web site to download – even on a high-speed Internet connection? Sometimes the problem is OUT of your control – whether it is an Internet traffic jam, scheduled maintenance, or some other unknown cause for a delay in receiving your request to view Read more
Microsoft recently worked with MarketTools’s Zoom Panel Tech to conduct an online survey of 2000 IT professionals about if, how and why they use solution providers (IT consultants, resellers, system integrators and hosted service providers.) The results verify what we’ve heard repeatedly from customers and partners: IT departments want strategic solution providers that truly help drive business Read more
Making business decisions regarding IT investment is tougher than ever. To help, Microsoft is hosting a special VIP Business Leadership Roundtable event on September 29, 2009 at 9-10.30am PDT. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and moderator Robert Youngjohns, President of the Microsoft US Subsidiary, will discuss major trends in the new role of technology in the Read more
Today, in support of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 joint launch, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is pleased to announce the beta release of the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for DirectAccess that offers Microsoft customers and partners the best practice to streamline the planning and design process of a DirectAccess infrastructure. DirectAccess is one of the Read more
