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Exchange 2007 to be supported in Windows Server 2008 R2 after all...
The Exchange Team is listening, a statement made on their blog confirms that support for Exchange 2007 installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 wil be delivered via an update (release date to be confirmed). Taken from the Exchange Blog: We always talk about...
Posted 5 Nov 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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"Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2" available as a free eBook
Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2 is a deep-dive work, that'll get you up to speed on how R2's new features and capabilities work, including Hyper-V and RDS virtualization, management, IIS and the new Web application platform and, of course,...
Posted 1 Nov 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Anyone going to tomorrow's Windows/Exchange launch event in Wembley?
If you are then see you there! It seems that this eventwas fully registered some time back - I wonder if the rumoured free copy of Windows 7 influenced this? The TechNet folks seem to be pretty excited by the looks of the buzz over on Twitter ...
Posted 5 Oct 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Exchange 2007 SP2 Setup fails if all domain controllers are running Windows Server 2008 R2
Bit of a bummer, but worth noting for those early adopters out there (including myself who got stumpted on this!) Taken from The Exchange Team Blog: We have learned of and analyzed the problem where the Exchange 2007 SP2 installation can fail during the...
Posted 3 Sep 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Interactive YouTube video that demonstrates Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2
Andrew Fryer from Microsoft UK just posted an interactive YouTube vignette that focuses (in no great detail) on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Andrew will be producing the UK launch event for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server...
Posted 28 Aug 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Windows Server 2008 R2 available for download
Windows Server 2008 R2 is available for download from eOpen or MVLS sites now, it should become available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers tomorrow. (me downloading it below)
Posted 13 Aug 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Let us not forget Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 has RTM'ed
We should not forget that with a new version of Windows Server comes an updated Hyper-V (Hyper-V Server 2008 R2), this brings a wealth of new functionality and gives VMware's equivalent a real kicking! "Market dominant VMware has something to...
Posted 30 Jul 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Happy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM day!
Well it is official both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have RTM'ed! Windows Team Blog, http://windowsteamblog.com Windows Server Blog, http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver Windows Virtualisation Blog, http://blogs.technet.com/virtualization...
Posted 22 Jul 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and IIS 7.5 videos at Channel9
Taken from MSDN Blogs: New MSDN Channel9 episodes illustrate FastCGI, PHP, and WebDAV IIS 7.5 extension capabilities. FastCGI is a language-independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides high performance. The FastCGI extension enables application...
Posted 21 Jul 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Introducing (at long last) SCONFIG
When Windows Server 2008 core edition was made available IT Pros rejoiced, however it didn't take long before developers started distributing tools like "CoreConfigurator", a gui based editor that assisted with those initial setup changes...
Posted 7 Jul 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Microsoft sets July 13th for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM!
Microsoft has now set July 13th for RTM “sign-off” Sign off is the process where all divisions sign that they agree on the final code, which means the actual RTM build will be created a few days earlier, which is targeted on July 10th. The...
Posted 24 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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OCS 2007 R2 support under Hyper-V made crystal clear
In case it was not already clear Enda over at the TechNet Ireland Blog has just posted an article on OCS virtualisation-friendly roles. Source: here
Posted 10 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and AMD's 6-core Opteron
Hello, this is Bryon Surace . I’m a senior program manager on the Windows virtualization team at Microsoft. The recent announcement by AMD regarding the 6-core AMD Opteron processor (codenamed ‘Istanbul’) marks another milestone in AMD’s...
Posted 10 Jun 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Windows 7 and native VHD support
Over at the Microsoft Virtualisation Blog is an excellent entry explaining VHD support in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted 14 May 2009 by Adam Jacobs | with no comments
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Data classifications now possible on Windows Server 2008 R2 file servers
One of the responsibilities I had last year was the delivery of a data classifications program within our business, this is the marking of all company information based upon risk of exposure, in our case we rated by Red, Amber & Green (RAG). For me...
Posted 12 May 2009 by Adam Jacobs | 2 comment(s)
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