The Irish IT Professional
Great Virtualisation Case Study from Lionbridge in Ballina
Lionbridge have been working with Microsoft virtualisation technologies for a good long while now,...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/24/2009
Microsoft Community Tech Days
The countdown is on for MS Community Tech Days!...only two weeks until Galway and Cork at the time...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/24/2009
Inaugural SharePoint User Group Meeting in Shannon
Great news for those of you over in the mid-West of Ireland! On March 3rd, Westpark Business Centre...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/23/2009
Free business guidance for Start-ups
Digital Media Forum and Microsoft Ireland are delighted to bring you the Microsoft BizSpark...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/17/2009
Subsidised Microsoft Technical Training – February/March 2009
Introduction to Installing and Managing Microsoft® Exchange Server 200716-18 February 09, Cork,...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/11/2009
Mark Russinovich Chat on Windows 7
With every new OS release comes some new features, changes to old features, fixes, kernel updates...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/10/2009
Virtualisation Unplugged - access to content
Thanks to those who made it to the 'Wellie' in Belfast yesterday and Douglas in Cork today for...
Author: ieitpro Date: 02/04/2009
Internet Explorer 8 RC1 Released!
Today, January 26 at 12pm PT, Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) was released to tech and...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/27/2009
Windows Vista Performance - check out this video!
Nigel Mulholland, MD of Microsoft partner Nitec, discusses Vista performance - 'warts and all' -...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/25/2009
Free Virtualisation Events in Dublin, Belfast and Cork!
Virtualisation is on practically every IT Pro's agenda these days. This is why there’s a wealth of...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/22/2009
Come and get the Windows 7 Beta!
Finally, the Windows 7 Beta is available for public download! I am about to download it myself and I...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/15/2009
Good video to watch: Mark Russinovich on virtualization, Sysinternals and the cloud
Here's some more interesting footage from TechEd that I missed before... Mark Russinovich, technical...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/14/2009
SQL for the Oracle DBA - great trainer over from the UK
This is great cross-training on SQL for Oracle DBAs! In fact, I think the content would be of use...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/09/2009
Learning Snacks are full of goodness! (and easy to digest)
You may remember I posted Vista 'learning snacks' last month - well now they're available for...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/07/2009
Top 10 Microsoft Stories Of 2008
Happy New Year! My new years resolution is to blog more in 2009, so here's a reflection on...
Author: ieitpro Date: 01/06/2009
Internet Explorer Security Update
Microsoft released a security bulletin (out-of-band) to address a vulnerability in Internet Explorer...
Author: ieitpro Date: 12/19/2008
Interactive Vista deployment training
Check this out!!...really good training called Deployment Learning Snacks....its at least level 300...
Author: ieitpro Date: 12/11/2008
IMPORTANT: Deploy October Critical Microsoft Security Update Immediately!
You will recall that on the 23rd October we released the out-of-band update MS08-067. Deployment of...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/27/2008
SBS 2008 BusinessSpeak and GeekSpeak with Harry Brelsford & Philip Elder LIVE SBS 2008 Server-side Setup
Your chance to see the SBS 2008 server-side setup process, learn more about the pre-requisite step...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/27/2008
Small Business Server User Group: Remote Monitoring tools
Presenting - Hound Dog, N-Able, and Microsoft System Center Essentials. Places are limited for this...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/27/2008
SQL Server Ireland User Group: Kimberly Tripp presents SQL Server 200x: Optimizing Procedural Code
Incredible!!...lightning does actually strike twice! Kimberly Tripp is visiting Ireland for the...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/27/2008
Small Business Server 2008 now Available - Evaluate Now
SBS 2008 is an affordable, integrated solution - 'all-in-one' suite of business technologies...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/26/2008
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Launched! – Evaluate now
Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is an integrated and affordable solution that offers the...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/26/2008
First Look at Windows 7
See the 'Spingboard Series' to learn about some of the highlights of Windows 7 for the IT...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/26/2008
SharePoint User Group Kick-off in Dublin: a forum for IT Professionals interested in SharePoint
Wahoooo!...Last night saw the inaugural meeting of the SharePoint User Group in Ireland and it got...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/18/2008
Good Article on Windows 7 and Azure @ PDC
John Collins wrote a good piece on some of the major announcements coming out of the Partner...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/18/2008
Tech Ed Rocks!
Now to Tech Ed...over 5,000 IT Professionals were at this annual conference, a small portion of whom...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/14/2008
Windows 7 and Azure Take Main Stage @ PDC
I was away all last week in Barcelona at my first Tech Ed, and although PDC slightly stole its...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/14/2008
Attending Tech Ed 2008
Hi, I'm delighted to be over here in Barcelona at Tech Ed IT Professionals! What a line-up of...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
IT Professional Training at reduced rates - places still available!
03/11/2008, Dublin (BT): Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services3...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
Launching Small Business Server & the New Essential Business Server - 12th November 2008
Calling all SBS Partners! On November 12th Microsoft is launching the next version of Small Business...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
SharePoint User Group Launching in Ireland!
It's been on the cards for a while now...but I'm delighted to announce that, SharePoint MVP, Stephen...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
Microsoft Licensing Clinics
I frequently hear from IT Professionals how much of a struggle it can be understnading and managing...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
Microsoft Unified Communications & Collaboration Seminars
For those of you considering undertaking SharePoint or OCS projects, or generally interested in...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
Laptop Winner
I am pleased to announce the lucky Winner of the Dell Laptop competition I ran last month is Alan...
Author: ieitpro Date: 11/03/2008
Ask the Unified Communications and Collaboration Expert
Q I'm developing a search strategy for my organisation we currently have SharePoint 2007 but it is...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/29/2008
Under the Hood: Windows Vista Performance...Need Answers?
Join Mark Russinovich and a panel of industry experts for a LIVE virtual roundtable to explore your...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/29/2008
Collaboration Feature Article: Transitioning from File Shares to SharePoint
While currently most files are designed to be stored on standard file systems, the move to a web...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/29/2008
Out-Of-Band Security Bulletin Webcast Questions and Answers - MS08-067
On Thursday, October 23, 2008, Microsoft released an Out-Of-Band Security Bulletin (MS08-067). To...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/29/2008
Five Reasons Why Skipping Windows Vista Could Backfire
Though it's tempting, skipping a Microsoft Vista migration and jumping right to Windows 7 could be...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/29/2008
‘Virtualisation – From the Desktop to the Data Centre’
Virtualisation Events The middle of last week, I attended an informative seminar which was entitled...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/07/2008
TechNet Movie Night
Thanks to those of you who made it along the TechNet screening of Blade Runner last night - I think...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/03/2008
Application Virtualisation Deployment
Continuing with the Virtualisation theme I ran the past month, I am delighted to have a guest...
Author: ieitpro Date: 10/02/2008
Kimberly and Paul Short Interviews
Bob Duffy (SQL Ranger and friend of TechNet), got a chance to pose some probing questions to SQL...
Author: ieitpro Date: 09/10/2008
TechEd IT Professionals 2008, 3-7 November, Barcelona
Tech·Ed IT Professionals 2008, 3-7 November, Barcelona registration will be closing down shortly!...
Author: ieitpro Date: 06/25/2008
Secure Your Laptops, Protect Your Data – with Windows Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Hi, Due to the level of public scrutiny of securing customer data at the moment in Ireland I wanted...
Author: ieitpro Date: 04/24/2008
Last places on WS08 Powershell Event Dublin April 1-3
Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Microsoft Windows PowerShell This three-day...
Author: ieitpro Date: 03/26/2008
Vista Virtual Express Labs
Try them out.... Windows Vista Virtual Lab Express TechNet Virtual Lab Express: Windows Vista...
Author: ieitpro Date: 03/26/2008
IMTC speaker GROKtalks
Very cool.... · Dave McMahon, who was voted one of the top speakers in TechEd 07 in Barcelona. ·...
Author: ieitpro Date: 03/26/2008