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Updates November 8, 2010 1 min read

GET PRE-VALIDATED PRIVATE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE WITH HYPER-V CLOUD FAST TRACK

If you’re looking to get started implementing a Microsoft private cloud infrastructure, the Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track program can offer invaluable help by delivering pre-validated reference architectures.

Events November 9, 2010 1 min read

TechEd Europe 2010 Day 1: Voices from the Community

We’ve been seeing quite a bit of chatter on the “internets” about the goings-on at TechEd Europe 2010 in Berlin, and it’s great to see the diverse impressions of attendees as the event happens.

Events November 12, 2010 1 min read

TechEd Europe Days 2-4: Blogs, Tweets, and Videos

The first day’s keynote out of the way, online chatter about TechEd Europe 2010 turned to session reporting, the announced naming of Configuration Manager 2012 (formerly “v.

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Updates March 7, 2012 11 min read

Rocking the Windows Server “8” Administrative Experience

Windows Server has always distinguished and prided itself on its Administrative Experience.

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Announcements May 31, 2012 1 min read

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate available now

Great news! We reached another important milestone on the road to the final release of the cloud optimized OS: Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) is available now for download and evaluation.

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Announcements August 21, 2012 1 min read

Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Essentials available now

Great news! We reached another important milestone on the road to the final release of Windows Server 2012 Essentials: the Release Candidate (RC) is available now for download and evaluation.

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Events December 5, 2012 1 min read

Registration is now open for the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2013

Hey Everyone, Swing over the System Center Team Blog and get all of the details on MMS, 2013.

Events January 22, 2013 1 min read

Free Microsoft Virtual Academy Courses on Hyper-V and Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals

This is some pretty exciting stuff being brought to you by our Microsoft & VMware virtualization experts Symon Perriman, Jeff Woolsey and Matt McSpirit.

Events June 3, 2013 1 min read

Brad Anderson at TechEd 2013: Delivering on our vision with cloud-first approach

About 2 months ago, Brad Anderson kicked off a more regular and in depth cadence of blogging on our Microsoft Server and Cloud Blogs through the In the Cloud Blog.

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Events July 3, 2013 1 min read

Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start

Don’t miss this opportunity; get your staff together and learn about PowerShell right from the source! Join Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of PowerShell, together with Jason Helmick, Senior Technologist at Concentrated Technology, as they take you through the ins and outs of using PowerShell for real-time problem solutions and automations.

Updates July 31, 2013 6 min read

Software Defined Networking (SDN): Double-Clicking into our Point of View

A couple of weeks ago we spoke about our approach to Software Defined Networking (SDN) – an approach that is open and extensible, driven by experience and most importantly, one that lets you leverage your existing investments.

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Announcements September 9, 2013 1 min read

Windows Server 2012 RTM Now Available for MSDN and TechNet Subscribers

You asked, we delivered. As announced on Steve Guggenheimer’s blog, and Microsoft VP Brad Anderson’s blog post, “Ready Now for TNS & MSDN: Download Windows Server 2012 R2”, the Released to Manufacturing (RTM) bits for Windows 8.

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