Microsoft released a Lync Adoption and Training Kit that is designed to assist IT Pros, PM’s, Helpdesk Agents, and Trainers to deploy Lync into an organization. The kit provides: A workbook providing step-by-step guidance for each phase of the rollout and adoption process Adoption and training resources, such as primers, email templates, and templates for [...]
When most organizations think of of using Microsoft infrastructure for deploying Virtual Desktops they often default to the thinking that they have to use Citrix on top of Microsoft to get an Enterprise VDI solution. This is much the same way that Terminal Services was thought of in the past Microsoft+Citrix. This is not the [...]
The Configuration Manager Physical to Virtual Migration Toolkit is designed to assist with migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012. This tool helps with remote Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 site servers which need to be retained during the side-by-side migration to Configuration Manager 2012. The tools enables conversion of Configuration Manager 2007 site [...]
InfoWorld published a new Server Virtualization Shootout Report on April 23rd with published lab reports and updated product performance and feature comparisons which show that Hyper-V is making great progress as a virtualization platform and IS and Enterprise Virtualization platform. The article is fairly accurate but commenters do point out that the Pricing and Licensing [...]
Microsoft ForeFront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) is a edge and access protection device that has an awesome feature that allows you to activate malware inspection that helps protect your network from web-based threats as exploits, viruses and malware. The TechNet Library has an article (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd441078.aspx) which explains how to enable malware inspection for HTTP traffic. [...]
Cisco and NetApp announced they are participating in Microsoft’s Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track program. A new pre-validated private cloud solution (built by cisco and NetApp) enables organizations to deploy more quickly with less risk and provides more flexibility and choice to customers. This private cloud solution offers the flexibility of the cloud with higher levels [...]
Microsoft released a free add-on for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 that turns it into an rich media editing and production platform. Producer allows you to capture and synchronize audio, video, PowerPoint slides, and images, and then preview and publish the presentations. PowerPoint 2010 natively includes the ability to turn your presentations into videos, but Producer give [...]
Microsoft is readying it’s next iteration of it’s Business Productivity Suite cloud service called Office 365, which provides Microsoft Software as a Service to subscribers. What’s great about the services is that it let’s business users connect to their applications and tools from any internet connection without having to first connect to corporate network using [...]
Finding all the information a Windows Phone developer needs to make great apps and games got easier. Development documentation and content is now in a single place for developers in a 22 topic/scenario-focused web site called App Hub. Each topic page provides deep topics links, high-level links to tools and key resources for Windows Phone [...]
Everyone is talking about “the Cloud” in the IT Community. The cloud is different things to different people and organizations. There doesn’t seem to be a one size fits all definition that goes deep enough for IT Pros. You have the standard types of cloud services SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and different places the cloud can [...]
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