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• Screencast: File Services in Windows Server 2008 Part 2

  In a previous blog post I showed you some changes we have made to the SMB protocol in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.  To continue this series I wanted to share with you some more changes we have made in the area of file services.  In... Posted Dec 15 2008, 03:41 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Longhorn Server, Blogcasts, Windows Server System, Blogcasts by jeffa, Screencasts, Windows Server 2008, dfs-r, SYSVOL, DFS-N, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• TechNet Magazine: January 2009 Issue Available

  The January 2009 Issue of Technet Magazine is now online.  There seems to be a continuing theme from the  December issue around identity an interoperability with an emphasis on the upcoming release of Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2. ... Posted Dec 09 2008, 03:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, TechNet, Longhorn Server, identity, Windows Server System, TechNet Magazine, Windows Server 2008, Management Solutions, Techy and Cool

• TechNet Live! Feedback Needed

  Well last week we ran our first ever TechNet Live! event in Australia.  For those of you that did attend I hope this format works for you and you got something gout of the event.  The first thing I wanted to do however was to apologise for not... Posted Nov 30 2008, 05:50 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Screencasts, Windows Server 2008

• I’m at the Whiteboard

  Yes as painful as it is to watch myself online; I’m up there presenting a new series in partnership with ZDNet Australia we are doing a series of “At the Whiteboard Videos featuring Windows Server 2008 ”.  The goal is to translate technology issues... Posted Nov 30 2008, 04:59 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Windows Server 2008, Techy and Cool, Video's, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Screencast: SMB Protocol Comparisons

  One of the biggest improvements in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista is in the area of file services.  Everyone needs to copy files and get access to file shares.  But in older versions of Windows such as Windows XP and Windows Server 2003;... Posted Nov 21 2008, 12:56 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Server 2003, news, Windows Vista, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Blogcasts, Windows Server System, Vista Screencasts, Screencasts, Windows Server 2008, SMB, 64-Bit Operating Systems, File Copying

• TechNet Live!: Coming Next Week

  As the economic times seem to be affecting all of us we have been thinking of ways to get technical update information to you without having to hop on an airplane.  This also helps the environment so it’s win all around. Over the last couple of years... Posted Nov 20 2008, 12:15 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, TechNet, Longhorn Server, General musings, Windows Server 2008, Techy and Cool, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• TechNet Magazine: December 08 Edition Online

  The December Edition of TechNet Magazine is online now and this issue is all about interoperability; something I’ve been talking about a lot lately.  Here are a few highlights: Authenticate Linux Clients with Active Directory – This is great article... Posted Nov 13 2008, 08:31 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Interoperability, Windows Server System, TechNet Magazine, Windows Server 2008, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Security Bulletin: Out of Band Release!

  We have released a critical security bulletin today.  This is not a drill.  Please make sure you patch your systems today.  You will see the update on Windows Update so make sure you apply it.  A reboot is required. ... Posted Oct 23 2008, 06:14 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: computer security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Home Server, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Server System, Windows Small Business Server, Windows Server Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Vulnerabilities, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Screencast: Hyper-V Server 2008

  As I said in my previous post ;  Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 has now been released for free download.  The other day I decided to have a look at it on my shuttle machine and I’ve done a quick screencast on what it looks like and has to offer... Posted Oct 22 2008, 05:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Longhorn Server, Virtualization, Blogcasts, Blogcasts by jeffa, Screencasts, Windows Server Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Microsoft Security Bulletin: October 2008

  It’s that time again and this month we have 11 updates this month so make sure you check out the technical details below and apply these updates as needed in your environments. Bulletin Number Maximum Severity Affected Products Impact MS08-056... Posted Oct 16 2008, 01:24 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, computer security, news, Windows Vista, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Windows Server Update Services, Windows Server System, Windows Server 2008, Updates, Patching, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Talking about UNIX and Linux

  Recently I got a chance to speak at Melbourne Novell User Group October meeting.  The topic was Unix Interoperability in Windows Server 2008 which has been greatly improved; making it easier for administrators to  manage both platforms. ... Posted Oct 11 2008, 07:07 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Interoperability, User Groups, Linux, Unix, Windows Server 2008, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Web Platform Installer Beta

  Sometimes deploying an IIS website can be a daunting task because there are so many pieces you need to get it all working.  IIS 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 and Vista takes a much more modular approach so that you can install only the pieces you need... Posted Oct 09 2008, 11:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Windows Vista, SQL, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Windows Server System, IIS, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Beta's, Windows Server 2008, Web Platform, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• TechNet Magazine: October 2008 Issue

  This month in TechNet Magazine it’s all about Virtualization and how you can consolidate your exiting infrastructure using some of the new technologies in Windows Server 2008.  Now is a good time to start looking at some of these technologies as... Posted Oct 09 2008, 08:25 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, System Center, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Virtualization, TechNet Magazine, Windows Server 2008, Dynamic Systems Initiative, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Windows Server 2008 Security

  Windows Server 2008 has a big focus on security and last night I got a chance to talk with some security folks at the Canberra Security Interchange .  There was a lot to cover and I hope to break this session down into a series of screencasts because... Posted Oct 01 2008, 11:24 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: computer security, Events, TechNet, Longhorn Server, User Groups, Windows Server System, Windows Server 2008, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Bare metal Hyper-V Server is here!

  Yesterday we announced the availability of Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 for free download .  This is our bare metal Hyper-V only version.  It’s not the Server Core option in Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V as it only has the Hyper-V component... Posted Oct 01 2008, 07:58 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Virtualization, Windows Server System, Windows Server Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Hyper-V now supports 24 Logical Processors!

  We’ve just released an update for Hyper-V which enables 24 Logical Processor Support.  This is up from 16 Logical Processors when Hyper-V was released.  We have also increased the number of supported running virtual machines  from 128 to... Posted Sep 26 2008, 01:23 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Virtualization, Windows Server Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Updates, Hyper-V, 64-Bit Operating Systems

• Time to get Virtual

  If you were at Teched Australia 2008 you would have seen many of our Virtualization technologies in action. I for one ran all my demos on Hyper-V and found it worked very well for me. Well today is Virtualization Launch Day in the US and kicks off a global... Posted Sep 09 2008, 01:09 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, System Center, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Virtualization, Windows Server System, Windows Server 2008, Management Solutions, Hyper-V Server

• Screencast: Network Access Protection with 802.1x (Part 2)

  In my previous post on NAP with 802.1x authentication I talked about setting up the server environment along with a switch that is compatible with 802.1x authentication. In this screencast I'm going to talk about how to configure a client running... Posted Aug 31 2008, 09:29 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: TechNet, Longhorn Server, Blogcasts, Windows Server System, Blogcasts by jeffa, Network Access Protection, Screencasts, Videos, NAP, Windows Server 2008

• Technet Magazine: September 2008 Edition

  In the September edition of Technet Magazine we have some top tips to harden ISA Server 2006.  Here are some  highlights. ISA Server:  A Guide to Securing ISA Server 2006 ISA Server:  Enhance TS Gateway Security with ISA Server 2006... Posted Aug 25 2008, 07:53 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: computer security, news, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Windows Server System, Internet Security and Acceleration Server, TechNet Magazine

• Screencast: Network Access Protection with 802.1x Part 1

  One of the most important features of Windows Server 2008 is Network Access Protection .  In it’s simplest terms NAP is a platform built into Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista for implementing client health requirements on your network. We all... Posted Aug 15 2008, 05:51 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: computer security, Events, Longhorn Server, Blogcasts, Blogcasts by jeffa, Network Access Protection, Screencasts, Windows Server 2008, Client Health

• PowerShell Community

  So I’m in the US right now attending the big Microsoft geek-fest called TechReady and this morning we had a  session by the Windows Server guys.  They pointed me to a great resource for Windows PowerShell .  So head over to www.powershellcommunity... Posted Jul 25 2008, 01:19 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Longhorn Server, Scripting, Powershell, Windows Server 2008

• Another TechEd Vodcast: Interview with Werner Kasselman

  Time for another Vodcast on Teched Australia 2008!   This time I’m talking with Werner Kasselman who is one of my speakers in the Server track at Teched this year.  In my last post i talked with Martin Gregory to get a business view of Teched... Posted Jul 23 2008, 08:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Events, Webcasts, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Screencasts, Windows Server 2008, TechEd Australia, Screencast, vodcast

• Screencast: Using Windows PowerShell

  Windows PowerShell in my opinion is the most important tool for administrators that we have released in many  years.  It helps to automate the tasks that administrators are faced with every day.  I’ve been talking with customers for awhile... Posted Jul 21 2008, 10:03 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Webcasts, TechNet, Longhorn Server, Scripting, Powershell, Blogcasts, Blogcasts by jeffa, Vista Screencasts, Screencasts, Windows Server 2008, Windows Administration

• Windows Server 2008 as a workstation..

  This topic has been floating around a few blogs for awhile now and I decided to give it a go on my Lenovo Thinkpad T61P.  After all it’s 64-Bit; has 4GB of RAM and supports Hyper-V.  And as I begin to prepare my sessions  for TechEd Australia... Posted Jul 14 2008, 08:28 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Vista, Windows Vista, TechNet, Longhorn Server, General musings, Windows Server 2008, TechEd Australia

• Sydney Windows Infrastructure Group: July Meeting

  This month at the Sydney Windows Infrastructure Group we have a great lineup of sessions.  So if your in the Sydney area and want to hear some great content on Windows Server 2008 then get along to the next meeting to be held on Tuesday July 15th... Posted Jul 10 2008, 09:48 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: news, Events, TechNet, Longhorn Server, User Groups, Windows Server 2008