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Optiplex 755 as a server

Someone asked me this morning if I had posted any photos of the Dell Optiplex 755 I purchased recently … So there they are. I took these the day it arrived but forgot to post them. Hey, it’s been busy :) So far so good. I’ve really loaded it down with virtual machines and the thing is rock-solid and...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-07-2008
MDOP 2008 R2 now available

Microsoft’s centralized desktop management tool has been updated to R2 and is now available to SA customers: Just a week after my colleague Shanen Boettcher wrote about virtualization and its role in the Optimized Desktop, specifically announcing the RTM of Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5, commonly...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-06-2008
The great virtualization experiment

I just purchased a Dell Optiplex 755 PC to use as a server in my home environment. This was necessitated by a few things, including the need to test Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 (see my recent screenshot gallery ), Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Small Business Server 2008, and Essential Business Server...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-04-2008
Microsoft updates its application server technologies

From Microsoft via email: Today, the Connected Systems Division announced a set of new enhancements coming in .NET Framework and Windows Server, including key enhancements to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) in the .NET Framework 4.0 release and an enhanced...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-01-2008
The Growing Case for Virtualization

Microsoft PressPass publishes a nice Q&A with virtualization strategist Mike Neil . A few key passages: On virtualization management Virtualization is about more than the hypervisor; it’s also about management software, and that’s where vendors differentiate themselves. Microsoft’s...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
Here comes free Hyper-V Server 2008

I'm in the Redmond area this week and this morning I'll be attending a Microsoft virtualization launch event. Part of the announcements today include the upcoming release of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, which shouldn't be confused with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the feature of Windows...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-08-2008
Windows Essential Business Server Preparation and Planning Wizards

Microsoft has pre-release versions of its Windows Essential Business Server Preparation and Planning Wizards available for download: Brief Description Preparation and Planning Wizards help prepare an existing environment for successful Windows Essential Business Server installation. Overview Preparation...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-28-2008
Who's adopting Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008?

CDW provided me with some interesting information regarding adoption of Microsoft's latest operating systems: The Vista Tracking poll indicates that since the previous tracking poll conducted in February of 2007, the number of organizations using and evaluating Windows Vista has increased from 29...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-20-2008
Windows SBS and EBS 2008 hit RC1

A note from Microsoft: This week as promised, Microsoft released RC1 of both Small Business Server 2008 and Essential Business Server, if you are interested in testing you can download EBS here and SBS here . Today, Microsoft also released a set of free planning wizards which provides guidance on migration...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-21-2008
HyperVoria launches

Steven Bink has launched his new Web site, HyperVoria : Welcome to HyperVoria! This is a new website with forums dedicated to Microsoft Hyper-V Technologies. We collect news, tips, guides about Hyper-V and publish parts with links on the main page. The Hyper-V Forums will be the meeting point discussing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-10-2008

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