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Announcements July 5, 2011 1 min read

Microsoft a Leader in x86 Server Virtualization

Great news to share with our Windows Server blog readers – Gartner published the 2011 Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure, in which Microsoft is listed among the leaders, along with Citrix and VMware.

Events June 7, 2011 1 min read

World IPv6 Day and IIS 7

Wednesday June 8 2011 is World IPv6 Day and there will be plenty of representation by IIS7 on the Windows Server side.

Updates April 18, 2011 1 min read

Windows PowerShell 2.0 language specification licensed

Windows PowerShell is an important cornerstone of Windows Server manageability.

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Updates April 14, 2011 1 min read

Now Live on the Download Center: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with SP1

ITPros have been asking for it, and some of you have not been using your indoor voices to ask, either.

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Updates February 22, 2011 3 min read

The RemoteFX industry ships products today

Hi, I’m Rob Williams, the Partner Ecosystem Program Manager for RemoteFX at Microsoft.

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Updates February 22, 2011 2 min read

RemoteFX is Ready!

Shortly after the acquisition of Calista Technologies in early 2008, my family and I packed up our things and started the drive from the beautiful but rainy Northwest to sunny Silicon Valley.

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Updates February 22, 2011 1 min read

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 – Now Available!

As originally communicated in Michael Kleef’s blog post, today Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 is available for download.

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Updates February 8, 2011 1 min read

3 Reasons why Partners Choose Microsoft for Customer Journeys to the Cloud

Hello! I’m Kevin McCuistion, Director of Partner programs in Microsoft’s Server and Cloud marketing team.

Updates January 26, 2011 1 min read

Simplify your move to the cloud with MAP Toolkit 5.5

The next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit—version 5.

Updates November 11, 2010 1 min read

6 Steps to Get Ready for Private Cloud

Like I said in a recent post, you’re probably already running the basic foundation for a private cloud.

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Updates September 20, 2010 3 min read

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Ships!

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.

Updates September 2, 2010 3 min read

Cloud Computing a Catalyst for Server Growth?

In an interesting piece by Ryan Nichols at Computerworld yesterday: Cloud computing by the numbers: What do all the statistics mean, Nichols summarizes some recent research findings on the market potential of cloud computing, quoting impressive market forecasts from sources such as Gartner ($150 billion by 2013), Merrill Lynch ($160 billion by 2011),and AMI Partners […]

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