Dave Northey's Blog
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On your Windows Vista machine, launch a command prompt as administrator. Navigate to the...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 12/02/2006
The Virtual Side
Some great content from IT Forum is at the Virtual Side. Watch interviews with top experts, listen...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/16/2006
get-PowerShell
I've just seen a demo of PowerShell - I love it. There really isn't anything you can't do with it...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/16/2006
Windows Vista RTMs
Windows Vista released to manufacturing yesterday. RTM signifies the completion of our development...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/09/2006
The British Computer Society Belfast Branch
I was talking to around 50 members of the BCS last night in Belfast. My talk was entitled "New...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/08/2006
VHD Test Drive Program launched today..
Run IT on a Virtual hard Disk. We've just announced the availability of free downloads of...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/06/2006
Microsoft and Novell announce broad collaboration on Windows & Linux interoperability & support..
Just stumbled across this and had to share it (Microsoft & Novell are sharing patents and...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 11/03/2006
10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista
I had to share this with you.. I was reading the online TechNet Magazine this morning and stumpled...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/27/2006
Virtual PC 2007 Beta
Want to run Virtual PC on Windows Vista (or run Vista as a guest OS on Windows XP)? Then click here...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2006
Welcome to the blog of the Microsoft Consulting Services infrastructure team in Ireland
Just had to point you at this: https://blogs.technet.com/mcs-ireland-infrastructure/ Within our...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/13/2006
Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition
Big changes with Datacenter Edition. Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition will continue to be...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2006
Some Great New Security Resources Available
Just found these (they're designed for a "Midsize Business" - but that's a good description of...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2006
Copying Virtual Machines..
I've just been asked how to copy virtual machines from one PC/Server to another. It depends! If the...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/06/2006
System Center Virtual Machine Manager - on a laptop.
Last week I wrote about the fun and games I was having trying to get a demo of VMM together...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/06/2006
Virtual Server on Windows Vista
So you're lazy Dave? What are the components of IIS I need to enable to get Virtual Server to...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/06/2006
Windows Vista talks.
While I'm on the subject of doing talks, makes sense to tell you about these: Dublin, Monday 16th...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/04/2006
IT Professional sessions on Vista, Office & Exchange 2007
I'm presenting in Galway next week on Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007. Increasing...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/04/2006
Microsoft in the Leaders Quadrant for E-mail Security
Just had to share this Gartner quote with you. In a recently released publication, Gartner ranked...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 10/02/2006
System Center Virtual Machine Manager & RTFM
I've been playing with System Center Virtual Machine Manager. I needed to do a demo of it, so...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 09/28/2006
Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Windows Vista RC1
As most of you know, I've been running Windows Vista on my main PCs since Christmas. You probably...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 09/22/2006
20 minute Vista..
I've been asked to put together a 20 minute demonstration of Windows Vista and Office 2007 (better...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 09/17/2006
At Last - Free Virtual PC
Always thought this didn't make sense: Virtual Server is Free - but you have to buy Virtual PC....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 07/13/2006
Big Anouncement re:Data Center & Virtualisation
Microsoft will anounce changes to both Windows Server Data Center Edition and Virtualisation today...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 07/12/2006
Microsoft Ireland is giving away a FREE Tablet PC..
Looks like someone in our office has ordered one too many PCs - and is giving it away. Must be...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2006
Security, Security & Security..
Just in case you didn't know, we've re-vamped our local security site...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/09/2006
Microsoft & Virtualisation..
It seems to me that not many people know that Microsoft have a VERY good virtualisation product and...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2006
Beta 2 of Vista, Office & Exchange
Not sure if this piece of info ever made it public: You can all get your hands on Beta 2 of Windows...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/06/2006
Security - Identity & Access Management
Hi, let me start with an apology: I'm bad & haven't been blogging for a month. I know I'm bad...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 06/01/2006
MMS 2006 - conclusion
Well, that's it. I left home last Saturday morning at 7:00 and will be home tomorrow (Sunday)...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
Software Virtualisation - ending DLL Hell once and for all I saw a demo of this the other day at one...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
System Center Capacity Planner 2006 WOW - that's clever. This is our prescribed method for deploying...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
WSUS 3.0 The next version of Windows Software Update Services - due out in the first half of 2007...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
Deploying Windows Vista clients with SMS Sorry, but I've seen this before too many times (so my...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
Data Protection Manager - how it works Started off with the pain points (Recovery is unreliable...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2006
MMS 2006 - third Keynote
Ron Markezich - our CIO Proactive Management Strategies at Microsoft IT Basically Ron's presentation...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
Remote Management Capabilities in Windows Vista. Bit of a mis-leading title. The challenges here...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
System Center Essentials 2007 Designed for small & medium businesses (not confirmed, but...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
SMS v4 - sorry "System Center Configuration Manager 2007" Beta 1 wasin February. There'll be a...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
MOM v3 - sorry "System Center Operations Manager 2007" Beta 2 is due in Q2 2006 (next month or two)...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2006
MMS 2006 - second Keynote
WOW - that was pretty good. Kirill Tatarinov (Corporate VP, Windows Enterprise Management Division)...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/26/2006
MMS 2006 - breakout sessions
Virtual Server update You can run over 1000 operating systems in Virtual Server (i.e. they are...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2006
Dave in San Diego..
I'm spending the week in San Diego attending the Microsoft Management Summit 2006. I've just come...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2006
Virtual Vista
I've been asked a few times now about how to get Windows Vista running inside Virtual PC and/or...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/21/2006
MOM Licensing - feedback works...
I was presenting at a couple of TechNet events the other week in Cork & Galway. Part of my...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2006
IPSec
I was presenting a TechNet session down in Cork & over in Galway this week - covering best...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 03/31/2006
Vista...
So the next version of the Windows Client ships in the second half of this year. It's planned to...
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 02/15/2006
Busy, Busy, Busy...
I am (very busy).. I'm still working on my attempt at finding security related content a bit easier....
Author: Dave Northey [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2006