Resources for IT Managers
The Technical Specialist (TS) exam, Exam 70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring, is in development. The expected release date is August 2008. When you pass Exam 70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring, you complete the requirements for the following certification: Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration There currently are no Microsoft Press [...]
Microsoft’s answer to VMware’s systems-management product will be released commercially in September according to Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer. These remarks are in contrast to those made by Diane Prescott, product manager for System Center. She said on the team blog that Virtual Machine Manager 2008 would be released in the fourth quarter of [...]
On July 1st Microsoft announced a new licensing program designed for large organizations with multiple affiliates. Called Select Plus, it is another sign that Microsoft is trying to reign in its complex licensing system. If a company has several affiliates in different locations, Select Plus will enable your affiliates to take advantage of price-level adjustments that [...]
Microsoft is preparing a security update for the June 10, 2008 patch Tuesday with seven bulletins, including three rated “critical” for issues affecting Internet Explorer, DirectX and Bluetooth. In addition to the three critical fixes, there are three important and one moderate. Critical Fixes 1. Bluetooth Bulletin – Remote Code Execution 2. Internet Explorer Bulletin – Remote [...]
Innovation in an organization increases performance and growth through improvements. Innovation is not just about having good ideas. Innovation is a team effort where all areas of an organization contribute. Microsoft is attempting to address this with its Innovation Process Management Solution. The Microsoft Innovation Process Management (IPM) Solution is built on the Microsoft SharePoint [...]
In a recent address at the Digital Lifestyle Consortium, Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave his view of the future. “I see Windows, a major new version of Windows every two to three years.” Now we can look forward to OS changes every 2-3 years? For an IT department this would be a nightmare. For Microsoft [...]
Microsoft announced that they will post four security updates on May 13, 2008. Three of them are critical and the fourth is moderate. The three critical updates patch remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher. The forth moderate update patches a denial of service vulnerability in Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft [...]
Microsoft’s Hyper-V server virtualization technology could ship as early as June or July. This is shorter than the 180 days projected after the launch of Microsoft Server 2008 which launched in February. Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is a next generation hypervisor server virtualization technology. It allows you to consolidate multiple server roles as virtual machines [...]
The Microsoft Tech-Ed Developers Conference 2008 will be held June 3-6, 2008 in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The four day conference will cover 16 technical tracks and offer more than 615 learning opportunities covering the latest in Microsoft technologies. The keynote speaker will be Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Who should attend? [...]