W2K8 R2 Hyper-V Live Migration with Exchange 2010, SQL 2008 R2, SCVMM, and EMC CLARiiON NQM

Longest title ever?  Thankfully I abbreviated SCVMM down from System Center Virtual Machine Manager.  Anyway…
Microsoft has announced their launch dates for Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2, and Exchange 2010.
EMC will be there to support them in many cities including Baltimore, NYC, Irvine, Raleigh, St Louis (to name a few).
I was asked to see if we [...]

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Windows 7 Release Dates Set

Microsoft has confirmed the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) (aka general availability) date for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 as October 22, 2009.  RTM/GA code will be delivered to partners and TechNet/MSDN subscribers at the end of July.
According to an informal survey on ZDNet, this could mean the beginning of a delay period for many [...]

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How to Build an Efficient Application Infrastructure through Virtualization

I couldn’t figure out how to embed this into my blog, but this is a great, short video which shows how EMC is working with Microsoft to virtualize applications like Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint.  It’s only ten minutes long and showcases one of EMC’s great technologists, Brian Martin, as he speaks with Microsoft’s Jim Schwartz.

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Windows 7 – No More Easter Eggs?

These days, Microsoft has matured into a company that thinks it must take itself pretty seriously.
Here’s a question about Easter Eggs on the Microsoft Technet Forums by Drew26
Can we get some easter eggs in Windows 7? They’re so much fun and add an element of exploring features of an operating system… Just an idea. [...]

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Windows Server 2008 Foundation

The low end of Windows 7 – Starter Edition – has already been discussed quite a bit across the blogosphere, and its big brother is a bit jealous.  Like the future desktop version, Windows Server 2008 Foundation is intended to go lower (in price and functionality) than prior releases of the operating system.  Get em [...]

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Thin/Virtual Provisioning and Windows 2008 Formatting Confusion

If you are going to use a disk array that supports thin or virtual provisioning, make sure you understand that a full format in Windows 2008 will cause the “thin” volume to become fully allocated or “thick.”

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How to Get Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta

How to Get Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta

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Predictions – Microsoft in 2009

I’m not feeling up to the challenge of predicting what Microsoft will do in 2009. Instead I will link you to some of more experienced Microsoft prognosticators, Mary Jo Foley and Todd Bishop.

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