Principal Program Manager from the Windows File Server team, Claus Joergensen joins Jose Barreto and myself as we discuss how and why you would want to implement SQL Server 2012 over SMB 3.0. Tune in as they chat about the benefits, how to set it up as...

The time has come!  We’re less than a week away from the launch of Windows 8 and there’s no time like the present for IT Pros to begin to get up-to-speed on this entirely re-imagined Operating System.  As I’ve mentioned previously , I made the...

Thank you for the folks that attended the Windows Server 2012 Launch event and the most recent IT Camp in the Microsoft NYC office.  As promised, I’ve posted the slides from the event. Event slides from these events can be found here . The feedback...

For my many fellow Exchange geek followers, the exciting news of the New Exchange reaching the Release to Manufacturing or RTM means that the development cycle is now complete.  The New Exchange has been kept mainly under wraps until the Microsoft...

Jose Barreto and I continue our SMB 3.0 for Windows Server 2012 series, and in today’s episode they discuss the recent improvements made around networking capabilities found within SMB Multichannel which can help increase network performance and availability...

Allen Stewart, a local New Yorker, Principal Group Program Manager in the Windows Product Group and long time virtualization expert will be in town to present on Windows Server 2012 at Thursday night’s NY Enterprise Windows Users Group .  The meeting...

Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto continue their Hyper-V over SMB for Windows Server 2012 series, and in today’s episode they discuss how you can configure this installation using PowerShell. Tune in as they take a deep dive into how you can leverage all...

OK, so I know most of my readers are IT Pros, but it’s important to know that the Windows 8 Store is now open for business to accept Windows 8 applications.  Anyone who writes apps or is interested in writing Windows 8 apps are now able to get their...

A nice unbiased article from Richard Fichera at Forrester covering a summary of Windows 2012 features and its benefits to IT.  Check it out! http://blogs.forrester.com/richard_fichera/12-09-05-microsoft_announces_windows_server_2012   Enjoy...

Download this FREE “Introducing Windows Server 2012 ” ebook from the links below.  This ebook has been updated for the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Server 2012 and includes insight from members of the Windows Server team, Microsoft Support...

Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto are back for today’s episode where they show us how to scale-out a file server in Windows Server 2012 using Hyper-V. Tune in as they discuss the advancements made to file servers in terms of scale, storage, virtual processors...

I’ve seen a number of notes and blogs on the Internet on how to create a bootable USB Key to put Windows Server 2012 and/or Windows 8 on it and they all probably work well, but just about the simplest and easiest method I’ve used is to leverage the Windows...

Bob Hunt and Jose Barreto join us for today’s show as they discuss Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V support for remote file storage using SMB 3.0. Tune in as they discuss the basic requirements for Hyper-V over SMB, as well as its latest enhancements...

As I mentioned in my Part 1 blog post on my move to Windows 8, after the hardware and base Windows 8 build was completed, it was time to install my applications.  I was able to jump to the application install at this point since I’d previously began...

Next Tuesday, September 4th, is the official General Availability (GA) of Windows Server 2012 . To coincide with this major release, we have a significant Virtual Launch event planned for that day and you can attend without waiting in a long registration...

In what seems to be a constant, yet never ending major news cycle at Microsoft, the latest is that we’re changing the Microsoft Logo. This is a move that most of us Microsoft employees didn’t see coming, yet the fresh new look of this logo really does...

As a follow up to my previous post on the top three download requests I get from IT Pros, with the recent release of the Windows Azure CTP of the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering, I need to expand the list to include a fourth.  The top...

Come join us on Wednesday September 5th as we launch Windows Server 2012 in NYC!  Generally available on September 4th, Windows Server 2012 is the latest and greatest version of Windows Server and is optimized for the cloud.  With many enhancements...

The internal bits for Windows 8 RTM became available a few weeks ago, so it was time to make the full and complete move to Windows 8.  Of course I had used the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows 8 Release Preview in various configurations, but...

My previous post on a Private Cloud event in the Microsoft NYC office mentioned to hold a date for an event next week, but we’ve decided to postpone the event to a later date. Apologies for any confusion, so stay tuned here for information on the reschedule...

With all the rapid-fire new product announcements coming out of Microsoft these days, its tough even as an employee to keep up. With Windows Server 2012 , Windows 8, Outlook.com and The Office Preview being announced in the last few days, it’s an overwhelming...

I’m planning to run a Private Cloud event at the Microsoft NYC Office on Tuesday, August 21st in the Microsoft NYC Office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. Registration for this event is being put together as I write this, so put a placeholder in your calendar...

Today we officially completed the Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 development process and have Released to Manufacturing these much-anticipated Operating Systems to our OEM Partners. The official announcement of the Windows Server 2012 RTM can be found...

We’re gearing up for another round of events and Hands on Labs coming to a Microsoft office near you.  Events such as these with Hands on Labs have a list of steps that the attendee must complete prior to attending the events to maximize the Hands...

SharePoint Saturday NYC 2012 was a resounding success with near capacity attendance and an overwhelming amount of SharePoint content for the novice, expert, IT Pro or Dev. Held in the Microsoft NYC Offices at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, many community...