Learn about the features of Windows Server 2008 R2 in the areas of virtualization, management, the web application platform, scalability and reliability, and interoperability with Windows 7. Sign in to download Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 , written by industry experts Charlie Russel and Craig...
As many of you know I spend a lot of time working in, consulting with, and teaching virtualization. Because I am such a strong believer in certifications I was proud of the three virtualization certs I previously held – two Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certs and one VMware-centric...
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Mitch Garvis
on 05-03-2010
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Beta, VMM, SCVMM, Virtualization, Virtual PC, Windows, IT Pro, Microsoft Learning, Article, Server, Operating System, Certifications, Certificates, Exams, Learning, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, VMware, hyper-v, Infrastructure
Last year Microsoft launched a great way to get to TechEd… the Get On The Bus Tour . Unfortunately for me, last year’s bus tour was restricted to US citizens. Some of us were none too pleased about that, but met the bus in Los Angeles when they all got off. It seems that our voices were heard...
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Mitch Garvis
on 04-27-2010
Filed under: Microsoft Office, MIcrosoft, STEP, Springboard, Microsoft Canada, Microsoft Learning, TechEd, Microsoft across America, TechEd 2010, Get on the Bus
I was so excited about the product from the minute I heard of it. In January, 2007 Kevin Beares took me into his office and showed me the three servers running a VERY early alpha (read: dogfood) build of what would eventually be called Microsoft Essential Business Server 2008 . As he explained...
As I sit watching Rabbi Wise’s computer upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 I am thinking about a conversation that he and I just had. Three weeks ago he and I started discussing the benefits of Windows 7 over his currently Windows Vista, and he asked if I thought it was really worth the upgrade...
In her recent article ‘ Windows 7: Seven points of imperfection ’ (posted on IT World Canada, and written for PC World US) Jacqueline Emigh calls out seven deficiencies in Microsoft’s new client operating system. While I understand that columnists have to find a hook to please their editors, I...
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Mitch Garvis
on 12-07-2009
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft Canada, Article, Client OS, Windows 7 Launch Party, IT World Canada, Jacqueline Emigh, Imperfections, PC World, problems
I have seen a lot of contests recently… some promise cash, others cool prizes. This contest will actually help you to grow your business! Microsoft Canada has a great contest for IT professionals and implementers. Do you have a story about how Windows 7 is helping you to expand your customer...
Back when I was a computer support technician I used to carry a binder of CDs and DVDs, including (but certainly not limited to!) every version and edition of Windows client and server. This came in handy every time I replaced a hard drive because I could reinstall the OS without having to take...
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Mitch Garvis
on 10-16-2009
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Windows 7, Windows, USB Deployment Point, Article, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Tim Mintner, Multiple-OS Deployments, Server 2008, Server, Servers, Business Desktop Deployment, Deployment Point, Deployment, Operating System, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, BDD, MDT, Client OS
Although I spend a lot of my ‘MVP time’ talking about other technologies the product that I am actually awarded in is Essential Business Server, a product that I have believed in strongly since the day it was announced. The following is the text of an e-mail sent by the IT Professional at a company...
<Edited July 14> Since May I have been telling people that they would have to wait for details of the new Microsoft Office 2010 applications coming down the pipe. Yesterday the veil was lifted, as the beta program was made available to a wider audience. With that I would like to share some of my...
Over the past six years I have had the honour of leading and participating in two major Canadian IT Pro user groups; I have spoken at scores of user groups across the country and around the world, and have been in touch with so many of the user group leaders from around the world, both as a speaker,...
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on 06-03-2009
Filed under: MIcrosoft, Community, Cooperation, User Groups, Microsoft Canada, Study Group, Microsoft Learning, Sponsorship
One of the reasons I like attending conferences like TechEd is that very often attendees get news first… either by design or occasionally by accident. An example of the latter, I learned last night, is that one presenter accidentally showed off SharePoint 2010 to a packed room without realizing...
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on 05-13-2009
Filed under: Microsoft Office, Office, MIcrosoft, Beta, TechEd, TechEd 2009, Producitivity Software, Application Software, Microsoft Outlook
Take a behind- the-scenes look at the next generation of Windows at www.TalkingaboutWindows.com , a video blog offering IT professionals genuine insight on Windows 7 from the Microsoft engineers who helped build the product. Listen as engineers talk about why product decisions and feature tradeoffs were...