Dave Northey's Blog
Windows Vista - the most secure OS (again).
https://blogs.csoonline.com/windows_vista_6_month_vulnerability_report
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/21/2007
Microsoft.com running Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) Beta 3
Microsoft.com are running IIS7 on all of their servers! (except for a single box which they use to...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/21/2007
Microsoft System Center Service Manager - beta available
System Center Service Manager links IT to the business by enabling IT organizations to respond to...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/21/2007
How do you license Virtualisation?
Licensing Virtualisation isn't as hard as you'd think. Basically if it's running you have to be...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/15/2007
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
Has released! Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 went live yesterday - you can download it for free now....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/12/2007
VHD Test Drive Program
I've been telling people how they can download pre-configured, 30 day evaluation copies of Microsoft...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/11/2007
Anyone got a spare hour and a half?
I did this afternoon (well, I was doing admin tasks) - whilst doing that I watched Bob Muglia's...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/08/2007
Virtual Server - Quick Migration
I've been doing a lot of talks on Microsoft and Virtualisation recently. The topic that seems to get...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/08/2007
Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0
Looks like Microsoft have been listening to our customers (IIS wasn't planned to be a role on a Core...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/05/2007
MTUG event in Cork on the 18th June
Just a reminder to everyone in Cork - I'll be down delivering a session on Windows Server 2008...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2007
Videos from WinHEC
So, the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) was on the other week in Los Angeles. I...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2007
Virtual Tech.Ed June 4th - 8th
There's going to be a lot of TechEd online this year. The place to extend the Tech·Ed experience...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/28/2007
Irish Microsoft Technology Conference - 7th June
Hi, The Microsoft Technology User Groups in Ireland have got together to put on yet another great...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2007
Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) Academy
Yesterday Darren Dillon and I presented the first of Microsoft Ireland's 'Longhorn Academy'. The...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/17/2007
Windows Server Code Name 'Longhorn' - Configuring Core
I've just been building my demo machines for an event I have tomorrow. One of my demos is...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2007
Windows Server Code Name 'Longhorn' - Free e-Learning
Get it whilst it's hot! Just stumbled across this. Dave.
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/11/2007
Windows Server Code Name 'Longhorn' - Beta3, Now What?
Windows Server Code Name ‘Longhorn’ reached the Beta 3 stage in its development on the 25th April...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/10/2007
My Windows Server Longhorn Presentation
I've put my Windows Server Longhorn presentation here. Dave
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/03/2007
Windows Server "Longhorn" session tomorrow night in Limerick
I'm presenting in the Clarion Hotel in Galway tomorrow night (Thursday 3rd May) from 19:30 - 21:00....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/02/2007
Windows Server "Longhorn" session tonight in Galway
I'm presenting in the Westwood House Hotel in Galway tonight (Wednesday 2nd May) from 19:30 - 21:00....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/02/2007
Microsoft & Security (3 of 3)
In this third and final article, Michael Riva and I are going to be covering our 'for sale' products...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2007
Save €200 Today!
MEDC 2007 Europe is THE place to provide a platform for DEEP DIVE sessions on collaborative...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2007
Microsoft and Security (three part series)
I've been writing a three part series of articles for our local TechNet NewsFlash covering Microsoft...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2007
Virtualisation Slides
Big thanks to Robert for pointing out that the link to my Virtualisation slides wasn't working. It...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/20/2007
Local training on Microsoft SoftGrid
I promised to share this info yesterday: are running a SoftGrid Platform v4.1 Administration course,...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/12/2007
The book I mentioned yesterday
Just wanted to post a reference to the great book on Virtual Server 2005 that I mentioned yesterday....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/12/2007
My Virtualisation Presentations
I've recently delivered two presentations that cover Microsoft's Virtualisation story. The agenda...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/11/2007
Is Windows Vista Secure?
Just had to share this with you: Details are here. Dave
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 03/22/2007
Windows Recovery Environment
I've got some time on my hands (I'm at home not feeling too well) and decided that I'd spend a bit...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 03/21/2007
Want to see Windows Server Virtualisation in action?
Here’s a PUBLIC video of Windows Server “Longhorn” and two of its cool new features: Server Core and...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 03/02/2007
Virtualisation (2 of 3) - Why should you care?
Everything we implement has to have a great Return on Investment (ROI) and the Total Cost of...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 03/01/2007
Virtualisation (1 of 3) - What is it? What's all the fuss?
I get to talk to a lot of people in my role at Microsoft, and the subject of virtualisation seems to...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 02/28/2007
Virtualisation (three part series)
I've ben writing a three part series on Virtualisation over the last couple of weeks. It's been...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 02/28/2007
Is your hardware ready for Windows Vista?
Just stumbled accross this: The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution Accelerator (well, we...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 02/21/2007
Virtual PC 2007 is now available
We've just launched Virtual PC 2007. As usual, it's absolutely free. You can get it here. Virtual PC...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 02/20/2007
Is Virtual Server 2005 R2 any good?
Yes - is the obvious answer. I'm in the process of writing an article on Virtualisation and stumbled...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 01/29/2007
Exchange Server 2007 Webcasts
Wanted to let you know about this TechNet Webcast series we’re running on Exchange Server 2007. This...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2007
Great little find..
I've been meaning to get up to speed on PowerShell - but didn't really know where to start. I found...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 01/18/2007
Microsoft at CES
Lots of noise about us at the Consumer Electronics Show. Lots of great stuff here. Great video about...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 01/08/2007
Dave's new laptop - Another reason to like Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
So my laptop is up and running with Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 (beta 2) and I decided to start...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2006
VHDMOUNT without Virtual Server
Just in case you quite fancy being able to mount (and unmount) a single file into your file sytstem...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2006
Fantastic 'find' (you'll like this)..
Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 has a little tool that lets you mount a VHD file into your file system....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2006
Dave's new laptop - Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 install.
Nothing much to say about the install - it's still a bit 'fiddly'. First you need IIS installed with...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2006
Dave's new laptop - Virtual PC or Virtual Server?
Well I'm running Vista, so my only options are Virtual PC 2007 or Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 (both...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2006
Dave's got a brand new laptop..
Those of you who know me, know that my main/work laptop is a three year old Tablet PC, with a 1.6GHz...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/15/2006
You'll like this too..
Still tidying my desk. Found these great links to Server Cluster (MSCS) Whitepapers (which you...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2006
Great Info re: Server Clusters
Having a go at tidying my desk and had to share this Best Practice info before I filed it: Server...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2006